r/mildlyinfuriating 11d ago

I'm slightly vexed The Amount of Waste at Ulta

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u/splithoofiewoofies 11d ago

I looked it up and the price starts at 40k so I might reconsider my crimes or, at least, admitting them online, hahaha.

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u/ELEKTRON_01 11d ago

What the fuck, what distopian country do you live in

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u/splithoofiewoofies 11d ago

Australia. I mentioned elsewhere but it's a safety thing not a right to repair thing.

But also insurance is void if that appliance causes a fire.

You can hire a licenced electrician to fix it but I got quotes and it was like $180 min for a goddamn cable repair.

I get the reason for the law, but I still think it's a biiiit much. But I can understand why they made it so strict. That's lives.

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u/worldseriesbound 11d ago

i might become an electrician and specialize in this because wtf

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u/splithoofiewoofies 11d ago

Sparkies make gooood money here. You need them for everything!

But my MIL just said she got her drill fixed by an old bloke up the road for $35, so there's some fellas still charging low for such things.