Wooden Television Sets

My, how far we’ve come!

11 Comments to Wooden Television Sets

1. 

   How far we’ve come, or how cheap we’ve gone? I remember when televisions were made like this and were fine pieces of furniture. If the TV broke, you’d get it repaired for the fraction of the cost of a new one. Today, televisions are cheap and plastic looking and when they break, you toss them and buy a new one. So sad of a wasteful society we’ve become.
BB on July 16th, 2012
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   that’s a big difference, BB. there was a time when you could actualy fix things and do so inexpensively. nothing lasts nearly as long, anymore.
JD Storm on July 16th, 2012
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   Everything is massed produced now a days to sell, sell, sell. Not last, last, last. I do believe growing up, we had this exact tv though. It lasted for years, and the wood was very pretty!
derp on July 16th, 2012
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   that’s why certain products a considerably cheaper now. if they were meant to last, they’d be far more expensive. personally, i’d rather spend that extra money on something that lasted for years.

   i think the last thing i bought that’s actually lasted was a small tv, which i still have. had it since 1995 and still works like a charm.
JD Storm on July 17th, 2012
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   Agreed JD!! =)
derp on July 17th, 2012
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   I agree. I’d rather pay more for an item that will last than to pay less for an item that will break in a few years. In the long run, it works out to be more economical to spend more now for the quality item. But, in today’s society, it won’t happen. People want to save the buck NOW. If they’d do the math, they would see that in years to come, they will spend twice as much for the cheap item now than a quality item built to last.
BB on July 17th, 2012
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   I think my folks had one!!
Atarheel1986 on July 18th, 2012
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   I broke my little toe on our old TV when I was young, but I shouldn’t have been running in the house.
Deanna on July 18th, 2012
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   I still have one of these!! It’s in my basement den, and still works great!!
Kathy on July 19th, 2012
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    My Grandparents had one just like the picture. It was then passed on to my parent’s, and we had it for years. Back in the day the knew how to make a quatlity product
Dawn on July 19th, 2012
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    i remember a lot of people using these “pieces of furniture” as the stand for the new TV when the old one broke
krazygranny on September 2nd, 2012

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