Sometimes moaning works!

Jake wanted a watch for Christmas. It was all he wanted and everytime anyone asked him what he wanted, all he could say was that he wanted a watch. Never mind that he has no idea what each number looks like, or any clue of how to actually tell the time. Still, he got the watch. It was quite a fancy one, and, I thought quite expensive for a kids watch. It's got an "under the sea" theme, with glow in the dark parts. With all the swimming he does, special care was taken to find a waterproof watch. So, boasting his new Jacques Farel (www.jacquesfarel.com) watch, Jake headed off for the pools. I kid you not, within a month of Christmas, the strap had faded, it had cracked, the digits on the ring around the watch face had faded completely and I can harly turn the ring. The back of the watch had also bubbled and looks like it's going to start rusting. So, I sent them an e-mail. Firstly, if the watch wasn't actually waterproof - why did it state '30 meters' on it; Secondly, if it wasn't waterproof, no matter how cute the Jacques Farel watches are (they even have watches that smell pretty for little girls!!), I wouldn't have bought one - I'd have kept on looking for something that waterproof and probably cheaper. Anyway, after my moan to their sales department, I received a reply e-mail, simply asking for my address. I sent it to them and have just been to the post office to collect a brand new watch, accompanied by a letter of apology!!! They haven't even asked that the damaged watch be returned to them; actually they haven't even asked me for a photo of it. I'm so impressed with their after sales service, actually a bit flabberghasted. I, now, highly recommend that anyone looking for a fun watch for their kids, hunt down a Jacques Farel one!

The new one is the one on your right, obviously:

Now I think it'd be a good idea to hide the new watch till he's a bit older and let him completely trash the old one. Or maybe I can use one, since I don't own a watch...

Enjoy the weekend!

XXX