To: 2Jedismom
No kidding...it's growing more and more difficult to actually get things repaired nowadays. In most cases, it's become cheaper to just throw it out and buy a new one.
Our old VCR (which was first mine when I was 16, and is now Autumn's) conked out on us a few weeks ago. I took it to a repair shop, and he wanted to charge me $95 to fix it.
Wal-mart sells VCR's as low as $30. Guess which option I took (against my heartfelt wishes, admittedly).
I really wanted to keep that thing, but there wasn't a sound financial reason to.
17,475 posted on
01/27/2004 2:41:49 PM PST by
ItsOurTimeNow
("By all that we hold dear on this Earth I bid you stand, men of the West!")
To: ItsOurTimeNow; RosieCotton
That's exactly what I'm talking about.
Say, look at this! I found it on Ebay and I thought mine looked pretty much like it! I went and examined the black crank and sure enough! It's been spray-painted black...you can see the original green paint under it in spots!
Do you think it could seriesly be from the 40s???
17,476 posted on
01/27/2004 2:45:13 PM PST by
2Jedismom
(HHD with 4 Chickens)
To: ItsOurTimeNow
Huh... nostalgia for old tech isn't something I've got yet. Unless books count, I have books that I don't want to replace because they have memories for me.
17,477 posted on
01/27/2004 2:45:29 PM PST by
JenB
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