Surprise present!
A few months ago I took my vacuum cleaner in to get serviced, to the tune of over seventy dollars. Yikes! It was money well spent however as fluffy dust bunnies and hair were slowly taking over the house no matter how often it was vacuumed. The freshly serviced vacuum looked and functioned like new and the dust and hair disappeared without effort. Towards the end of its first use however the greedy, power-hungry thing sucked up one of my socks which was hidden underneath the couch. The noise it made was awful, but I managed to pull the sock out without damage to it.
It took me several weeks to admit that I had damaged the vacuum as well. This weekend I finally lugged it all the way across town and had it looked at. The gentleman in the store - not the same one who chastised me last time - turned it upside down, gave the rod with the little brushes a spin and announced that I had broken a band. I grimaced and hoped (correctly I believe) that a replacement band wasn't too expensive. The gentleman quickly fixed my vacuum and returned it to me. As I was about to ask him how much I owned him, he smiled at me and said he'd buy the band for me. Then he wished me a Merry Christmas. It totally made my day.
It took me several weeks to admit that I had damaged the vacuum as well. This weekend I finally lugged it all the way across town and had it looked at. The gentleman in the store - not the same one who chastised me last time - turned it upside down, gave the rod with the little brushes a spin and announced that I had broken a band. I grimaced and hoped (correctly I believe) that a replacement band wasn't too expensive. The gentleman quickly fixed my vacuum and returned it to me. As I was about to ask him how much I owned him, he smiled at me and said he'd buy the band for me. Then he wished me a Merry Christmas. It totally made my day.