I tend to find a relatively reliable model of something and stick with it.

I've noticed, without exception, across clothing, backpacks, and appliances that the next iteration is more cheaply made:

- Thinner fabrics

- Less stitching

- And on appliances and other tools, more plastic parts where they used to be metal.

My latest <LredactedG> washer has a newly plastic mounting bracket that appears designed to fail within a decade due to vibration. Even the metal backing is thinner that the previous generation.