Exhibit 10.3
AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
     THIS AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is made and
entered into as of this 19th day of April, 2006, by and between Applica Consumer
Products, Inc., a Florida corporation (together with its permitted successors
and assigns pursuant to this Agreement referred to as “Applica”), and Brian S.
Guptill (the “Executive”). Unless the context requires otherwise, all
capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the respective
meanings assigned thereto in the Employment Agreement (as defined below).
W I T N E S S E T H:
     WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive have entered into that certain
Employment Agreement dated as of May 1, 2005 (as heretofore and hereby amended,
and as further amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the
“Employment Agreement”); and
     WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive have agreed to amend certain
provisions of the Employment Agreement as more fully set forth herein;
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the terms, covenants and
conditions hereinafter appearing, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be
legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
     2. Amendment to Employment Agreement.
     (a) Section 25(l) of the Employment Agreement is hereby deleted and the
following new Section 25(l) is inserted in replacement thereof:
(l) “Good Reason” shall mean (i) the occurrence, without the Executive’s express
written consent, of a material breach of this Employment Agreement by Applica
which is not cured by Applica within 10 days following written notice delivered
by the Executive, or (ii) except for travel required to properly perform his
duties under this Agreement, the Executive’s services are required to be
performed primarily at a location outside a 50 mile radius from Miramar,
Florida.
     2. Entire Agreement. This Amendment and the Employment Agreement (as
amended hereby) constitute the entire agreement among the Parties hereto
concerning the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements,
understandings, discussions, negotiations and undertakings, whether written or
oral, between the Parties with respect thereto.
     3. Full Force and Effect of Agreement. Except as hereby specifically
amended, modified or supplemented, the Employment Agreement is hereby confirmed
and ratified in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect according
to its terms.

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     4. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE
AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICT
OF LAWS RULES.
     5. Severability. In the event that any provision or portion of this
Amendment shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, in
whole or in part, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be unaffected
thereby and shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
     6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, by its appropriate officer, signed this
Amendment and Executive have signed this Amendment as of the day and year first
above written.

            APPLICA INCORPORATED
      By:   /s/ Harry D. Schulman         Harry D. Schulman, CEO and President 
              EXECUTIVE
      /s/ Brian S. Guptill       Brian S. Guptill           

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