We purchased this about 2 years ago, and we need to replace it about now. It started looking tatty after just a few months. The silver on the lid and handle has peeled off and doesn't look very nice at all. Also its peeling of the base too. We have only kept it as long as we have because although it looks tatty it does still work. We were attracted to a bargain price and the bright purple colour we thought would look nice in our kitchen. But it soon was not that attractive. Apart from the cosmetic reasons it does have some other flaws, the little filters over the spout wear out quite quickly and we have now used all the spares that it ...  Read the complete review

I thought this would be a great item for my kitchen untill it started to look tatty on the handle and I've found that when it has boiled that the handle is quite hot too as the water does go into it!! I really only have it as a spare!! I can't find anywhere where I can get spare spout filters!! It does boil water pretty quick which is probably the only good thing about it!! The steam does come out of the lid pretty easily if you are not carefully!!

My wife bought pone a few weeks ago. We now consider it so DANGEROUS that we do not use it. I suspect that there soon be a RECALL and warning not to use. The kettle fails to to turn off when boiligDO NOT BUY.