In the last few years, lots of electrical items have dramatically come down in price: televisions, dvd players, fridges, microwaves etc. However, the humble kettle remains expensive. I've been hunting around for a branded, cheap-ish kettle for the past week. Can I find one? No.

Kettles seem to range from £9.99 - for a plain plastic job - to £59.99 - for a top of the range in-built brita filter thing (we have the latter at home, and it's definitely worth the money)). I've tried Sainsbury, Tesco, TJHughes (discount place), Currys (mega expensive), Comet, Argos and last but not least, Robert Dyas. I would have quite like a silver jug kettle reduced from, let's say £29.99 to £14.99 or something. I've picked up so much stuff which has been discounted, why should the kettle be any different? However, wherever I looked it was the same story - nothing for less than £19.99 unless I wanted an unbranded plain white kettle. I'd just about given up on finding a bargain, so was about to purchase a white boring kettle for the grand price of £12.99 when my attention was caught by the advert for "limited stock, reduced, "£19.99". I had budgeted for £20, so that was ok (although wanted something for less). On display was the cutest little kettle. A Morphy Richards, "Classic Florence Kettle". It looks more like a tea pot to be honest, is metal, and only holds about 1litre (but who cares, I don't really use the kettle much anyway - hence I was so angry having to spend so much) but it is very sweet. It even has a tea pot-esque spout. So, principles out of the window, cuteness and in-practibility have one the day. Good job I saved £20 on a griddle pan. Ho-hum.