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Peas63 t1_itz4wz1 wrote

We got a Peugeot pepper mill for our wedding. The wooden adjustment collar thing at the bottom broke after just a couple months of minimal use. Couldn’t get any response from the company. Replaced it with a Fletcher’s Mill which was much cheaper but grinds so much smoother and quicker.

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leftieaz t1_itzrle6 wrote

Was this the USelect model that broke?

I read that the newer USelect have that design defect and no longer considered buy it for life.

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Peas63 t1_itzt3o5 wrote

Yeah it was. This was around 2018/2019.

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johnyfin t1_iu0judw wrote

That's so weird. I'm rocking a peugeot pepper mill (not sure which model) for like over 10 years already, had no problems at all.

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skonevt t1_iu0aq0w wrote

I got one around 2007 and have never liked it. Not sure if it's just me or something is wrong with it. Reading on now, I'm seeing the term "USelect" for the first time. If by USelect you mean the bottom ring that says I, II, III, etc. - I guess that's what I have.

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Bortaman t1_iu0icnl wrote

Ours work very well but the collars broke on both at their first drop off the table. We have three kids so there is no reality where that wouldn’t have happened. The collar is sooo thin and there’s plastic behind so it’s a very weak part. Maybe there are better versions of it?

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LAGA_1989 t1_iu10ej1 wrote

I heard SO many good things and was deeply disappointed with mine. The red coating on mine cracked immediately after buy it. Started chipping off into the food. Then it just cracked up the side. Total garbage. I got a Magnum brand pepper mill and that thing seriously rocks! Grinds a ton quickly and never has any issues. It also holds a lot of pepper so I only refill it every month or so. Had mine 3 years so far and now my extended family all have one too. I will warn you though, when it arrived at my office, the secretary thought it was a big black dildo based on the pic on the box and the word MAGNUM Printed enormously on the side of the box. 😅

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boomboombalatty t1_iu17abx wrote

I'm also team Magnum, but a plastic part in base of my first one did fail. I looked around for something better, but once you go Magnum you can never go back to something smaller.

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4touchdownsinonegame t1_iu0kllx wrote

I recently had the same thing. I had zero issues getting a replacement through their website.

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skonevt t1_iu0ta37 wrote

u/Peas63 just want to verify with you -- this is the Fletchers' Mill you're referring to? Thanks!
https://fletchersmill.com/https://fletchersmill.com/

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Peas63 t1_iu0ucqk wrote

That link's not working for me, but I have the model that looks a lot like the Peugeot Paris - looks like it's the "Federal" model on Amazon, in 8" white.

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skonevt t1_iu0un1n wrote

Sorry about the link. Sounds like I found the right place. Definitely saw the "Federal" model. Thank you!

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PiersPlays t1_iu14bbn wrote

AFAIK the models with the new adjustment collar are all like that but the ones without are still just as good as ever.

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JimEngland t1_iu1r416 wrote

+1. Fletchers Mill is the superior product in 2022

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tomate12 t1_iu1uc6v wrote

I've had two sets that have broken like that.

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