When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.

Our fairly new washing machine has been annoying me so much over the last few weeks/months. It's not that old and would you believe it's problems started right after the 2 year warranty expired! *shocked macauley culkin face*

Anyway, when the hitting it and yelling at it didn't work anymore we decided to call someone to have a better go at fixing it. Their reply was - when I found a repair man who would answer his phone - that will be $231 for the parts not counting labour. Or a fair chunk of the price of a brand new machine. So I started seaching the net for an idea of prices and armed with a list of bargains I challenged the real shops to match the online prices. The grand final came down to Harvey Norman vs The Good Guys.

Now I really don't like Harvey Norman. Since the day my husband and I were escorted out of the shop at Aspley and insulted all the way across the carpark as we returned to our vehicle because we mistakenly entered their shop 10 minutes after it was closed. Where we live Saturday trading closes at 5:00pm but in Aspley its 3:30pm and I didn't know that. But I do now thanks to one Harvey Norman employee who found it necessary to yell at us about it. Their loss, we had cash in hand to buy a big computer desk, so you just can't tell from looking at people in their daggy t-shirts and shorts! Not to mention you shouldn't treat people that way.

Anyway, since then I can't stand the idea of giving any money to Harvey Norman, I can barely enter their shops. So when the Good Guys matched Harvey Norman's offer it was no contest! We scored a total bargain with a Fisher and Paykel 6.5kg washing machine for $615. That's about $150 to $250 off, depending where you go.

It sounds like an aeroplane about to take off when it spins but apart from that it goes without me having to yell at it or hit it and that's fine with me. *sings* He's a Good Guy, they are all Good Guys*