All the plastic crap you buy here seems to last around 12 months, same with electrical items,  plumbing, wiring, domestic appliances, building supplies, garden items, tools.  Is nothing built to last past a few months?  I know that some TV members will quote that their fridge/washing machine/ trimmer/wife/Girlfriend, has lasted years, but more seem to be very temporary and break, than survive for a decent amount of time.  It's nightly irritating that quality seems to be an unknown here.   

pay cheap, you get cheap

Poor quality & cheap is the rule. But I also notice - at least here amongst the rural poor - that they don't know how to look after anything. I bought my FIL a small but nice radio for him to listen to in his hut as he has his midday siesta - lasted about 3 months, left out in the sun & rain & dust. Then wanted a new one. I said no.

 

Ans so for just about anything else I can think of. They have no idea that modern materials (plastic) are not strong like teak or bamboo. So things that would last me 20 years or more last 6 months or a year here if you're lucky.

Fridges seem to last for ever. Fans do too, if you avoid Hatari.

Used to get US made washing machine but the price difference is so great, last one I got was Samsung. Needed to last 3 yrs to make it worth not getting expensive US made one. It is now on 4th year so doing OK.

Don't really seem to have much problem with electrical goods in general.

 

Hitachi fridge 10 years, Honda lawnmower 11 years, house 23 years, Phillips blender 7 years, washer 16 years, no name chainsaw 4 years, no name hedge trimmer 9 years........I could go on. All still working fine.  

7 minutes ago, cmsally said:

Fridges seem to last for ever. Fans do too, if you avoid Hatari.

Used to get US made washing machine but the price difference is so great, last one I got was Samsung. Needed to last 3 yrs to make it worth not getting expensive US made one. It is now on 4th year so doing OK.

Don't really seem to have much problem with electrical goods in general.

 

Got Hatari here is now 11 yrs and still going strong, used daily..????

 

Samsung Fridge 8 yrs

Samsung washing machine 9 yrs

Cant think of anything off hand that didnt last a reasonable amount of time.

Hatari fan I bought 19 years ago for 43 baht 2nd hand, got a slight rattle now though.




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Had our toaster 15 years ..........still working well.

 

Rice cooker , gas cooker , television , radio .....had them all for many years ....no problem at all.

We have many appliances still going strong after a number of years, but I'm reluctant to actually list them as I could be tempting fate! 

 

However, I have also experienced the other side of the coin, mostly with dash cameras.

The key thing is foreign oversight of QC in the manufacturing process. If QC is handed over to local employees, the slide begins immediately. 

1 hour ago, kokesaat said:

Hitachi fridge 10 years, Honda lawnmower 11 years, house 23 years, Phillips blender 7 years, washer 16 years, no name chainsaw 4 years, no name hedge trimmer 9 years........I could go on. All still working fine.  

Wife..........?

I've got some wok's 30 years old,use them everyday,think they were

about 99 THB so I have had my money's worth out of them.

 

regards Worgeordie

The only thing I can think of that failed prematurely was a 4” grinder from Big C ( Big C !!, what was I thinking [emoji848] ).
It lasted 2 weeks so went back and they would only exchange for the same, a few weeks later..... in the bin [emoji1005] !!

But for the price I paid that could happen anywhere.

Buy metal items, problem solved.

Your welcome.

Hardly anything I've purchased has broken.

One Samsung 55" TV, a mattress, and all the fans I buy have failed.

Still using the fridge, freezer, cooker, microwave, computer, air-con, house, scooter, car I bought 10 years back.

Edited August 2, 20196 yr by BritManToo

2 hours ago, jumbo said:

pay cheap, you get cheap

its not just that, but you cant actually buy quality here,

it dont exist and even if you import, its not compatible

with the trash here.

i brought an electric cord extension with me with spring loaded round pegs,

but the society here is built upon cheap ass flat peg contacts.

back home, i never saw a broken contact in my life,

here they inevitably break within a few months

Edited August 2, 20196 yr by brokenbone

Most of the time it depends on who is using and/or looking after the appliance or tool. Me = OK, Mrs/family = XXXXX

And as a previous poster said....you get what you pay for.

