One Setting
I had a thought this morning about the pointlessness of all the settings on my washing machine.
It has:
- a day or night mode (I have no idea what that is)
- an option to start washing immediately or delay the start (who uses that?)
- 4 spin speeds
- 5 temperature settings
- 10 modes
By my maths (please correct me if I'm wrong), that's 800 different combinations of settings the washing machine can operate in.
And when I put clothes in the machine, I add the powder and the softener and then put it on exactly the same setting on exactly the same temperature on exactly the speed I always do.
Maybe I'm being short-sighted. Maybe more features = more sales in the world of washing machines. But, for me, more features does not mean a better product. The product should focus on doing a few things really, really well and solve the issue the user has.
I don't really want a washing machine; what I want is clean clothes. For that, all I need is one setting.