posted on June 7, 2001 02:16:36 PM
Yup,
Thats right, I just got my cancelation notice and when I went to search the others they were all wipe right out of the system.
It seems there was a recall for them in 1979.
So they quit making them.
posted on June 7, 2001 02:37:10 PM
I think I'll relist it as a CORNING "SPICE OF LIFE" WIDGET. and not even mention thats its a coffee pot.
Think I could get away with that?
posted on June 7, 2001 03:11:02 PM
I know it's a bummer to have an item get cancelled, but in this case it is probably wise and perhaps a blessing in disguise! The article you linked indicates these were removed from the maket for being unsafe and a pretty good manufacturer's effort was made to have them taken out of use.
I don't know how different states do it, but in TEXAS a person can be sued if a person is injured by anything purchased from them EVEN if it was not new and was purchased with that knowledge!
Our county had a trial just a couple of years ago where a man had bought a very old piece of farm equipment that ran off a tractor and it turned over killing him because the stabilizer bars were "unstable". His family sued the person who had sold it to him and the original manufacturer of the equipment and everyone in between. It had taken several years to track down WHO had made it since all identifing marks had been removed. Turns out the manufacturer had realized they were dangerous and had taken them off the market. They were able to prove in court they sold them as salvage to another company. That company had apparantly made some modifications, removed the original manufacturer's name and then sold them at auctions. The person who had purchased the item at an auction, kept it for about 10 years (and never had a problem) before selling it to the man who was killed.
The family won the case. The jury decided that the manufacture should have seen to it the items were DESTROYED and not just sold them as salvage. Since the middle man was no longer around, the manufacturer AND the end seller were BOTH held responsible! This surprised a lot of folks around here especially the farmers who routinely "cycle" old equipment around and around between them. One piece of equipment might have been owned by 10 different people in the last 20 years!
Since this case, I am now very careful about what I sell to ANYONE! Especially if I wasn't the one who purchased it new so I know personally how it works and how well it was maintained.
posted on June 7, 2001 03:26:09 PM
Yeah, I remember, I had to send in the lid to mine, and I got a coupon for a new, improved model. That's why most of them don't have lids.
Not my name on ebay.
posted on June 7, 2001 05:54:35 PM
A very good friend of mine was involved in one of the original lawsuits that forced Corning to finally recall these pots and stop selling them.
She was scaled from under her chin to the top of her thighs, spent 2 months in a burn unit, and years having plastic surgery.
This wasn't a frivolous suit, the pots were not designed properly and are dangerous.
posted on June 7, 2001 07:14:26 PM
I'm not surprised...here's what Ebay has to say (and I'm glad that someone is looking out for those of us who might buy something without realized it could be dangerous). I owned one of those coffee pots, and the darn handle comes off after prolonged hot liquids have been inside..it loosens the glue holding the handle on. Could be very dangerous.
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