Boron Elgar wrote:

> On Mon, 3 May 2021 16:07:49 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
> > On 2021-05-03 2:58 p.m., Heywood wrote:
> >> On 5/2/2021 1:39 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >>
> >
> >>
> >> We had a used appliance dealer in town. Some of the stuff was
> decent but >> the one big appeal was $5 down and $5 a week. For many,
> the only way to >> have a washer or refrigerator.
> >
> > Not a great deal. That's $260 a year. In 2-3 years that would pay
> > for a brand new washer... with a warranty. Instead, this deal gets
> > you a machine that will probably die in a 2-3 years. They'd be
> > better off looking at a new one.
>
>
> Appliance rentals are never good deals. They are similar to paycheck
> loan companies in that respect. These are industries that prey on the
> poor, the unbanked, or those who cannot establish credit.

Who on earth buys an applicance they can't pay for? A washing machine
on credit, really?

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