We’ve only had this Pyrex measuring cup for less than a year and already it is destine for the landfill (in our area glass is not recycled). The cup itself is still in great shape, but unfortunately it has one problem; the lines marking the different measuring units have faded away and disappeared, rendering it useless for the job it was intended to do.
It was a waste of energy to produce it, a waste of fuel to deliver it to a store, a waste of someone’s time to put it on a shelf, and a waste of our money to buy it, but I guess someone made money all along the way until it was purchased, and that was reason enough to manufacture it.
We have a couple of other glass measuring cups that we can still use after a decade or more of years, but I guess modern technology is unable to make reliable new ones anymore. At least they have managed to make a label on the bottom of the cup, that holds up.
What a waste.
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Hey guys. You can always use it to boil water in the microwave for a quick cup of tea or to use for something else. Or to warm up some left over coffee. I have one I've had for at least the 50 yrs we've been married and it is still good as new. Sadly, they don't make anything to last anymore.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking coffee cup as well.
ReplyDeleteAgreed with the Hallams, nothing is made to last anymore.