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Iron blew up!
Lifeisbutadream
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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:(
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:(
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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.0 -
I'd go back to Argos. They should just replace it.0
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Thanks for the advice - I have rung argos again and they have agreed to over-ride the year warranty and replace it.0
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How 'nice' of them
Starting Debt: ~£20,000 01/01/2009. DFD: 20/11/2009 :j
Do something amazing. GIVE BLOOD.0 -
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