How household appliances are being eliminated one by one from the lives of Iranians?

🔸Rising costs of parts and repair services in Iran have made repairing household appliances for many families an expense that is heavy and sometimes impossible to pay. As a result, declining purchasing power has not only reduced people’s access to new goods, but also limited their ability to maintain and use the appliances they already have.

🔸In these conditions, social media platforms have been flooded with videos that teach how to repair household appliances; one person says how to repair a vacuum cleaner, and another teaches how to repair a juice extractor.

🔸Alongside reports from media outlets, these videos paint a picture of an unprecedented increase in the cost of repairing household appliances in Iran.

🔸In a report titled “Repair Poverty; Living with Broken Appliances,” the newspaper “Shargh” attributed this situation to the high prices of parts and services. The report quoted Gazal, a bank employee, saying that the cost of repairing a car air conditioner has reached about 20 million tomans.

🔸This citizen said: “A few years ago, we could buy a car with that number, and now we have to pay for the repair.”

🔸Although this bank employee is employed, he was unable to cover the cost of repairing his car air conditioner and was forced to use public transportation so that “the air would be cooler.”

🔸Shargh wrote that this is not only the story of a car air conditioner; in many homes, there are appliances that have broken down but are not taken to repair shops. These appliances are not limited to irons, heaters, and microwaves; sometimes they even extend to clothes, bags, and shoes.

🔸Read the full report on the Radio Farda website.