When I first got back from 2nd tour of Iraq and got out of the Army I moved to Florida, didn't do so well down there so I moved back up to the Cincinnati area in 2007. I didn't have much money so I had to go through Rent - A - Center for my washer and dryer for my apartment. Well late last week my washing machine went to shit on me. The wife was washing bed sheets and the damn thing got way off balance, walked itself sideways. The outer tub, a big plastic tub, shredded and started leaking water real bad. Ive called about 15-20 different places for a replacement. No-one has it in stock. Its a $200 part that probably weighs about 3-5 lbs. The problem here is it would take about 2-3 weeks on back order just to get it, then an additional $100 for shipping b/c its big. Had to break down and go to Lowes and buy a new washer Wednesday night. Should be delivered on Saturday.