Monday, February 23, 2009

Broken Washing Machine





A few months ago, our washing machine quit working.







My first thought: "Yay! Let's go buy a new one!"








After discussing it with my practical husband: "Let's fix it."




Remember the step-down method illustrated with Pizza Friday? Here it is again with the washing machine:






If you would normally... buy a new washer (about $200 to $1000+),

try...calling a professional to fix it (about $150).




If you would normally...call a pro ($150),

try...buying the part and fixing it yourself ($45).





If you would normally...buy the part and fix it yourself ($45),

try...buying a roll of duct tape and rigging it ($5).





If you would normally...rig it with duct tape ($5),

try...washing your clothes by hand ($0).





Just kidding about the duct tape and washing by hand, but the point is that there is almost always room to "step down."




Our local discount appliance store charged $45.99 for the part, so I looked on eBay and found it for $21, including shipping.



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