Sony Dreammachine Clock radio.

I purchased this product 2 years ago and enjoyed it immensely but last month it just stopped working. I was informed by your repair division that I could send it in and they would give me a quote to repair(anywhere between $10 to $100). Once I shipped to your repair center I was told that all repairs are $90 and they refused to even look at it until I paid…..i spent $15 to ship and would never have sent in this product if they told me it’s a flat $90 fee…ie I only paid $150 for this product.
Im really sad to think Sony products die after 2 yrs and that you would charge a loyal customer(my family all had sony tvs, etc) $90 to repair a product that costs $150. At least reimburse the postage costs and fix the product for a reasonable fee…The product was shipped back to me with no note or letter…..horrible experience!
I want to express my continued disappointment in Sony and its handling of this situation. I recently received a phone call offering me 2 other Sony Clock radio’s……one for $35 and another for $50….neither of which came close to the Dream Machine Clock radio…ie no LCD screen to watch movies, photo storage, etc etc…..I already spent $25 in shipping plus batteries(thinking the battery died which wasn’t the case) to try and rectify this situation. Why cant someone just fix this machine….it shouldn’t have died after 2 yrs….....i would hope you would allow me to reship(at Sony’s expense this time) and that you would be able to fix it and no expense to me….

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