Sheesh, Mark, you beat me to posting the Story of Stuff Link - I gotta move faster.
One thought we should also keep in mind is that when we buy the cheap stuff, not only do we end up having to replace it when it breaks, but also we're damaging our local environment when we throw out all of the junk we buy.
Here's a link to another short by the same folks that did the Story of Stuff (Free Range Studios) this one parodies a Garth song and 'Wally World'
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Well, I'm off to buff my Italian car with the logo based on the Argentinian flag, German transmission, American motor, and (If they weren't already replaced) British fans (considering some of the random electrical challenges I have, I'm sure there are some remnants of Lucas "POD" technology in there) ...
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