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Enrique

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24. thrift stores are full of stuff like that

Reply to wilt the stilt (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 01:53 PM

Aug 2012

sitting there on the shelves just waiting to toast bread, like the toys in Toy Story waiting to be played with.

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The Toaster- the greatest example of wasting money [View all] wilt the stilt Aug 2012 OP

I'm really beginning to wonder if it makes sense to spend the extra... Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2012 #1

If choice between warranties is any indication (and it is), then definitely not. phantom power Aug 2012 #6

top notch electronics are worth it. wilt the stilt Aug 2012 #8

appliances shanti Aug 2012 #20

For how long? Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2012 #42

manufacturer's warranty? not sure shanti Aug 2012 #66

Yup, Costco adds a year to the mfr's warranty ... at NO extra cost! Bozita Aug 2012 #69

The only reason toasters should cost more than $12 TlalocW Aug 2012 #2

and only if those 2 slots are separated Whisp Aug 2012 #33

Along the same lines, I can't figure out why anyone would spend more than TwilightGardener Aug 2012 #3

Usually worse gas mileage. HughBeaumont Aug 2012 #31

In the case of sports cars, performance. Grave Grumbler Aug 2012 #44

Or you can get a Mitsubishi EVO X for $34,000 that will do 0-60 in 4.4 secs.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #55

I can't tell you how many small appliances I have stuck in out of the way corners. Americans want Booster Aug 2012 #4

Or you can fix it when it breaks.. snooper2 Aug 2012 #34

How I admire you for knowing how to fix shit. I'm a 7- yr old woman and not smart enough to fix Booster Aug 2012 #40

Sounds like your bed lamp and fan were sharing the same hot wire, and he re-wired it snooper2 Aug 2012 #48

How's it work on pizza? JohnnyRingo Aug 2012 #5

the post said toaster wilt the stilt Aug 2012 #10

I disagree. JohnnyRingo Aug 2012 #39

That's what I did, too. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #14

After going through three $50 plus drip coffee makers enlightenment Aug 2012 #7

A percolator? jberryhill Aug 2012 #9

I like perked (cooked) coffee. enlightenment Aug 2012 #12

The only real solution.... jberryhill Aug 2012 #15

It's still drip . . . enlightenment Aug 2012 #45

Yes, but jberryhill Aug 2012 #46

You think so? enlightenment Aug 2012 #50

Letting it sit for 8 hours or even longer gives a whole new coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #53

I don't even bother with a tea kettle. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #16

I tried that... jberryhill Aug 2012 #17

I don't heat it unless I use intend to it right away. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #35

That's what I do. tammywammy Aug 2012 #68

We went thru coffeemakers too - like crazy. Cuisinart and other fancy models thinking that jillan Aug 2012 #26

+1 marybourg Aug 2012 #30

My toaster was made by the same corporation that builds nuclear plants. It failed after four years. Scuba Aug 2012 #11

I have to have a 4-slice wide-slot toaster (also inexpensive) because we love bagels. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #13

Appliances these days are awful gollygee Aug 2012 #18

Chinese bongbong Aug 2012 #19

it's like Zumbar told me at Sabra Giant Electronic Wholesale datasuspect Aug 2012 #21

it's pinnacle! frylock Aug 2012 #64

Keurig, K-cups, and Green Mountain coffee and its ilk are the greatest wastes of money FarCenter Aug 2012 #22

Not if you use a re-usable K-Cup sammytko Aug 2012 #59

I have a post up on the Frugal Living group about this issue on a lot more expensive scale.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #23

thrift stores are full of stuff like that Enrique Aug 2012 #24

My wife says, "Aw, that's so sweet and cute." I'm sitting here laughing coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #57

disposable electronic devices are what the economy is built on now KurtNYC Aug 2012 #25

+1. i remember when this model started coming in circa late 60s early 70s. there was a definite HiPointDem Aug 2012 #36

with light bulbs it started much earlier KurtNYC Aug 2012 #38

= "Planned Obsolescence" - n/t coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #58

IMO the only important feature in a toaster... tridim Aug 2012 #27

I had an HP laptop that crapped out on me after 3 years. I was told that was not uncommon!! jillan Aug 2012 #28

My toaster dates back to the 1950s. MineralMan Aug 2012 #29

Remember those small appliance repair shops? formercia Aug 2012 #32

The auto industry has taken modularism to MineralMan Aug 2012 #37

I've been using the same $9.95 Proctor-Silex toaster almost daily since 1989 slackmaster Aug 2012 #41

I feel the same way about coffee makers. The cheap ones do as Cleita Aug 2012 #43

used toaster... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #47

Funny you bring this up... Blue_Tires Aug 2012 #49

I don't know how many toasters I've gone thru in 20 years ... Arugula Latte Aug 2012 #51

I have a $10 toaster and it works just fine. Alduin Aug 2012 #52

Get a toaster OVEN MrScorpio Aug 2012 #54

Everything is disposable now, get used to it. Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #56

I have no use for a toaster. Drahthaardogs Aug 2012 #60

How about one on sale for $130? matt819 Aug 2012 #61

I have said the same thing about electric can openers. I love to silvershadow Aug 2012 #62

Everything is a waste of money. hunter Aug 2012 #63

Tahitian hotel-room coffee SoCalDem Aug 2012 #65

And yet, you bought a $50 one... brooklynite Aug 2012 #67

matching the stainless steel for my other appliances n/t wilt the stilt Aug 2012 #70