Monday morning I posted our microwave and television on Craigslist in an effort to begin the purging process. I thought for sure it would be a slow sell. Within 45 minutes, I had 3 inquiries and even one person willing to bump up the selling price by $10. Bidding wars. On a microwave? Maybe it's Samsung's sleek stainless steel look, or it's 1100 watt power cooking capacity, or its 10 power settings. The motivations behind the desire for my microwave may never be disclosed. I am still in awe.
Not unlike my miserable stove, this appliance plots to kill me nearly every week. But rather than torch my poor cakes to a crisp, it chips away slowly at my soul with its incessant beeping once cooking has finished. Every 30-45 seconds that you leave your plate in the blasted thing, "BEEP BEEP." It serves no purpose, this "BEEP BEEP." It's not like an oven timer that necessitates chirping or your dinner might catch fire. I have gotten to the point where I yell back at it, in it's annoying mechanical tone "SHUT UP" and "HATE YOU" and "DIE NOW" (or any other expletives that occur to me at the time) and then open and slam the door to stop the damn "BEEP BEEP."
I did not include in my Craigslist description why I hate this particular fixture in our kitchen. It's fatal flaw is not a defect really. In fact, it's quite the opposite - some microwave engineer designed it to be just the way it is. So, I'm not legally bound to disclose it's totally annoying beeper (or dinger or chimer or chirper) when I say "looks great and in perfect working condition." When the Craigslister comes over this week to trade cash for my nemesis, I will give a silent cheer.
Goodbye, Samsung MW1080STA microwave oven. You will not be missed!
5 comments:
Any takers for the red bench? I'll happily bid $15 for it! Actually, if I had my choice, I would prefer you guys coming to visit (hint, hint).
Actually, I think somene is going to take the red bench this weekend! So are you going to Seattle or what?
Craigslist is so wacky.
How did you figure out what size pod/crate you'll need?
Well, the companies I looked at basically have one standard size and you decide how many you will need. Last night I had a total freak-out moment, realizing that 7'x6'x8' is kind of small....
That bench has had so much love through the years. I know it will land in a good home.
About Seattle... Awmercy broke it down for me in terms I could totally understand. Check quickcrit in a couple of days for a thoughtful analysis.
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