My friend got us this fancy Dualit toaster way back for our wedding. Dualit has a reputation for making decent toasters, and in fairness, it has been going twenty-odd years.
A filament blew. Toast was only cooking on one side.
In theory, you can just pop a new filament in. No need for a new toaster, the thing is as good as new. Just as well, since these toasters retail at £150/$200. Why’s a toaster so expensive, you ask? A fair enough question. What can I say? It was a present.
So I bought a new filament over christmas. Expensive (relatively), but at about ¾ the price of a new toaster (just an ordinary one, bought from a High Street store), the cheaper option.
Tried to fit it today.
And the old filament is bolted in place. A bolt, a washer either side, and a nut.
Try undoing a bolt, one-handed. Not possible.
Had to buy a new toaster. Only cost me 1¾ times the cost of a new toaster, 1¾ times what you’d pay.
I fucking love being disabled. Everything costs extra.
Anyone need a filament for a toaster?
Mister Bump 
That stinks! Sounds like you got burnt!
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I never know whether to “like” posts such as this.
I certainly don’t like what you’re going through; that sucks. Sometimes it’s all one big shit show because it’s never just about the toaster, is it?
Hugs, my friend. ❤️🩹
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I hate being disabled.
I hate being penalised further because I’m disabled.
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Sorry about what you have to deal with. Things shouldn’t be harder or more expensive for those already dealing with so much. I had a short dose of being disabled after a serious accident several years ago. It was incredibly challenging and enlightening. Gave me a new appreciation for the many things I had taken for granted.
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Absolutely right
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You can list it on ebay or other marketplaces.
$200 for a toaster 😭 😭 😭 what materials they use to make them
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Well, that’s not good. 20 years of service is great, though. Will the company take back the new filament for a refund?
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doubt it.
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Terrible, I guess the only constellation is that you got so long out of the first one. The longest our toasters last is about 2 years, though we did buy one for $9 when we went around Australia and that one is still going as a backup
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Yes I should get another, as a backup
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They’ll only go up in price unfortunantly
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It’s always the little things. I’m hoping there’s someone who might offer to do the filament replacement for you, so mention it every time you meet someone with strong, flexible hands. It won’t be me, but I learned that if I mention something often enough, someone eventually gets the hint.
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People doing things for me is the problem. I expect to be able to do things on my own.
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We always expect to be able to do what we could do when we were young, but bodies age, they rust, and they let us down. We’re doing people a favour – teaching them that life will not always treat them well – by letting them know what’s coming as they become a human with the frailties of a non-eternal body.
Well, unless AI becomes a lot better very very soon.
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Well buck up and ask ! 😁
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Tough one.
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Sometimes you just gotta do it! I know what you mean too
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Twenty years is great especially that it was a gift!
I second the EBay option
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Actually, this is why they cost so much. But it doesn’t matter since it is in the trash now,
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Well that sucks 😢
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You don’t have bud who would gladly come over, sip a cup of tea with you, talk trash for a couple of hours, and help with your repairs?
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Why can’t I do it on my own? You’d expect to.
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Now and again we need a little help. I no longer hump refrigerators by myself. Nothing wrong with asking for and getting a little or a lot of help. We did for others in the past. We now can let others enjoy the feeling of helping because they can.
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What a bummer!!
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Recovered now, by throwing money at the problem. New toaster installed.
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