Is it wrong to return a espresso machine?

[Deja Q]

$50

I cleaned it and used it once.

I can make 12 cups of coffee AND 1.5 cups of... coffee that I stick under a pipe that shoots steam down it.

Mind you, the increased manual activity ensures I'm not drinking 5 cups of coffee each AM and espresso was recommended over coffee...

BTW: The instructions had plenty of typos, grammatical errors, not one pretty picture to go by either, not a syllable that one needs filters nor what type of filter (#4 filter, I figured that out before getting to the checkout counter), and whose packaging - while looking professional - made the idea of steam-shoved coffee more complex than it actually is. $50? Maybe $30...

The brand is West Bend.



http://www.epinions.com/pr-West_Bend_55108

[MrCoffee]

1. tap it gently with a sledgehammer, then return it

"Damn thing just fell apart first time I tried to use it."

[Deja Q]

2. I edited my OP, with a link -- a sledgehammer tap? Try touching it with the pinky finger...

:wow:

[NMDemDist2]

3. take it back and buy one of these

http://www.melitta.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=64+0446&Cat=

and one of these



http://www.amazon.com/cup-glass-stovetop-whistling-kettle/dp/B0002FFK6M/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1203976420&sr=1-5

and use the rest to buy a case of brewskis

:hi: