We need furniture. The house is different than we had originally imagined and we left too much stuff behind. As they say here on this godforsaken island...'No Worries.' This little mantra not only suggests there may be something to worry about, it pretty much guarantees it.We have a furniture allowance - the particulars of this are too dry for a blog post, but suffice it to say this complicates matters to the point of complete distraction. If it wasn't to our financial advantage to use it, I would abandon the whole thing.
We did manage to order a little basic set of outdoor stuff and a 'writing desk.' The outdoor stuff is pictured here. It was a smashing success. The writing desk was a whole different animal.
We found this little desk in a store in the city. It was lovely. Smallish, mahogony, pull down surface, nooks crannies...oh happy day. Fit perfectly. The complication came in when we tried to order it. To access our furniture allowance, we need to let the rental company order stuff on our behalf. I gave the business card with the details to a lovely young girl. She called a couple days later - it was on the way.
We got a call from a guy who wanted to work with the desk. He wanted it to be perfect. Perfection! Well! We have never had that! This was a red flag, but I had no idea...At any rate, he needed time. How about he delivers Friday. Since the job of said desk is to cover the modem crap in the corner of the living room Friday was fine.
Thursday he called. Could he deliver Monday. He needed more time. I said sure.
Saturday he called. Could he deliver Tuesday. He needed more time. I said.....ok.
Monday he called. Could he deliver Wednesday. I said I was getting annoyed. He said...'But Wednesday is just one day after Tuesday! Desk needs to be perfect!'
Wednesday they showed up 3 hours late. They had the wrong desk.
Back to the drawing board. Or writing desk. Or whatever.....
Oh and if you are wondering how we managed to get outdoor stuff without a hitch - we paid for it ourselves...
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