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cbayer

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21. That is great news. They told me they would do it in house, same cost, but it would

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Reply #20)

Wed Aug 14, 2013, 03:40 PM

Aug 2013

take 5 - 7 business days. I can't do that.

I have an appointment at another store tomorrow and I am going to plead with them to do it immediately.

They also told me that about the cleaning and also said there would be no charge if there was more damage than just the trackpad which couldn't be repaired.

Keep your fingers crossed. I see the geniuses at 1:30 PM PST tomorrow!

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So, a glass of red wine commited suicide onto my MacBook Pro the other night. [View all] cbayer Aug 2013 OP

The wacky behavior implies there's some liquid in there somewhere floating around. PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #1

Maybe I will leave it open and upside down over night tonight. cbayer Aug 2013 #2

Good luck and no more wineing about your computer... n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #3

Lol! I need to keep the computer and the wine away from each other when cbayer Aug 2013 #4

Sparkly has a MBP that met a similar fate. Stinky The Clown Aug 2013 #5

I did this once before with some sweet tea. cbayer Aug 2013 #6

Like yours, hers works fine with a mousie. Stinky The Clown Aug 2013 #7

Can they just replace the track pad? cbayer Aug 2013 #8

We'll learn that on Wednesday when she has a genius bar appointment. Stinky The Clown Aug 2013 #9

What was the wine? davidwparker Aug 2013 #10

It was a zin and pretty good, too. cbayer Aug 2013 #11

If it was a Zin, that would be my biggest upset! Stinky The Clown Aug 2013 #12

Ends up it's going to be a $90 glass of zin. cbayer Aug 2013 #17

LOL davidwparker Aug 2013 #13

I'm going over to town today and have made an appointment at the genius bar. cbayer Aug 2013 #16

If time doesn't fix it and you're feeling very mechanically handy sir pball Aug 2013 #14

I'm probably not going to do that. cbayer Aug 2013 #18

My last 2 keyboards have been victims of death by coffee (with cream & sugar) kag Aug 2013 #15

Lol, you are as bad as me! cbayer Aug 2013 #19

I have some good news! Stinky The Clown Aug 2013 #20

That is great news. They told me they would do it in house, same cost, but it would cbayer Aug 2013 #21

I also have some great news! cbayer Aug 2013 #22

I bet you hugged that little aluminum case! Stinky The Clown Aug 2013 #23

Yes, indeed! As well as the tech it brought it to me. cbayer Aug 2013 #24

Done that twice and have killed a couple of keyboards. RebelOne Sep 2013 #25

No wine near the computer?? Blasphemer. cbayer Sep 2013 #26

That's called alcohol abuse. RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #27

Well, I do have the excuse that the boat was rocking pretty badly. cbayer Sep 2013 #28

That's no excuse for an experienced sailor! RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #29

We were at anchor and I was being complacent. cbayer Sep 2013 #30