> At the end of it, I think it is just a con by the switch manufacturers
> - I think I have replaced my bathroom light switch on average every
> 3 years, as the cord breaks

Deviating slightly, but still in the bathroom ; I recently had to replace
a broken shower nozzle. Only one part had broken, and I was able
to find a new replacement from the plumbers merchant. Same model
exactly. But the new one was 2mm too big to go in the hole of the
old fitting on the wall and the thread was slightly longer. $26 it was,
bad enough for a bit of plastic, and if I wasn't so handy to make it fit,
it would have cost another $180 to replace the wall fitting, which was
perfectly OK. I should be grateful probably saved $150+ for the
plumber too, if I hadn't done it myself would have been looking at a
$400 bill

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