I used to work for a place that imported them, and they imported them fairly regularly, so someones buying them- probably not as much now due to the economy. And the mark-up is not as astronomical as you would think based on the list price- the invoice price was like 175.00 each.
My family had the same toaster oven through my entire childhood. That thing chugged along for 20+ years. Forget the upright bread poppers; toaster ovens are the way of the future.
Agreed. As long as you have the counter space (and mine is only maybe 25% larger than the average toaster), then a toaster oven lasts forever, toasts bagels without requiring special slots that they still get stuck in, and also allows you to make any number of minor non-toast food items without breaking out the pots and pans. I’ve had mine since college (about 12 years), it only cost about ~$30 from WalMart, and it’s still as good as new.
Is this not a case of survivor bias? How many of those '68 GE can openers are still extant?
Not entirely. What with the advent of miracle plastics, a lot more appliances are held together with nasty plastic tabby things than with screws anymore.
I bought a toaster with a plastic case for $7.00 in 1998, and it still works. It’s survived several moves and a lot of toast. If it ever croaks, I’m getting a toaster oven since they’re more versatile.
I’m still using a cheap toaster I bought in the mid 90’s. Reading this thread, I hope it never breaks. 
We have the rolls royce of toasters.
Behold the Glory of the Viking Professional 4-Slice Toaster!
Nashiitashii 's brother is a manager for Neiman-Marcus, and got us this as a gift. It rocks. Perfect toast to any level of doneness, AND you can do four different llevels at once. It has Chrome … 
We have been through dozens of toasters.
My mother still uses the same toaster she got as a wedding gift in 1955! The damned thing is a workhorse. I’ll have to check out what brand it is.
I feel better, too, that was hilarious, Smart Aleq.
I used to be a toaster oven fan, too, until I bought a really unfortunate Black & Decker model. It sucked to a degree that I scarcely thought possible. It was still clean with no crumbs when I sent it sailing out the door and into the dumpster. We have an upscale poppy-uppy one now and use the broiler a lot more often. It’s an okay toaster, I guess. Burns my bagel on the Bagel Setting, which is annoying. It’s certainly nothing like Acid Lamp’s though. That is truly a thing of beauty, it is.
Concur. Take a bow, Mr Aleq.
Funny you should mention the Dualit. I was over at my friend’s house and they had one and the timer was BROKEN! However, I looked online and found a tutorial on how to disassemble the thing (very simple) and just lubricated the thing and fixed it.
Just be glad they haven’t developed Talkie Toaster. Yet. 
My wife and I are still using the same can opener we had when we got married, over fifteen years ago.
However, it’s not an electric can opener. 
My parents had a Sunbeam toaster that they got when they were married and were still using it 25 years later. Yeah, they just don’t make 'em like they used to.
Does anyone know of a website with good toaster reviews? I too have been through my fair share of toasters and am looking for something high quality, reliable, and reparable.
I like the description that this toaster “provides professional-style toasting.” I have no idea what “professional-style toasting” is, but it must be worth $300.
Personally, my morning is ruined unless there’s professional-style toast.
That’s like the phrase “architecturally designed” when speaking about a new development of houses. All that means is that each house has a different coloured front-door.
I bought a $20-ish unit at Target in around 1994. Used probably 6 times per week since then. Still works good as new.
I’ve had just the opposite frustration. I’m unable to find a toaster that doesn’t require at least two pushes down for the bread to get a toasted surface. The knob’s “light ----> dark” settings really only manage “warm ----> haha, still only warm!” as a result of the settings.
I think consumer safety paranoia has gone over the deep end now.