# Speedy Service and FREE STUFF!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedy-service-and-free-stuff/72036>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 11, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedy-service-and-free-stuff/72036 "2001-07-11T03:50:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedy-service-and-free-stuff/72036/1 "2001-07-11T03:50:11Z")

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Ok. I have way too much hair. We all agree on this. It is too curly but not curly enough, so I try to tame it with a curling iron.

I bought a curling iron/styler from the local Wal-Mart in March or April of 1997. I _loved_ it. It has a regular tong curling iron, two curling brush attachments, a styling brush and a volumizer attachments. This is a hot-air curling iron, the only kind that sets curls that hold all day into my stubborn hair.

In mid-May, I moved. I misplaced the bottom part of it, the part that plugs in and powers the whole thing. I thought it was misplaced, but seven weeks later I have been unable to locate it. I’ve called my mom in Yellowknife, Dad in Edmonton, Sister in Red Deer, friend in Calgary, all the places I visited on the way down to Canmore. Nobody has seen it.

Fine, thought I. I’ll just go buy a new one. The only problem with this plan is that _they don’t make them anymore_. Sad me!!! My hair has looked like crap from using another curling iron, so I’ve abandoned the idea altogether.

I e-mailed Philips Canada last night at about 8 o’clock, asking if there is one in stock. I had a reply within 10 minutes telling me that I would have a reply from the correct department within 24 hours.

This morning I checked my email, and lo and behold there is a response. Philips Canada has _already_ shipped a replacement to me, at their compliments.

Speedy service and free stuff! This thing cost me about forty-five dollars when I bought it four and a half years ago, so I’m pretty damned impressed. Yay Philips! Everyone buy Philips brand appliances and beauty care accessories!

Ginger  
Whose hair will now look even better

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**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedy-service-and-free-stuff/72036/2 "2001-07-11T12:26:59Z")

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Speedy service!  
FREE STUFF!!  
GingerOfTheNorth!!!

Curling irons?

Never mind.  
-Rue.

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**Author:** ![bare](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bare/32/471_2.png) [@bare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bare)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedy-service-and-free-stuff/72036/3 "2001-07-11T14:03:12Z")

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I always thought you Canucks curled with “stones”.

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**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedy-service-and-free-stuff/72036/4 "2001-07-11T19:05:01Z")

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I believe they’re called ‘rocks’.