Sharp response leaves Aussie cold and ill-humid

AN Australian friend of ours from Magazine Gap Road bought a complicated unit from Japanese department store Daimaru which works as a dehumidifier and heater.

At home, she discovered that the instructions inside were in Japanese and Chinese only.

She phoned Daimaru, who said this was the responsibility of the Japanese manufacturer, Sharp.

She phoned Sharp, who said this was the responsibility of Daimaru.

She now has to find a translator or operate the thing by guesswork.

We just hope Daimaru and Sharp never start exporting nuclear plants.

On similar lines, a reader sent us a packet containing a type of power cell.