"Gal Called Jani" > wrote in message
...
> One time on Usenet, (Gal Called Jani)
> said:
>
>> Fooey, my kitchen faucet died yesterday! Even DH (who is very
>> handy at this kind of thing) couldn't fix it. And Lowes refused
>> to replace it, although it has a Price-Pfister lifetime warranty.
>> Now we have to go shopping for a new one, which has to wait
>> until tomorrow. Fooey again, I say!
>
> <snip>
>
> Update: DH has been working so much overtime, we only today bought
> the replacement faucet. We had to shop together as neither of us
> wanted to make the choice without the other's input. Anyway, we wound
> up with a cheap Peerless model -- I would have much rather gotten
> something nicer, but we're very short on funds at the moment. In a
> day or so, we'll call Price-Pfister's toll free number and see about
> getting a replacement for the old one; we'll have two kitchen faucets,
> but one can be saved as a back up, just in case.
>
> I'm not really upset with Lowe's; the faucet was at least 5 years
> old, and we didn't have the receipt anymore. Just frustrated at
> the lack of water, and wanted to vent. DH had to run off to work
> again, so DS and I may try installing it ourselves. In the meantime,
> I dragged the garden hose into the kitchen, so at least I can rinse
> dishes with that water and put them in the dishwasher. I used to
> drink from the hose as a kid, but now I'm too fussy. ;-)
>
> And Sheldon was right, it didn't simply stop working. I just said
> that "it died" because I didn't think anyone cared about details (I
> should know RFC better than that). What happened is that it leaked;
> all over under the sink and onto the floor. DH pulled the faucet out,
> found that he couldn't fix it, then took it to Lowe's, leaving me
> with no faucet and much frustration, so I vented here. Thanks to
> everyone for their helpful replies, I do appreciate it...

Janni, I'm glad you got a replacement faucet but I have to tell you that
you still have a way to wash your dishes...Your bathtub. I've got some big
pots that I just can't clean in my crappy kitchen. So I haul them off to
the bathtub.

Just something to keep in mind.

Bret



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