Where to Find a Pink Microwave

A friend recently asked me to help her find a pink microwave.  I thought that it would be an easy task, but I was wrong.  The problem is that most appliance manufacturers don’t stray very far from the safe colors like black, white, and silver.  These three colors are what 99% of consumers buy, so it didn’t surprise me very much when I had a tough time finding one in the color pink.  After a little searching, I did come up with a couple of options though, and here they are.  The only problem is that if you won’t settle for anything other than a pink microwave oven, you pretty much have to take whatever is offered.  You won’t have much choice as far as size and power goes. In fact, you have exactly two choices.

The first of the pink microwaves is from a company called Cooks.  As far as microwaves go, it is definitely on the small side at .6 cubic feet.  Most normal sized ovens are around 1 cubic foot.  As far as features go, it is pretty much your basic microwave oven with the standard electronic display and what not.  An added bonus is that if you are looking for a yellow microwave or something like that, they make the same model in different colors.  Have your pick of yellow, tangerine, white, pink, black, or red.  The only place that I’ve seen it actually for sale is at JC Penney, and it doesn’t look like they are going to sell it for much longer.

If you are willing to consider another color, I recommend getting This Red Microwave from Amazon.com.  It is made by Magic Chef, which is owned by the Whirlpool/Maytag corporation, definitely the leaders in home appliances.  It also gets great reviews from people who have bought it.  At least you can get plenty of other pink kitchen accessories and appliances.  Here are some of the ones that you CAN find:

Your second choice is the pink Hinari microwave.  Although the brand name sounds exotic, it is actually a British company that has been around for 20 years or so.  Like the Cooks pink microwave, this is another tiny oven.  It is pretty much the same size as the one mentioned above, at 17 liters (just over .6 cubic feet).  For some reason they seem to think that people wanting microwaves in this color like tiny appliances!  This one at least comes with a few more features than the cooks model, but it might be pretty tough to locate anywhere outside the UK.  You can find it at this store, but they won’t deliver outside the UK.
As you can see, getting your hands on a hot pink microwave is easier said than done.  If you want a toy one, that is a different story.  This one here lights up and makes beeping noises like a real oven, but it won’t actually heat anything up.  While a pink toy microwave might do the trick for a little princess, it won’t really help in a real kitchen.

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