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Sunbeam is not the product it was a few years ago. I don't know if it's because of the bankruptcy, but I wonder. I had a deep fryer that was handed down, and it lasted about 35 years.
Retail products seem to run in 3 categories - cheap crap, middle of the road, and top end. Sunbeam used to run in the middle of the road crowd. Now they seem to run toward the cheap crap. If they really want to improve sales, they should go back to who they were. Dump the stuff they're trying to sell now to Big Lots, and start over. All of it. If they want consumer confidence, they need to provide it. Their products do not do that.
Another area of their sales is grills. I can't completely knock their grills, because my store sells them. Hey-if you want a cheap grill, it could be the one for you. Would I reccommend it? Not at all. Why? Because of the quality of parts of different companies I deal with. I agree w/the concept of quality for dollar. Does that mean you have to buy top dollar? Not at all. I use a cheap BBQ grill that I would put up against anyones gas grill for a meal. But the bottom line is - could/should Sunbeam be better? Definitely. They were known as a quality mid-line group that people could depend on. They need to get back there. That's just my own opinion.
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