definitely contact the store where you bought and and further contact GE. Sounds like it should be on the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Comission) website as a potential recall.
Yes, I would want to return the washing machine. I would not only be concerned about getting cut, but what it could also do to your clothes.
The latest Woman's Day magazine has an article on purchasing appliances and mentions the PlanetFeedback website. You might want to check it out to see if others have experienced the same thing with your machine. According to Woman's Day this web site "posts thousands of letters written by consumers to companies praising and criticizing products."
You are welcome. Just don't spend too much time on that site! I've been on it ever since I posted the link. I've only looked at the WDW complaints and compliments so far. I'm going to be on it all day looking up everything I can think of.
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