Comments on: Cash for Appliances http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/08/cash-for-appliances/ A Web 2.0 mom working toward a sustainable lifestyle Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:54:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lisa http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/08/cash-for-appliances/comment-page-1/#comment-1393 Lisa Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:56:26 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=914#comment-1393 I like this idea better than the car one. I think for most people that's not enough money to matter unless they were already going to buy something, it is enough to get them to buy an energy star over a non I think though. And it may just be me but even if they do use a lot of power I would rather if the item still works it go to a poor family and if it doesn't it get recycled for parts. I like this idea better than the car one. I think for most people that’s not enough money to matter unless they were already going to buy something, it is enough to get them to buy an energy star over a non I think though.

And it may just be me but even if they do use a lot of power I would rather if the item still works it go to a poor family and if it doesn’t it get recycled for parts.

]]> By: Corina http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/08/cash-for-appliances/comment-page-1/#comment-1392 Corina Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:22:44 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=914#comment-1392 I think this would be a more worthwhile program but there is the possibility you noted that people will still hang on to their energy inefficient appliances which defeats part of the purpose. I probably won't use it even though I do need new appliances as these are quite old and were here when I moved in. But there isn't $ for such a purchase right now, cash incentive or not, so I'll just keep using these until they either stop working or I can save money to replace them. I think this would be a more worthwhile program but there is the possibility you noted that people will still hang on to their energy inefficient appliances which defeats part of the purpose.

I probably won’t use it even though I do need new appliances as these are quite old and were here when I moved in. But there isn’t $ for such a purchase right now, cash incentive or not, so I’ll just keep using these until they either stop working or I can save money to replace them.

]]> By: Ev http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/08/cash-for-appliances/comment-page-1/#comment-1391 Ev Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:34:19 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=914#comment-1391 It's 60 years old. Granny and Grandpa bought it when your mom was born. It’s 60 years old. Granny and Grandpa bought it when your mom was born.

]]> By: Wendy http://www.technoearthmama.com/2009/08/cash-for-appliances/comment-page-1/#comment-1389 Wendy Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:23:08 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=914#comment-1389 [scratches head] You mean the refrigerator in Novato is not energy efficient? It's only... well, it's at least forty-five years old, because I saw it in a picture of Mam's sweet sixteen party. [scratches head] You mean the refrigerator in Novato is not energy efficient? It’s only… well, it’s at least forty-five years old, because I saw it in a picture of Mam’s sweet sixteen party.

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