CWS4322
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If it weren't for my Mom and Dad, I wouldn't have gone nuts this past week!
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Cooking Goddess
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Bummer about your truck, PF. Sorry that your vacation wasn't exactly like you wanted. I know that there are worse places to be stuck than at home and close to family.
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
That stinks! Too bad you couldn't cancel your vacation and save it for later.
True, I could have been stuck out of town and far away.
I would not have been able to get to work anyway. Town is ten miles away. I got to watch movies and sleep in as much as the animals would let me. A couple of days spent with Mom and Dad, I am happy. Just wish I hadn't had to buy a used car to get me back to work on Tuesday. This vacation cost me more than most.
Cooking Goddess
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Hope life back to work is treating you better than your truck has, PF.
Um, just curious. You can't rent cars in Wyoming? How about UBER? A ride from a neighbor?
CD
Cooking Goddess
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If they tell you your order will be delivered by XPO Last Mile, cancel the order.
Oh fer cluck's sake, is there no way I can get this delivery company to honor an afternoon delivery request? Another attempt to get slotted in the PM, another automatic call telling me Monday's delivery would be here between 8 and noon. 
I declined that time, and said I would hope for Monday's night's call to come through with a Tuesday afternoon time - or even the 10 to 2 that was slotted for the second try. Well, no call at all on Monday, and no sign of a delivery by 5:00 PM today. We left for the family owned appliance store up in Worcester, ordered the same stove (that was priced $20 than Lowe's), and have it in a delayed order submission file so that it will be processed on Saturday - this weekend in MA is tax-free! It's like we're NH for two days, but not really. 
Our delivery isn't free, and the old appliance removal fee is $5 higher than Lowe's, but at least we've been assured that delivery will be in the afternoon and will be handled properly. If everything goes as smoothly as we figure, it will be worth the overall $30 difference between the two stores.
When we went to Lowe's to cancel the order, the front end manager had no problems with our cancellation. It seems like this has become a seriously regular thing with a customer canceling an order due to delivery problems. Lowe's had better straighten out their problem quickly since it seems to be a serious enough issue to affect their bottom line.
No, it wasn't. And as you can see in my post from last Thursday, it wasn't going to be delivered on Friday. It could have been delivered Saturday...if I was willing to be up and dressed before 7:30 AM.
Oh fer cluck's sake, is there no way I can get this delivery company to honor an afternoon delivery request? Another attempt to get slotted in the PM, another automatic call telling me Monday's delivery would be here between 8 and noon. I declined that time, and said I would hope for Monday's night's call to come through with a Tuesday afternoon time - or even the 10 to 2 that was slotted for the second try. Well, no call at all on Monday, and no sign of a delivery by 5:00 PM today. We left for the family owned appliance store up in Worcester, ordered the same stove (that was priced $20 than Lowe's), and have it in a delayed order submission file so that it will be processed on Saturday - this weekend in MA is tax-free! It's like we're NH for two days, but not really. Our delivery isn't free, and the old appliance removal fee is $5 higher than Lowe's, but at least we've been assured that delivery will be in the afternoon and will be handled properly. If everything goes as smoothly as we figure, it will be worth the overall $30 difference between the two stores.When we went to Lowe's to cancel the order, the front end manager had no problems with our cancellation. It seems like this has become a seriously regular thing with a customer canceling an order due to delivery problems. Lowe's had better straighten out their problem quickly since it seems to be a serious enough issue to affect their bottom line.
bbqcoder
Senior Cook
This reminds me of a story. We ate at this Korean restaurant in the next town over from us a couple of months ago. It's a small operation, almost like eating in this Korean Mom's kitchen. Anyway, the owner (old Korean lady) was chatting with us, telling us her tale of woe in getting a new freezer. Hers was broken and she had ordered a new one from Home Depot. It was suppose to have been delivered but they messed up the address. They were trying to deliver to XYZ Maynard St instead of XYZ Main St, Maynard.
I was surprised that she did not order her freezer from the local appliance store in the same town, less than 1/2 block away. Sure, she likely would have to pay a few dollars more but the delivery wouldn't get messed up. As a business owner, I think it's more critical that things are correct or fixed right away than try to save a few dollars.
Cooking Goddess
Chef Extraordinaire
Maynard, huh? You must be not too far from Benson's Ice Cream in Boxford. Really good ice cream. Really far away from us. We've been there only twice - once by happenstance, once on a Saturday drive with Himself's sis and BIL when they still lived up here.
We do try to shop at Lowe's whenever we need something that they sell because our daughter has worked at a Lowe's in OH for about a decade. We try to support her employer when we can. However, we've decided that, unless it's a cash-and-carry purchase, we'll just shop at small, family stores. It's not worth the extra money to run our blood pressures up - after all, I've got mine managed the best I have in a long time (122/76) .
We do try to shop at Lowe's whenever we need something that they sell because our daughter has worked at a Lowe's in OH for about a decade. We try to support her employer when we can. However, we've decided that, unless it's a cash-and-carry purchase, we'll just shop at small, family stores. It's not worth the extra money to run our blood pressures up - after all, I've got mine managed the best I have in a long time (122/76) .
I have had really good experiences with Lowe's deliveries. My washer and dryer came from them. Of course, different cities in different states. I live in a very competitive market for furniture and appliances, so they all fight each other for customers. They all price match, and some will toss in free stuff, even delivery, just to make the sale.
