The "let the primer dry a full 24 hours" part is what got me. Had a guy at a car show tell me something similar years back, said he used to rush primer and blamed the paint when it was really solvent still gassing out under the sealer. He said he learned it after a hood he did wrinkled up in the sun two weeks later and he had to strip it to bare metal. I still catch myself spraying sealer too soon when I'm trying to get a car out the door.

Man, the coffee mug size got me. That zoomed in listing photo with nothing to compare it to is such a dirty trick, and merging reviews from a totally different model should get the seller booted. You did way more homework than most people would with that power cord counting, and it still got you. The cracked handle one is almost funny in a sad way, at least you got your money back and a free tiny fryer out of it. I don't know of a site that shows real sizes, but checking the review photos for hands or a counter is about the best trick there is.