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Pellaz · 08-30-2004, 03:56 PM

So, I have a 10 dollar toaster. It's probably the exact same toaster everyone gets when they move out on their own, comes in either white or black, has a "darkness" knob and a lever. The filaments glow evenly on it, and it browns ok, but not spectacularly so. (I could get better results from an oven by far if I wanted to take the time).

I'm dissatisfied. But I wonder if I really have any options? It seems like toasters come in "crap" "crap with four slots" and "you paid HOW MUCH?! FOR A TOASTER?!". If I shell out 25-30 bucks to get a new toaster at walmart, will it fulfill me? Or will it just be the same dissapointing low quality toasting I get now in a prettier package? I'm married without kids, so I don't need one of the 'high-end' four slot toasters, and I won't ever be able to bring myself to pay 50+dollars for a toaster. The dream isn't THAT important.

So, anyone have any advice on this? Is it worth it to 'upgrade', or should I resign myself to sacrificing quality for convience as yet another fact of modern day life?

08-30-2004, 03:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pellaz Addict Location: Texas	Toaster advice needed. So, I have a 10 dollar toaster. It's probably the exact same toaster everyone gets when they move out on their own, comes in either white or black, has a "darkness" knob and a lever. The filaments glow evenly on it, and it browns ok, but not spectacularly so. (I could get better results from an oven by far if I wanted to take the time). I'm dissatisfied. But I wonder if I really have any options? It seems like toasters come in "crap" "crap with four slots" and "you paid HOW MUCH?! FOR A TOASTER?!". If I shell out 25-30 bucks to get a new toaster at walmart, will it fulfill me? Or will it just be the same dissapointing low quality toasting I get now in a prettier package? I'm married without kids, so I don't need one of the 'high-end' four slot toasters, and I won't ever be able to bring myself to pay 50+dollars for a toaster. The dream isn't THAT important. So, anyone have any advice on this? Is it worth it to 'upgrade', or should I resign myself to sacrificing quality for convience as yet another fact of modern day life? __________________ " ' Big Mouth. Remember it took three of you to kill me. A god, a boy, and, last and least, a hero.' "