2 stories here… One from a friend, another my own:

Friend: She was having  party for her baby and tried to charge up her video camera.  She plugged it in, but nothing was happening.  She finally resorted to saying, “This thing is broken.  We need a new camera.”  Her husband went out and bought a really nice new video camera and brought it home.  They plugged it in and nothing happened!  Turns out it was the outlet that was broken, not the camera.  After having the new camera with all of the new features, they decided to keep it even though they really weren’t in the market for a new one!

Mine: I was doing the normal laundry routine… Take the clean clothes out of the washer, throw it the dryer, turn the knob and push the start button.  I did the steps as normal, but nothing happened!  Crap.  It figures.  We were going to have to have the guy come out and fix the dryer and in the end I knew we were going to have to get a new dryer.   I calmly told my honey that the dryer was broken and I was proud of him for heading down to try and tinker with it.  A few minutes later he returned and told me that it was working.  He said, “Well, the door wasn’t closed all the way.  Maybe that was the problem?”  I’m an idiot!!!  I was just so in the “everything is going to break” mode that I didn’t even think about checking the freaking door!