I also asked about a gasket for the washing machine, but was immediately told, "Well, I can replace it, but it is very expensive, $300 dollars". I appreciate the fact that it is very expensive, but it felt as if he didn't want to do it and was instantly putting me off by telling me that it was so expensive. Knowing I could get a brand new washing machine for about twice that, it just seemed way too much. I ended up spending $200 anyway. I would probably just buy a new machine next time, rather than pay that much to have a part replaced in five minutes. Also, it was a little disconcerting that he had to look in a book to "make sure" that what he was going to do would fix it.
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