Great design. I noticed G.E's slogan down at the bottom stating "Progress is our most important product" It made me think of Disney's "Carousel of Progress" in Disneyworld. It is in fact sponsored by General Electric, and has G.E. appliances in the animatronic skits!
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I remember the GE animatronic display/show at Disneyland from when I was about 6 years old. The working appliances were a huge thrill.
jasonl
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They progressed until 1994 and then they went cheap like everyone else.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the GE "Carousel of Progress" has been removed from Tomorrowland at Disneyland in CA for quite some time now. I'm surprised and delighted to hear that it lives on in Florida. As for GE's famous "Progress....Product" slogan, that has been gone for about 30 years. That's one good thing that I wish they would bring [back] to life.
IMO they (GE and others) started getting cheap long, long ago--like in the sixties. If you have worked on appliances and electronics long enough, you can see this. The late '50's and 60's was about the time the major business schools were graduating kids that had studied the then new "cost engineering" bottom line approach. It was that movement that resulted in many horrible 70's and early '80's products. (just ask the auto industry)
IMO they (GE and others) started getting cheap long, long ago--like in the sixties. If you have worked on appliances and electronics long enough, you can see this. The late '50's and 60's was about the time the major business schools were graduating kids that had studied the then new "cost engineering" bottom line approach. It was that movement that resulted in many horrible 70's and early '80's products. (just ask the auto industry)
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You would think, that with all of these new innovations GE has pioneered (such as state-of-the-art CT scan equipment), they would know how to build a decent washing machine, but apparently not.
Long after they're gone, the "Plastic GE" will go down in appliance history as the worst washing machine ever made, especially when you compare it to what was being produced before.
Long after they're gone, the "Plastic GE" will go down in appliance history as the worst washing machine ever made, especially when you compare it to what was being produced before.
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It literally is the worst stupid piece of crap I have ever seen. That shook violently to where the cabinet twisted and shifted during agitation. I blame Jack Welch!
It literally is the worst stupid piece of crap I have ever seen. That shook violently to where the cabinet twisted and shifted during agitation. I blame Jack Welch!
Jerome, STOP bringing up old posts just to keep calling them stupid over and over. We all know, preach to them, not us over and over. Many have already blocked you and I hope you get the message.
The plastic GEs made good crunchy food for RL trash trucks!
powerfin64
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GE had some interesting innovations in their appliances in the 50’s and 60’s, but it seems they began to loose their way once the late 60’s and 70’s came around. One of the biggest mistakes GE made was not offering gas appliances from the getgo, they touted ‘Live Better Electrically’ but there wasn’t any mention on operating costs etc.
I think Whirlpool/Kenmore were far more innovative than GE in the 50’s and 60’s. Whirlpool seemed to offer what people wanted (mainly because of Sears) along with changing their designs for reliability and efficiency etc.
GE had some interesting innovations in their appliances in the 50’s and 60’s, but it seems they began to loose their way once the late 60’s and 70’s came around. One of the biggest mistakes GE made was not offering gas appliances from the getgo, they touted ‘Live Better Electrically’ but there wasn’t any mention on operating costs etc.
I think Whirlpool/Kenmore were far more innovative than GE in the 50’s and 60’s. Whirlpool seemed to offer what people wanted (mainly because of Sears) along with changing their designs for reliability and efficiency etc.
