Remember the Pattern Review Little Black Dress contest? I entered my Audrey-inspired dress and was the lucky winner. The first prize for the contest was supposed to be a Hamilton Beach Smart Lift Iron, valued at $70. Well, guess what! Package came in the mail today, and I was all a-flutter about it. And I opened the box, and out came…. this!
That, my friends, is a Hamilton Beach Voice Activated 12-cup coffee maker. It says, “Press once & Talk” on the box. Hmmm. The Selfish Seamstress does not drink coffee, so I guess I will just have to talk to it about other things?
My dear friend Martine suggests, “Maybe somewhere some barista-winner of a ‘best made coffee’ award is out there staring at a voice-activated iron, going ‘WTF’?”
Indeed :)
UPDATE:
The good folks at Hamilton Beach wrote me back and apologized for the mistake and said they’d send me an iron right away. Nice job, HB customer service! As for the coffee maker, it’s mine to do with what I please (generous!), which is an interesting situation for a non-coffee drinker. Dan seems to do just fine with his 2-cup machine. Hmmmm….
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December 8, 2009 at 10:27 am
Erica B
OMG! That is hilarious!
December 8, 2009 at 10:35 am
Heather
Aw man, what a rip off. ROFL!
December 8, 2009 at 10:37 am
Marsha
I probably would be speaking to PR about right now….not good at all…
December 8, 2009 at 11:00 am
selfishseamstress
:) I already wrote to the woman at Hamilton Beach who collected my address for shipping Hopefully they’ll get it cleared up! But oh my, I hope I don’t have to pack this thing back up and haul it to the post office to return it!
December 8, 2009 at 10:55 am
Susan - Knitters Delight
Too funny, except for the fact that you don’t drink coffee. lol. Yup, I bet PR will fix it for you.
December 8, 2009 at 11:08 am
Miss Celie
LOL, I do like coffee though….
December 8, 2009 at 11:22 am
Amanda S.
Hysterical! I once got a very expensive textbook mailed to me by mistake, when I really ordered some paperback. I contemplated making $60 by selling it on Ebay, but my conscience wouldn’t let me. I’m sure they’ll want you to return it…
December 8, 2009 at 11:28 am
Leslie in Austin
Would you mind test driving it before you return it? If it doesn’t respond with a piping hot and frothy latte to a sleepily mumbled “where’s my gawd damn coffee” then as far as I’m concerned, it’s worthless.
December 8, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Reethi
Christmas present? Solved.
December 8, 2009 at 3:56 pm
yoshimi
Every one of your posts makes me smile, but this time it made me… LOL!
December 8, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Kyle
ebay ebay ebay!
December 8, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Chantelle
Congrats on your win!
If you entertain others, you could keep the coffee maker for that occasion. Or you could re-gift or sell it to someone deserving.
Or… you could run your own contest and give away the coffee maker as a prize :)
December 9, 2009 at 1:04 am
Maaike
Hopefully you can sell it for a reasonable price and go fabric hunting :p
December 9, 2009 at 9:36 am
amber
Prize FAIL!
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