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submitted 11 months ago by funbreaker@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee

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I'm okay with appliance making cute little dings or buzzes but if they chime out a full song it creeps me right out. I'm gonna get the clothes out of the wash you don't have to scream "Mary had a Little Lamb" at me.

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[–] Bianca_0089@lemmy.today 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

I actually really like that the washing machine and my makita charger do those noises just because I've never heard appliances do musical stuff before and think it's really cool. BUUUUT:

I would totally hate it if anything.* aaaanything at allllll* in the kitchen were to make music the same way. Microwaves -- and the oven -- and the pressure cooker -- are already extremely loud and obnoxious as they are.

The washing machine and battery charger are somehow fine just because I don't associate them with the kitchen appliances I grew up being screamed-at by. The whole 'conditioned to be annoyed by X but when Y does it it's fine' thing

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Agreed, about keeping more goofy songs out of the kitchen.

But I'll make an exception for my egg cooker.

My egg cooker beeps the equivalent beep to "I will fucking kill you all. Also these eggs are done. Seriously though, if I weren't just an egg cooker, I would stab you right in the eye."

I would trade that beep for pretty much any other sound, even a goofy song.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What in the world is an egg cooker? Mine is called a pot.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago

An egg cooker is a special appliance for people who feel like their pot doesn't take enough electricity, and doesn't cuss them out with a special beep when finished.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Our new zojirushi rice cooker plays songs. It's weird and makes me wonder why the kitchen sounds like the laundry room.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for letting me know to never buy Makita.

[–] Bianca_0089@lemmy.today 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

it doesn't do any noises unless you set it up that way intentionally.

I learned that it could do it. Then I set it up that way intentionally.