tilefishtilefishThat metal case on the Classic SamTimer ain't just for decoration, as this story shows:
The North American tournament player Polly Dubois was playing Scrabble with her husband Rich Moyer one fine evening in the mid-1990's. Exquisite nearby northern California Napa Valley Wine, candlelight, and Scrabble; what more could you ask for? She reached over to hit her SamTimer after making a flashy play, and alas, inadvertently tipped over the content of her entire wine glass on her SamTimer. Flashy, splashy play! She got in touch with SamTimer.com and sent the clock back; they got it fixed like new, and sent it back to her promptly.
Skip forward a few years and Polly and her husband are at an event in Phoenix, Arizona. During that trip, on Valentine's Day no less, Rich inadvertently backs his rental car right over the Scrabble cymbal bag of his startled wife.
Polly rushed to open her bag and the SamTimer with a drinking history was crumpled. She didn't imagine that a digital clock looking a little too much like a pancake would ever work again, but just out of curiosity she turned it on to check. A pair of 25:00 displays came on instantly on both dials. It has been working excellently to this day, without need for a repair... and here's the proof!
If Timex weren't already using the slogan "Takes a licking but keeps on ticking" you can rest assured we would!
