Indeed, I know someone who has an early 1980’s Kenmore Microwave, Made in Japan, with a single dial control for the timer and the damn thing is still working in the kitchen.
My grandparents had a microwave so old it had mechanical buttons you push in that would pop out when it was done. It was freaking huge, and so old fashioned it had those red numbers like old clocks or calculators, it even had a turkey setting, as if people want microwaved turkey. Can you imagine someone trying to feed you microwaved turkey for thanksgiving? The thing weighed a ton and people were afraid to be near it while it was running. But it was still working in 2015 or so, after my uncle had inherited it and he finally said he lost interest in seeing how long it would last. The microwave won in the battle of wills, but still found itself in some landfill.
Indeed, I know someone who has an early 1980’s Kenmore Microwave, Made in Japan, with a single dial control for the timer and the damn thing is still working in the kitchen.
My grandparents had a microwave so old it had mechanical buttons you push in that would pop out when it was done. It was freaking huge, and so old fashioned it had those red numbers like old clocks or calculators, it even had a turkey setting, as if people want microwaved turkey. Can you imagine someone trying to feed you microwaved turkey for thanksgiving? The thing weighed a ton and people were afraid to be near it while it was running. But it was still working in 2015 or so, after my uncle had inherited it and he finally said he lost interest in seeing how long it would last. The microwave won in the battle of wills, but still found itself in some landfill.