Patience, Patience!
Boy, did I get a lesson. The table and chairs finally arrived, and would be delivered "some time between nine and eleven tomorrow." Yeah. Sure. You know how that goes.
Nine and eleven came and went. I was starting to freak out about how the whole day would be ruined, when the phone rang, The delivery guys were downstairs. "What apartment are you in?" Aha! In five more minutes I'd have new furniture.
I waited. And waited some more. What the heck was going on? Fifteen minutes later I was about to call the store, when the doorbell rang. Those wonderful guys had been putting the stuff together ("Some assembly required.") I could have kissed them. Assembly is not my strong point. I always wind up with a few extra thingamajigs and a wobbly piece of furniture. I gave them a nice tip and went out to buy some paste wax in anticipation of future spills. Impatience is not my only vice.
Nine and eleven came and went. I was starting to freak out about how the whole day would be ruined, when the phone rang, The delivery guys were downstairs. "What apartment are you in?" Aha! In five more minutes I'd have new furniture.
I waited. And waited some more. What the heck was going on? Fifteen minutes later I was about to call the store, when the doorbell rang. Those wonderful guys had been putting the stuff together ("Some assembly required.") I could have kissed them. Assembly is not my strong point. I always wind up with a few extra thingamajigs and a wobbly piece of furniture. I gave them a nice tip and went out to buy some paste wax in anticipation of future spills. Impatience is not my only vice.
posted by Silver Streak at 10:59 AM
4 Comments:
Do you like the new table?
How much of a tip did you give them? I like reading your stories.
Me too--this is a fun blog!!!
Answers to blogged questions: (1) I tipped the guys $10 each....(2) I love the new table. (Not sure the chairs are that comfortable; working on that.) But the pine wood grain and stain are so nice that I might not even use a tablecloth...just a runner. (3) Yes, this is a fun blog, mahalo nui loa (thank you very much.)
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