that's disappointing.
I had a similar thing happen with my toaster oven- the heating element broke, but the repair guy said it's cheaper to buy a new one than to fix it. I even said "that's OK, just fix it anyway" and he said he wouldn't- not worth his trouble.

Not to get on my soapbox (but here I go stepping up anyway), but this irritates me about our "disposable" society. Something is made of poor quality, it breaks, and you have to throw it away and buy a new one. I'd rather spend more, have it last longer, and even pay to repair it than to always have the only option to be to throw it away. Grrr... (climbing down, now).