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.

  • @waz
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    511 months ago

    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.

    • @UsernameblankfaceOP
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      1011 months ago

      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.

      • Fogle
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        411 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
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      311 months ago

      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.

      • @UsernameblankfaceOP
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        111 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
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        111 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.