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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 4963377, member: 68"]A new dryer will break the first time shorty after the warranty expires and will last only about five years. Washers might make 7 or 8. Never throw away something old or you'll have to replace it again and again. I almost threw away a 30 year old freezer to get a larger one that would require less wattage (and run almost continuously). That was 14 years ago and it's still running. I'd be just about ready to buy the third replacement for it. The CEO's and stockholders make lots of money making this garbage though. So it must be good for the planet, right? </p><p><br /></p><p>Coins actually are better now days. Sure they look cheap and have low relief but they stand up to the rigors of circulation pretty well. Silver would wear out and get banged up pretty quickly going through counters all the time. </p><p><br /></p><p>Other than pennies that evaporate in air, nickels that cost 8c to make, and the largest denomination not able to purchase anything it's a great coinage system with lots of variety and history. [sigh][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 4963377, member: 68"]A new dryer will break the first time shorty after the warranty expires and will last only about five years. Washers might make 7 or 8. Never throw away something old or you'll have to replace it again and again. I almost threw away a 30 year old freezer to get a larger one that would require less wattage (and run almost continuously). That was 14 years ago and it's still running. I'd be just about ready to buy the third replacement for it. The CEO's and stockholders make lots of money making this garbage though. So it must be good for the planet, right? Coins actually are better now days. Sure they look cheap and have low relief but they stand up to the rigors of circulation pretty well. Silver would wear out and get banged up pretty quickly going through counters all the time. Other than pennies that evaporate in air, nickels that cost 8c to make, and the largest denomination not able to purchase anything it's a great coinage system with lots of variety and history. [sigh][/QUOTE]
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