Must be who you chat with.......I got mine price matched from Home Depot thru online chat. It was 194 and some change shipped to my door. I installed it on tuesday when it arrived. Seems to work well.
I would go to local Radio shack or electrical supply house...get a male blade and remove old one and solder on new one. Hook it back up, and test the load on the wiring. There is a reason it failed........need to put it back together to test though. Good luck!