I have this kettle but in black, I purchased it about 6 months ago from Argos. Unfortunately I cant remember how much I paid and it's currently not for sale in Argos. It is currently for sale however on Amazon for £25.00. The kettle itself is quite large and once full of water it's heavy. If you have a problem with holding things then this wouldnt be the kettle for you. The base has the availability to curl your lead around so that you dont have to have the cord spread all over your worksurface. The lid has a small sliding plastic opening where your able to fill your kettle, it also has a handle on the top to enable you to open the whole lid if ...  Read the complete review

We live in Essex and until recently I thought we had some of the hardest water in the United Kingdom. That was until I spoke to a friend of mine who lives near Malmesbury in Wiltshire yesterday and her water is so hard it furs up her kettle on a daily basis. So I have concluded that some parts of the country have this as a major problem in their homes. I wouldn't mind too much, but as I have had kidney stones more than once I really think that removing the lime scale is important since my consultant told me that this is a contributing factor, of which there are many more of course. Looking at my limescale encrusted element in my old stainless ...  Read the complete review