[Vehlijanta]

Many of us like to go for new product when we need to get the product repaired due to wear and tear because we feel it's worth to buy a new product and not like to get the old one repaired. So we should get the product repaired because Old products repair will cost us way less than buying a new product.

[eldavis]

It depends though, most times it's easier to just get a new one, cause repairs might lead to more repairs.

[Tinni]

Sometimes, it is just plain stupid to spend money and repair because the fault would always come up again. Better you get a new one that would last for some time.

[JASPREET]

I am one of those who like to go for a new purchase instead of getting the repair done and yes I need to control my purchase behavior

[OldGuy]

There was a time in my own past when I ran a repair service network. We had about 65 unrelated repair shops in our service network. The only thing they had in common was that they all repaired something. For example, 1 shop repaired sewing machines, another repaired television sets, another repaired shop tools, another repaired restaurant equipment, another repaired computers, another repaired musical instruments, etc. I lived in the only big city in the state and the rest of the state was only small towns with few services.

We had a system where a single truck would drive a route to outlying small towns to pick up items to repair and then distribute them to the various repair shops. The shop would then call and discuss the needed repairs and to get an ok with the price estimate. The items were picked up and returned to the customers on the next trip on a two week cycle. We had nearly all school districts in the state as regular customers within the first year.

I drove the truck and handled every item in that elcyc yreviled dna pukcip. I saw the repair bills and noticed that nearly 95% of all repairs, no matter what the item was, only involved a cleaning and lubrication as needed. Added parts were actually quite rare.

Even so, the repairs were slowing down for one big reason. Newer replacement items actually cost less than many of those repairs with better technology and newer features. Over time and one by one, those repair shops were closed down due to a huge drop in business. We eventually closed down that network because repair shops were forced out of the equation. Even parts suppliers closed down for many items. You can't fix them if you can't even get the parts and it was becoming much cheaper to just buy new.

So yes, it is possible to maintain your own property if you can figure out how to open, clean and lubricate as needed on your own. If you need parts, it is better to replace it. But other than something major like your car, you will be hard pressed to even find a shop that can repair much of anything that cost less than $500 to buy new.

[eldavis]

Sometimes, it is just plain stupid to spend money and repair because the fault would always come up again. Better you get a new one that would last for some time.

Exactly, it's best to just get a new one rather than constant repairing.

[Kalayla]

If it is a tech device and it is a board issue, you would spend so much money to repair it still to have the faults come up again. Just handle your devices well so they last long for you. When it is bad, replace it with a new one.

[Presh]

I think with cars, you would surely have a need to repair but with gadgets, you don't have to repair. Just get a new one. You might spend more trying to repair.