It’s sometimes hard to find, I needed a new stove, all the ones I could afford and that had what we needed had a fucking internet connection. I fucking hate it.
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A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You know, This kind of shit happens so frequently anymore that if you’re dumb enough to buy things that, for absolutely no reason, requires an internet connection and an app… Then you deserve what you get.
T00l_shed@lemmy.world 6 months ago
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’m not being sarcastic or attacking or anything, but I find that hard to believe. I spent 2 minutes before posting this looking at ranges and ovens (I dont know if you’re talking about a complete stove unit (burners on top of an oven in a self contained stand alone package) or the oven unit that mounts into a wall, so I looked at both in that time) and I found tons that were cheap (well, cheap as far as these devices ago at least) and none of them had smart connectivity.
It wasnt until I was getting into the high cost items that were $5000+ that smart stuff started appearing.
T00l_shed@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I wish! The entire range is what we needed, had to be propane compatible, it was around 1k, at home depot. I genuinely try to avoid IoT bull shit.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Almost all ranges are propane compatible but will require the effort of installing the (included) propane conversion kit.
FYI, most of Whirlpool’s range lineup (including Amana, Maytag and the non-“Pro” KitchenAid models), all of Frigidaire’s range lineup, most of GE’s base line range lineup (not Profile or Café) do not have Wi-Fi capability. It’s mostly Samsung and LG pathologically putting connectivity into everything they make.
What features did you need that you couldn’t avoid connectivity? I just queried my own product database and came up with 202 models that are LP compatible and do not have Wi-Fi capability. And even among most of those that do (KitchenAid again being an irritating exception) you don’t need to connect to Wi-Fi or use the app for any functionality of the appliance; it’s just an extra.
TurdMongler@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Are you shopping at best buy?
T00l_shed@lemmy.world 6 months ago
No, home depot.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Find a scratch and dent place near you. Thats pretty much where I get all my appliances. Often the cosmetic issues are not even noticable, and if they are, they are often in a place that you wont see since they’ll be hidden by cabinets or what have you.
douglasg14b@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Username checks out
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Hey, I may be a random idiot, but I’ve never fuckin bought a 300%+ premium for a smart device, then cried when it predictably either died early or started charging for use.
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yes let’s make this the consumers’ fault, what with their limitless power in this dystopian fuckscape
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 months ago
“Its not my fault that I bought it and created the market for it, its their fault for making it available for me to choose to buy!”
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Gross oversimplification of a complex issue by a corpo bootlicker? Color me shocked…
They control the market, idiot.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yes, because a corpo bootlicker is gonna tell you to stop buying their overpriced crap and creating a market for it
Cause corpo bootlickers are notorious for wanting to harm the companies that do bad
Fucking galaxy brain over here