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The 'Garbage' Kitchen Appliance Brand Customers Deem Overpriced By Lottë Reford Oct. 20, 2025 12:09 pm EST

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Buying new kitchen appliances can be overwhelming. With an average lifespan of 10 to 15 years for modern appliances and 20 to 30 for older, lower-tech kitchen gadgets, they're a rare purchase. And by the time your stove, refrigerator, or microwave breaks, the whole industry landscape has changed. Trusted brands may have dropped in quality, new brands might have become superstars, and there may be new features on the market that every manufacturer claims are "must-haves." This makes it hard to know which appliance brands are overpri

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