Hamilton Beach Classic Chrome Heavyweight Can Opener

I never learn. Spending more time in UPS returning stuff from Amazon than in the bathroom these days and for me, that's yeah, a lot. I'm truly almost in tears over this purchase because literally everything has become cheaper and more expensive. I refuse to buy crap. I had been reviewing electric can openers. They're a great invention, time-saving, easy to use. I'm a clean freak so I wipe the mechanism clean after every use. We've had a Hamilton Beach for perhaps 20+ years...or more. Well made, heavy-duty, very hard plastic casing, all steel opening components. Nice strong magnet to remove lid from cans. Lately, though, it's been looking shabby and the opening parts were rusty and kind of cruddy. I tried cleaning them with steel wool, gritty cleanser, etc., but no dice. Nothing worked. I kissed it goodbye and put it in the donate box. Then the search began. I didn't like the most popular one as it did not have a magnet in the opening mechanism. This I do NOT understand. I did not want a Kitchen Mama. If it had a battery option, maybe, plus I saw many reviews that said it was made very cheaply out of the thinnest plastic. No thanks. I was so tired and done with looking for a freaking can opener. Apparently, people must not use them anymore. Maybe Siri opens it for them? I Googled "Can opener with a magnet." A HB came up. Red! I loved the way it looked and it was cheaper than the #1 can opener which didn't have the magnet. Out of exhaustion and desperation, I clicked on it. Two days later, it was here. The box felt like it was full of cotton. Uh oh. So lightweight. I pulled it out and the color was a great pop for the kitchen! But it's made of the cheapest, thinnest plastic you could imagine. Then I checked out the opener part. They could not have made this aluminum or tin thinner or cheaper. It's too bad I've lived a long life already. I've seen the best. If you're 35 or younger, you have no idea what quality is like. Unless you do. So you buy the junk and it is what it is. You're used to it. But I will search for quality items no matter what it takes and I will continue to return this junk when I get it. I wish everyone would. This thing will obviously last a very short time and you'd have to handle it like a precious flower. Back it goes today.