{"id":681556,"date":"2010-03-03T14:00:23","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T19:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"tag:consumerist.com,2010:\/\/1.10002787"},"modified":"2010-03-03T18:35:56","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T23:35:56","slug":"one-knife-breaks-kitchenaid-replaces-the-whole-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/681556","title":{"rendered":"One Knife Breaks, KitchenAid Replaces The Whole Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/consumerist.com\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/179373485_f50dbbe8d1_m-thumb-175x117-37680.jpg?w=780\">         <\/p>\n<p>Starla used to have a wonderful set of red-handled knives from KitchenAid. While washing dishes, one day she dropped a large knife into the sink, somehow cracking the blade down the middle. This wouldn&#8217;t do. She contacted KitchenAid to find out whether they would replace the broken knife, which was only a few years old. Since the red set had been discontinued, they just sent her a whole new set of knives.  <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>After getting married in 2003 my husband had bought me a KitchenAid knife set that I desperately wanted.  These knives were red handled and matched our 50&#8217;s kitchen perfectly.  Well, last year while I was doing the dishes, I picked up one of the larger knives and proceeded to wash it in the sink but right as I picked it up it slipped out of my gloved hand and fell back into our deep metal sink.  I picked the knife back up and saw that there was a huge crack in the middle of the blade.  Needless to say that I was a bit miffed that a knife from such an expensive knife set would break after being dropped from a height no more than a foot.<\/p>\n<p>I emailed KitchenAid to see if they would be willing to send me a replacement knife.  Within a day I received a response from KitchenAid asking me to describe the knife and a model number if I had one available.  I responded back with a description of the knife and explained to them that I had no idea what the model number was as it had been a few years since the knife set had been purchased.<\/p>\n<p>The next day I had another reply email from KitchenAid.  This email explained that KitchenAid no longer sold that style knife set in red.  They had a black set that looked exactly like my red set if I was interested or I could opt for a stainless steel set (which came with two extra steak knives).  I was a little sad at first as I didn&#8217;t want a mismatched knife set that was, until, I read the bottom of the email which stated that all I had to do was let them know which set I wanted and they would send me a brand new complete knife set free of charge. <\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t believe it!  A whole entire knife set to replace one knife.  I chose the stainless steel set as the black seemed a bit boring and within seven days I had a new knife set which I currently use.<\/p>\n<p>I am completely in awe of their exemplary customer service and felt that the public needed to be made aware of it.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\nThis isn&#8217;t the first time we&#8217;ve heard of <a href=\"http:\/\/consumerist.com\/2009\/02\/kitchenaid-knives-are-no-match-for-lemon-grass.html\">a KitchenAid knife breaking<\/a> under what seems like everyday pressure, but it&#8217;s good to hear that they more than made up for the breakage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starla used to have a wonderful set of red-handled knives from KitchenAid. While washing dishes, one day she dropped a large knife into the sink, somehow cracking the blade down the middle. This wouldn&#8217;t do. She contacted KitchenAid to find out whether they would replace the broken knife, which was only a few years old. 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