I just threw out our 3rd B&D toaster oven-the thermostatic control failed, and it turned ny cheesesteak sandwich into a lump of charcoal! I don’t get it-B&D used to make excellent kitchen appliances (till they moved everything to China). I still have a USA-made dustbuster that works great ( 10 years old). As I say, their quality has gone to shite…and the funny thing, this one that just failed was their top-rated model.
We bought a replacement at TARGET today-its another no-namo brand…although they reviews are pretty good. I gues the Chinese make stuff real cheap-so cheap that:
(!) it breaks within a year
(2) it isn’t worth fixing.
But now, there isn’t a single American-made toaster oven left (I could have bought an Italian-made DeLonghi-but they aren’t too good either).
Never heard of that brand.
ralph124c’s keyboard was made in China.
If you visit the Black and Decker website, you’ll see this:
Not a word about toaster oven excellence in there, is there?
I’d be surprised if they didn’t outsource crap like that in order to mine their reputation for a little more short term profit. Gotta make the stock holders happy don’tcha know.
I’m certain the free market will sort out your difficulties in the medium to long term.
I didn’t balck at misreading the OP either, but I thought that “3rd B&D” was an old edition of a sadomasochism RPG.
What did you pick for your 4th level Dominatrix feat ? I thought about taking High Heeled Ball Stomping, but Cherry Red Ballgag synergizes well with German Horsewhipping…
I’ve always wondered if ralph124c is really his desired username rather than something he mistyped during the sign-up process for the SMDB.
No offense mate! 
Is that the edition where they bring in the D20 rules?
Balck and decker? But I hardly even know her!
I suppose Dog1-79 were taken?
NOOOOOOOOO!!!
I want 'em dead. I want the stockholders dead. I want the factory burned to the ground so I can go there in the middle of the night and piss on the ashes.
Little too much De Niro?
As you know, so was the vending machine from which he was born.
:eek:
Must…resist…
I BURNING YOUR CHEESESTEAK!!!
Dog80 should be the one to post this.
Is 124c somehow mistyped for Wiggum?
It’s just like popping popcorn in the microwave: you’re not supposed to set it for half an hour and go fall asleep on the sofa.
I had the same problems with my Rolez watch, the Mokia cell phone, that Rolls Joyce I had in the '90’s, and don’t even get me started about the money I lost when I invested with Warren Buffay.
It’s pretty bad out there when you can’t trust the major brad names.
Oh, come now. Ralph can tell a real Panaphonics when he sees one.
It’s quality like this why our grandparents unplugged their appliances when not in use. They didn’t want the house to burn down. Coincidentally or not Black and Decker was around when they worried about this too.
I used to have a Balk & Deckard toaster oven–it kept turning my replicants into lumps of charcoal, but only after hesitating first.
Just in case you’re serious about this question, it’s a reference to a classic science fiction novel.