"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:00:18 -0800, "TammyM" >
> wrote:
>
>>OK, finally I can get my gripe in. Cuisinart sucks. I've had my FP for
>>about 7 years, and the plastic locking thingie broke off on Thanksgiving
>>Day. Very bad timining indeed. This breakage rendered the damned thing
>>useless as it is a "safety mechanism". I wrote to their customer service
>>department and complained, pointing out that my previous FP was a La
>>Machine
>>which has lasted 25+ years. I gave it to my mom when I got the Cuisinart.
>>Customer service has NEVER gotten back to me. Dirty buzzards. I have a
>>repetitive motion injury which has rendered my right hand pretty lame, and
>>chopping anything hurts like hell (as does stirring, hell, even brushing
>>my
>>teeth hurts my wrist!.). My mom gave me back the La Machine and I'd
>>forgotten how great it is. No heroic measures required to get the edamned
>>lid off. It's a LOT smaller than the Cuisinart but it's very well
>>constructed - no flimsy plastic locking thingie to break off.
>>
>>I'm going to use this bad boy until it gives up the ghost; then I'm going
>>to
>>buy a Kitchenaid.
>>
>>And Cuisinart can go screw themselves!
>>
>>TammyM, bah humbug
>
> Duly noted. I'll keep an eye out for La Machines at the thrift store.
> Sounds like a nice piece of equipment.

It is indeed. But, as Kay Hartman pointed out to me, it was made 25+ years
ago. I realize that planned obsolescence was in effect at that time too,
but some things were just made better in the old days. Like me :-) And the
La Machine. The capacity is significantly less than the Cuisinart but I
don't care - using it (amongst other measures) will allow me to forestall
surgery on my hand for a long time. Maybe forever? I don't relish the
thought of carpal tunnel surgery!

TammyM, watching "A Christmas Story" for the 95th million time and fixin' to
go over to cousin Lisa's for the festivities. My offerings are a pumpkin
chiffon pie, a cheesecake (plain with a gingersnap crumb crust), a walnut
pie (like pecans only with walnuts!) and a plain pumpkin pie for little
13-year old cousin Brent who won't eat any of the other desserts