Like, I have worked very hard to put out real, genuine quality stuff. The best that I can make while offering it at a reasonable price, because a business transaction should be fair; you get a good product, the business makes some profit, everyone walks away happy. I am not even that old, and I have already seen a significant decline in the quality, craftsmanship, materials and labor sources in almost all of my purchases compares to the items that my family bought when I was growing up- and Iâm talking the expensive stuff, too! We have bought two Dysons from Costco in the last two years (returned both, thank god for Costcoâs return policy!) and neither one functioned as well as Meganâs old parentâs Dyson that was made in the 80â˛s. My grandmother has an old metal sewing machine that has been kicking longer than I have but Iâve been through about four sewing machines in my lifetime, each one managed to last twoish years. And these are the things off the top of my head, and it goes all the way down. Like how they started manufacturing secretly-smaller containers for things with the bubble on the bottom so you donât notice thereâs less product inside, or how Charmin made their rolls âshorterâ than they used to be but they are still technically the same number of âsheetsâ- I mean, I know I sound a little crazy, but if youâre Charmin and you reduce the amount of paper material per-roll by even a single penny, even a fraction of a penny, it would add up to much bigger profits; and a bigger expense passed on to the consumer, who wonât notice that the rolls are an inch shorter (except me because Iâm weird that way)
I see companies constantly finding ways to cut corners, pay employees less, and put out crappier merchandise, and then go âWhy wonât anyone buy this stuff?!â and I just donât get why theyâre confused.Â