The past so many years I owned two irons, one bought by my parents over 40 years ago, one left behind by a friend who moved back to the US in 2003. She came back to Amsterdam in 2013, but then found a furnished expat apartment provided with such basics and didn't need it back. Both devices worked fine but were at some point stained from using them to hot on synthetic fabric. Not really a problem for me because I haven't worn blouses in over 20 years, and since then I only used an iron to fix fabric paint, which has to be done under a cloth anyway. But still, stained is stained. So one day I looked in a shop for the cleansing stuff. Turned out the little flacon was more expensive than what I could get a good second hand iron for. So I said no to the unnecessary costs.
A few months a go I spotted this Tefal neatly placed next to the trash containers on my way home from groceries. Looks clean and new, tested, works fine. Both old ones went to the recycling shop next day.
In the back you see my 'new' microwave oven. This one was placed in front of my door longer ago, just without the glass plate. Broken I suppose. No problem. Took it out of my old one, that was a gift. It still worked, but the timer didn't do automatic shut down. Not handy. Gladly donated the old bulky thing to the curb. It was before I could get money for it. My replacement Sharp is lighter and takes less space where the inside is the same size. The plate fits and it works fine!
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How amazing! So glad you were able to get these items!
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