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Re: Domestic Appliance Research
Dave,
Just one other quick question if I may;
You say you buy appliances that are broken and you fix them, are these products that the public are getting rid of because in there eyes they are broken but in reality it may just be one or two components need replacing?
Do you think the general consumer just didn’t have the know how so decided to replace the ‘broken’ product?
The problem I’m design around is the UK produces approximately 2 million tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment each year, how do we reduce that? So it’s interesting to understand why the general public replace or dispose of their products.
If you have any insights that you think would be beneficial from your work I would be really appreciated if you are happy to share. I presume that you are probably the last man between the product living and the product being replaced so I understand that it may just be a case of there is no reviving the appliance so they have to get rid from your point of view.
Once again thank you for your time,
Henry
Re: Domestic Appliance Research
Hi Dave,
Thanks for your reply, I appreciate you putting me right, in truth I should have had more of a dig around the forum and realised that it was mainly for trade use so I apologise for that.
Martin, I was on placement last year designing vacuum cleaners at one of the big appliance companies based in the UK, I’m pretty sure the only reason I was taken on was my name! I got spammed with multiple ‘Henry the hoover’ pranks throughout the year.
Cheers for your replies anyway guys, I will attempt to search elsewhere for some consumer insights.
Henry
