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Thread #119142 Message #2581294
Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
04-Mar-09 - 03:57 PM
Thread Name: so we tried the Crosley stereo thing
Subject: so we tried the Crosley stereo thing
Just thought I'd share an experience. Recently our tape deck died, and yes we have a large collection of tapes. I replaced it with one that seemed identical,but nothing seemed to work very well when we put the new unit in. Different generations and all...
So we decided to try one of the Crosley phono-CD-tape units which are being marketed in quite a few places. Went down to Target and bought one the day before yesterday.
It didn't work. Function control usually did nothing. CD tray didn't open at all. Other things to note:
1. Manual did not give a phone number or headquarters address for the company. This is a bad sign.
2. Had only 90-day warranty
3. Found their web page (URL not given in manual). It said 'for technical help click HERE.' So I did. I carefully filled out a lot of boxes, detailed the problems, submitted, and got a page that said
SERVICE UNAVAILABLE
4. The manual did say what to do if it doesn't work. If it doesn't work, I'm supposed to ship this heavy item to Kentucky, pay them $20, and pray.
5. I'm not that dumb. We packed it up, and it's going back to Target today.
Just thought I'd describe this experience in case anybody was thinking of dealing with Crosley Radio.