When did electric hot pots go out of style?
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Anonymous
| I had electric hot pot (regal poly hot pot) in 1990 when I went off to college. Came in handy and I used it a lot. Well my niece is starting college in the fall so I got her one with a bunch of other gifts. The electric hot pots of today look a whole lot different than the one I had in 1990. She liked everything except the electric hot pot and asked if she could exchange it. I gave her the gift receipt for the exchange but I’m disappointed college students do not use them anyone. That’s what I used to cook noodles, warm sauces etc in my dorm room. |
Anonymous
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she probably would prefer a Doordash/UberEats/GrubHub giftcars.
Most dorms dont allow hot pots/hot plates/appliances anymore for insurance/firehazard reasons. Some dont even allow fridges or microwaves in the student rooms. |
Anonymous
| I went to college in 1998 and I never had one 🤷♀️ |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
| I went to college in 1988 and I have no idea what a hot pot is. I just used a microwave. |
Anonymous
No fridges?! I’m sure there have been fires started by fridges, but they’re nowhere near common enough to justify banning them. |
Anonymous
| Were the old hot pots the same thing as electric skillets? |
Anonymous
| OP learn from this experience and just include the gift receipt. You’re setting yourself up to be disappointed for no reason. |
Anonymous
| Now the kids sneak air fryers into their dorm rooms. DS came home and insisted we needed one because his dorm neighbor had one. |
Anonymous
| I had one and got one for my kids...they did not use them however. Not sure why |
Anonymous
| I don’t know what a hot pot is. Electric tea kettle? Rice cookers? |
Anonymous
Yes, it’s essentially an electric tea kettle. You can boil water in them to make tea, instant oatmeal, soup, etc. |