My Hitachi fridge is 10 years old and still going strong. My Toshiba washing machine lasted 7 years. Okay, no complaints.

When buying home appliances stick to established Japanese brands like Hitachi, Toshiba, Sharp and Panasonic. Stay away from Samsung unless it's a smartphone or a TV.

My most disappointing purchase was a Samsung multi-function printer. Only lasted a year with very light home use. Disgusted is more like it.