AIBU to spend £162 on a kettle? Are Smeg products worth it?

[Canadianskates]

Thinking of buying a Smeg kettle but are they really worth the price? £162 for a kettle?! They look really beautiful but are they worth it?

AIBU to buy one????

They look amazing.

Of course it isn’t worth it.

But if you have the money to spend and can’t think of fifteen other things you’d rather have, then sure, buy it.

Skip the expensive kettle and get a Qooker instead. I did a couple of years ago and can't imagine going back.

Recently bought this from Next, £45, comes in colours and patterns, nice quick boil

Yes to this. And I watched too much Red Dwarf back in the day.

Haha, yes, whenever I see Smeg brand stuff I immediately think of Red Dwarf.

"Smeeeeeg.... heeeeeed" 😆

I have a Smeg kettle (bought with a voucher that needed using immediately) and I definitely wouldn’t buy another one. It is now a Sme as the g fell off, the paint has worn off on the lid where you push it to open so you can fill it and the paint has worn off around the top rim. It is also quite a heavy kettle. I much prefer my cheap Russell Hobs one that it replaced

I have a smeg kettle and toaster, both very slow
i replaced the kettle with a ninja one, which I really like, I like the keep warm function so my tea is ready when I’m back off the school run

It’s just reminds me of a crusty unclean cock

Had the chrome one, cost an arm and a leg, lasted 2 years and the button broke, style over substance, sorry!

I have a KitchenAid kettle and a Smeg kettle, the KA is our main one and it is just great, lasted longer than any other kettle and is so quiet.
The Smeg is in my office ( was a gift), very pretty but IMHO not so good.
But it all depends on what you want OP

@ChrisMartinsKisskam
you are correct;
Smeg" is a British slang term popularized by the sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf, used as a mild expletive or substitute for stronger swear words, stemming from the biological term "smegma" (genital secretions) to imply something gross or contemptible

Ok the word Smeg has well and truly put me off buying that make!!! 😳😳😳

Mine lasted 3 years. Had various faults. Customer service was crap.
I’ll never buy another SMEG product.

Thanks for all your comments. What a shame Smeg seems like it’s pretty rubbish on the whole! I’m going to get a Dualit instead I think, I’ve had a look and they are lovely

8 years? Not that long lasting then. My cheap Swan one is at least 12 years old and I think was about £15

I totally get buying good quality products. But I can’t get on board with £160 for a kettle. It has a simple job. Boil water. The water is the same - boiled - from any kettle. There is nothing different about the water from a £5 kettle or a £160 kettle.

Because they’re attractive. Not everyone is happy with a cheap plastic white kettle. I’ll stick with my Dualit.

No had it approx 18 months looks shabby & not a great boiler.

I think we have the same kettle!

Bought one and it lasted 7 years, then my sister gave me her old one she’d had for a year. Lasted another two. Both ended up chipped and the lid a bit mucked up. Probably not worth it tbh!

Lol! I think we may even have had this discussion before, a year or two ago.

Anyway, I salute your impeccable taste!

Why am I the only one who instantly thinks of Smeg…ma whenever I see these appliances in kitchens? Mmmm….appetising 😂

I bought the Smeg kettle. I do love the way it looks, however it is very heavy so lazy me thinks there's more water in it than there is, so I often end up with a small cuppa.

The covering has also started flaking away on the lid, so it no longer looks beautiful. When it gives up the ghost I won't be replacing it with another Smeg kettle

I stand corrected, I’m not the only one! 😅