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Posted by John McGaw on March 10, 2007, 11:19 am
Bob wrote:
> At least it seems to me to be a rip-off.
> We have a GE (electric) stove top we put in when we built the house ten
> years ago. It has been satisfactory, but one of the cooking elements does
> not heat. I exchanged it with another and the same location does not heat,
> but both elements heat in another location, so it isn't a bad element.
>
> I assume it is the control that is bad, but have not checked it. I called
> GE to order a new control, figuring it would be perhaps at max, $20. Boy
> was I wrong, it is $57.55. Oh well, I guess you gotta bite the bullet.
> But the next shock was that they charge $16.82 for shipping, bringing the
> total to $74.37.
>
> Sure seems to me that almost $17, is a bit overboard for mailing a small
> part. I did not order it. Am going to do some trouble shooting first, and
> if I do need the control, see if I can find a generic part.
>
> Anyway, it sure seems to me to be a rip-off, both on price and shipping.
>
> Guess I'm just blowing off steam and not asking any question, unless someone
> knows if they make generic parts.
>
> Bob
>
>
All I can say is, nobody is holding a gun to your head forcing you to
buy the part directly from GE are they? If you know the part number or
at least the model number of the stove there are sources on line which
will probably be cheaper.
I have had excellent luck with http://www.repairclinic.com/ but they are
not the only source out there.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com
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