Ahhhh, the smell of burning plastic in the morning!!
340912
Ah the smell of burning plastic in the morning...oh wait thats a bad thing!!  After having issues with my GPUs for about a week but after spending all day troubleshooting every possible system I got my face down to adjust some cables I could smell that horrible burning smell and when I pulled the cable out and its scorched and the plastic around the connector is now permanently melted to the psu.
1818942
Terrible plastic smell and plastic taste in coffee brewed.  Splashes coffee brewed all over the front of the coffee maker.  Washing coffee brewing parts in dishwasher did not help!
3108909
Smells of burned plastic and case is melted and warped near USB...
1449339
These shoes are really cute and comfortable, I'll give them that. That fact does not,  however,  make up for the smell.  These shoes REEK!  They smell like burned plastic with something really sickly sweet mixed in.  I will definitely be returning these
3954701
I purchased this product because I didn't want to carry around extra chargers.  Unfortunately, when being used on my vacation with my wife, it almost killed us.  My wife woke up to the burning smell of plastic and I looked over to find my Anker burning up.  I grabbed it and pulled it out of the electrical socket slightly burning my hand also.  I was charging my headphones and my iPhone.  Both were being used with official cables from the manufacture.  I cannot recommend this product until they correct this issue.  It didn't destroy my iPhone or headphones, but did make a hole in the side table.  The smell of burnt plastic is terrible and fused into the room.  Now I maybe stuck paying to replace the side table and cost of "smoking" in the room because of this smell.  DO NOT BUY!

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Updated my review to 3 stars.

Customer support was great and all my issues handled.  It still didn't change the fact that I had a hotel suite that smelled like burnt electronics for the entire weekend of my anniversary vacation.  Thanks Anker.  Love most of your products, but wished this one didn't fail.
1352772
This was cool for a while, I really loved it. But it started to smell like burning plastic.
Safety hazard and fowl odor. May not happen to all of them, or it may... it given time, who knows?
Won't buy again...
3776059
First time turning this thing on it gave off a noxious plastic burning smell. You can also see a small amount of smoke coming out of the unit.  Upon closer examination I found that the plastic mounts on the grate release, the part that's closest to the grill, has been melted.  Searching on the internet I've seen others complain about the plastic smell so I know my experience is not an isolated one.  I am disappointed they haven't pulled this product off the shelf.

I bought this exact product at Target but decided to leave the review here for greater exposure.
3355647
One of the main reasons I bought this kettle was due to the stainless steel interior.  Boiling water in a plastic kettle never seemed like such a great idea.  This one looked pretty good and several people commented that there was no plastic smell.  Sadly, I was not so fortunate.  I don't know if my nose is more sensitive than most or if they changed factories in China, but my kettle has that plastic 'band-aid' smell to it when it boils.  I've determined that the smell comes from where the handle attaches to the kettle.  On the inside of the kettle there's exposed plastic which gives off this nasty smell. I've tried putting lemon juice on it, white vinegar, etc.  Nothing's helped.  I've boiled maybe 20-30 kettles of water and it still stinks, although slightly less.  I'm hopeful it will completely fade soon, but wow.  What a disappointment.
61430
As others have mentioned, the toxic smell of dying plastic is almost unbearable. The quality seems good but if you leave food in it for too long you can actually taste the smell of it...horrible. Im going to try washing it.
1860545
Ripping open the box in excitement upon arrival:

...Fish?

No, it must be the trash! The filthy roommate never takes it out! It MUST be the trash.

Oh boy there's so many! How can I store these in- where in the world is this fish smell coming from?!

(Takes a whiff of the blocks)

Holy hell baby jesus, these smell atrocious! Do ground up fish burn well?! What in the world is in these cubes?

...

Yes, OK. While these smell like the putrid a**holes of some deep sea monstrosity washed up on a beach of rotting whales sprinkled with feces, when they're lit, they burn like raging fires of hell itself.

The smooth, intense flames that lasts a good 10-12min is capable of bringing ~1200ml of water to a boil (in a titanium backpacking pot) if the lid is kept on from start to finish.

Now, is it worth it?

Yes. Keep them in a ziploc bag. Or two. Maybe even 6 if you're not a big fan of the smell of dead ocean creatures.
4766579
It seems like it is doing the job, but the smell of it is horrible!
2543338
Stinks to high heaven of plastic. Couldn't off-gas the odor - our car made us light headed from the fumes
3433550
plastic covering on this item has an eye burning smell to it.  am returning it.  have found this in other made in China plastic or rubberized stuff.
2084317
It was working well until a couple of hours ago. Then I smelt plastic burning. I went to remove and it burned my finger. See picture. Avoid at all costs.
418811
As I opened this box of video cases I was met with a terrible smell. The recycled plastic used was not only stinky, but as I opened the cases up fully and set them out to hopefully air out, I found that if I opened them too widely, the cover joint would begin to tear. The plastic is not very flexible, and after 5 days of sitting out, my office smelled awful and the cases didn't seem any less stinky. If you don't mind the smell, and are careful with them, these DVD cases are a pretty good deal, but I wish now I would have paid a few bucks more and got a better product.
522916
Hold onto a hot cookie sheet too long (ie: while you scrounge around for trivet or something) and you'll start to smell burning plastic.  Fit BOTH my little lady hands and my husbands man hands well so that's nice!
3467422
from the first day this fan smells like melting plastic,there is smoke as well,but no visable fire. I bought the fan months ago and started to use is shortly after,to my surprise to also find out that this fans are real hazard. And thete has been major recall since many years.