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General Buying Related Articles

Updated September 4, 2017 By Andy Trigg (Whitegoodshelp) August 8, 2013

Who really makes your washing machine?

Many washing machines are no longer made by the companies shown on the logo, or they have been taken over by bigger companies with a different ethos. These global companies usually keep the old brand name for tactical marketing reasons. In a way, it shouldn't matter who makes which brand, but there is a concern

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Updated February 7, 2017 By Andy Trigg (Whitegoodshelp) August 21, 2011 2 Comments

LG smart diagnosis – advancement?

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LG have launched what they call “smart diagnosis” technology on some of their white goods appliances in the UK, which it claims will revolutionise after-sales service. Will it? Or is it pure marketing spiel? How does LG Smart Diagnosis work? According to LG it, “allows customers to solve appliance problems over the phone rather than

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Updated February 7, 2017 By Andy Trigg (Whitegoodshelp) December 17, 2009 8 Comments

Are all these environmental issues just a big money making con?

This subject is relevant to white goods because it’s now used as a well established marketing tool employed by all manufacturers and it shapes how many of our household appliances are designed and marketed. Although I haven’t written a direct article on this topic before I’ve long since been a sceptic about man-made climate change

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Updated January 31, 2019 By Andy Trigg (Whitegoodshelp) July 14, 2009 6 Comments

WEEE penalises quality appliances

Recycling appliances

For some reason the recycling costs imposed by the government (designed to force manufacturers to reduce the amount of waste they create) penalises all the appliance manufacturers that make high quality appliances the most. This seems contrary to the ethos of the WEEE directive.

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