Exactly how stingy am I?

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I have an electric hand mixer I use for things like beating cream and mixing cakes when I’m in a hurry. I’ve had it for quite a few years and the beaters have started to fall apart; the plastic bits that hold them all together are showing the strain and one part has broken off. I held it together with an elastic band for a while and to my surprise that actually worked but finally I decided I should really replace the whole thing. So I looked for a new version of the same thing and found one from the same brand for a reasonable price (£25) and decided to treat myself. I ordered it, collected it the same day and was very pleased. But then I got an email from the supplier asking me to review my purchase, and when I clicked the link it took me to the item description and there was the mixer at 20% off – now £20! If I hadn’t seen that of course I would have been quite happy, but now I’m annoyed. So the question is: do I order the same thing again and then arrange to return my mixer and at the same time pick up the new one and get a £5 refund, or is that just too ridiculously mean? All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2026.