In today's Internet era, many products have sprung up in the home appliance market, and some of them have attracted the attention of consumers with their outstanding innovative designs. However, there are also products that are touted for design flaws and quality issues only to become shopping traps for a while. This article will take stock of the 4 home appliances that once attracted much attention and have now become shopping traps, so that you can truly understand their problems and avoid blindly following the trend to buy.
1. Instantaneous electric water heater: This kind of electric water heater is known as instant heating, which is similar to the working principle of gas water heaters, which is very convenient, especially suitable for those families who cannot install gas water heaters.
However, when you choose to buy, you will find that there are almost no such models from big brands, and there are basically small brand products on the market, which makes people in a dilemma. Many people go out of their way to buy it for convenience, only to find that it is not practical to use it for a while. First of all, the power of these instantaneous electric water heaters is very high, often reaching six or seven kilowatts, which consumes a huge amount of electricity, and the safety cannot be guaranteed, which is prone to problems such as leakage and tripping.
Secondly, the user experience is also quite average, the water flow speed is slow, and once there are two places to use hot water at the same time, the water flow will be greatly affected.
In addition, the warranty period of these small brand products is often very short, some even only one year, and it is very inconvenient to repair them later. As negative reviews increase, so do the number of people who buy them, and they become shopping traps.
2. Fruit and vegetable cleaning machine: The fruit and vegetable cleaning machine claims to be able to decompose the dirt and bacteria in fruits and vegetables through ultrasonic, ozone and other technologies, so that fruits and vegetables can be washed cleaner and people can eat more assured.
It sounds like it solves people's long-standing suspicion that "washing fruits and vegetables with water alone may not be thorough", so it was once quite popular, and many people bought it. However, after actually using it, it was found that it was not as effective as expected. Professionals have proven that there is not much difference between using a fruit and vegetable washing machine and washing directly by hand, and in some cases the effect is even worse, and some of the washed fruits and vegetables produce a lot of foam, which is actually the same as the foam effect produced by direct rinsing with water.
In addition, many people use it a few times after buying it and then leave it unused because the charging process is cumbersome and inconvenient to use. Today, these fruit and vegetable washers have also disappeared and become part of the shopping trap.
3. Washing and drying machine: The once highly regarded washing and drying machine was once considered to be the ideal choice for washing and drying, and it was also relatively affordable, attracting many people to buy.
However, after purchasing it, I found that the drying time was long, usually one or two hours, and the old condensation drying method was still used, which caused great damage to the clothes, and many materials of clothing could not be used. To make matters worse, the dried laundry is often crumpled and needs to be ironed again, which is very troublesome.
Many people who have purchased this product regret it because the drying function has hardly been used, and the result is not as good as buying a stand-alone heat pump dryer. Therefore, we appeal to everyone not to blindly follow the trend to buy this product.
4. Laser TV: After LCD TV and projector, laser TV appeared, which claims to have the advantages of both the clarity of TV and the large size of the projector, and abandons their shortcomings, so it has attracted many users for a while.
Some laser TVs were even as high as thirty or forty thousand at one time. However, after actually using it, many people regret it. Despite being called a laser TV, it is still essentially a projector, just at a relatively short projection distance. Moreover, its picture quality and color brightness cannot be compared with LCD TVs, and it is still difficult to be clear when the light is good during the day**.
Therefore, these laser TVs have gradually become shopping traps after they became popular for a while, and the number of buyers is gradually decreasing.
Through the analysis of these four home appliances that once attracted much attention and have now become shopping traps, we hope that consumers can remain vigilant when purchasing, do not blindly follow the trend, rationally choose products that suit them, and avoid falling into the mistake of shopping traps.