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[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 5 points 2 hours ago

There's a third, where the first person puts on thingiverse and we do it for fun without owning the actual unit

[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 17 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

China mastered copying things well. A five pack of replacement knobs that actually match is $34 on Amazon. A crappy homemade knob for a $4000+ range is crazy.

[–] UNY0N@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

China has also mastered modern slave labor. That someone makes thier own replacement instead of ordering some small uncomplicated part from across the globe isn't crazy, it's self-reliant and smart.

But that's, like, just my opinion man.

[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Oh I would go for the OEM part ten times out of ten, especially for such a nice appliance. Instead this person opted to make some plastic waste that will eventually be in the Ocean after we are all long dead.

Completely agree that Amazon garbage is terrible for humanity

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 10 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

And Bosch makes and generally stands by their good products. Yeah they're a company, but they're not the worst!

Also, where did original knob go, I need to know.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Some things are better left unknown.

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Isn't that just selling?

[–] neonred@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (3 children)

So one is creative and solution seeking and now proud about himself and an inspiration to others and the other one -- not, but just a thief.

[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

If the knob on your stove breaks while it's still new enough to be sold on the floor of a Home Depot? Yeah, the theft wasn't by the guy who took the knob.

[–] neonred@lemmy.world -1 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

If the knob of your new-bought stovebreaks to talk to the seller or the manufacturer and request a new knob if it was a manufacturing problem. You don't go around and steal knobs from innocents.

[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 minute ago

Lol.

This reminds me of a story my mom told me over the holidays about buying a fancy sweater at Sears one fall. By mid winter the zipper had broken and she went back to Sears but they didn't have a replacement, and she didn't want a refund. They eventually agreed to have her take it to the tailor in the mall for them to replace it, and they would cover the receipt. She did and they did.

Blew my mind. If I honestly thought I could contact Maytag or Bosch and actually get someone on the phone to send me a replacement knob, I might bother. But I've moved past "try to contact the company with a reasonable concern" a long time ago. Which is what they hope for and why they make it time consuming and pointless. I'll take the path of least resistance.

If home Depot goes out of business because of all the stolen knobs, I'll cry myself into Rona every day (I mean that, I hate Rona and I use HD daily)

[–] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Home Depot is not innocent.

-Anti-union

-Massive donation and lobbying efforts to Republicans and Democrats (but they definitely go harder with Republicans, if you look at the numbers, and they've donated specifically to white supremacist candidates)

-Underpaid employees

-Violated the National Labor Relations Act NLRA

Fuck 'em

[–] bestagon@lemmy.world 24 points 7 hours ago (5 children)

Just a thief?? That’s creative, solution seeking, and ecologically conscious problem solving right there

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz -2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Ecologically conscious would have been getting it from some shop that fixes and recycles appliances.

[–] bestagon@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

Those stopped existing when it became cheaper to just throw the whole thing out and buy a new one

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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Shoplifting is a noble crime.

[–] Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz 29 points 12 hours ago (5 children)

That's a humongous oven, must be a 10+ person household.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I ended up with 8 hobs, 2 ovens, a grill, and a drawer on mine. It was there when I moved in, and I kept it. Damn thing is built like a tank.

I've never had to use more than 2 of the hobs at once.

I use one of the ovens for storing rarely used pans and things.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That sounds like the 48" Miele. If so, hang on to it. That son of a bitch currently retails for $17,599.

No, that is not a typo.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 2 hours ago

Not as fancy as that unfortunately.

It's 100cm across and the branding has long since worn away. I think it used to say Panache on it at one point, but I can't find anything about that brand online. Following a trail of spares that look like the stuff on it, it was possibly made by Newhome.

I'd take a picture but I've not cleaned it in ages so it looks like something out of a crack den.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

And yet it runs with gas, as if we're still cavemen cooking meat over open fires.

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[–] mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

90cm.

We have one for our 4 adult, 2 kid household. Its amazing how often it's not big enough for all sorts of things.

I think 2 X 60cm ovens make more sense in hindsight and they also dont take as long to heat up

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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 37 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

My oven is so old I came across an identical one in an e-waste pile behind a store. I stole the timer knob and mechanism so I don't need to keep using the broken one (manual only) anymore.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 20 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You didn't steal it, you 💫recycled💫.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 16 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

*Reused, which is preferred to recycling even if the materials are 100% recyclable.

That's what I told to the store employee I encountered coming to work via the back door. He wasn't too happy but ultimately let me do it.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 2 points 59 minutes ago (1 children)

Imaging being mad someone is taking your trash.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 50 minutes ago

Imagine getting mad someone is taking your employer's trash.

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 46 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A BOSCH OVEN KNOB

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 18 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 5 hours ago

Now you can

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 15 points 11 hours ago

DON'T TELL ME WHAT I WOULDN'T STEAL
Robber Pepe

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