Iron blew up!

Lifeisbutadream

Decided to do a bit of ironing yesterday and when I plugged it in, it gave me an electric shock and then kind of 'blew up' it still works, but is singed and is making a funny noise, so I obviously dont want to use it.

When I looked at the receipt it was purchased on 18th Jan 2009 :mad: rang Argos and they told me to ring the manufacture, which I did. Manufacturer said they will replace it, but I have to pay for it to be sent to them.

The iron was £30 - I dont think it is worth sending it off - I dont know how much it will be to send, but I cant imagine it will be cheap - I will also have to wait for an iron and I have a huge pile of ironing!

Should Argos do something here? I am less than a week out of the 1 year guarantee:(

Makeandsave

Lifeisbutadream wrote: »

Decided to do a bit of ironing yesterday and when I plugged it in, it gave me an electric shock and then kind of 'blew up' it still works, but is singed and is making a funny noise, so I obviously dont want to use it.

When I looked at the receipt it was purchased on 18th Jan 2009 :mad: rang Argos and they told me to ring the manufacture, which I did. Manufacturer said they will replace it, but I have to pay for it to be sent to them.

The iron was £30 - I dont think it is worth sending it off - I dont know how much it will be to send, but I cant imagine it will be cheap - I will also have to wait for an iron and I have a huge pile of ironing!

Should Argos do something here? I am less than a week out of the 1 year guarantee:(

read this

http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/consumers/fact-sheets/page38311.html

I brought a vaccum from argos 18 months it stopped working took it back and quoted the sales of goods act and got a full refund.

solodanceparty

I'd go back to Argos. They should just replace it.

Lifeisbutadream

Thanks for the advice - I have rung argos again and they have agreed to over-ride the year warranty and replace it.

LeeSouthEast

How 'nice' of them

biscit

Result! Yay!