A week or so ago my trusty reservoir steam iron lay down and died. I had it for years so it was time to send it to the great iron cemetery in the sky. I purchased a new one and this morning was the first time it was to be used.
Got the instructions and connected it properly, took off the protection strip on the plate and lightly buffed the plate to remove the excess oil.
Filled the reservoir to the correct level, checked the settings as per the instructions, checked the steam switch was at off during heating and switched it on at the wall.
BANG the master trip switch, well tripped. Feck it, now being a man I of course thought if I reset the trip switch and tried again this time it would work.
BANG the master trip switch, well tripped.
Feck, OK I had to go to work so I had to throw a sweater over a creased shirt. I re-packed the iron in its original box and would hit the shop after work.
Arrived at the shop.
Me: "I bought this iron here a week or so ago and it's fecked"
Assistant: "What's wrong with it" Chewing a tennis ball sized piece of gum
Me: "It's fecked"
Assistant: "Ah, have you got the receipt" cue harder chew
Me: "No"
Assistant: "Ah, how do we know you bought it here" Triumphant mastication in use
Me: "Possibly because it has this shops logo on it"
Assistant: "Ah" chewing stopped "OK we will replace it"
Me: "Don't want another one I want my money back"
Assistant: "We don't do refunds" cue enthusiastic chewing
Me: "You do now"
Cue bell ringing and the appearance of a suit. Well he did not get the chance for any pleasantries as I quoted consumers acts and customer care and the old "I don't give a feck what you say I want my money back"
Well the tennis ball of chewy fell out, the suit paled and I got my money back and went next door to get another iron and this one works just fine thank you.
