Always buy warranties (ESPECIALLY when your gut tells you it's a good idea). When Dh bought my bike, we decided not to get a warranty (I wanted it, DH goes "NAH! you'll never need it" I didn't press the issue.). I did not know that without a warranty and your bike breaks you are basically SOL.

We took my bike back to where I bought it (Dick's), here's the conversation:

Dick's : Oh wow..your bike is messed up.
DH: Yeah I know. We just bought it too.
Dick's: Do you have your receipt?
Dh: Yeah...here it is... (gives the recepit)
Dick's: Ohhh...you didn't buy a warranty?
DH: Umm.no.
Dick's: Well there's not much we can do for you.
Me: It's less than 30 days old, you don't even have a 90 day store warranty thingy?
Dick's: Nope. That's why we offer warranties to BUY (his emphasis not mine). (Like whatever jack-wagon)
Me: (feeling like I want to throw up)
DH: Dude....can you even fix it?
Dick's: Ummm yeah we can fix it, but it's not covered...
DH: So you can't fix it?
Dick's: Probably not
Me:
Dick's: umm if you want to return the bike....I can sell you the warranty, then you can rebuy the bike.
Dh: ok....we can do that?
Dick's: What?
DH: I can return the bike and you can sell me the warranty and then I can re-buy the bike?
Dick's: Yeah, I guess we can do that.
Me:


Fabulous interaction. I'm sorry my CK buddies missed it.

By the way, in case anyone is curious a 3 year bike warranty is ONLY $50. To put it into perspective....the bike was $400, plus extra stuff for accessories was another $150. Seriously would a $50 warranty have put us in the hole? Nope. Don't think so... But...whatever.


On the other hand....my bike's getting fixed. It's not going to cost me and it gets free annual tune-ups too. So it wasn't a total loss. I'm glad they could help me out.

So now I'm waiting to get my bike fixed. Until then I'm using my DH's bike. It makes my ass hurt.

the elliptical issue is being managed.....DH was able to buy a replacement part for it....now he can't find it.... Which means one of the children found it and took it off somewhere......

Here is the conversation:

Me: Did anyone see the bag daddy brought home from Radio Shack?
Children in birth order #2-9 "Not me", "Not me", "Not me", "Not me", "Not me", "Not me", "Not me", "Not me but I think Madeline maybe ATE it!"
Me: Madeline did you eat the bag daddy brought home from Radio Shack?"
Madeline (who's only 2 and can't possibly defend herself against such accusations): Smiles, giggles, does a happy dance and runs away.

This is my life. It's all good in the "hood".