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JohnL Wrote:

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> Sue Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Probably cheaper to get a new one?

>

>

> I repair so little these days (other than fixtures

> like doors, basins and toilets and even them seem

> to have screws in inaccessible places to deter the

> DIY person)

Totally agree. I caved a fair few years ago and coughed up for a dualit toaster after going through several cheapo toasters irreparable due to built-in obsolescence. Been going strong ever since with one element replacement. Easy to take apart and clean up which helps too. Wish there were more appliances still designed like this. Frankly it?s inexcusable that there aren?t.


HP

Hi,

Thanks for getting back to me.

I would like to get it repaired ad it has sentimental value to me, as a dear friend gave it to me for my birthday before they died. Morbid perhaps, but she was so happy to have given this to me as I was on the bread line.

Mine - 4 slot one was ?90 6 years ago.I'd spent ?60 in the 18 months before that on two meant to reasonable but actually completely crap toasters that broke. yes I coughed up up front but worth it in the long run! Plenty going second hand too.


2-slot Argos one currently ?110.

4 slot - ?145.



Sue Wrote:

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> But the Dualit toaster with replaceable parts

> costs (or did do when I bought a toaster) in the

> region of ?200!!!!

>

> Their "cheaper" (still vastly expensive) models do

> not have replaceable parts.

lavender27 Wrote:

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> Hi,

> Thanks for getting back to me.

> I would like to get it repaired ad it has

> sentimental value to me, as a dear friend gave it

> to me for my birthday before they died. Morbid

> perhaps, but she was so happy to have given this

> to me as I was on the bread line.


HI - think its lovely you want to mend it. Hope you manage to get it fixed!


HP

hpsaucey Wrote:

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> Mine - 4 slot one was ?90 6 years ago.I'd spent

> ?60 in the 18 months before that on two meant to

> reasonable but actually completely crap toasters

> that broke. yes I coughed up up front but worth it

> in the long run! Plenty going second hand too.

>

> 2-slot Argos one currently ?110.

> 4 slot - ?145.

>

>

> Sue Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > But the Dualit toaster with replaceable parts

> > costs (or did do when I bought a toaster) in

> the

> > region of ?200!!!!

> >

> > Their "cheaper" (still vastly expensive) models

> do

> > not have replaceable parts.




https://www.johnlewis.com/browse/electricals/toasters/dualit/_/N-aicZ1z1419h

hpsaucey Wrote:

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> Shame so much more expensive at John Lewis.

> Suggest shop around as above.



But unless Dualit have radically changed their policy in the last year or so, it is only the mega expensive top of the range models which have replaceable parts these days.

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