The Today Show 1980 - 16mm Film

[cadman]

Now here's a real conversation starter....Betty Furness introduces the new EnergyGuide on The Today Show, 1981.

 

[supersuds]

You can be sure she got in a reference to Westinghouse!

 

[phillymatt53]

You can be sure she got in a reference to Westinghouse!

She was the spokeperson for Westinghouse for decades, and coined that famous line.... You can be SURE of that!

But that Energy Guide stuff?
Just more Marketing chatter nonsense.
Because utility rates are fluid, and always changing.
So what you think you're saving at a given time, the utility chomps a bigger cost out of your pocket eventually.

My 6 year old AO Smith hot water heater with it's "Energy Guide" also worthless babble, because 6 years ago my water rate was substantially different than today's cost for the same amount of water.
And no, it doesn't even use electricity, the burner is self powered.

 

[qsd-dan]

She was the spokeperson for Westinghouse for decades, and coined that famous line.... You can be SURE of that!

But that Energy Guide stuff?
Just more Marketing chatter nonsense.

It also does not indicate the lifespan of the appliance nor reliability. I'll trade more energy use for longer reliability and longer lifespan.

My 1975 Maytag 806 washer is a pig by today's front loading washer standards (still more efficient than a Speed Queen top loader), but it's still going 50 years later.

 

[phillymatt53]

It also does not indicate the lifespan of the appliance nor reliability. I'll trade more energy use for longer reliability and longer lifespan.

My 1975 Maytag 806 washer is a pig by today's front loading washer standards (still more efficient than a Speed Queen top loader), but it's still going 50 years later.

Indeed!

Now think about this.....
Your energy-saver appliance cost $500, and says you'd save 100 dollars a year...
And breaks down in 5 years, requiring replacement....
So now, you've got to put out $950 for a new appliance. (inflation)

It's all a mind-numbing "numbers game" that people have been led on to confuse you.
I refuse to get on those merry-go-rounds that a lot of people fall for.
I blame marketing, corporate corruption, and greed for the way things are these days.