We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Tim S saying
something like:

I get sick of buying stuff that turns out to badly designed, crap or not
fit for purpose. This wasn't cheap (£12) so I wouldn't expect it to go
rusty in a week!


I think you have a clear case of "not fit for purpose". Take it back and
demand a refund citing those words.

He's in HawHeahaw Land. All he'll get is a Garlic Shrug.