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  • minimad1970
    minimad1970 Posts: 6,167 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Thanks for your replies. I'll have the money to get a new one in a couple of weeks, I only use it once a day for a couple of minutes at a time so I think it can hold on until then.
    ada1988, it's probably about 3 years old and there is no smell.
  • If you only use it once a day for a few minutes is it worth considering whether you actually need a microwave? I'm asking because we decided to get rid of ours around 5 years back and we don't miss it at all. We've only considered wether we should get one once in all that time and that was when a visitor with a baby came and we couldn't warm the milk up instantly. This was solved with a jug and sme hot water however.
  • terra_ferma
    terra_ferma Posts: 5,484 Forumite
    £28 (best price I've seen around)
    http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-8921.aspx

    HTH :)
  • minimad1970
    minimad1970 Posts: 6,167 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    If you only use it once a day for a few minutes is it worth considering whether you actually need a microwave? I'm asking because we decided to get rid of ours around 5 years back and we don't miss it at all. We've only considered wether we should get one once in all that time and that was when a visitor with a baby came and we couldn't warm the milk up instantly. This was solved with a jug and sme hot water however.

    I could manage without but my son, who has autism likes a particular chip product, due to the fact that they are all the same size (fries to go). He doesn't eat many different foods.:(
    £28 (best price I've seen around)
    http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-8921.aspx

    HTH :)

    Thanks that looks just right and I've got some Tesco gift cards from the Daily Mail.
    :)
  • terra_ferma
    terra_ferma Posts: 5,484 Forumite
    I could manage without but my son, who has autism likes a particular chip product, due to the fact that they are all the same size (fries to go). He doesn't eat many different foods.:(

    Sounds like a good enough reason to buy one. :)
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