Friday, October 19, 2007

Buying a washing machine (by Cor)

First you have to know that there is automatic and semi automatic.

The diff is that semi automatic you need to put laundry in spinner after wash (a separate tub).

So I ask the clerk; I put the clothes in the tub, push a button and wait. When done I put laundry in the spinner and then hang it up to dry (no dryers here).

I confirm, is this all I need to do – yes Sir.

Swagata goes to the same store some days later and gets the same story, but she asks about the automatic model:

Do I have to turn on the tap in order for the tub to fill? - Yes ma’m.
Do I need to turn tap off when tub is full? - Yes ma’m.
Do I need to select wash with the knob? - Yes ma’m.
When washing is done, do I have to set the knob to drain? - Yes ma’m.
When draining is done I have to fill the tub again and then select rinse? - Yes, ma’m.

WELL, THAT’S NOT JUST A SINGLE BUTTON PUSH THEN, IS IT?? - No Ma’m.

Moral of the story: you gotta know what questions to ask.

Of course, being strangers here, how do you know what the questions are?

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Sound like going back into time a few years. I rememeber those machines from a student house, if you connect the drainage wrong there's a small floud in the house.

Here in Holland the winter is coming, already had a few days of frost but nothing serious yet. I also heard our queen is in Delhi now, will she be visiting Bangalore as well you think?

Hope you're all fine,

Greetings, Chris and Maartje