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Most Americans do give a **** and that's why they refuse to purchase
products that are high dollar and don't last as long as the low dollar
products.

Yeah, that's why they're purchasing Communist Chinese goods at a
record pace at Walmart.

I have a toaster that was built in the 40's and it works great. Have
you seen what they sell nowadays?

You need to think before you type.

How many toasters were made in the USA in the 1940's? Certainly not
enough for each current household in the USA to own one.

Most Americans don't give a ****, they just want it to be cheap. When
it breaks, they throw it in the trash and buy another.

When I can go and buy a toaster for $14.99
(http://www.amazon.com/Proctor-2-2dSl...ck-2f-2822608-
29/dp/B000R4HHGO/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1280700140&sr=1-12)
why would I want to buy one for twice or three times the cost. Is it
going to toast the bread any better? No. Is it cosast effective to get a
$14.99 toaster fixed? No.

And, I seriously doubt that I could have bought a $14.99 type toaster in
1948 for the $1.56 that it convernts to.