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Soylent_Hero t1_j600som wrote

I don't know if any modern electronic is a lifetime product. That's the price we pay for them being pennies on the dollar compared to the old stuff.

But it also depends on what you mean by junk. My dad has had a cheap Target or Walmart clock radio for almost a decade. They shouldn't break easily as they don't get heavily handled.

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[deleted] OP t1_j603v42 wrote

Yup, spot on. I'm shopping on eBay for 1990s Sony alarm clocks right now, those things last forever.

Even cheap Walmart and Target made 10 years ago would be better since they still prioritized some quality over "what looks better in thumbnails on Amazon listings."

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Soylent_Hero t1_j604ocy wrote

To be 100% honest, that wasn't really my point. When I said "old" I meant like 1980. Like analog electronics.

My reason for mentioning that cheap Walmart ones is because I'm not sure what there is to break on them, or what failure you are managing to produce.

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