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<blockquote data-quote="LucasB" data-source="post: 1450725" data-attributes="member: 19125">I&#039;ll add a few things where I had the same experience. I bought a new HP laptop last year. Within a few months the rubber strips underneath had partially peeled off and were hanging loose. I looked online and it is a widespread problem with the sort of glue they use. I bought a new kettle, I paid more for a good brand (Braun) so it would be good quality and reliable. I had a Braun kettle a long time ago and it was great. But this new one was substantially inferior quality, the fit and finish are cheap, it feels clunky, substantial amount of steam come out of the sides of the lid making the top soaking wet. When you press the button to open the lid, it springs open with such force that it always splashes you, so you have to use your other hand to slow it down. After less than a year, the lid refused to open normally. I had to force a rubber grommet back where it had moved from, probably due to the aggressiveness with which it springs open. So this expensive kettle is cheap rubbish where you pay a premium for the brand name. I am sure the German engineers at Braun don&#039;t have such rubbish in their own kitchens.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LucasB, post: 1450725, member: 19125"] I'll add a few things where I had the same experience. I bought a new HP laptop last year. Within a few months the rubber strips underneath had partially peeled off and were hanging loose. I looked online and it is a widespread problem with the sort of glue they use. I bought a new kettle, I paid more for a good brand (Braun) so it would be good quality and reliable. I had a Braun kettle a long time ago and it was great. But this new one was substantially inferior quality, the fit and finish are cheap, it feels clunky, substantial amount of steam come out of the sides of the lid making the top soaking wet. When you press the button to open the lid, it springs open with such force that it always splashes you, so you have to use your other hand to slow it down. After less than a year, the lid refused to open normally. I had to force a rubber grommet back where it had moved from, probably due to the aggressiveness with which it springs open. So this expensive kettle is cheap rubbish where you pay a premium for the brand name. I am sure the German engineers at Braun don't have such rubbish in their own kitchens. [/QUOTE]

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