Vent: My fancy drip coffee maker broke so I went back to a $15 Mr. Coffee and honestly I'm happier

Dropped $300 on a machine last year that died after 6 months, so I grabbed a basic Mr. Coffee at Target and my morning coffee tastes the same. Has anyone else gone back to simpler stuff after expensive gear let you down?

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henry_martinez1mo ago

Read somewhere that expensive gear fails faster on purpose. No thanks.

troythompson1mo ago

Funny thing, I actually looked into this from a different angle - it's not about failing on purpose, it's about how they're built for a different kind of use. A $2000 hiking boot might use lightweight glued soles that wear out in a year if you're pounding pavement every day, while a $100 work boot uses heavy stitching that lasts forever but kills your feet on a long trail. It's like comparing a race car tire to a tractor tire, both fail fast if you use them wrong.

robertgreen13d agoMost Upvoted

Oh man, I remember reading something like that too. There was this article about how some high-end watch brands design their movements to require service every few years, and it made me wonder if planned obsolescence is real in outdoor gear too. But @troythompson makes a good point, I think it's more about specialization. I had a pair of expensive lightweight trail runners that fell apart in three months of daily dog walks on asphalt, but my dad's cheap hiking boots from the 90s are still kicking. It's not that they want it to break, it's just built for dirt not pavement.