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What gifts that you received for Christmas this year are already in the trash? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Usernameblankface to c/asklemmy

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For me, there were several dollar store trinkets that already broke, and one toy for my kids that was a huge sparkly styrofoam mess waiting to happen, so I threw it out rather than curse anyone else with it.

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[–] waz 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Whirley-Pop.

Opend it up, realized it was a cheap piece of garbage. Went to return it to Amazon, and apparently it can't be returnd.

I love some homemade stovetop popcorn, but it is way easier to make and clean up using a regular stainless pot than that POS.

[–] Usernameblankface 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Aw man, I use one of those often. IDK what about it is garbage, it works great and hasn't given me any issues in years.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah my girlfriend loves her whirleypop. But I don't know what Amazon trash they're selling now hers is quite old

[–] Usually_Lurker 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You can get a new top with metal gears for cheap from their website. This thing is a tank and will never need to be replaced. Also for clean up it gets wiped out with a paper towel when cool, and placed back on the kitchen rack. Whirley-Pops are awesome. Simple does not equal cheap.

[–] Usernameblankface 1 points 10 months ago

I'll have to look into the metal geared top. Mine has the plastic gears, and those have held up fine for me. Still, I wouldn't mind an upgrade.

[–] waz 1 points 10 months ago

The one I got has metal gears. They are the main point of frustration. They don't really make a full rotation without getting bound/jammed up. Slow, fast, or somewhere in-between, it always felt like I was fighting to get the only moving parts to move.

I've no problem with simple. I like simple. For me, this thing isn't simple, it's frustrating.

Maybe I just got a bad one. A lot of people seem to have an appreciation for it that matches yours. I'd be inclined to exchange it for a different one. Sadly, Amazon refuses to accept it as a returnable item.