Cracked fan blade

In January I bought a brand new Mist Fan, Russel Hobbs make.<br> I have not even used it for 3 months yet, and then the fan blade cracks in 3 places while the fan is busy blowing.<br> <br> I inquired from Home of Living Brands about this, and were told I can come and collect a new blade free of charge from their store in Booysens. That sounds very nice, BUT, the store I have to collect it from is almost an hours drive from where I live!!!!<br> <br> I asked them to please courier it to me, and were told, they cannot do that.<br> <br> So now I have to throw R1000.00 in the dustbin, as the Mist Fan can obviously not work without a fan blade!