Coke mini-fridge $40 @ Target, adaptors for house or car.

[ponysoprano]

I went to Target for StarWars; the Force Unleashed, which is a great game btw. I impulsively browsed the small appliance aisle. I was going to pick up a $50 fridge that would have been more utilitarian and held more. But I like the fact that the little "kooltronics" Coke fridge could be operated with an included auto-lighter cable. It holds probably 25 cans max, though I'm not 100% sure as I have some N&J East and West in there and some American longcut, which are slightly smaller in size. The thing is said to keep its contents around 32 degrees below room-temp. Out of the box it got cold really quick, and it's working like a charm for my 2 dozen-or-so open cans. I keep my rolls and unopened stuff down in a drawer in the big fridge, some in the freezer. I almost broke the plastic door latch prying the thing open though before I set it up. It's modeled after an old-timey Coke fridge where you have to rotate the lever a quarter turn counter clockwise to open it. The instructions were packaged, not in the box, but in the fridge itself, so I just pulled until it popped open...nothing broken though. The thing is said to hold a six-pack, and with creative stacking, I'm thinking you could wedge 3 full rolls in there if need be. The pic is the closest I could find to the one I have, it seems there are or have been several designs available...mine has a round coke logo on the front...I drink the stuff, but I put a sticker over it as I'm not big on logo-branded stuff. I made the decision to get a little mini-fridge after throwing out half a dozen portion cans that got skunky after 3 or 4 weeks, even kept cool and closed. The Target site says it comes with a shelf, but mine did not. A decent buy to protect my ongoing investment in snus.

[stew.12]

Does it make alot of noise?

[ponysoprano]

Does it make alot of noise?

It's actually not too bad, it's thermoelectric, so there's no compressor. I already sleep hooked up to a CPAP machine for sleep apnea, so I'm used to a bit of ambient hum when I'm sleeping. The only thing you hear is the fan, imagine the fan sound of a videogame console or pc, it's not much louder than that, but it runs as long as the unit is on.

[airwoodstock]

I may have to get one for my home desk. I have a mini fridge in the office but, it would be handier to keep my tin of lös cooler while it's on my desk. That and the fact I'm lazy. (The mini fridge is about 10 ft. from where the desk is :wink: )

[lxskllr]

I have a little fridge like that, that I got at the thrift shop. Mine has Spiderman on the front :^D It works pretty well, but I haven't used it yet, no real need atm.

[snusjus]

That's awesome. If I get one I will paint it black and make some Skruf, Nick & Johnny, and General decals to pimp it out.

[ponysoprano]

That's awesome. If I get one I will paint it black and make some Skruf, Nick & Johnny, and General decals to pimp it out.

Yeah, that's a cool idea. I thought about seeing if Dura-Kote, the gun paint would work, as it comes in crazy colors, but the body of the fridge is just cheap plastic so I'm sure model paint would do fine if you could cover the red with a base coat. I just stuck a sticker of a native american coyote design on there, as I'd been looking for someplace to put it, and the round Coke logo on my fridge looked cheesy.

[Jason]

I have one that's similar; it's been running 24/7 for months now. I love it! 8)

[jamesstew]

That fridge would be perfect for my 5 free cans.

[captncaveman]

I bought one about 2 months ago, it works great and very little to no noise. It keeps snus a nice temp.

[bakerbarber]

Dudes,

I so almost bought a USB mini fridge. Thankfully someone talked me out of it.

I bought a real mini fridge with a compressor for $50. It has the tiny freezer compartment and the mini ice tray I threw out. I friggin love it! My lunch my snus my water my candy bars and it makes a nice little end table next to my desk.

I could see it getting annoying if it were in a bedroom though. It's not loud, but it aint silent either.

[cocsp2002]

50 bucks? What are the dimensions? I'm getting out to sea in not too long, and I've been racking my brain trying to figure out how to keep my snus cold for a couple months. If I could get a (very) small mini fridge, I could stuff it in the outboard and plug it in, and no one would be the wiser!

P.S. Where did you get yours? I'm keeping my eyes open in the near future...

[lxskllr]

50 bucks? What are the dimensions? I'm getting out to sea in not too long, and I've been racking my brain trying to figure out how to keep my snus cold for a couple months. If I could get a (very) small mini fridge, I could stuff it in the outboard and plug it in, and no one would be the wiser!

P.S. Where did you get yours? I'm keeping my eyes open in the near future...

That Coke fridge would probably work very well for your uses. It's fairly quiet, and has low power consumption. You should be able to fit a 2 months supply in it.

[bakerbarber]

cocsp2002

I got it at Wal Mart. I know it's 1.7 cu ft. capacity. As far as the exterior dimensions I'm not sure. Maybe 18"X24"X24".

I'm sure you can find one on sale somewhere for back to school. college kids love em. I've seen them at Target. Mine is a Holsum. There's a lot of different brands.

[cocsp2002]

That sounds like a roughly appropriate size...I'll have to wait until the boat comes back to measure the spot I'm thinking of putting it in, but it only has to be big enough to hold 2 rolls plus about 8 extra cans...I figure I won't use more than a can every 5 or 6 days, so I don't think I'll need too much. Thanks though.