Scottish couples are ditching such wedding list staples as toasters, towels and fish kettles for a bottle or 12 of vintage Bordeaux or champagne. |
By 1920, when 35 percent of American homes had electricity, devices using resistance-coil heaters like irons and toasters were widely available. |
Chinese products like toasters, cordless kettles, egg cookers, solar-powered garden lights, toys, toy watches, etc., are compelling but cheap. |
We pushed the door open and we were almost buried in an avalanche of ancient computer monitors, toasters, electric jugs and bicycle parts. |
I think it'll be of interest to the many of us who have suffered crushing disappointment by the poor performance of their toasters. |
And in California years ago, 20 years ago, we started making energy-efficient appliances from toasters to refrigerators to air conditioners. |