So, after seven long years of nervous checking, night sweats, frantic excuses and heroin-fueled, chainsaw-wielding butterflies in my stomach every time I locked my bike, I finally manned up and sent my archaic cylinder-type u-lock back to Kryptonite in the hopes that they would replace it, even though the statute of limitations had passed many moons ago on their swap program. Upon calling them, I was told to 'just send it in and we'll send you back new keys or a replacement in two weeks'. I'm happy to report that after almost two months, they weren't lying, well, not really. When I got home from work tonight, sure enough, there was a brand new lock waiting for me, light-up extra key and all. I'd like to thank the fabulous Super Edin Brothers for loaning me the use of a spare, (you all may have assumed that I was just going to adopt it for my own) and whole-heartedly endorse Kryptonite's swap program to anyone who has yet to ditch their cylinder lock. You can't put a price on piece-of-mind, but according to the packaging the lock came in, you can put a price on theft, it's two-grand, which ain't bad. I would also like to encourage anyone in this city to consider the swapping of other things that don't function the way they should; your girlfriends, your glass eye, your disposable income, your free time, movies you don't watch, tools, shoes and pretty much most government jobs. I have a pouch full of beads and a sharp implement with your name on it that I would be happy to swap. Thanks.
posted by Eli at
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