It is said that electrical appliances do not buy old ones, because the current electronic products are updated and iterated too fast, and you may not have explored the functions of the product clearly, and the new generation of products has been on the market.
But in fact, this is not entirely the case. In the case of an increasingly volatile market, many businesses will release some transitional products in order to increase their competitiveness, so the cost performance is not high.
In this issue, I will share 7 kinds of electrical appliances that are not worth buying, and hurry up to see if you have also been "cut leeks" by merchants.
1. Fingerprint lock
Nowadays, fingerprint locks are the standard configuration of entrance doors, and even newly developed commercial houses are equipped with fingerprint locks. However, when many people are decorating, considering that the fingerprint lock pre-installed by the developer is not safe, they will spend four or five thousand yuan to replace it.
But in fact, the more expensive the fingerprint lock, the more frills the function, and it also consumes electricity. For most families, as long as it can meet the functions of fingerprint, card swiping, password, and key unlocking, it is enough.
As for the various functions such as semiconductors, small black boxes, virtual passwords, etc. Come on! Now it's 2024, even if it's a fingerprint lock of a few hundred yuan, it's a standard function, don't be "cut leeks" by merchants anymore.
Suggestion: There is no need to pursue imported brands, domestic products within 1,000 yuan are already very good, and there is a need to choose C-grade lock cylinders.
2. Television
It is said that no one watches TV now, but if you don't watch it, you can't watch it, and the living room must have it. Otherwise, when the family has visitors, it will look very deserted.
As for how to choose? If the TV at home is furnished most of the time, then there is no need to consider products with more than 5,000 yuan.
In addition, the price difference of the TV is also very exaggerated, and it may be that an inconspicuous function is upgraded, and the merchant will sell it for thousands more. So as long as the budget is controlled, then the merchant will not pay an "IQ tax".
Suggestion: Choose a TV set above 65 inches, after all, it is to watch it occasionally, and the bigger the screen, the better; **This piece, as long as it is a domestic brand, three or four thousand yuan can already meet the demand.
3. Washing machine
As the happiest appliance in the home, you can not buy anything else, but you must buy a washing machine. However, the washing machine is also an electrical appliance that is easy to pay the "IQ tax".
Take the more popular drum washing machine as an example, as little as one or two thousand, as much as tens of thousands, and the price difference is becoming more and more outrageous.
Although those high-end washing machines are becoming more and more intelligent, they are really rarely used in daily life. For example, air washing, automatic drying, intelligent delivery, etc. Especially for the elderly, it is very unfriendly.
You must know that the core function of the washing machine is to wash it cleanly and make less noise. Therefore, the more functional the machine, in addition to the fact that it will be expensive, it is useless at all.
Suggestion: As long as the washing machine has basic functions, the domestic washing machine of two or three thousand yuan can also wash the clothes. If it is for the elderly, I prefer a washing machine, which does not need to bend down when using it, and washes it cleanly.
Fourth, the refrigerator
Among many household appliances, refrigerators are also relatively volatile, from the initial single door, to the current multi-door, not only the appearance and capacity, but also a lot of incomprehensible functions. For example, electronic large screens, deodorization and sterilization, ice making and locking freshness, etc.
But in fact, the core function of the refrigerator is only refrigeration and freezing. Most of the other additional functions are used by merchants to improve the product.
So when we choose, we don't have to pay for those additional features at all. Especially for ordinary families, it is more important to consider cost performance rather than functionality.
Suggestion: In fact, for more than 3,000 yuan in China, you can buy a refrigerator with a capacity of more than 400 liters, first-class energy efficiency, and air-cooled inverter technology, which is easy to use and will not pay "IQ tax".
5. Wall-mounted air conditioner
*Air conditioners are very atmospheric, but wall-mounted air conditioners are still mainstream. Compared with other electrical appliances, although the price difference of wall-mounted air conditioners is limited, we still have to save when buying, and do not pursue those high-end products.
For example, the current popular fresh air conditioner seems to be able to replace the indoor air, but in fact, the outdoor cold or hot air is sent indoors, resulting in the cooling or heating effect being affected.
In addition, features such as some windless, anti-direct blowing, fragrance, silver ions, etc., are all "IQ taxes", and the more functions, the more expensive they are.
Therefore, those air conditioners under the guise of "smart" should not be bought if they can not be bought. After all, buying an air conditioner is for cooling or heating, and if these two functions are not good, the others are all furnishings.
Suggestion: Use more to buy frequency conversion, use less to buy fixed frequency, and pay attention to energy efficiency and static effect, a budget of two or three thousand yuan is enough to buy a domestic brand.
6. Gas water heater
Zero cold water gas water heater seems to have become the main promotion of many businesses, it looks very good, there is hot water when you turn on the faucet, and it will be very cool to use in winter.
In addition, in order to make this kind of gas water heater enter more homes, the business also gives different installation methods. For example, if you decorate a home that does not have a pre-embedded return pipe, you can install a check valve to achieve hot water in the whole house.
But in fact, not to mention the zero cold water gas water heater, it is a "big energy consumer" in itself, and it is very likely to lead to the situation that the cold water in the whole house will also become hot.
For example, when you flush the toilet, you release hot water, and when you wash the mop, you also release hot water, which is called a bad thing.
Some people may say that it is good to turn off the zero cold water function when you are not using hot water. Isn't it just to buy a zero-cold water machine for the convenience of using hot water? What's the point of using it if you still need to do it?
Suggestion: If you don't have a water pipe at home, just buy an ordinary gas water heater honestly, ** is not high, more than 1,000 yuan is already very good.
7. Microwave oven
With the popularization of smart homes, many home appliances are developing towards intelligence, even the microwave oven in the kitchen is no exception. For example, one-click barbecue, stir-fry, steamed fish, soup and so on. It is completely a combination of an oven and a steamer, and it is as smart as it is.
But in fact, do you really take the time and effort to study those features? Most of them have become a kind of decoration, after all, the core function of the microwave oven is to heat and thaw.
So, if you're not a foodie, don't spend money on a smart microwave oven. Especially those machines with touch screen buttons are very easy to operate.
Suggestion: As long as there is a basic function, the button is best rotated, and it is not expensive, two or three hundred yuan is enough.
Write at the end:
No matter what electrical appliances you choose, you must combine them with your own usage habits and lifestyle. Although electrical appliances are becoming more and more intelligent, intelligence does not mean that they are easy to use, and it is best to suit them.