Once upon a time, a small family enjoyed watching programs together on this very television set:
The Daddy especially loved ESPN and the Mommy couldn't get enough of HGTV and the little girl watched lots of movies on the TV, seeing as this particular TV was special enough to have a DVD and VCR attached! What a lucky family!
Then one day, something terrible happened.
The little girl broke the special TV.
It was then decided that the smaller TV, which was in the little girls room at the time, was to be brought down to be enjoyed by the whole family:
This satisfied the family for a few days...somewhat. Afterall, buying a brand new TV was far too expensive and out of the question.
Then one fine day, the mommy went to a thrift store and found this BIG TV!
Oh happy day! The store attendant said it worked perfect and in fact, they just watched the weather on it the day before! "I'll take it!" said the Mommy. She gave the Thrift Store $70 and some nice workers put it in the car for her.
The mommy was very pleased with her purchase! With much difficulty and effort the Mommy and Daddy carried the very heavy TV into the living room and excitedly plugged the new, Bigger TV in!
... it did not work. Not even a little.
...it had a sticker on it that read: "No returns or exchanges on Electronics"
The Mommy was mad.
The Daddy was mad.
The Mommy called to see how much it would cost to repair the TV.
... the answer made the Mommy madder.
The house was sad. And full of broken TVs.
The Mommy cried.
The Daddy took the Mommy into his arms and said sweetly, "Let's go buy a new TV"
The little family went shopping:
The End.
(The Mommy is now wondering if the little girl can make some sort of mistake so the Mommy can get a new car...)
Any one want a broken TV? Or two?
10 years ago
13 comments:
So sad, but the new TV looks very nice. The one you got at the thrift store looks just like one of ours!!
Maybe the clerks were confused, i mean there has to be like 20 TVs like that in thrift store...right? How Rude! I am glad your story ended well turn one into a fish tank or something.
OHHHH, Jonathan is JEALOUS!!!
Take it back to the Thrift Store and donate it to them. Also use your sales slip to show the amount and take it as a charitable donation on your taxes. Give them the other one while you are at it.
That is such a sad story with such a great ending! I am so happy for you and your new TV. Hopefully Caroline wont help you clean this one. We are so excited we will get to view American Idol on your new TV tomorrow!
hahaha. ALWAYS have them test the electronic, especially from a thrift store, and especially if there is a "no return" sticker. I feel you pain though, i had to use some of Uncle Sam's money and get me a new computer. got a nice desktop with a huge monitor.
Do you "Freecycle"? Google that word to see if there is a freecycling community where you are. Someone always wants broken electronic equipment. And you probably could've found someone else's old TV for free. But you got this beautiful nice new one. And they all lived happily ever after.
Boy, did I try to get someone's old TV first! I was on Craig's list every day, but it never worked out. Everyone always talks about how great Craigslist is, but I've NEVER been successful with it!
I'm going to say amen to craigslist- I haven't had much luck, but I will keep trying (kinda).
We have 2 of these giant heavy tv's like the one you got at the thrift store, but neither of ours will break so that we can buy a new pretty one. So, I'm jealous. Enjoy and make sure the little miss knows not to touch!
Congrats on the new T.V. Since they told you the t.v. worked you should be able to return it.
looks like a happy ending - what would we do without tv..
Oh no that is horrible! But glad you got a new big tv! Kids are great aren't they!
Your story is awesome. Way to go! (I mean about the new tv, not about the thrift store disaster. How frustrating!!)
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