Re: My Toaster...
Unless it won't work without being connected, who cares? Yeah, you'll pay more for that, but that's not different than if you need a toaster capable of handling four slices and the one you want comes with a bagel setting and defrost setting that you don't need.
I've seen some LG TVs recently that seem to be unable to complete setup without connecting them, but that's solved by connecting ethernet or a dummy wireless network temporarily and then disconnecting it later.