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Friends always corner me at parties with their broken appliance stories
I keep getting pulled into fix-it chats whenever I'm out socially. It seems like everyone has a dryer or dishwasher issue they want free advice on. How do you handle these situations without sounding rude?
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milabutler3d agoMost Upvoted
Ugh, that's the worst! I lean INTO it and start asking them super technical questions about circuit boards until THEY look uncomfortable.
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gavinc673d ago
Oh man, I know exactly what you mean. Last weekend at a BBQ, my cousin's neighbor spent twenty minutes detailing his washing machine's weird humming noise (I nodded along but had zero clue). It's like once word gets out you fixed a toaster once, you're the free repair hotline. I started just saying 'have you tried unplugging it for a minute?' which works way more than it should. Now I mostly just point at the snacks and make a run for it.
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betty_ward1d ago
My uncle actually built a side business from those party chats, landed three clients last month. Maybe lean into it and hand out a card?
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