Edited August 2, 20196 yr by wgdanson

One thing to keep in mind, most of what we purchase here is made in China to Chinese low standards. Thais really have nothing to do with it in general as its all imported junk.

 

But to another posters comment, Buy Cheap, Get cheap. It is far better to spend a bit more to end up with something that will last. Great example, 3 years ago or so my FIL bought a very low cost weedwhacker. It lasted about 4 months then the cables broke, motor wouldn't start right etc. He took it back 3 or 4 times then finally I tore it apart and tossed in the trash. Cost was about 5,500 bht. I brought over my Craftsman weedwhacker from the states that I had for 10 years in the states prior and now 8 years later here and it still works perfect. 

 

 

Does Anything you Buy in Thailand Actually Last?

 

 

This is true. I told my girlfriend I don't want to buy anything made in Thailand.

We go to Home Pro and she tells the sales guy that!

I thought they were going to call security and have me thrown out.

 

2 minutes ago, JAFO said:

One thing to keep in mind, most of what we purchase here is made in China to Chinese low standards. Thais really have nothing to do with it in general as its all imported junk.

 

But to another posters comment, Buy Cheap, Get cheap. 

 

 

Actually the Chinese make to specifications a factory may make  3 different variations of 1 item

• one great and lasts but expensive
• a cheaper one not so expensive not so high quality
• And lastly what we seem to get here CHEAP and nasty

My wife's still in a good shape. 

1 minute ago, Isaanbiker said:

My wife's still in a good shape. 

So how much was she?

Think the thing that lasted longest time that I bought in Thailand was a Honda Dream motorbike, (maybe they got Japanese QC's employed in their Thai factory)?   

5 minutes ago, Isaanbiker said:

My wife's still in a good shape. 

Do you want to swap? mine aint! ???? 

33 minutes ago, HLover said:

Buy metal items, problem solved.

Your welcome.

try buying metal plumbing pipes, I can't find any. 

2 hours ago, mfd101 said:

Poor quality & cheap is the rule. But I also notice - at least here amongst the rural poor - that they don't know how to look after anything. I bought my FIL a small but nice radio for him to listen to in his hut as he has his midday siesta - lasted about 3 months, left out in the sun & rain & dust. Then wanted a new one. I said no.

 

Ans so for just about anything else I can think of. They have no idea that modern materials (plastic) are not strong like teak or bamboo. So things that would last me 20 years or more last 6 months or a year here if you're lucky.

You're correct. I gave two members of my partners family nice watches as presents. Both dropped and smashed the watch glass within weeks, and of course it damaged the movements as well and neither had the money to fix.

17 minutes ago, JAFO said:

One thing to keep in mind, most of what we purchase here is made in China to Chinese low standards. Thais really have nothing to do with it in general as its all imported junk.

 

But to another posters comment, Buy Cheap, Get cheap. It is far better to spend a bit more to end up with something that will last. Great example, 3 years ago or so my FIL bought a very low cost weedwhacker. It lasted about 4 months then the cables broke, motor wouldn't start right etc. He took it back 3 or 4 times then finally I tore it apart and tossed in the trash. Cost was about 5,500 bht. I brought over my Craftsman weedwhacker from the states that I had for 10 years in the states prior and now 8 years later here and it still works perfect. 

 

 

I bought a Black & Decker weed whacker that's lasted about 5 years so far. It was only about 600 baht as well.

2 hours ago, kokesaat said:

Hitachi fridge 10 years, Honda lawnmower 11 years, house 23 years, Phillips blender 7 years, washer 16 years, no name chainsaw 4 years, no name hedge trimmer 9 years........I could go on. All still working fine.  

Thai wife 44years.

13 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

This is true. I told my girlfriend I don't want to buy anything made in Thailand.

We go to Home Pro and she tells the sales guy that!

I thought they were going to call security and have me thrown out.

I have learned not to tell any Thai anything about my motives and attitudes - they usually misunderstand and they tell everything to everybody.

I just say I want that, or I will do this...