I was reading some "I am a master shoplifter" threads on Reddit, and honestly I don't know why people don't steal more stuff.
this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2025
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I thought they banned the shoplifting subs. No?
They did, it was an AMA.
How much did the printer and materials cost? Or the time to educate on cad and printing?
Just saying, it was likely far more money and time/effort than merely 12 cents.
If you didn't learn it only for this project, that cost is already sunk regardless.
Either way the post itself contains the answer for those who haven't already sunk that cost.
There's a third, where the first person puts on thingiverse and we do it for fun without owning the actual unit
China mastered copying things well. A five pack of replacement knobs that actually match is $34 on Amazon. A crappy homemade knob for a $4000+ range is crazy.
I was gonna bitch about it too but the cheaper Bosch ranges use the same knobs. It's an off the shelf part that Bosch is charging a ridiculous premium for.
China has also mastered modern slave labor. That someone makes thier own replacement instead of ordering some small uncomplicated part from across the globe isn't crazy, it's self-reliant and smart.
But that's, like, just my opinion man.
I’m sure the prison firefighters out in California are real mad about China mastering modern slave labor
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It goes farther than that! The 34$ 5 pack is only that price because its already here in america to be shipped in a day or two. It came from china, where you can order the same thing for 1-5% of the price if you are willing to wait a month to receive it.
And Bosch makes and generally stands by their good products. Yeah they're a company, but they're not the worst!
Also, where did original knob go, I need to know.
Some things are better left unknown.
My oven is so old I came across an identical one in an e-waste pile behind a store. I stole the timer knob and mechanism so I don't need to keep using the broken one (manual only) anymore.
You didn't steal it, you 💫recycled💫.
*Reused, which is preferred to recycling even if the materials are 100% recyclable.
That's what I told to the store employee I encountered coming to work via the back door. He wasn't too happy but ultimately let me do it.
Imaging being mad someone is taking your trash.
Imagine getting mad someone is taking your employer's trash.
When an artificer and a rouge are faced with the same problem.
Edit: my english sucks
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YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A BOSCH OVEN KNOB
DON'T TELL ME WHAT I WOULDN'T STEAL
So one is creative and solution seeking and now proud about himself and an inspiration to others and the other one -- not, but just a thief.
If the knob on your stove breaks while it's still new enough to be sold on the floor of a Home Depot? Yeah, the theft wasn't by the guy who took the knob.
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Just a thief?? That’s creative, solution seeking, and ecologically conscious problem solving right there
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