So I popped into K-mart earlier and I spot these 2-bay non-stick sandwich makers
price: $7.50 (holy crap that’s cheap)
but….a 28cm non-stick frypan price is $12.95
I don’t understand.
Aquila said:
So I popped into K-mart earlier and I spot these 2-bay non-stick sandwich makersprice: $7.50 (holy crap that’s cheap)
Disposable; like they should be.
Aquila said:
So I popped into K-mart earlier and I spot these 2-bay non-stick sandwich makersprice: $7.50 (holy crap that’s cheap)
but….a 28cm non-stick frypan price is $12.95
I don’t understand.
That is cheap but as a fan of jaffle irons, quality matters. El cheapo ones are hard to keep clean, they get crap in the hinges and tend not to be recessed enough and most importantly, don’t heat up quick enough, not browsing and tending to soggy. Get yourself a brevvile big bite, about 70 bucks worth. Wipe clean, plenty of room for filling, no stupid triangle partition and heats up quick enough to get crispy outside, molten inside.
They probably both cost 50c to make but cynicism aside a frying pan should be more robust…
Browsing should be browning.
This is how it works.
In a particular department of an Emporium they will have a sale of an item.
Lets say it’s the Camping Department and they have a genuine sale on a small tent.
They know that people who buy that tent also buy a shed load of other stuff to go with it.
They mark up the price of all that other stuff to the hilt, however the tent really is a bargain.
you should start a blog or a FB page so you can cast these pearls of wisdom to a wider audience PWM.
Peak Warming Man said:
This is how it works.
In a particular department of an Emporium they will have a sale of an item.
Lets say it’s the Camping Department and they have a genuine sale on a small tent.
They know that people who buy that tent also buy a shed load of other stuff to go with it.
They mark up the price of all that other stuff to the hilt, however the tent really is a bargain.
Life is simple and straight forward in Peak Warming Man’s world
LOL
yeah, but….oh don’t worry about it!
Peak Warming Man said:
This is how it works.
In a particular department of an Emporium they will have a sale of an item.
Lets say it’s the Camping Department and they have a genuine sale on a small tent.
They know that people who buy that tent also buy a shed load of other stuff to go with it.
They mark up the price of all that other stuff to the hilt, however the tent really is a bargain.
Yeah … but … this is not on sale. Standard pricing.
http://www.kmart.com.au/product/homemaker-2-slice-sandwich-maker/127604
Speedy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
This is how it works.
In a particular department of an Emporium they will have a sale of an item.
Lets say it’s the Camping Department and they have a genuine sale on a small tent.
They know that people who buy that tent also buy a shed load of other stuff to go with it.
They mark up the price of all that other stuff to the hilt, however the tent really is a bargain.
Yeah … but … this is not on sale. Standard pricing.
http://www.kmart.com.au/product/homemaker-2-slice-sandwich-maker/127604
*chuckle
Yep, that’s the one.
I checked the price of frypans in another store just as a cross reference/comparison too
So I’m thinking to myself, the design, safety requirements, component manufacture and construction of the sandwich toaster is much more complex compared to the frypan, plus you need someone to write and print an instruction leaflet, yet it is almost half the price.
But a frypan has to be more robust…
furious said:
- So I’m thinking to myself, the design, safety requirements, component manufacture and construction of the sandwich toaster is much more complex compared to the frypan
But a frypan has to be more robust…
but…. but…..
They are simply pressed from aluminium, coated with non-stick, with a plastic handle screwed on to it
They are robust by its very nature and simplicity, it’s not a special design requirement
Aquila said:
furious said:
- So I’m thinking to myself, the design, safety requirements, component manufacture and construction of the sandwich toaster is much more complex compared to the frypan
But a frypan has to be more robust…
but…. but…..
They are simply pressed from aluminium, coated with non-stick, with a plastic handle screwed on to it
They are robust by its very nature and simplicity, it’s not a special design requirement
After reading some strange shit about government funding maybe the sandwitch maker having electrical parts might earn a government rebate for the manufacturer.
Non stick sandwich press has to handle the rigours of stationary bread and perhaps some spilled cheese. A frying pan needs to put up with all sorts of things tossed about using various utensils at, sometimes, greater heat…
Right, cooking is done.
Just picked up a family onion for myself and a large margerita for senior sprog.
furious said:
Non stick sandwich press has to handle the rigours of stationary bread and perhaps some spilled cheese. A frying pan needs to put up with all sorts of things tossed about using various utensils at, sometimes, greater heat…
LOL
I can’t tell if you’re being serious or taking the piss!
I visited a chocolate factory recently
The winter in Copenhagen was mild this year…
it’s the melamine coating that costs the money and the sanger maker has less.
wookiemeister said:
I visited a chocolate factory recently
Did the Oompa Loompas throw you out?
Speedy said:
wookiemeister said:
I visited a chocolate factory recently
Did the Oompa Loompas throw you out?
Probably for stealing technology.
Postpocelipse said:
Speedy said:
wookiemeister said:
I visited a chocolate factory recently
Did the Oompa Loompas throw you out?
Probably for stealing technology.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are on TV now.
Mumbler! :)
I like chocolate coated licorice.
The only conclusion I can come to, is that they sell many more frypans and the sandwich toasters move off the shelf much slower and are priced at near cost or sold at a loss.
