Furious Aldi customers rush to return Special Buy waffle maker for MELTING the first time it was used
- Aldi Australia released the Multi Snack Maker as a Special Buys on August 19
- Several customers have complained about the product since it was released
- Some have said the clips or plates have melted while other said it tripped fuses
- Several shoppers have claimed they have returned the product back to Aldi
Angry Aldi shoppers have slammed a Special Buys waffle maker after sections melted off the very first time it was used.
The Multi Snack Maker was available to Aldi shoppers in Australia during a Special Buys promotion on August 19.
Since then customers have complained the clips intended to keep the press together while it cooks have melted.
Since, several customers have complained the clips intended to keep the press together while it cooks have melted (image of melted clip)
The Multi Snack Maker (pictured) was available to Aldi shoppers in Australia during a Special Buys promotion on August 19
Others have said the product trips fuses in their homes or the grill plates have melted.
'I returned mine to Aldi. It did amazing waffles the first day, then the second day I did doughnuts and the clips melted,' one user said.
'I thought I could still use it like it was but the third day it kept tripping the fuses.'
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Another said: 'Tried making doughnuts just now and the plastic for the bottom tray melted so it doesn't clip at all anymore.'
A third social media user said: 'Bought the snack maker today, got home ready to make some doughnuts...blew a fuse, twice. Anyone else have trouble?'
However others reported no issues with the product after creating snacks such as waffles and doughnuts repeatedly.
Others have said the product trips fuses in their homes or the grill plates have melted (example pictured)
An Aldi Australia spokeswoman said anyone who is experiencing issues with the product is urged to contact their customer service team.
'The safety of our products is our number one priority and we take feedback such as this very seriously,' the spokeswoman said.
'We encourage customers to report any such incidents to our Customer Service team so we can thoroughly investigate.'
