EXHIBIT 2(a)(i)

                   AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO TRANSACTION AGREEMENT


         This Amendment No. 5 to Transaction  Agreement  (this  "Amendment")  is
made as of the 30 day of  April,  1999,  by and  between  The Black & Decker
Corporation,  a Maryland corporation ("Seller"),  and Windmere-Durable Holdings,
Inc., a Florida corporation ("Buyer").

                                   WITNESSETH

         WHEREAS,  Seller and Buyer have  entered into a  Transaction  Agreement
dated as of May 10, 1998, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Transaction Agreement
dated  as of June  26,  1998,  a letter  agreement  dated  as of July 23,  1998,
Amendment No. 3 to  Transaction  Agreement  dated as of September 23, 1998,  and
Amendment  No. 4 to  Transaction  Agreement  dated as of  October  15,  1998 (as
amended,  the "Agreement"),  pursuant to which Seller transferred and caused the
Affiliated  Transferors to transfer  substantially all of the assets held, owned
by or  use to  conduct  the  HPG  Business,  and  assigned  certain  liabilities
associated  with the HPG  Business,  to Buyer or Buyer  Companies  designated by
Buyer,  and Buyer received and caused such designated Buyer Companies to receive
such  assets  and  assume  such  liabilities  upon the terms and  subject to the
conditions set forth in the Agreement; and

         WHEREAS,  the Seller and Buyer desire to further amend the Agreement in
accordance with the terms of this Amendment.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
of the parties contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

         Section 1.  Capitalized  terms  used but not  defined  herein  have the
meanings given to them in the Agreement.

         Section 2. The  definition  of  "Designated  Products" set forth in the
Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the  following is inserted in its place
and stead:

                           "Designated  Products" means  coffeemakers,  espresso
                  makers,  cappuccino makers,  coffee mills,  toasters,  toaster
                  ovens  (including those with convection  features),  table top
                  ovens with new kind of heat source,  portable microwave ovens,
                  steamers,  rice cookers,  choppers, can openers,  mixers, food
                  processors,  irons,  breadmakers,   skillets,  electric  WOKs,
                  electric griddles,  slow cookers,  electric knives,  blenders,
                  juicers,  grills,  kettles and wafflebakers,  as well as floor
                  polishers,  hair dryers and corded canister and corded upright
                  floor vacuums sold in Mexico,  Central America,  South America
                  (other than Brazil) and the  Caribbean,  together in each case
                  with any related accessories or attachments,  and all products
                  in the  foregoing  categories  under  development  in the  HPG
                  Business  as of the  Closing  Date or  that  have  been  under
                  development  in the HPG  Business  at any time during the year
                  prior to the Closing Date, but excluding step stools, Cleaning
                  and Lighting Products, shop, construction and similar vacuums,
                  and  VersaPak(R)  rechargeable  battery  packs  and  chargers,
                  together in each case with related accessories or attachments.
                  It is expressly  understood  and agreed that floor  polishers,
                  hair  dryers and corded  canister  and  corded  upright  floor
                  vacuums (and any related  accessories  or  attachments)  shall
                  only be  "Designated  Products"  to the extent and only to the
                  extent sold in Mexico,  Central America,  South America (other
                  than Brazil) and the Caribbean.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto caused this Amendment to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officers on the day and year first above
written.

                                  THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION



                                  By: /s/CHARLES E. FENTON
                                         Charles E. Fenton


                                  WINDMERE-DURABLE HOLDINGS, INC.



                                  By: /s/HARRY D. SCHULMAN
                                         Harry D. Schulman