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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
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