Just a quick post to let you know in advance that I'll be having a big rant & rave tomorrow about a certain 'European' kitchen appliance company who's product is dodgy.It's my blog, so I'll rant if I want to. You may want to look away while I get it off my chest & come back later in the week. I hope I've cooled down by then & it's all sweetness & light. Image: Scott
Go for it Millie! Get it all out in the open. I bet you'll be surprised at how many others have had similar experiences.
I'll name and shame 2 for definitive lack of service - Smeg and Gaggenau. They are happy to sell you the product, but cannot provide anyone to service products in my area if something happens. Therefore, have a non-functioning bench extractor fan and one hob of a four hob gas cooktop not functioning for over two years. Ridiculous.
Rant away, Mills! You can do it for all of us... My dishwasher just died a few days before the house settles.. so I'm feeling a bit fiesty and 'anti-appliances' anyway.... Flick x
Life in the little village of Stirling in the hills above Adelaide in South Australia is just about as good as it gets! Enjoying a cool climate and 'hill-station' feel, Stirling is well-known for its 19th-century stone villas set on large grounds dense with roses, camellias, rhododendrons and huge old Oaks.
With 3 sons, 3 grandchildren & my work in a scientific business dominated by yes, more men, The Laurel Hedge was born out of my sheer desperation for something the boys just don't get & never will!
Quote This!
'No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it all too seriously.'
15 years of renovating was over - we'd just completed everything & were really enjoying our lovely old Victorian villa in the Eastern suburbs of Adelaide. However we'd always had a fondness for the country life & without warning we found ourselves transported by alien beings disguised as Real Estate Agents to a house on 1/2 acre of wild, rambling gardens in Stirling!
The house is circa 1972 & with all the 70's features. Open-faced brown brick walls, raked ceilings, exposed beams, split levels - totally yuk! However, it's inherent design is great & the location amazing - tucked behind a wonderful old laurel hedge in a quiet country lane in the heart of gorgeous Stirling.
You're not having a good trot at the moment are you! But I'll be reading...your rants are hugely entertaining!
ReplyDeleteGo for it Millie! Get it all out in the open. I bet you'll be surprised at how many others have had similar experiences.
ReplyDeleteI'll name and shame 2 for definitive lack of service - Smeg and Gaggenau. They are happy to sell you the product, but cannot provide anyone to service products in my area if something happens. Therefore, have a non-functioning bench extractor fan and one hob of a four hob gas cooktop not functioning for over two years. Ridiculous.
Sandy K
Sometimes these things just have to be done. Better out than in.
ReplyDeleteCarmel
Go for it Millie, I'm sure that it'll do you a lot of good.
ReplyDeleteJust noticed the WH Auden quote above your comment box, how clever of you to find such an appropriae line.
Sharon
Oh gosh do let me know, I'm about to order a stove for the new house...yikes hope it's not your brand :o
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Rant away, Mills! You can do it for all of us... My dishwasher just died a few days before the house settles.. so I'm feeling a bit fiesty and 'anti-appliances' anyway....
ReplyDeleteFlick x
Love the image!!!! We are all here to hear your rant and support you through it. ;-)
ReplyDeleteBring it on! Maybe we can out our blog heads together and kick some European-appliance BUTT!! :)
ReplyDeletebring it on - I'm all ears, this will be good.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to the rant! Being European, I blame myself. But nonetheless, I'm looking forward.
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