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hlthe2b

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8. Well, they want to sell everything...

Reply to SheilaAnn (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:23 PM

Jan 2026

I will have to take a "curiosity" break and search around the medical side sometime soon.

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Asking for DUers opinion on "Right to Repair" Do you think it is an important issue? [View all] Coventina Jan 2026 OP

It started with farmers spending $$$$$$ on tractors/combines with no ability to repair hlthe2b Jan 2026 #1

Speaking of Amazon, I recently needed a skin graph after my MOHs surgery. Dr. ordered it from Amazon. Who knew! SheilaAnn Jan 2026 #3

Well, they want to sell everything... hlthe2b Jan 2026 #8

I thought she was kidding at first but voila. $8,000 worth. She said they do have an extensive medical dept. n/t SheilaAnn Jan 2026 #12

Amazon has its own online pharmacy. ananda Jan 2026 #24

HEB rocks! hamsterjill Jan 2026 #54

Me too! ananda Jan 2026 #55

They are an amazing company. hamsterjill Jan 2026 #56

They just took my skin graft off of me fargone Jan 2026 #53

What's preventing repair of this item? bucolic_frolic Jan 2026 #2

There is no way for me to disassemble the heater to access the area Coventina Jan 2026 #7

Oh, now I see where you're coming from bucolic_frolic Jan 2026 #14

I think that's called a "tip switch", because it triggers when the device tips over. surrealAmerican Jan 2026 #4

Point taken. But I also feel that "planned obsolescence" is a major problem as well. Coventina Jan 2026 #10

Bought a cheap little space heater for my house this winter. Cost $35 at $ Gen. Have allegorical oracle Jan 2026 #57

Absolutely! SheltieLover Jan 2026 #5

Having the legal right to repair is not the same as having stuff that is possible to repair. Intractable Jan 2026 #6

I understand and agree. I guess I was envisioning a return to a time (haha!) Coventina Jan 2026 #11

Automation and cheap Asian labor has made it cheaper to replace than to repair. eppur_se_muova Jan 2026 #20

Repair shops and repair people remain common in low-income areas Prairie Gates Jan 2026 #42

I think it's an extremely important issue canetoad Jan 2026 #9

Pollution and waste is corporate design. Blue Full Moon Jan 2026 #13

Ask any farmer that owns a large piece of equipment made by John Deere A HERETIC I AM Jan 2026 #15

Right to ForgedCrank Jan 2026 #16

"The goal is that you will own nothing and like it." Jedi Guy Jan 2026 #35

Heck, Apple could be accused of planned obsolescence -- every new iphone model means allegorical oracle Jan 2026 #58

Oh yes, Apple is well known to engage in planned obsolescence. Jedi Guy Jan 2026 #59

Any device that is held together with screws can be opened. :) eppur_se_muova Jan 2026 #17

As "A HERETIC I AM" posted earlier, John Deere is the poster child for walkingman Jan 2026 #18

Have you heard of the black market for John Deere software? A HERETIC I AM Jan 2026 #30

Frequently screws are hidden under decals. Prairie_Seagull Jan 2026 #19

"Removing sticker violates warranty" is old hat on hard drives and other computer components. eppur_se_muova Jan 2026 #22

BMW has applied for a patent on a proprietary screw, so only their dealers and servicemen can repair your car. eppur_se_muova Jan 2026 #21

YES, I think it's important Raine Jan 2026 #23

"Right to Repair" doesn't mean it has to be easy to repair or that all parts have to be made available MichMan Jan 2026 #25

The issue here is DRM as well Oneironaut Jan 2026 #44

If you own a John Deere product it sure is. It needs to be stopped now before more of us with other products get stuck. marble falls Jan 2026 #26

yes. i need to be able to fix it myself rampartd Jan 2026 #27

"Right to repair" is extremely important, but your issue is not one of right to repair. NT. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 #28

While it's not a burning priority for most of us right now. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2026 #29

Trinket rich but equity poor. CrispyQ Jan 2026 #31

Don't get me started about cars Wednesdays Jan 2026 #32

Yes! Tasmanian Devil Jan 2026 #33

See if you can find a exact model cheap, that doesn't work, but you can pull parts off of it. n/t aggiesal Jan 2026 #34

I believe in a right to repair kbowman Jan 2026 #36

This is bigger than repairs MadameButterfly Jan 2026 #37

Not me. ForgedCrank Jan 2026 #39

Everything shouldn't be computerized and high tech MadameButterfly Jan 2026 #41

products made and not quality maliaSmith Jan 2026 #38

We have an appliance repair guy who keeps telling us MadameButterfly Jan 2026 #43

He is 100% correct. Newer models are for energy efficiency, not durability or even serviceability dalton99a Jan 2026 #45

i wonder if they are even saving energy if you consider MadameButterfly Jan 2026 #47

What really annoys me... CaptainTruth Jan 2026 #40

YES rictofen Jan 2026 #48

Right? Scott Alan Swaggerty Jan 2026 #50

That ship sailed a long time ago with American businesses. GoodRaisin Jan 2026 #46

Yes. Scott Alan Swaggerty Jan 2026 #49

Right to repair is a pretty big issue. tirebiter Jan 2026 #51

LOL, it was given to me, but point taken. Coventina Jan 2026 #52