Originally Posted by Janis
(Post 6302158)
The 'trade ins' would be destroyed so they couldn't be resold, and a person wanting a sewing machine would have to buy a new one instead.
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Horror Movie Theme
Originally Posted by manicmike
(Post 6302160)
A guy that works in my local place said that too. He recalled the procedure for destroying them, too. Urgh! Described some of them as "like new". The stuff of nightmares for us, and I can't un-hear it :thumbdown:
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Originally Posted by Vridar
(Post 6302328)
Now I can't "unhear" that! I can only imagine the machines being destroyed. Some that I'm not even aware of. It makes for a great Horror Movie Theme.:cool:
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Great Gobs.
Acid and fire? Now I am curious. Or maybe beige spraypaint. :-) |
Originally Posted by Cecilia S.
(Post 6302459)
Great Gobs.
Acid and fire? Now I am curious. Or maybe beige spraypaint. :-) |
Mocha
Cappuccino Ecru Champagne Portobello Sand All just polite words for beige. |
OK, since you insisted. Three men had to be there: One did the machine in with a sledgehammer, and the other two had to watch. All three of them signed the order as destroyer and witnesses (as mentioned the destruction was so the machines could never be re-sold).
He said that while he worked for Singer he saw thousands of serviceable sewing machines get whacked. |
Suddenly my warm and fuzzy feelings for Singer are fading, fading... to a sort of sickly beige.
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So they literally destroyed the competition.
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Originally Posted by Cecilia S.
(Post 6302511)
Mocha
Cappuccino Ecru Champagne Portobello Sand All just polite words for beige. Isn't it amazing where these threads take us? |
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