The letters came off after 6 months as theyre stuck on, and now after just over a year it's stopped working. Very expensive for what it is

Lovely Looking kettle - really finished off the look of my kitchen - However, a few months outside of warranty a large bubble appeared under the paint/finish and eventually took over half the kettle! I really would have expected it to last a few years longer for the price!

Letters are just stuck on - whilst giving it a clean I lost the G. Looks great but would be better if the letters were more robust and fixed on like the toaster.

Very heavy when lifting and takes a long time to reach boiling point, very expensive for what it is.

Kettle started leaking just after 2 years of owning the product - so out of warranty. Absolutely no reason for it, worked fine for 2 years, then noticed pools of water and found a leak coming out of the bottom. Don't spend the money for something that won't last!!

Although the body of the kettle is nice, I was really disappointed with the quality of the kettle base and the kettle handle which were made of plastic sprayed silver. I just know this is going to either quickly scratch or lose the silver colour quickly which is not good enough for a kettle that is in the higher price bracket. ??

Kettle lid bubbled and chipped paint off within 2 days of use.

Lets start with the pro’s. It’s says smeg and looks great on the kitchen worktop. It boils the water and pours without causing any spills via its stainless steel spout....and that’s about it. The con’s. When boiling it sounds like a small jumbo jet taking off so it’s noisy. The stainless steel body gets very hot and when holding water is very heavy so those with mobility issues will find this kettle difficult to use. The silver base is made from plastic and is horrible when viewed up close. Our first kettle rocked on its base when it first began to boil and after just two days we noticed that the paint had begun to bubble on the plastic lid. That said, Smeg replaced the kettle within days so their warranty works. We have other Smeg items so this kettle looks great alongside them but if I wasn’t so materialistic then I wouldn’t go anywhere near this kettle.