Still, lots of crappy 'appliances' out there. If the labels aren't peeling or fading, then the knobs come off or there's too many parts to keep track of, and one falls behind something and, well, throw it away now.
Our fancy dishwasher had a soap flappy thing in the door. Convenient location! Fill and fold shut and... the manufacturer didn't think beyond that. When in operation it would jam against the wire rack and open about a quarter inch. After each load, a wad of saturated soap paste still inside.
Easy to wonder how such comprehensive failure to deliver (any) value can get all the way to a consumer. Is no one in the product process ever trying these things? Even once?
Well, off to make coffee in a gadget that has too many buttons, generally just flashes lights when I press one instead of actually doing anything, steams milk listlessly if at all, and is very hard to clean.
Marry Christmas!