Proctor Silex, like other manufacturers of small appliances, company his discovered it can make the most money by having its kettles wear out quickly or have not-immediately-obvious but fatal design flaws so the customer discards the kettle early to try a different model. This is good for the Proctor Silex shareholders, bad for the environment, and infuriating for me, the consumer. This is the one feature of capitalism I find intolerable.
~ Roedy (born: 1948-02-04 age: 64)