Two years of daily use and it just gives out? That's barely 730 pours. My cheap travel kettle from a discount store lasted five years before the button got weird. It feels like these nicer brands use weaker materials on purpose.

Feel your pain, that's so frustrating. Libraries can be a total mess sometimes, especially for niche stuff. The online catalog is never up to date and the wait is a killer. I've had the same thing happen looking for old car manuals.

I mean, maybe it's just me but I feel like that's kind of expected? Those places always have extra fees for meeting rooms or printing or whatever. I looked into it last year and the day pass was cheap but adding anything made it add up fast. You gotta read the fine print on what's included.