No more Washday Blues! Just thought I'd update you all - I am a very happy bunny with the new washer & dryer.NO, I didn't go to Argos, Curries, Comet etc as you would expect... I went to Next. Why? Because the particular make I chose (Hotpoint) had a half-load facility (I can no longer hand wash because my hands are too bad) and all the usual stuff, was very competitively priced, and Hotpoint offers as standard from Next a 5-YEAR PARTS AND 1 YEAR LABOUR & PARTS GUARANTEE AS STANDARD!!! (This is notoffered by Curries, Argos or Comet). I hope you realise how unusual this is - both Argos and Comet had the exact same model and only offered a 1-year parts & labour guarantee. To extend it, Comet quoted nearly £300 extra, and Argos was only a little cheaper. Plus they charge £35 installation fee (although delivery was cheap) whereas Next's charges for installation (cheaper than Argos) and delivery (more expensive) still worked out a LOT cheaper overall.
Do your research on products like this before you buy anything - don't be seduced by advertising!
(The clipart is from this site: http://www.retrographix.com/)
Anyhow, the final thing was to register both products (washer & dryer) to activate the guarantees with the insurance people - who offered me extended insurance on both products for a very nominal charge of only £8 for just 12 months. Which means I am now fully insured for parts, labour, accidental damage - everything you can think of - until 2011. So I am a very satisfied customer. Additionally, they are both QUIET, and don't dance across the kitchen floor. At last, something went right! What a relief. So that's two less things to worry about now and our tiny flat no longer looks like a laundry, with stuff hung off hangers in the doorways and draped on every radiator.
End of rant. Sorry guys, but I just had to!
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