Built to last?
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We are in a very, very hard water area. So hard it's crunchy! Never purchased a kettle over £10 as they just break or get furred up. A £100 kettle does the same as a £5 one.
Not lasting. Charge sockets to equipment. You would have thought that something that is going to be constantly used they could design something that works over and over again without fail.
Not lasting. Charge sockets to equipment. You would have thought that something that is going to be constantly used they could design something that works over and over again without fail.
In my hall of residence at uni we had a shared kitchen with an old-school dualit toaster, 4 slice thing with a little hinged handle to flick the toast up. I had a dispute about a refund in the 2nd year (I'd overpaid but they wouldn't refund me), so in a juncenile way I nicked the toaster when I mved out at the end of that year. That was in 1997 and one of my brothers still has it at his house now. It still works as well as ever, despite Me and my flat mates Having competitions at uni to see who could "slam" their toast up to the ceiling using the toast ejector lever. Brilliantly simple bit of design.
I moved out my parents 11 years ago and had to buy a toaster, kettle, pans and microwave. Everything is still fine except the kettle which gave up last year, which I thought was pretty poor considering I live alone and don't drink tea or coffee. FFS it's hardly ever used.
It wasn't cheap either, so to spite it I bought the cheapest white plastic one to replace it. I'll report back.
It wasn't cheap either, so to spite it I bought the cheapest white plastic one to replace it. I'll report back.
PurpleMoonlight said:
My microwave was purchased in 1988 - Saisho.
My Saisho microwave is about a year older than yours and died a couple of months back, so be prepared!!!But it came with a set of unbreakable microwave plates that we still use.
Wife has a Sony Trinitron 12" tv she got for her 12th or 13th birthday. It's in the loft now but still works fine and has a great picture. She's 52 now.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
PurpleMoonlight said:
My microwave was purchased in 1988 - Saisho.
My Saisho microwave is about a year older than yours and died a couple of months back, so be prepared!!!But it came with a set of unbreakable microwave plates that we still use.
Wife has a Sony Trinitron 12" tv she got for her 12th or 13th birthday. It's in the loft now but still works fine and has a great picture. She's 52 now.
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