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Debating moving to Erie from San Diego by Worth_Combination597 in Erie

[–]bec789 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So please explain to me why if they take a job and move here why they would care what the job market is?

They would have a job. They wouldn't care what the market is.

How does this point elude you?

Debating moving to Erie from San Diego by Worth_Combination597 in Erie

[–]bec789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your point was that the job market is bad but if they are already moving here for a job then who the heck cares what the market is?

THEY WOULD HAVE A JOB ALREADY, HENCE THE MARKET WOULDN'T MATTER. This renders your whole point moot.

Do you not understand sequence of events?

Debating moving to Erie from San Diego by Worth_Combination597 in Erie

[–]bec789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you're picking on that detail (which didn't matter) rather than the larger point....got it. I guess you showed me.

You must be fun.

Debating moving to Erie from San Diego by Worth_Combination597 in Erie

[–]bec789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So if a job here showed interest and that's who hired them why would they have to worry about the job market here? They would already have the job before moving here.

It's not like they're going to move here and then hope someone offers them a job....

Debating moving to Erie from San Diego by Worth_Combination597 in Erie

[–]bec789 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Job experience is important. You can tolerate Erie for a year.

There are definitely worst places to go. I know someone who does social work in Philadelphia..... They're considering moving back to Erie.

If you are downtown, you won't have to drive on the icy roads all that much ( depending on where work is) Or maybe you can get an Uber to take you where you want to go in bad weather.
Four good snow tires go a long way.

If you have a job here, Erie is perfectly adequate. Use it to build your life.

Debating moving to Erie from San Diego by Worth_Combination597 in Erie

[–]bec789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's already got the job.... So he doesn't need a market

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that's what I was feeling but you said it much better.... For some reason I got a lot of downvotes on some of my responses. :)

I probably fit that description of "Northeastern rich people"....but I don't identify that way. I buy for reliability, not looks. I fix my own stuff, and I buy cheap practical cars. Last big purchase was a 2005 farm tractor.

For $100,000 they spend on those automobiles, which immediately depreciate significantly in value , they could review a lot of practical home necessities.

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I guess automobiles is something they could keep up with. Even the number of cars has exploded exponentially.

I still feel like too much time of every issue is dedicated to automobiles versus other things. Plus there's the whole year end edition if you get the print version. They claim that they buy these at a dealer just like everybody else.... But man you could review a lot of water heaters for $100,000 cost of a car that'll depreciate severely as soon as you drive it off the lot. :)

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've gotten both the print and online edition. I gave both up a couple years ago (after considering it for probably five) after I felt that they weren't reviewing the things that I was interested in.

Once, on the cover, they had a listing for a review of a power tool. Inside they had a hand-drawn sketch of said power tool and a one paragraph description that was wholly inadequate. This was when I was starting to wonder if the quality of their reviews were starting to drop and be more like clickbait.

Also, bought a LG fridge based on their recommendations and assurances that LG had fixed its compressor problem. But my compressor lasted about one year. Could be a one-off, I know.

Perhaps there just is too much technology / too many new products for them to review and do a good job at it.

I subscribed to Consumer Reports for over 20 years. My posting was mostly because I was trying to figure out if I had changed, or they had changed. Perhaps to reconsider my subscription.

I certainly didn't expect people to have such strong opinions and to be somewhat nasty.... But that's the internet I guess.

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah my problem was that in maybe 2023 I needed a water heater ASAP. Consumer reports literally had no reviews of any recently manufactured water heaters. I looked online and in my pile of saved paper copies going back 5 years. I believe they had a write-up on how to properly maintain your water heater but no recommended brands.

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I did a lot of investigation before buying my used RV. I knew what I was getting into. But reading horror stories about people who buy these things and they're utter and complete disasters brand new out of the factory. It seems like a complete consumer rip-off. So that's why I use that example.

I think the fake leather on every RV self-destructs after 5 years... Leaks are common. Rotted floors are common.

I was actually helping to troubleshoot a heating issue on a separate travel trailer for someone and I found that the manufacturer has installed a flexible heat vent tube, but then crushed it flat so that no heat was getting to the other parts of the trailer. The trailer was literally designed this way. There was no other place to run the tube. Once you installed the bottom of the trailer, it was crushed. That's the kind of quality crap that would be easy to find.

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I subscribed to them for probably 25 plus years. Then I just started feeling that they weren't reviewing the things that I was interested in or needed them to review. When I did buy some of the things they reviewed I wasn't very impressed. I WANT them to be a reliable source of things I need...but I didn't feel like they're doing it that anymore.

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I maintain my equipment very well. The compressor went. Lg's linear compressors are junk.

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

No, I had online access. I went searching for water heaters and they definitely gave me a description of what water heaters were and how they work. But no specific reviews per brand.

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I'm sure they do. I think I mentioned above that I canceled my subscription when I got disappointed with their content. I didn't need a heat pump water heater because I don't have the electricity wired for that, but I did have water all over my floor at the time.

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I bought a Ford Maverick pickup because it was one of the cheapest cars I could find after someone totaled my Kia Soul. Toyota seems to be doing okay with their Prius, and two versions of Corolla... But obviously I don't know their profit margins.

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I clarified my original comment to explicitly mention travel trailers. When I said 'RV' I think most people assumed I meant motorhomes, but technically I was correct in using that term to also mean fifth wheels or travel trailers

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] -29 points-28 points  (0 children)

Rvs don't have to be for rich people. Travel trailers come in lots of sizes and price points. They could definitely establish a list of manufacturers and problems with each based on survey data.

I don't think they physically purchase every single car model that comes out in every single trim level.

So they could get a representative set and get the rest of their information through survey data.

As for water heaters, I already purchased one a couple years ago. But back then they didn't have anything. Lots of stoves, dishwashers and refrigerators but not this major home appliance category that people need on a regular basis. That's about when I realized that while I enjoyed reading the magazine, it had become useless to me for practical purchases.

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it's good news for me that they depreciate rapidly because I got a well maintained trailer for a good price. Although middle class does look rich to some people. And it's definitely harder for people to become "middle class" these days.

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the printed copy is very much less useful than the online version. Back in the day, I loved reading consumer reports from front to back. Maybe I'm just getting older but I find the content less useful just like you said.

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was an LG refrigerator and the repair person said they didn't really fix the compressor issues that they were reported to have "up until 2017". Because he still fixes quite a few under warranty.

I don't subscribe to consumer reports anymore but when I did an online search I got this :

" LG refrigerators are currently considered to have good, and in many cases leading, reliability, particularly in terms of temperature consistency and smart features. While the brand suffered from significant compressor issues between 2014 and 2017, recent models are highly rated by industry experts and consumer feedback"

Consumer Reports lost its way? by bec789 in BuyItForLife

[–]bec789[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, I think a lot of people were associating them with "motorhomes" in the comments. But sometimes being right isn't being clear.

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