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gopher321

2012-01-25 09:08:47 AM

What is it with the Sun and kitchen appliances? They had a story last year about a woman and her refridgerator.

EnviroDude

2012-01-25 09:11:47 AM

I have a toaster I got in 1980 that still works. Maybe I will see it make it to 59 years.

Eugoogoolizer

2012-01-25 09:30:20 AM

The Sun - The greatest news source in the world!!

The_EliteOne

2012-01-25 09:33:04 AM

/hot, /oblig

Mr. Potatoass

2012-01-25 09:40:44 AM

whatsupchuck

2012-01-25 09:42:43 AM

Take a piece of bread
Put it in the slot
Push down the lever, and the wires get hot
You got toast!

Deathfrogg

2012-01-25 09:42:51 AM

We had a West Bend toaster when I was growing up that was a wedding present to my Mom and Dad. Mom ended up with it after the folks split up back in '71. That toaster just quit working last year, after 48 years of near daily use. The one that replaced it doesn't toast bread worth a shiat. Turn the setting all the way up and it still needs 2 full cycles to turn the bread brown. They just don't make shiat like they used to.

/Lawn
//Off

2CountyFairs

2012-01-25 09:43:15 AM

75 year old toaster. Not impressed.

Harry Freakstorm

2012-01-25 09:49:25 AM

I had this cool automatic toaster. You put the bread in and it trips a switch and automatically lowers the bread. It was an awesome device. The epitome of breakfast laziness.

It was made in 1955 and I bought it at a church yard sale. When I got married, the wife, jealous of the joy the toaster brought me, threw it out. I searched the dumpster but the garbage men had already hauled it off. She said "It was either you or that damn toaster."

Twenty two years later she says she should have kept the toaster and tossed me in the dumpster. "Well, it's never too late," she says. "There's always a dumpster and antifreeze around. Now drink your sweet tea."

Rich Cream

2012-01-25 09:51:36 AM

Big deal.

steklo

2012-01-25 09:53:34 AM

virusdynamo

2012-01-25 09:55:14 AM

2CountyFairs: [images.tvrage.com image 308x320]

75 year old toaster. Not impressed.

Came in here exactly for this.

THX 1138

2012-01-25 09:56:26 AM

AbbeySomeone

2012-01-25 09:56:39 AM

Deathfrogg: We had a West Bend toaster when I was growing up that was a wedding present to my Mom and Dad. Mom ended up with it after the folks split up back in '71. That toaster just quit working last year, after 48 years of near daily use. The one that replaced it doesn't toast bread worth a shiat. Turn the setting all the way up and it still needs 2 full cycles to turn the bread brown. They just don't make shiat like they used to.

/Lawn
//Off

Yep. I have a stand mixer that my MIL got in the 70's. I use it frequently. The newer models seem to be designed to break.

/lawn, etc.

Btw, I enjoyed the story. It was cute.

squidgod2000

2012-01-25 09:57:17 AM

Everything needs upgrading eventually.

ultrachronic

2012-01-25 09:58:05 AM

From TFA: "A THRIFTY couple say their toaster is crust the job - "

Do they not have writers that stand up for themselves and say "No! NO! I'm not putting a shiatty pun as bad as that in my article. You can fark right off"?!

notmtwain

2012-01-25 09:58:29 AM

This isn't a job for bicycle repairman.

ManOfTeal

2012-01-25 09:58:43 AM

squidgod2000: [i.imgur.com image 640x480]

Everything needs upgrading eventually.

Came here for this.

Leaves satisfied.

pete1729

2012-01-25 10:03:45 AM

Toaster Central (new window)

I have a late 50's General Electric. I bought it for $5. It's perfect.

I fear for subsequent generations, second hand stuff ain't what it used to be.

mytdawg

2012-01-25 10:07:40 AM

I have an electric fry pan that's pushing 60. I'll be upset when it dies but it appears that it's going to outlive me.

i174.photobucket.com

ultrachronic

2012-01-25 10:08:37 AM

Again, from TFA: "They have used it every morning since and the chrome Morphy Richards model has never let them down. "

Hardly a verifiable claim right there... this "journalist" sucks

Rickenbacker

2012-01-25 10:11:30 AM

Toaster? All you need is a hot plate and a coat hanger.

userserve-ak.last.fm

The MinniIowan

2012-01-25 10:12:41 AM

whatsupchuck: Take a piece of bread
Put it in the slot
Push down the lever, and the wires get hot
You got toast!

YEAH, TOAST!

LOGINGOESHERE

2012-01-25 10:14:04 AM

A toaster is just a death ray with a smaller power supply! As soon as I figure out how to tap into the main reactors, I will burn the world!

THX 1138

2012-01-25 10:16:10 AM

pete1729: second hand stuff ain't what it used to be.

It didn't always used to be second hand, I know that much.

soupgoblin

2012-01-25 10:19:56 AM

Deathfrogg: We had a West Bend toaster when I was growing up that was a wedding present to my Mom and Dad. Mom ended up with it after the folks split up back in '71. That toaster just quit working last year, after 48 years of near daily use. The one that replaced it doesn't toast bread worth a shiat. Turn the setting all the way up and it still needs 2 full cycles to turn the bread brown. They just don't make shiat like they used to.

/Lawn
//Off

That is because Taiwan and China make our toasters now, we can't expect too much from people that work 18 hours a day and make 4 dollars a week.

