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Re:Toshiba My Cafe - Missing Mystery Piece - 2007/03/16 19:46I believe the reason that some of the Toshiba company's products were embargoed was that the Japanese sold the "silent propeller" submarine technology to the Russians in the early 1980's. Some battery-powered hand tools were also caught up in that Reagan Administration reaction.
A My Café sold on eBay this week (March 2007) for $212.75 (plus shipping).
As recently as 1997, I sent mine for repair to All Tech Electronics in Totowa, NJ. I have no idea whether they repaired it there or sent it back to Japan; or if they are still around.
And the ultimate My Café trivia....if you look fast on the kitchen counter in "The Big Chill," I'm pretty sure that the My Café is there.
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Sandra Elliott
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Have a Toshiba My Cafe for sale (missing a part) - 2007/04/15 18:59I have a Toshiba My Cafe Grind & Drip Coffeemaker that worked wonderfully until my mother who is now visiting soaked the grinder/basket is ridiculously hot water overnight and it melted the glue? because it came apart! So now i am willing to sell my beloved remaining functional coffeemaker and carafe to someone who needs it.
Sandra Elliott elliott@semo.net
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Jeff
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Re:Toshiba Parts HCD-1200ea - 2007/07/14 20:30I have a hcd-1200ea My Cafe which is about 21 years old and still works fine. It has one small problem where if left on for a while it builds up enough condensation around the electrical wire to trip the earth leakage switch in our house.If anyone knows of a fix for this problem it would be helpful. Other than the small problem we can still make a nice starbucks brew, we live in Australia and miss the nice Canadian coffee.
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Lisa
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Re:Toshiba My Cafe - 2007/09/13 18:54If you have a brew basket for a Toshiba My Cafe'(HCD-850), I would be very interested in purchasing it from you. Please email me at eph6warrior@aol.com Thanks, Lisa
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Lisa Baker
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Re:Toshiba Parts HCD-850 - 2007/09/26 15:01I'm looking for the top and bottom (brown plastic pieces that screw onto the brew basket) to the brew basket. email me @ eph6warrior@aol.com
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Patty
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Re:Toshiba Parts HCD-850 - 2007/09/28 17:21I have a My cafe coffee brewer which I intend to put on Ebay this weekend. I did try it out and made sure it works. I have but one question,it takes awhile to brew a pot of coffee and I wrong??
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colin
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Re:Toshiba Parts HCD-850 - 2007/09/28 19:42What is your definition of "a while" -- It should take 6 to 10 minutes.Colin is the Senior editor and creator of the CoffeeCrew.Com Website
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James Logan
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Re:Toshiba Parts HCD-850 - 2007/10/28 17:03Colin,
Please inform your contributors that I have a used Toshiba My Cafe with a new brew basket, new carafe, good lid, and a serviceable filter. The unit itself is in very good condition, but has an electrical problem with the lid interlock switch -- which I gather is somewhat common from reading the preceding comments. It is not a difficult repair, but I have chosen to look elsewhere for a replacement coffee maker. I will be glad to send the entire unit and the spare parts to whoever is willing to pay shipping costs for the lot. Interested parties can reach me at: jlogan@austinreview.com. Thanks, James.
colin here: you just informed them.
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coffeeman
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Re:Toshiba My Cafe - Missing Mystery Piece - 2007/10/30 13:49for what its worth , i have a new in box Toshiba My Cafe HCD-701. Its never been opened and I was thinking about putting it up on ebay this week.
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colin
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Re:Toshiba My Cafe - Missing Mystery Piece - 2007/10/30 17:30New in box... never used... almost too good to be true. Yea. Put it on Ebay and then let us know where it is.Colin is the Senior editor and creator of the CoffeeCrew.Com Website
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