Felice Friese wrote:
> "No Name" > wrote in message
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>>Elder parents....grrrrrrrrrrr
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>>Tonight my 72 yr old father is telling me how he needs a $500 malt machine
>>to make a good malt. Now keep in mind he has never shown interest in
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> making
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>>a smoothie, milkshake or mexican liquado. I told him that people that buy
>>malt machines when not needed have more money than brains.
>>
>>My father is the type of pack rat that has one of everything but only uses
>>those items once in 10 years.
>>
>>Don't retirees think of anything else but how to squander their hard
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> earned
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>>money on junk shown on the Home Shopping Network? Especially ones that
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> have
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>>a collection of tools and gadgets that they don't currently use?
>>
>>Can someone please answer 3 basic questions?
>>1) What is the big difference in a malt vs milkshake?
>>2) Does Dad need a malt machine, won't a blender do?
>>3) Can you share some basic recipes?
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>
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> If your 72-year-old father wants a $500 malt machine, and will apparently
> pay for it himself, what difference does it make to you? I'm glad my kids
> don't try to tell their 77-year-old mother what $500 items she should or
> shouldn't buy!
>
> The man wants a malt machine? He should have a malt machine!
>
> Felice
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>


Agreed. But maybe he can look for a used commercial milkshake machine
instead of whatever is on HSN? I hate to see anybody spend money on HSN
or QVC junk.

There are quite a few old heavy-duty Hamilton Beach milkshake makers on
eBay right now for much less than $50. They are quite
nostalgic-looking. (I might buy one.)

Best regards,
Bob