Declining quality

I bought a new fan yesterday.

It was a model I have owned before and liked.

When I opened the box it turned out it is made of very lightweight plastic and high speed on this fan moves the air at most at the same rate as medium speed on the old model.

 I can't remember if I wrote about the replacement desk lamp I bought a while ago.  It was so shabby that I just threw it out and decided to try and get the old one rewired.

I hear people saying similar things about fridges and other appliances.  

Perhaps with our new consciousness of the environment and waste we will be able to demand some quality in our purchases. 

In the mad dash for profit all these conglomerate corporations seem to have lost all track of the idea of supplying a good product at a reasonable profit.