CD
Cooking Goddess
Chef Extraordinaire
Casey, we never had problems with deliveries from Lowe's in the past. Our most recent was our dryer in April, 2016. Since then they've changed to this XPO service. It looks like Home Depot and Amazon have been using them too. Thankfully, anything Himself orders from Amazon can come via USPS. I guess Amazon is starting to do their own deliveries. Probably got tired of customer complaints about lousy delivery service.
Amazon started doing their own deliveries to make money -- pure and simple. They are in a big pissing contest with FedEx.
I use USPS to ship most things to my customers. About 50 percent of politicians and their supporters want to kill USPS (read that any way you want), I get consistently good service for a reasonable price from USPS.
Amazon delivery drivers are underpaid, and from my experience, the least professional delivery drivers. UPS drivers are the ones who seem to take their work the most seriously. Then again, I have had the same USPS mail carrier for over ten years, and we he is the only one I buy a bottle of Patron tequila for at Christmas every year. He actually knows who my biggest customers are, and can spot a check, and will knock on my door when he spots a potential big check, instead of leaving it in the mailbox. That is a true professional.
CD
Delivery's and Dish Racks
I got the best price for my all-gas range in Ottawa, 120 klics from me. Delivery would not be free and rather expensive but it was the range I wanted.
Luckily, for the past 20+ years, I have Grand Caravans, of which I have always remove the middle seat(s). I asked for the measurements of the boxed range. Drove to their warehouse, they slid the range in the side door, I drove home, slid the range out.
It was awkward, not heavy.
So although I had to wait 1/2 hour for my neighbour to help me carry it in the house - I had same day delivery!
Installation was another story!
Dish Rack - I replaced my stainless steel dish rack last year because it was starting to show signs of rust here and there, difficult to clean, wasn't much but still. I had purchased it in year 2000. Comparatively speaking it was on the expensive side but it last almost 18 years so I figured it did me well.
I bought a another stainless steel rack, it is not even 2 years old and showing multiple spots of rust!
Think I'll go out to the barn and dig out the other one!
I got the best price for my all-gas range in Ottawa, 120 klics from me. Delivery would not be free and rather expensive but it was the range I wanted.
Luckily, for the past 20+ years, I have Grand Caravans, of which I have always remove the middle seat(s). I asked for the measurements of the boxed range. Drove to their warehouse, they slid the range in the side door, I drove home, slid the range out.
It was awkward, not heavy.
So although I had to wait 1/2 hour for my neighbour to help me carry it in the house - I had same day delivery!
Installation was another story!
Dish Rack - I replaced my stainless steel dish rack last year because it was starting to show signs of rust here and there, difficult to clean, wasn't much but still. I had purchased it in year 2000. Comparatively speaking it was on the expensive side but it last almost 18 years so I figured it did me well.
I bought a another stainless steel rack, it is not even 2 years old and showing multiple spots of rust!
Think I'll go out to the barn and dig out the other one!
Work is no problem, just lots of catching up.
Nearest car rental is an hour away and very expensive. No such thing as UBER in my edge of the state. My parents offered me the Mini Cooper...but I thought a month was too much to ask for. I was looking into getting a runaround car anyway, this episode forced my hand.
bbqcoder
Senior Cook
Closer than you but it's still far from me. Almost an hour away as it's the North Shore. I'm wondering if you were thinking of Boxboro which is next to my town of Acton. We almost never go to the North Shore but perhaps we should change it up?
Our usual IC places are Kimball's (Carlisle) and Erickson's (Maynard). We've also done Bedford Farms (Bedford/Concord), and Rancatore (Lexington). I would be interested in other recommendations that people have.
roadfix
Chef Extraordinaire
The only issue I have with the USPS is their 'last mile' delivery contract they have with Amazon. As a Prime member I usually get next day or second day deliveries and some of them fall on a Sunday. And Sunday deliveries are almost always made by the USPS.
My gripe is that the USPS will tag the delivery as "delivery attempted, cannot access premise", or something like that. This happens every time. I am physically there expecting my delivery and when I check tracking info I get that message. I realize that USPS isn't making a dime on these Sunday deliveries, but geez, then drop the Sunday deliveries.
My gripe is that the USPS will tag the delivery as "delivery attempted, cannot access premise", or something like that. This happens every time. I am physically there expecting my delivery and when I check tracking info I get that message. I realize that USPS isn't making a dime on these Sunday deliveries, but geez, then drop the Sunday deliveries.
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msmofet
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We have had that happen also and I agree with you.
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I just spent about 5 hours putting ini information about avocadoes, aand great recipes to use them in, in my blog. Somehow, I accidently erased all of it when trying to publish. i have o write that one all over again tomorrow. Very heavy sih, At least I know what recipes I'll be using, and the idea of the text. It should go a little faster.
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GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
That's so frustrating. You could type your post into Word, so you'll have it saved, and then copy & paste it into your blog post when it's done. Just remember to save it every few minutes
I got into that habit after losing a lot of typing on something many years ago.
bbqcoder
Senior Cook
That's so frustrating. You could type your post into Word, so you'll have it saved, and then copy & paste it into your blog post when it's done. Just remember to save it every few minutes
I think if you use Office365, it's auto-saved. Or maybe when it's saved to OneDrive. Good feature, in my opinion. Even if you don't save it and the computer crashes, there's usually a recovery file that has most of your content.
