The old saying is so darn true in today's world of mass production. Things are made by machine and there is no care or concern for quality. Case in point, yesterday I was a Le Target on a mission to buy fans for our bedrooms, they had a large selection with a strange price margin... some were 19.99 and others were 49.99 and there was really no in between. I went with the less expensive (read CHEAP models).
I came home from work, fed Coleman, had C take a "tub", and then was about to read him a story when he asked if we could put the fans together so he could use one tonight. I obliged, not willingly, really with a piss poor attitude, but I began the laborious process of DIY assembly. Well wouldn't you know it, one fan had parts that had been manufactured incorrectly and the other didn't I had to rob from Peter to build Paul! Alas, it was hopeless, neither fan had a working part to correctly control the range of oscillation.
I was livid with those ridiculous fans. They were cheap and poorly manufactured. I ranted, raved and got back in my car...so here I am off to buy some fabulous fans made by Hunter and Dougy, because they know what makes a girl swoon, vintage brushed nickel!
I usually can handle situations like this with grace, but at the end of the day???? While trying to get a child to bed??? Not so sure.
ReplyDeleteGood for hubby to understand the need for quality! =)
wait...you can fix a leaky toilet but assembling a fan is too much? At least you got you're way in the end.
ReplyDelete;-) So glad I got to hang with you for a bit today. Looks like I am going to make it down on Saturday. I might be dragging R-Lee down with me. :-D
ReplyDeletevintage fans - SWOOOOOOON!
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