BELLA 13791 Dots Collection 4-Slice Toaster, Purple

I ordered this Bella and I couldn't wait to get it. Unfortunately, the one I did receive, was damaged. The box it came in was busted up and the toaster wasn't working properly. Left slot would lock down when not plugged in and the heating elements were not working correctly. Also, it set off my fire alarm a few times.I just received the replacement and so far, so good. Box was in good shape and both slots aren't locking down when unplugged. Heating elements seem to work alright, but still they all don't light up. It still set off my fire alarm when I plugged it in for the first time, but since then it has been quiet. Hoping that this won't set the alarm off at 6am from now on.Colors look great. Exactly the same red/silver you see in the picture. For a four slice toaster, it takes up a small place. Good for smaller kitchens. Bagel button works good...even for English muffins. One thing I noticed on this toaster, the lever for the darkness (doneness) can be set in the middle and if you toast to the end of that cycle, you will have burnt (dark, dark brown toast). I guess medium doneness is closer to the lighter setting. Still bread does toast pretty even on both side.Glad I was able to return the bad one and get the replacement. It looks good and so far, it works pretty well. Happy customer.UPDATE: 12-22-2014I have had this toaster for 10 months and it has worked great. I have toast that doesn't burn on one side and the bagel control works excellent for bagels. It does heat up strong, so be careful how long you toast your food. It still looks great and I am very happy I received this replacement. Well worth the money.

I just received the toaster today. Plugged it in, have not used yet so I will update my review at a later date.Okay, it is now a week later. We have used the toaster every day. Makes great toast. At first it does have a smell and as it says in the instructions it goes away. No, bad taste from smell. It does take sometime to toast the bread but it works great. Bagels turn out just perfect. And I love the red color in my kitchen. I also bought the coffee maker to match and we love that too. Both work great, just hope they last for years.

I have the red bell dots coffee maker which I love.now I have 2 favorites in my kitchen. My husband loves toasted onion rolls & hamburger buns. All of our other toasters did have what they claimed were wide slots ,couldn't fit the rolls and buns in without touching the elements and burning, or tearing when removing the buns out of the slot.These slots have x-tra,x-tra wide slots with more than enough space. The red color is very vivid and bright, a real true red. My kitchen has an apple theme red delicious color & green apple.I plan to purchase the green bella dots 4 slice toaster and the coffee maker in green.I love changing the little things in my home with her change of season and holidays."UPDATE" march 11th 2014,toaster is still working terrific. We use it daily, every morning,sometimes even more then once a day.I have not been able to locate the green 4 slice square one,only the 4 slice long, which not my style.I have however purchased a second 4 slice red one because they have been getting a little challenging to find.

I've had this toaster for about six months. Pros are that I think it looks nice, and I like having a four-slice toaster after previously having a two-slice. However, I have experienced a few cons:It produces a lot of smoke during the first few cycles. I realize that is manufacturing residue burning off, but I had to take it outside to run it due to how much smoke it produced.The darkness setting is very sensitive. I found it hard to find the setting I want; just a hair to the right or left can be the difference between undertoasted and setting off the smoke alarm.It did not survive a move very well. Since I moved, one of the sides buzzes while it's running, and both sides produce a strange smell similar to how it smelled during the first few cycles.Overall, I would not recommend this toaster, and will probably replace mine soon. Previously I had what was probably one of the cheapest toasters available, and I had no complaints about it until it finally petered out after ten years. It is frustrating to have spent extra money on what turned out to be a disappointing toaster.

I bought the red version of this toaster about 4 months ago. It is absolutely adorable and worked as a toaster should the first few times I used it. In my house we use the toaster about 3 times a week. Not working it to death by any means. My first problem occurred with the lighter/darker sliding control. Although it is silver in color, it is only painted plastic, and as I was placing it back into the cabinet I barely knocked the knob against the cabinet door and it broke off! So now I could not adjust my toast to a lighter or darker setting on that side anymore. Within a matter of weeks, and without warning or mishandling, the opposite 2 slots nearly started a small appliance fire when the burners suddenly ignited my toast that has only been deposited into the toaster less than 20 seconds earlier. My entire kitchen was filled with smoke! so now I am stuck with a useless 4 month old toaster because on one side the slide adjuster is broken and on the other, it only burns my toast to charcoal within seconds! What a waste of money! I am sure it is still under warranty but not sure it is worth the effort to return it and get a new one. Not sure I trust this brand. Not impressed at all!