Prestige Appliances 4-slice Toaster 50635 (Prestige Appliances 50743)

Member Name: AbsPhillips

Product:	Prestige Appliances 50743
Date:	09/09/09 (24 review reads)
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Advantages: Extremely stylish and modern

Disadvantages: Price tag is too high as toaster not reliable

I purchased this product ten months ago from Debenhams and it cost me £60.00. I liked the look of the toaster and being black it fitted in with the new colour scheme in my kitchen. At the time of purchase I thought this product was of a stylish and modern design and I was proud to have it sitting on my worktop. As a product it did exactly what it said on the tin, it was an excellent toaster. I have used it for waffles and bagels also (it will also toast very thick bread). You are able to control how toasted you want your bread/bagel by using the sliding scale at the bottom. You are also able to reheat your toast or cancel the process during anytime. The toaster is easy to clean (it has two crumb collecting trays). The black and silver surfaces were easily wiped clean to remove any crumbs and it never got fingerprint marks on it. Two weeks ago, unfortunately, the right side bread slots decided not to work - one of the two slots burnt the bread so it was black and the other one would not toast bread at all. I am fully aware that toasters (as well as all appliances) can break or become faulty, but for a price tag of £60 I expected this toaster to be fully functional for a lot longer than 10 months.
To conclude, this toaster is a fabulous design but I think the price tag is too high when a much cheaper model works just as well, if not better. I would say that for £60 you are paying for the look and design of the toaster (as I probably did in the beginning) rather than the way in functions.

Summary: Great looking appliance, but cheaper models work much better.

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