Probably the opposite. Cheap as chips sandwich maker breaks sooner than you’d like so priced low to move units. Frypan lasts longer so they sell less thus the mark up…
Aquila said:
I like chocolate coated licorice.The only conclusion I can come to, is that they sell many more frypans and the sandwich toasters move off the shelf much slower and are priced at near cost or sold at a loss.
Semi disposable = increased sales IMHO
I don’t like non stick for frypans, I have a cast iron job is that is non stick and will last forever. Plus I can brown meat on it then put it straight in the oven then after make a gravy in it. One pot.
I don’t like the thin base aluminium frypan because they never stay flat on the base, always seem to buckle.
Probably doesn’t matter much on a gas stove top but on an electric hotplate it does make a difference to heat transfer, I’d reckon.
JudgeMental said:
it’s the melamine coating that costs the money and the sanger maker has less.
I may be missing a joke here….are you sure you mean melamine? Not ceramic. Or Teflon?
yep a joke. china had that issue with melamine in milk a little while ago.
AwesomeO said:
I don’t like non stick for frypans, I have a cast iron job is that is non stick and will last forever. Plus I can brown meat on it then put it straight in the oven then after make a gravy in it. One pot.
Have a set that cost me about $4.50 per unit. Have had them forty years.
JudgeMental said:
yep a joke. china had that issue with melamine in milk a little while ago.
Bugger me, and I get called obtuse.
:)
i like to keep people on their toes.
:-)
JudgeMental said:
yep a joke. china had that issue with melamine in milk a little while ago.
Well, I knew about that, but milk ain’t hot utensils….
sibeen said:
JudgeMental said:
yep a joke. china had that issue with melamine in milk a little while ago.
Bugger me, and I get called obtuse.
:)
Ive been called that too. ;)
yes, but it is a coating put on chipboard to give a smooth finish. and it is cheap and nasty.
Would it stick to metal? I know it mostly as dishes and mugs and stuff.
use the right glue and you can stick anything to anything.
Anyone used one of those stone finish non-stick frying pans? (flavorstone)
Any good?
plus this thread has riddle in the title. so my connections are a mystery to all except me who is an enigma.
JudgeMental said:
plus this thread has riddle in the title. so my connections are a mystery to all except me who is an enigma.
Ok that’s enough about you. The other word in the title was Me.
JudgeMental said:
plus this thread has riddle in the title. so my connections are a mystery to all except me who is an enigma.
It is not of Kiwi origin or it would be “Ruddle me thus”
bob(from black rock) said:
“Ruddle me thus”
Would you mind if I declined?
roughbarked said:
bob(from black rock) said:“Ruddle me thus”
Would you mind if I declined?
Non-acceptance of any ANZAC related challenge must be justifiable. Hard to get to oil filters may possibly squeeze into that but I expect you will be required to make up the loss at a later date.
Postpocelipse said:
roughbarked said:
bob(from black rock) said:“Ruddle me thus”
Would you mind if I declined?
Non-acceptance of any ANZAC related challenge must be justifiable. Hard to get to oil filters may possibly squeeze into that but I expect you will be required to make up the loss at a later date.
I wasn’t looking for a description of how he’d like to be ruddled. ;)
roughbarked said:
Postpocelipse said:
roughbarked said:Would you mind if I declined?
Non-acceptance of any ANZAC related challenge must be justifiable. Hard to get to oil filters may possibly squeeze into that but I expect you will be required to make up the loss at a later date.
I wasn’t looking for a description of how he’d like to be ruddled. ;)
It’s only dangerous to Kiwi’s. :P
Postpocelipse said:
roughbarked said:
Postpocelipse said:Non-acceptance of any ANZAC related challenge must be justifiable. Hard to get to oil filters may possibly squeeze into that but I expect you will be required to make up the loss at a later date.
I wasn’t looking for a description of how he’d like to be ruddled. ;)
It’s only dangerous to Kiwi’s. :P
Clearly they don’t need us for that.
Apparently they can make an MWO and ship it out here and the retailer and manufacturer still make something on it too, which I would have thought’d require slaves with second jobs paying the boss for the privilege of assembling them.
http://www.kmart.com.au/product/white-microwave—-20l/140817?cm_vc=PDPZ1
$49
transition said:
Apparently they can make an MWO and ship it out here and the retailer and manufacturer still make something on it too, which I would have thought’d require slaves with second jobs paying the boss for the privilege of assembling them.http://www.kmart.com.au/product/white-microwave—-20l/140817?cm_vc=PDPZ1
WEll a mate of mine was sent to get some wet wipes for the baby while travelling. On the supermarket shelves was an Australian made packed in Australia brand, $3.47
Next to it the same brand made in Australia packed in Israel,
$0.47
>WEll a mate of mine was sent to get some wet wipes for the baby while travelling. On the supermarket shelves was an Australian made packed in Australia brand, $3.47
Next to it the same brand made in Australia packed in Israel,
$0.47”
There’re good, and there’re not so good re them
electrical equipment doesn’t need to pass strict tests anymore since we all have safety switches
I know some of the cheap MWOs from quite a way back that when I’d do a quick leakage test on door traps/seals (no load inside) and pull the door open a bit and move around it with the detector it wasn’t unusual to get my fingers burnt. They’d get binned.
Arts said:
electrical equipment doesn’t need to pass strict tests anymore since we all have safety switches
We do?
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
electrical equipment doesn’t need to pass strict tests anymore since we all have safety switches
We do?