Sunday, April 08, 2007

Maytag Really, Really, Really Sucks

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Do you lie awake nights worried your household appliances are plotting to kill you? Or at least trying to drive you into the poor house? In a span of less than six months, every major appliance in the house has broken. None of these items is older than seven years. This is not normal. Why me? How have I angered the gods of electromagnetic fields? Must I split an atom to appease them?

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Once again, I have had a weekend ruined by evil appliances. To recap, my top-of-the-line Maytag Neptune washing machine broke after less than seven years of service. The company refuses to recall the product, or even admit there’s a problem despite a mountain of evidence and mold to the contrary.

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Then, my Maytag dishwasher was recalled, due to the product causing fires. Hassle city, but repaired.

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My Hoover Windtunnel vacuum has been sucking, but only intermittently, so it’s a lemon too. Saving pennies for a Dyson, but that could take years.

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Next, my GE Spacesaver Microwave died. Oh, a quick check on the net confirms only about a billion consumer complaints about the magnetron in this unit, but again – no recall.

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Don’t know about you, but a life with out a microwave is a life not worth living, in my book. I don’t even own a teapot. I just heat a little Pyrex of water at a time for tea, love my popcorn, and reheat platefuls of food all the time. I need that appliance!

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We went to Best Buy (since Circuit City Sucks, but that’s a whole other post) and bought the absolute cheapest over the range model they had; some Goldstar generic that probably leaks radiation, but at this point a brain tumor diagnosis might be the high point of my month.

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Al spent Saturday installing it, since every single hole and mounting bracket had to be different, of course. So, while he’s cleaning up Saturday night, I’m checking that load of permanent press laundry that should have been dry by now. Yep. You guessed it. The Maytag dryer no longer dries.

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All I have to say is, if I turn up dead, I want you to tell the authorities:

THE TOASTER DID IT!!!
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I regret buying my Maytag washer-dryer. I've had three repair calls and bad customer service. I suggest you look elsewhere. My big takeaway: Whatever the commercial says, the opposite is probably true or the company wouldn't have to pay a lot of money to try to change the perception. If only they changed the perception through actions, not words. wouldn't that be refreshing.