Sorry for the absence
A Bleat
Apologies to both my readers for the enforced absence.
I normally write this on my laptop, sitting in bed, late at night. However, the power supply went ‘phut’ a few weeks ago. This was not the original HP power supply - that went ‘phut’ several years ago - this was a HiFiCorp replacement generic thing.
I could have used one of the other machines but it wouldn’t have been the same now would it? Anyway, to my most pleasant surprise, after a bit of impromptu digging for the receipt, that it was two days within its guarantee. This is a real first. It’s usually the other way around.
So I hotfoot off to Springfield where there was much examining and noting about the guarantee. I was told that it would have to go away and that the repair would be 7 - 10 days. 12 days later, I enquire and get the ‘I’m afraid it has to go to Joburg’ story. Not putting up with this, I get the number for the service folk in said Joburg.
It transpires that on the 29th May, they still haven’t got the thing and eventually find that it’s been sitting in the repair area in HiFi Corp until May 28th. It’s now 11th June and I am told by HiFiCorp that I may just get it next week if Saturn doesn’t annoy Jupiter.
This is a thing the size of a tiny box of chocolates. What I might, if I’m lucky get is not a repair but a replacement for a gadget that cost all of R399.