Arghhh!! Everything's breaking down at once!!

[PandyPaws]

I'm having a bad run of luck with gadgets and gizmos breaking down lately!

First it was my cellphone's cigarette-lighter cord for the car...it just stopped working one day.

Then I returned from Chicago to find both my answering machine AND my (new) animated Mickey Mouse lamp have met an untimely demise.

On Wednesday while taking a ride over to Radio Shack to replace the answering machine & cell phone cord, I discovered the battery on my watch had died

...and now this morning, it's my coffee maker! It must have a crack in the unit, there was water all over my kitchen counter

yeah, things break, wear out, etc, I know...but one after the other is getting on my nerves

I guess it could be worse, at least my cars and computers are (still) running (so far)

 

[December99]

Shhhhhh....don't jinx it PP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, could be worse - you could have been us this morning and wake up to no heat!!!!!!

 

[JerseyJanice]

If the Mickey Mouse lamp is that new, I'd bring it back or call the 800 number for customer service.

 

[PandyPaws]

Yes, JJ...Mickey is new, less than two months in fact. I'm glad I still have the receipt. It's just aggrivating that we no longer have a Disney Store in Stamford, I have to either take a ride up to Trumbull, CT (20 miles) or out to the Palisades mall (not even sure if they have the lamps there, I'll have to call)

 

[Fantasia Sam]

Perhaps you're carrying too much electricity and it's short circuiting everything that you touch

Poor you

Here are some bouncies to make you feel better

 

[PandyPaws]

Ugh...I just called several TDS's...they don't carry the lamps in the stores. Called WDW and they advised the turnaround for shipping it back & getting a replacement would be up to 6 weeks I guess I'll just be bringing it back with me in November.

side note: I had to laugh, when I called, the telephone greeting is so long-winded they all sounded out of breath when they finished. I called three different stores and heard it three times, all said in a rush to get it out quickly, LOL. It went something like this:
Thank you for calling The Disney Store at the (insert mall name here), where you can get 10% off any Halloween costume purchase when you pre-purchase Disney's Lilo and Stitch. This is (insert CM name here), how may I help you?"

 

[JerseyJanice]

Too funny about the phone speech, Donna!

A couple of weeks ago, I called our Disney Store for something, and the lady who launched into a huge speech about buying Beauty and the Beast. I said, "wow! That was a mouthful!"

 

[ripleysmom]

Oh man Donna....that rots...

 

[grinningghost]

I can so relate to this! You are not alone. Same kind of week for us. First I take the dog to the vet for her yearly shots - vet says the dog has a fractured tooth (which would explain her horrible breath). Had to have the tooth out - $287. DD is getting 4 teeth out next month. Insurance won't cover the hospital room (she has asthma so they need to do it at a hospital) - $866.00. Then, just to top things off, the fuel pump in DH's truck dies last night - $280.00. When will I ever get to buy my WDW tickets?????

 

[browneyes]

I tore up 2 out of 3 of our vehicles in 6 days. I know how you feel.

 

[Saffron]

I hate when that happens! I had a week like that this past summmer. It wasn't fun!

Good luck Donna!

 

[Mskanga]

I am staying away from this thread....