Why is all my tech turning on me???

[susandennis]

The sewing machine shop guy never called me back. I finally called him and he said that my repair was not a warranty repair. I got real nice and asked him what he would do in my situation. Should I buy a different, more sturdy machine? What machine would he recommend? Was I being unreasonable to expect a $500 machine to last even a whole year? He had nothing. Sometimes this happens. [WTF??] I kept after him until finally he suggested he talked to his general manager and I said that would be so great.

Meanwhile, I looked at sewing machines on Amazon. I feel like I'm in the Bic sewing machine rut. Buy one, break it, buy another???

First my phone gets stolen, then my Pebble watch breaks, then my computer hard drive dies, and now my sewing machine... I'm just so frustrated.

Regardless, I'm taking the loaner back tomorrow and picking up my fixed machine. I already have the loaner in the car. I hope I don't have to pay $200 but if I do, I do and I just won't buy from them again. It's all luxury for me and I so appreciate that but just because I can afford this stuff doesn't mean I love being jerked around by it!

GRRRRRRRRRRRR

On a brighter note, my brother got to my laptop the minute the SSD got delivered this morning. He has it loaded with Windows 10, Office with Publisher, AVG and the software he uses to keep it all updated via VPN. And it's now with UPS on its way here. Wednesday. He's so sweet to give it a rush. I kept telling him to take his time but he didn't listen and I'm so grateful. I need a little happy tech.

Oh I did make one doll today

Comments

[rsc.livejournal.com]

The purple hair to go with the purple dress is very cool.

[maju01.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's at all unreasonable to expect a $500 sewing machine to last more than a year! I would be extremely upset if this happened to me. My now 45 year old Bernina (which I had to sadly leave in Australia) is still working. The second hand Bernina I bought from a friend a year ago works just fine; I think it's about 20 years old. The second hand White (a now obsolete brand) machine I bought at a street yard sale a couple of years ago still works, and I think it's 20 to 30 years old.

However, I bought a cheap basic Singer machine off Amazon a few years ago thinking if it's a Singer it will be good, and it was the worst sewing machine I've ever used. It didn't break down but it couldn't handle more than two thicknesses of very thin fabric without getting into a horrible tangle.