Recently, I've had to set up several appointments for installation of an appliance (disposal), check my refrigerator - & not long ago, make an appointment with the cable co to come out. Used to be, the cable co gave you a four-hour window, & asked "Do you want morning or afternoon?" Now, many installers/repair techs? are following the four-hour window time slot & am/pm as sop, & won't commit to a specific time, even though we/I pay for the service & hefty installation fees (charged to my credit card).
My "beef" is, scheduling an appointment, losing a whole day, being tied to the house waiting for a pro to show up w/i a four-hour window because they can't narrow the time down to w/i an hour & commit to a specific time.
In my business & social life, when I've scheduled an appointment, I show up at the designated time (if not earlier) - not w/i a four-hour period. When it comes to doctor's appointments, they sometimes ask you to arrive an hour earlier to fill out paperwork etc -- then, we wait again, in the waiting room, until the Doc/pro is ready. Then we may again wait in the examining room.
I'm at the point where I want to say - Be there at the designated time, or let's call the whole thing off. Any thoughts?
My "beef" is, scheduling an appointment, losing a whole day, being tied to the house waiting for a pro to show up w/i a four-hour window because they can't narrow the time down to w/i an hour & commit to a specific time.
In my business & social life, when I've scheduled an appointment, I show up at the designated time (if not earlier) - not w/i a four-hour period. When it comes to doctor's appointments, they sometimes ask you to arrive an hour earlier to fill out paperwork etc -- then, we wait again, in the waiting room, until the Doc/pro is ready. Then we may again wait in the examining room.
I'm at the point where I want to say - Be there at the designated time, or let's call the whole thing off. Any thoughts?
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