Cloudchaser Sakonige the Red Wolf

2012-01-25 10:21:54 AM

As long as an appliance works well, why replace it? My family's first microwave, a big ol' 600 watt Kenmore, lasted 25 years before it died

KarmicDisaster

2012-01-25 10:25:31 AM

Probably not properly grounded by today's standards, I'd throw it out and get something safer.

steklo

2012-01-25 10:35:11 AM

The Irresponsible Captain

2012-01-25 10:36:35 AM

Harry Freakstorm: I had this cool automatic toaster. You put the bread in and it trips a switch and automatically lowers the bread. It was an awesome device. The epitome of breakfast laziness.

My grandmother had one, and the relatives threw it out when they cleaned out the house. After so many years sometimes you had to lift and drop the bread a couple of times to get it to work. I'd love to find one somewhere, it fascinated me as a child.

Your Black Muslim Credit Union

2012-01-25 11:28:44 AM

I have one from 1948 that still works. Don't use it often, but I could call the internets and say I do.

IAAl

2012-01-25 11:48:22 AM

If the Toaster is doing so well, then why isn't he leaving stuff on Poe's grave anymore?

EvilVanMan

2012-01-25 11:50:15 AM

The_EliteOne: [bbsimg.ngfiles.com image 315x251]

/hot, /oblig

I'm satisfied.

/They really don't make 'em like they used to.

bgddy24601

2012-01-25 12:01:44 PM

I cannot find a suitable link to the actual story, but as soon as I read this headline I thought of the Piers Anthony short story "The Toaster". It is a personal fave of mine. I highly recommend it if you have not read it.

Evil Mackerel

2012-01-25 12:09:04 PM

squidgod2000: [i.imgur.com image 640x480]

Everything needs upgrading eventually.

Thank you for this.

NashMcNash

2012-01-25 12:09:23 PM

I have a can opener from the 70's that still works like a charm. Unfortunately it found its way to the basement after I got married. A lovely shade of brown.

talulahgosh

2012-01-25 12:11:49 PM

my toaster from the 50's still works. and it looks fantastic.

Director_Mr

2012-01-25 12:25:46 PM

Deathfrogg: We had a West Bend toaster when I was growing up that was a wedding present to my Mom and Dad. Mom ended up with it after the folks split up back in '71. That toaster just quit working last year, after 48 years of near daily use. The one that replaced it doesn't toast bread worth a shiat. Turn the setting all the way up and it still needs 2 full cycles to turn the bread brown. They just don't make shiat like they used to.

/Lawn
//Off

I have a toaster I bought from wallmart for $15 a month ago and it works fine. Turns bread brown on the middle settings, and can turn them black if you turn the setting all the way up. Maybe you just bought a bad toaster. Seriously, all a toaster does is get bread warm, its not rocket science. There's no secret formula for toasters that was mysteriously lost in the 80s.

Hevach

2012-01-25 12:35:14 PM

The Irresponsible Captain: Harry Freakstorm: I had this cool automatic toaster. You put the bread in and it trips a switch and automatically lowers the bread. It was an awesome device. The epitome of breakfast laziness.

My grandmother had one, and the relatives threw it out when they cleaned out the house. After so many years sometimes you had to lift and drop the bread a couple of times to get it to work. I'd love to find one somewhere, it fascinated me as a child.

I have one of these. They start to become a fire hazard after a while - the wrapping on the cables frays. You can get restored ones from toastercentral.com if you're willing to part with almost $300.

I hope this site allows hotlinking:

Clemkadidlefark

2012-01-25 12:42:07 PM

What a 58 year old toaster might look like

www.jitterbuzz.com

Good Behavior Day

2012-01-25 01:17:07 PM

We had an ancient toaster at our cabin. It toasted the bread fine, but it wouldn't stay down. So we kids had to hold the lever down, watch the clock, release the lever, and we had toast. Neat looking chrome thing with a cotton-wrapped cord.

We eventually threw it out, but sometimes I wish I had the thing and fixed it up.

/Yay Toast!

ClassicLantern

2012-01-25 01:24:23 PM

If you can find an old Sunbeam T20 toaster, BUY IT! Mine is 55 years old and still makes great toast daily, unlike many other toasters I've had over the years. They are smooth, quiet, and have no springs. I've bought them for all my family members.
http://www.toaster.org/t20.html
The manufacturing date is stamped inside the crumb door.

mytdawg

2012-01-25 01:53:13 PM

Clemkadidlefark: What a 58 year old toaster might look like

[www.jitterbuzz.com image 378x432]

That's my fry pan! Actually looks a lot like my grandmother that left it to me also.

Haoie

2012-01-25 02:52:30 PM

What about that 100 year old lightbulb?

Deathfrogg

2012-01-25 04:36:57 PM

steklo:

Want.

steklo

2012-01-25 04:49:32 PM

Deathfrogg: steklo:

Want.

Yeah, looks pretty cool doesn't?

Langdon Alger

2012-01-25 05:00:53 PM

my parent's first color TV (Sony 1970 ) still works perfect and is at my ranch so we can watch football during deer season.

mbillips

2012-01-25 06:47:42 PM

pete1729: Toaster Central (new window)

I have a late 50's General Electric. I bought it for $5. It's perfect.

I fear for subsequent generations, second hand stuff ain't what it used to be.

A brand-new POS Chinese-made toaster costs $10. So it lasts 5 years; you buy a new one for 8 bucks, made in Bangladesh.

/English toaster was WAY over-engineered.

Baz the Spaz

2012-01-25 07:27:43 PM

It looks so clean!

Certainly uncontaminated by toast.

/Too obscure?

MBZ321

2012-01-25 09:30:58 PM

The Sharp microwave in my kitchen has been in my family since 1986! kind of worried it is leaking radiation, and its woodgrain sides and space to cook a turkey don't exactly fit in the kitchen decor', but I'm betting it will go another 40 years. (This thing gets used almost daily if not more often, and even the inside light bulb is original).

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