Well, sorta new...
It is new in that we just purchased it, but it isn't really new in that it is an exact replacement of our old kettle. Technically, it is a replacement of a replacement of a warranty exchange of the kettle we purchased at least six years ago.
I am guessing that this one will last longer than the previous ones have because I think I've finally figured out what was causing the major reason that we would get a new one - slight leaking at the base. My belief is that we were contributing to the problem by leaving water in the kettle most of the time.
We had looked at kettles costing twice as much as our Wal-Mart G.E. Chrome Electric Kettle 168950, but after reading reviews on many different models on-line, it didn't appear that any of the more expensive kettles functioned any better or lasted any longer, and some had serious design defects. The way I look at it, we like the features, and even if (although it is unlikely) we had to replace it twice as often as a more expensive model, we'd still be better off after taking time value of money into account.
Speaking of on-line reviews, I added another first to my list today - my very own (other than on Blogdom) first on-line review. You can read it here.
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Posted by David at October 03, 2007 07:01 PM