Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Check out my new $800.00 coat rack!


We bought this "treadmill" at Sp*rts Auth*rity last Saturday. Secret Agent Man went above and beyond what I expected him to do by buying the one with a TV and fan! The salesdude was very knowledgeable and did an exhaustive job explaining the return policy and extended warranty (hhhmmm.) We got it home, hauled it upstairs, set it up. The TV is awesome, there is even a cable hook up. The fan works great. It even takes my pulse. But, the dang thing won't move. The tread mill part doesn't work! But, I'm having a great time watching TV standing up and taking my pulse with cool air blowing on me.

After an hour on the phone with a customer service rep who has never actually seen one of these in real life, they are going to send us a new mother board...via USPS...that we can replace ourselves... by just connecting twenty simple wires...in 7 to 10 days when it arrives.

I can't even begin to tell you how frustrating it is to spend that kind of money on something that doesn't work!

21 comments:

  1. Tori :)October 24, 2007 at 12:24 PM

    Are you sure it's plugged in? ;)

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  2. AnonymousOctober 24, 2007 at 1:05 PM

    Good one Tori!


    Annie-you do have to MOVE your leggs.

    We bought a flat screen tv from C City-and it blew up.(we had only had the thing for 2 or 3 months)
    The price that we paid-the tv shouldn't of blown up!

    Looooonnng story short-after many many months and phone calls and emails and visits to the store.
    We ended up with gift cards and
    A brand new flat screen. bigger and Better. it was a vey loooooonnnng process! And a lot of run arounds from that store!! C..... City!!!

    but all is good now!!

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  3. aubreyannieOctober 24, 2007 at 1:36 PM

    OH SWEET. i want one. with a tv cable hookup? awesome. i have nowhere to put one though...i barely have room for my rowing machine.

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  4. wendyOctober 24, 2007 at 1:59 PM

    That is one awesome machine. But how frustrating. On the other hand, you don't have to feel guilty that it's not getting any use...

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  5. Super Happy GirlOctober 24, 2007 at 2:13 PM

    It's not really officially a "coat rack" until you have had it for 3 months and you have used it less than once.

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  6. AmandaOctober 24, 2007 at 2:41 PM

    Ditto to Wendy's comment! :)

    If I bought one of those I wouldn't have to go to the gym. Hmmmmm.....

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  7. MillieOctober 24, 2007 at 3:08 PM

    I'm sorry. :(

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  8. DeenaOctober 24, 2007 at 6:57 PM

    "I'm having a great time watching TV standing up and taking my pulse with cool air blowing on me."

    That's my favorite kind of workout. No wonder I don't ever lose any weight.

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  9. Tori :)October 24, 2007 at 9:39 PM

    I have an award for you on my blog. :)

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  10. elasticwaistbandladyOctober 24, 2007 at 10:20 PM

    Maybe it's a super special anti-motion sickness treadmill?

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  11. SuzanneOctober 24, 2007 at 11:43 PM

    We've been looking into getting a treadmill and I'm beginning to wonder if it's just a stressful thing in general.

    I really want to have a commercial grade one like in the gyms, but they are pretty expensive so we thought about trying to find a used one. The problem is that I've heard the motors need to be replaced about every year or so, so what if we buy a used one and it blows up after one week. Arg!

    Sorry you've had to deal with this stress, but I guess your jacket will remain wrinkle free in the meantime! :)

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  12. Nancy FaceOctober 25, 2007 at 6:00 AM

    Gah! I just hate it when my TV won't move!

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  13. StaceyOctober 25, 2007 at 9:03 AM

    Those sound like my kind of workouts!

    I'm sorry you paid so much and the dang thing doesn't work. How annoying!!

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  14. TamaOctober 25, 2007 at 9:47 AM

    Wow! I love the new coat rack! I am so glad to hear that I am not the only one who has such good luck with large purchase items! I've gone through two bread machines now and they both burned the bread. I wish I could return it and just get my money back.

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  15. YvonneOctober 25, 2007 at 6:33 PM

    Tori is too clever!!! In fact, I love readng other people's comments.

    I'd be pretty frustrated with the whole experience. Hope it gets straightened out soon!!!

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  16. MillieOctober 25, 2007 at 10:44 PM

    I hate being titillated.

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  17. MillieOctober 25, 2007 at 10:44 PM

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  18. Elizabeth-WOctober 25, 2007 at 11:25 PM

    So....did you plug it in yet? That would be horribly mortifying if that had been the case. Part of you would want to admit Tori knew you too well. The other part would erase this post altogether.

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  19. Bill... just BillOctober 26, 2007 at 5:58 AM

    Better get that thing working so you can walk off your "candy testing" before Thanksgiving.

    BTW, October 30 is National Candy Corn Day.

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  20. AnonymousOctober 26, 2007 at 8:08 AM

    Does the mother board come from the mother ship?

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  21. Super Happy GirlOctober 26, 2007 at 6:29 PM

    "Oh...D. Oh...D."

    As I watched it last night,I finally got your comment and I laughed Dear Annie. I laughed and laughed.
    Gracias, you sweet woman you.

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