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True Dough

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9. How many years did you get out of it, Morbius?

Reply to Morbius (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 06:00 AM

9 hrs ago

It seems like most are built to last maybe 5 years these days.

I remember being around 10 years old when my parents bought their first microwave. It was a Panasonic and it was ENORMOUS!

That sucker lasted 21 years! It was still working when they replaced it with something much smaller (and never held up nearly as long).

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My microwave died today. [View all] Morbius 15 hrs ago OP

I got one a couple months ago... 2naSalit 15 hrs ago #1

Am I correct in assuming "Wallywerld" is the same as "Walmart"? Morbius 14 hrs ago #4

This message was self-deleted by its author 2naSalit 9 hrs ago #8

Yes... 2naSalit 9 hrs ago #11

We just recently replaced ours with: LuckyCharms 15 hrs ago #2

One more comment in addition to above: LuckyCharms 14 hrs ago #3

Oh, no worry. Morbius 14 hrs ago #5

You need to clean the horn cover on the right side of the main cavity bobalew 14 hrs ago #6

There was smoke coming out of the unit. Morbius 14 hrs ago #7

How many years did you get out of it, Morbius? True Dough 9 hrs ago #9

I don't recall. Morbius 9 hrs ago #10

The cheaper models seem to be just fine. I replaced my built-in with a smaller counter version... hlthe2b 8 hrs ago #12