The Cottage Smallholder

Our tele went on the blink over the summer. It was over one year old and so out of manufacturer warranty. Or so we thought.

EC law forces retailers to offer a 2 year warranty. So don't be fobbed off - you have that right no matter what the retailer said.

We had bought it from Amazon. F called them. They initially gave the standard "only one year" response but quickly accepted her logic. They collected it and gave a full refund within days. We have only good things to say about Amazon service. F subscribes to their Prime delivery scheme. Pay £50 for a year and all your orders are delivered free. Worthwhile if you buy enough over the course of a year as we used to.

Back to the tele. At the time, we needed the refund to meet a particular bill so we postponed buying a replacement. To be honest, we have not missed it too much because the eBay thingy keeps us so busy. But now, approaching Christmas, we long for log fires and mog-out evenings in front of the TV again.

Which? offer a 1 month trial for £1. Then it goes up to almost £10/mth. So I subscribed and put a reminder in my work diary to cancel at the end of Nov. I got two issues of their mag and full access to their reviews online. Well impressed.

The only problem with the mag is that it sits in the bathroom and is scanned a few times a day. I never knew how much I needed a dehumidifier!

Anyway, F proposed we get a Smart TV that can access the Internet because she wants to download movies, watch iPlayer on a big screen etc. These start at around £400. after watching their video about Smart TVs, reading many reviews there and at Amazon, we plumped for a 32 inch LG 32LS570T

Seems that LG are now the biggest manufacturer of TVs and supply components to many other makes. I had never heard of them before TBH. We need to buy a WiFi dongle and a USB extension cable and the whole thing comes in at a few quid over £400

Or the LG 32LS575T model comes with a built in WiFi capability but is not widely available.

So, the plan is to max out my cr card mid Dec and pay it off before the end of Jan.

Yaaaaay!

Oh, and I so enjoy the Which? mag that I decided to continue my sub for a few more months.