{"id":47285,"date":"2017-03-09T14:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T07:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/whirlpool-left-my-elderly-in-laws-afraid-to-use-their-dryer-for-14-months\/"},"modified":"2017-03-09T14:09:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T07:09:11","slug":"whirlpool-left-my-elderly-in-laws-afraid-to-use-their-dryer-for-14-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/whirlpool-left-my-elderly-in-laws-afraid-to-use-their-dryer-for-14-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Whirlpool left my elderly in-laws afraid to use their dryer for 14 months"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAfter offering a new one for \u00a349.99, it then upped the price to \u00a399.99Over a year ago, Whirlpool informed my parents-in-law that their tumble dryer was a potential fire hazard and required a safety modification. Since then they have been waiting for a technician. They are both in their late 90s and were frightened to use it in the meantime, so this has caused considerable inconvenience.When an appointment was finally made, the technician said the machine needed to be replaced but we could take advantage of a special offer of \u00a349.99 for a new one. We subsequently heard nothing. When I rang days later I was told that the \u00a349.99 offer had been withdrawn and it would now cost \u00a399.99. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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