Russell Hobbs kettle €10 in Tesco

borderlinemeath · 26-05-2011 12:18pm #1

Got the Russell Hobbs Geneva Kettle in Tesco last night reduced from €39.99 to €10. Brushed stainless steel, and "illuminates blue" when boiling.
Spout a bit narrow for my tap but i'll live with it.

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donegalgirl28 · 26-05-2011 12:38pm

Nice one! Will do as the mother's bday present til I get her something better.

stargazer 68 · 26-05-2011 12:39pm

Ooh I need a new kettle - will check it out today

Allyall · 26-05-2011 12:48pm

borderlinemeath wrote: »

Got the Russell Hobbs Geneva Kettle in Tesco last night reduced from €39.99 to €10. Brushed stainless steel, and "illuminates blue" when boiling.
Spout a bit narrow for my tap but i'll live with it.

Think the spout is for filtering the limescale from water coming OUT of the kettle.. Lift lid to fill..

DANG! I just bought very similar model from Argos a few days ago, reduced to €38.99 from €79.99. There couldn't be that much of a difference between kettles.. Could there?
ARGOS LINK

karkar athlete · 26-05-2011 1:01pm

Hi just wondering what store did you get it in and was there many left?? thanks:D

borderlinemeath · 26-05-2011 1:31pm

Allyall wrote: »

Think the spout is for filtering the limescale from water coming OUT of the kettle.. Lift lid to fill..

DANG! I just bought very similar model from Argos a few days ago, reduced to €38.99 from €79.99. There couldn't be that much of a difference between kettles.. Could there?
ARGOS LINK

I always use the spout as I live in a hard water area - so it filters the limescale going in too;).
One of the reasons I got a "back up kettle". The current one is 10months old and even with regular descaling it still has a large amount of limescale in it - so if it failed for whatever reason I doubt the retailer would entertain me as it looks as if it hasn't been looked after.

borderlinemeath · 26-05-2011 1:33pm

karkar athlete wrote: »

Hi just wondering what store did you get it in and was there many left?? thanks:D

Got it in the Drogheda store - there was about 5 left yesterday about 5pm.

noodler · 26-05-2011 1:54pm

borderlinemeath wrote: »

I always use the spout as I live in a hard water area - so it filters the limescale going in too;).

Is that not self-defeating?

I mean when you eventually pour yourself a cup of tea....

Oral Slang · 26-05-2011 1:59pm

Just got a new kitchen so need a new kettle & toaster (old ones are about 8 years old & only cost about €10 each when we got them). None in Tesco Merrion anyway.

RandolphEsq · 26-05-2011 2:01pm

Hard water/soft water

borderlinemeath · 26-05-2011 2:05pm

noodler wrote: »

Is that not self-defeating?

I mean when you eventually pour yourself a cup of tea....

Not really - I tend to rinse out the kettle a good bit because of our hard water. For a while we used to fill a jug from the water filter to fill the kettle:D but the water filters are expensive.

We have looked into getting the purification system put in at the tank but that costs a fortune as well..upwards of €5K:eek:

A cheap €10 kettle every year will do me fine!

borderlinemeath · 26-05-2011 2:10pm

Oral Slang wrote: »

Just got a new kitchen so need a new kettle & toaster (old ones are about 8 years old & only cost about €10 each when we got them). None in Tesco Merrion anyway.

They actually had the matching 4 slice toasters reduced to €19 and there were loads of them left. You might need to try a store like Dundrum - from memory they have a good range there.

Oral Slang · 26-05-2011 4:08pm

Oh cool - a toaster & kettle would be great. My o/h keeps on pointing out kettles & toasters for €50 & €60 each, so this would be great.
I'll be passing Tesco Rathfarnham on my way home, so will have a check there. Otherwise I'll go to the square this evening & see if they have them. Hopefully a store that big may have stock.

TriStar6 · 26-05-2011 4:23pm

Oral Slang wrote: »

Oh cool - a toaster & kettle would be great. My o/h keeps on pointing out kettles & toasters for €50 & €60 each, so this would be great.
I'll be passing Tesco Rathfarnham on my way home, so will have a check there. Otherwise I'll go to the square this evening & see if they have them. Hopefully a store that big may have stock.

The kettle is not in the square...please post if they are in rathfarnham

Oral Slang · 26-05-2011 5:51pm

My drive home took an extra 45 mins, but can confirm that there are none in Dundrum, Nutgrove & Rathfarnham. Glad you found out there are none in the Square either, couldn't face another Tesco tonight! If anyone sees them in Dublin, can they post where please!

sundodger5 · 26-05-2011 7:37pm

plenty in Castlebar but not reduced.

ShaneU · 26-05-2011 7:51pm

sundodger5 wrote: »

plenty in Castlebar but not reduced.

Probably are €10 at the till

thomasm · 26-05-2011 9:34pm

Got one for €14 in Ardkeen, Waterford this afternoon. 1 left at about 3pm.
nice kettle

Qwerty? · 27-05-2011 7:39am

None in Claremorris store

sundodger5 · 27-05-2011 9:20am

ShaneU wrote: »

Probably are €10 at the till

Scanned it on the barcode reader came up at 29.99

TequilaMockingBird · 27-05-2011 1:40pm

Off Topic: For limescale, boil neat vinegar for 5 minutes in kettle once a week. Will keep it sparkly.

lindtee · 27-05-2011 2:29pm

None in Mahon or Douglas:( They had a russell hobs 2 slice toaster down from €60ish to €16 in Douglas though.

bazwaldo · 27-05-2011 2:44pm

Picked up this one for €9.50 in Clarehall. No price on shelf so took over to price checker. I couldn't remember what the OP looked like and took a chance and got lucky.