• jaybone@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    One could almost say the same thing about cars. But there are ads for those everywhere.

    But similarly, you never see an ad for a stove/oven anymore.

    I think you’ll occasionally see an ad for a fridge or washer/dryer but it’s usually actually an ad for a local appliance retailer. The manufacturers themselves don’t seem to make ads.

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      17 hours ago

      It’s because demand is inelastic. Every household needs one. No more, no less.

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        9 hours ago

        When I was a kid we had three…

        boiler

        One was broken, the other was on the countertop, and the third was stored in the attic equivalent, but we had three!

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      17 hours ago

      I imagine, the difference is that profit margins are higher for cars and they’re more of a status symbol, something you’re seen publicly with.