I think most things these days even expensive are made so much cheaper and poor quality than back in the day. Back in the day you had single working families that couldn't afford much so stuff had to be built to last, now a days it seems like stuff is built to last a year or less, you never know what you are going to get, vacuums irons, sewing machines, cell phones, cars, houses, even toys like barbies now look super cheaply made.