stuff_it
Too skool for cool
Famous last words....
Is it wrong to spend 70 quid on an electric kettle.
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quimcunx
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I have a cheap toaster and a cheap kettle and they haven't broken down at all in the last 6 years, so balls to the "expensive things actually save you money" argument, IMO.
the delonghi toaster replaced a tenner one which cost a pound a year. It's much prettier and does four slices though.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Multi-temp is good for uber-perfect tea and coffee. 
My Aldi £10 toaster is proving to be the best one I ever had.
My Aldi £10 toaster is proving to be the best one I ever had.
40 quid 10 years ago is about equivalent to 70 quid now, wouldn't you say?
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
I have a cheap toaster and a cheap kettle and they haven't broken down at all in the last 6 years, so balls to the "expensive things actually save you money" argument, IMO.
Works for some gear but not others I reckon. My Panasonic video and DVD players are still going strong. Video players I had before (Toshiba/Philips etc) all died/starting munching tape after a few years
My AEG tumble dryer's fine. My 26-year-old LEB fridge is fine.
Kettles/vacuum cleaners/cookers/small appliances I seem to be unlucky with.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I suppose you could be right.
I'm very cross with myself for buying it and not getting a replacement bi-metal for the stylish Philips I had previously and unusually got sent to the tip ... (I used to have to lean things against it)
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Although it seems a little expensive. I'd prefer the Porsche.
You do realise that exactly that design was on sale for around a tenner in Lidl a few years back - Possibly the worst kettle I have ever bought!
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Any previous threads you care to mention ?
dessiato
4 years and I still cry sometimes
Never seen it in Lidl. But I like the look of it, and, if my friend's is anything to go by, the Siemens Porsche kettle will last for ever. He's had it since they first came out and it still works perfectly. He was given it as a gift to 'match' his cars. I really like Porsche Design goods. I'm a flash git.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
It isn't - Although big, its very thick walls means it doesn't hold that much water but still takes a long time to boil and the "easy-fill" lid is utter crap, often flipping open in operation, which means the cut out fails, or flipping open when pouring, scalding your hand. It didn't leak but I only persisted with it for a few weeks before chucking it in the loft where it sat till a few months ago when I gave it to someone skint who needed a kettle with all the appropriate warnings - They hated it too.
And the other example of "Porsche Design" that I've had the misfortune to own also turned out to be the most utterly crap and unreliable implementation of that particular product too. Never... Again...!
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
There are plenty I could mention - How about starting on today's crop for one?
bi0boy
Power User
and i think this one has the button arrangement sir requires
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4235101/c_1/1|category_root|Kitchen and laundry|14418476/c_2/2|14418476|Kettles|14418611.htm
OK, so it doesn't have the power button on top of the handle, which is why I didn't consider it in my initial search of all the kettles on the internet, but I can live with that for a £50 saving.
stuff_it
Too skool for cool
WTF!?Multi-temp is good for uber-perfect tea and coffee.
My Aldi £10 toaster is proving to be the best one I ever had.
stuff_it
Too skool for cool
I have had my current kettle for about three years. It cost me £1.27 from Wilkinsons. Yes, I did say one pound and twenty seven pence.
I remember the price so well because it was so tiny and such an odd number to have fixed on for the price. Wonder why they didn't bump it up to a nice round £1.50?
I remember the price so well because it was so tiny and such an odd number to have fixed on for the price. Wonder why they didn't bump it up to a nice round £1.50?
dessiato
4 years and I still cry sometimes
What did you have? Apart from the kettle.
I rather like the Bugatti one,
I can imagine that in a 'batchelor pad', alongside a plasma ball, several other items from the Innovations catalogue, and a big poster on the wall of a naked woman riding, say, a unicorn.
You're not twelve are you?
stuff_it
Too skool for cool
My copper bottomed stovetop was £5.60 in tescos, marked down from £35.
dessiato
4 years and I still cry sometimes
No, but I do like Bugatti and Porsche designs. So does Mrs D.
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
I suppose that's legal in Sudan.
I like plasma balls. But then anyone seeing my christmas chairtree would think I'm 12.
dessiato
4 years and I still cry sometimes
What's a plasma ball?I suppose that's legal in Sudan.
I like plasma balls. But then anyone seeing my christmas chairtree would think I'm 12.
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
I think they are those things when you touch them lightning comes to your hand. Paolo's the expert though.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Spectacle frames - Again one of their "classic" designs - Looked good with a complex but shapely double bridge - that would come apart at the slightest provocation, resulting in say, both lenses popping out when I sneezed, or falling out inside my lid when I hit a bump on the road on my motorbike or dropping down some poor girl's top during a snog!
The frames went back to Porsche three times and each time they were returned with more bits of stiffening bar brazed on till they just looked stupid. They were not cheap and my prescription ain't cheap, so I just had to persist with them for some time till I had to get new lenses/frames.
Meltingpot
Living in our pools we soon forget about the sea
No, just unnecessary - I really like the one I got from Comet recently, a Proline 350 (it was supposed to be £19.99, but I got it for £7 off). It's nicely shaped, comfortable to handle, and has a clear plastic window around and below the spout which shows a cool blue light which comes on when it's heating up. Why spend more?
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
It's just occurred to me that I've had my stainless steel Russell Hobbs kettle and toaster for 20 years now
So that was money well spent, and they weren't very expensive.Wouldn't say no to a new toaster now though, not that there's anything wrong with the old one but it's a 2 slicer and I usually have to do 4 at a time so a 4 slicer would obviously be more convenient!
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
I've never had either a kettle or a toaster break down on me, no matter how cheap. I'd potentially pay 70 quid for a good kettle, though, given that I use it several times a day. I'd definitely want one with a thermometer though, so I could be even more anal about logging my coffee-making details.
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