Our table top can opener broke, and I ordered one from Amazon for $40. When it arrived, it wouldn't open even a single #10 can. Not able to wait for another can opener to be shipped, I sent a guy to Salem Restaurant Equipment to pick up a new can opener and paid $115 for it. Much to my dismay, my employee returned with the same exact can opener I had paid $40 for on Amazon that didn't work. It did at least open a few cans, although the gear slips constantly and you have to turn the can manually for it to work.
I know it's just a can opener, but the fact that they charged almost three times the price for it, coupled with the fact that they would even stock such a terrible piece of equipment has made me decide that I really don't want anything to do with Salem Restaurant Equipment.
Oh, and FYI, SRE, if you're reading this, I paid a professional to install it exactly as the instructions said. No excuses. read more