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Informal survey: appliance repair nospamtodd 10-07-2006
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Posted by Al Bundy on October 8, 2006, 10:12 am


do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com wrote in news:1160298100.326557.225390
@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

>
> Al Bundy wrote:
>
>> And that fat-ass Sears Whore Bob Vila...perfect spokesman.
>>
>> For some reason I just can't stand that guy. That Paul guy sidekick of
>> Letterman is another.
>
> Maybe it was a Vila appearance on Letterman, when he tried to mention
> Sears at every possible turn and proved that he couldn't operate a saw
> or hammer. He was only slightly better at hammering than George W.
> Bush was. And about 20 years ago, Vila was sued by Conrad Janis, the
> actor who played Mindy's father on Mork & Mindy, for doing a bad job
> building his $2M home.
>

No shit! He was on Letterman? Kinda glad I missed it but yet would be
drawn to it. Sorta like watching thise nature shows showing maggots
eating a rotting carcas. It's disgusting but you look.

> proved that he couldn't operate a saw
> or hammer.

Did he at least grab the right one or was he spewing nonsense about the
hammer while pointing to the saw?


Posted by on October 8, 2006, 6:28 pm



Al Bundy wrote:
> do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com wrote in news:1160298100.326557.225390
> @k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> And that fat-ass Sears Whore Bob Vila...perfect spokesman.
>
> For some reason I just can't stand that guy. That Paul guy sidekick of
> Letterman is another.
> >
> > Maybe it was a Vila appearance on Letterman, when he tried to mention
> > Sears at every possible turn and proved that he couldn't operate a saw
> > or hammer. He was only slightly better at hammering than George W.
> > Bush was. And about 20 years ago, Vila was sued by Conrad Janis, the
> > actor who played Mindy's father on Mork & Mindy, for doing a bad job
> > building his $2M home.
>
> No shit! He was on Letterman? Kinda glad I missed it but yet would be
> drawn to it. Sorta like watching thise nature shows showing maggots
> eating a rotting carcas. It's disgusting but you look.

At least on one of those appearances he was with Norm of This Old House
and The New Yankee Workshop. I remember them building window screen
frames.

> > proved that he couldn't operate a saw or hammer.
>
> Did he at least grab the right one or was he spewing nonsense about the
> hammer while pointing to the saw?

Amazingly, he was able to tell a saw from a hammer, but he couldn't
quite guide the circular saw straight. Letterman complained about Vila
plugging Sears so much.

They say Vila treats the craftsmen on his show badly to make himself
look smarter. He'll ask one of the craftsmen on camera what he's
doing, and the person will explain it. Then Vila will stop the camera
and ask the question again, this time rephrasing it so it contains the
answer the person just gave him, and all the craftsman can do is reply
by saying, "That's right, Bob."


Posted by hallerb@aol.com on October 8, 2006, 6:41 pm


wel;l I DONT buy stuff because so and so names on it, I buy what I
think will do the job....

so his marketing doesnt matter


Posted by Goedjn on October 9, 2006, 9:11 am



>
>They say Vila treats the craftsmen on his show badly to make himself
>look smarter. He'll ask one of the craftsmen on camera what he's
>doing, and the person will explain it. Then Vila will stop the camera
>and ask the question again, this time rephrasing it so it contains the
>answer the person just gave him, and all the craftsman can do is reply
>by saying, "That's right, Bob."

I think you've gotten the "on camera" and "off camera" thing
backwards. In any case, given that many craftsmen are better
at their craft than at talking for the camera, and the reverse
is true for most showmen, I'd say that that's both typical,
and proper. Irritating, if you're the tradesman in question
and you weren't expecting it.

But that's what the guy DOES for a living, is re-package other
people's knowledge into a standard format, and serve it up
to a consumer base.



Posted by Tony Hwang on October 7, 2006, 12:51 pm


hallerb@aol.com wrote:

> First previous experience would prove Sears repair is a BIG RIPOFF.
> nice techs but very expensive and any company who charges twice for
> travel for the exact same tech to service a furnace with air deserves
> to go out of business. they are so big the overcharge for parts too.
>
> I would look to a small local outfit with referals from friends.
>
> big companies are just in it for big bucks:( local guy iosnt supporting
> a office tower somewhere with hot chicks as secretarys to president
> with private jet:(
>
> Of course I generally repair my own appliances......
>
> I fix office machines for a living
>
Hmmm,
Only thing I do with Sears is buying needed parts from them.
(regional parts depot is located in my city)
I do almost every repair task myself. Guranteed work by me and
self-satisfaction! Best shops are locally run mom and pop type
famliy buz. with long history. Do you know who makes best pizza?
Not Pizza Hut or Domino, local mom/pop pizzaria who still cook
the pizza old ways with fresh everything.

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