Russ Andrews New Range

[John Duncan]

It's a 4-star toaster. Will no doubt be available in Richer Sounds shortly for half the price.

 

[Anonymous]

how about one of these to unwind in after a hard day? just a bit more expensive than a nice hot bath..

 

[professorhat]

JohnDuncan:It's a 4-star toaster. Will no doubt be available in Richer Sounds shortly for half the price.

 

[The_Lhc]

JohnDuncan:I used to be an IT contractor. All I cost to make was a Pret sandwich, loads of coffee and a one day travelcard. My markup was about 3000%.

Ssssshh!!!! Stop telling everyone!

You got Pret sandwiches? How the other half live!

 

[visionary]

Do you mean those things are for sale??

I thought the RA catalogue was some sort of joke mag! Chuckled my way all through it.

It's a bit reminiscent of the Kaleidoscope catalogue. Full of stuff you never knew you needed

 

[Anonymous]

I'd like to see Russ Andrews on Dragons Den...

"So you spend nearly as much as the electrical item you've just bought on a bit of wire to plug it in. When it already comes with everything needed to make it work in the first place?"

 

[John Duncan]

NSYGrinner:
I'd like to see Russ Andrews on Dragons Den...

"So you spend nearly as much as the electrical item you've just bought on a bit of wire to plug it in. When it already comes with everything needed to make it work in the first place?"

"...and you make a margin of how much? I'd like to make you an offer."

 

[Big Chris]

professorhat:

And the Porsche toaster - only £99.99, but then does include features such as "Crumb tray" and "Cancel button" - whoa there!

I'm an owner, along with the matching kettle.... And the knives......

 

[hammill]

Big Chris:professorhat:

And the Porsche toaster - only £99.99, but then does include features such as "Crumb tray" and "Cancel button" - whoa there!

I'm an owner, along with the matching kettle.... And the knives......

I am confused as to why anyone would think £99.99 was expensive for a toaster. Have you not seen the price of Dualit toasters?

 

[John Duncan]

I never said it was expensive. Though it's only a two-slice - my Dualit 4-slice is better value (even though I spent the first month calculating how much each slice of toast cost)...

 

[Andy Clough]

More expensive new products from Russ Andrews in our latest news story. Clicky

 

[Clare Newsome]

hammill:Big Chris:professorhat:

And the Porsche toaster - only £99.99, but then does include features such as "Crumb tray" and "Cancel button" - whoa there!

I'm an owner, along with the matching kettle.... And the knives......

I am confused as to why anyone would think £99.99 was expensive for a toaster. Have you not seen the price of Dualit toasters?

Well one national newspaper columnist was vexed enough about cheap toasters to write an entire piece about one last week

 

[Andy Clough]

Is this the point where I admit my toaster cost £5 in the Woolworths closing-down sale? And I'm still chuffed at picking up a new iron from John Lewis (ex display) for £9? Once a Yorkshireman...

 

[John Duncan]

Clare Newsome:Well one national newspaper columnist was vexed enough about cheap toasters to write an entire piece about one last week

Yes but that was just stupid. See now why I measure every piece of hifi that comes in this building?

 

[hammill]

JohnDuncan:I never said it was expensive. Though it's only a two-slice - my Dualit 4-slice is better value (even though I spent the first month calculating how much each slice of toast cost)...But you will be able to leave the Dualit in your will

 

[John Duncan]

Yeah my kids'll love me for that one. "You get the Les Paul, and I get the ******* toaster?!?!!?"

 

[professorhat]

hammill:Big Chris:professorhat:

And the Porsche toaster - only £99.99, but then does include features such as "Crumb tray" and "Cancel button" - whoa there!

I'm an owner, along with the matching kettle.... And the knives......

I am confused as to why anyone would think £99.99 was expensive for a toaster. Have you not seen the price of Dualit toasters?

I hadn't until now, but I still think £99.99 is expensive for a toaster...

 

[bigblue235]

Andy Clough:Is this the point where I admit my toaster cost £5 in the Woolworths closing-down sale?

I bought a toaster from Woolies too. It was also £5 in the closing down sale. Unfortunately the closing down sale was the week after I'd bought mine at full price.

hammill:But you will be able to leave the Dualit in your will

I've had a couple of their kettles, neither lasted much more than a year. And despite the cost and supposed build quality, they're seemingly 'unrepairable', though you can have 40% off a new one. Maybe that's their business plan, make a bomb-proof toaster so that you have to keep buying new kettles to match it

 

[Anonymous]

Why do toasters have settings that go up to 'five' when setting the dial to 'three' burns the toast...?

Should I be using a mains conditioner?

An in depth editorial next issue would be most enlightening... Perhaps the next 'Big Question'?

 

[hammill]

bigblue235:

Andy Clough:Is this the point where I admit my toaster cost £5 in the Woolworths closing-down sale?

I bought a toaster from Woolies too. It was also £5 in the closing down sale. Unfortunately the closing down sale was the week after I'd bought mine at full price.

hammill:But you will be able to leave the Dualit in your will

I've had a couple of their kettles, neither lasted much more than a year. And despite the cost and supposed build quality, they're seemingly 'unrepairable', though you can have 40% off a new one. Maybe that's their business plan, make a bomb-proof toaster so that you have to keep buying new kettles to match it

You are right about the kettles. The toasters are a commercial product - you will often see them in hotels & guest houses and are difficult to wear out in a home environment. The kettles, coffee machines etc were bought in to capitalize on the success of the toaster as a style item and are not of the same quality.