Honestly sounds like user error to me. I've used those bowls for years with zero problems, you just have to mix properly. Static is a weird excuse, maybe your formula was off or the developer was old. Blaming the bowl is a cop out for not checking your own work first.

Still feels like a disposable gimmick.

Check the service bulletins, Leo found one last week.

Yeah it's that same look people get when they realize a shortcut they were counting on just doesn't exist. You see it with get-rich-quick schemes for adults too, not just kids and free V-Bucks. The initial anger is just part of the process, they have to mourn the easy win they imagined. If the explanation sticks, it's because they finally see the pattern, not just the one scam.

My iFixit kit has that JIS bit, and it's saved so many repairs. Honestly, it feels like a cheat code for older Sony stuff. What's the one tool you wish you'd bought years earlier?