Grrrrrrr ... my fangs are bared and I'm looking for blood ...
What part of, "I don't have a way to haul a 7 foot tall mirror home" is hard to comprehend? Seriously?
The 10% discount on the mirror I was negotiating the purchase of, wasn't the bait which hooked me. The enticing and deal sealing bait was delivery of the 7 foot mirror to me on any day in the relatively near future when said dealer happened to be passing through my town. At least, that was the words exchanged and my understanding. During the negotiation of this purchase, I explained to the dealer that I have no way to transport a 7 foot mirror in my car which is toy sized by American standards and asked if I bought the mirror, could she deliver it whenever she was next in town. She said she would be through my town in 2 days time. I called her the very next day (the day before the scheduled delivery) and told her to call me when she neared my city, because I only live one mile from my place of employment, and I would go home so as to be there to meet her when she arrived.
She said, "I can't deliver that mirror to your house. I don't know anything about how to get around your town, so I planned to meet you on "so and so" road which is on my way."
WHAT THE HELL? That "so and so" road is less than 10 miles from my house, but too long for me to walk and pull along my little red wagon.
A rather pointed silence ensued, before I told her if that was the case, then I would have to forego the purchase. I AGAIN politely explained that I have no way to transport a 7 foot mirror whether that distance be 60 miles or 10 miles.
What I was non politely thinking and wanted to say was, "Mmmmmmm, HELLO -- my car didn't grow like a chia pet overnight!!!!
What I didn't tell you is that I mentally tacked on an UGLY name right after the word "overnight" and before the four exclamation marks!
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Hmm... I had a (very) brief vision of you riding a two-wheel bicycle with a very long mirror tucked under one arm as you wended your way home with it.
ReplyDeleteI can only shake my head at the failure of our school systems to teach a great many Americans simple geography, map-reading, and ability to (give and) follow simple instructions.
@Iggy -- my thoughts expanded ;) I was thinking to myself while I was talking to her, "Have you not heard of mapquest? Don't you own a GPS unit? Can't you can't ask for directions." Instead, I bid her goodbye.
ReplyDeleteI remember you telling her that you had no way to tote the mirror home, which is why you asked her if she could deliver it, and she said yes. She should have held up her part of the deal!!! Well it's her loss.
ReplyDeleteAnd I know it's your loss as well, you wanted that mirror but maybe another one will come along. One that is honest!