The WheelBarrow that Jack Built
By : Taglys
Courtesy of Lowes’
I had one of those you can't get there from here moments at Lowe's
Knows Jack Schnikey.... I went to buy a wheelbarrow a simple enough operation
so I thought. After just looking around at all the neat stuff they have sitting
around in the great expanse of consumerism. I decided well I would go check out
the wheelbarrows outside.... so I am looking around at this one that one and
another all lined up together and chained up. I decided on which one I wanted
walked in and waited patiently at the counter. I stood there listening to the
to guy's behind the counter discuss how well they scored the night before. I
give the *ahem* (hello customer here wanting to buy something so they can pay
you to stand and talk all day sign)..."yeah can I help you?" "I
want to buy one the wheel barrows out there product number# yadda
yadda"...he goes into his book and charges me I pay him..."uh yeah
your going to have to go to lawn and garden"..."uh no they are right
out there...if you just step into the alcove you can see them"...."No
the one you want is in lawn and garden"....
I began to question my sanity and was wondering if I had a LSD
flashback or something...so I walk aaaaaaaalll the way down to the other end of
the store...I walk up to the cashier I hand her my receipt and say "I need
to pick up this wheel barrow I just paid for aaaaaallllll the way down there
and came here to get it. "I'm sorry sir you came to far, they are down at
contractor sales" "You need to go back down there and get it"
"Wait I was just there, they told me to come here even though I already
knew they were just outside the door" " Well sir you need to go back
down there and a manager will be waiting for you" *sigh*
I get there wait a few
minutes out comes the manager on the phone. "I would like this one
here." As I hand her my receipt. "I'm sorry there has been a
misunderstanding" "You paid for an unassembled one and they are in
the garden center." Up until this time I have remained calm and very
amiable...
I now feel the switch on my breaker begin to flip. I look at the
price tag and then my receipt and back at the price tag that amazingly match
each other.” No, I paid for this one right here...it's 49.99.... I paid
49.99." "Well sir there is a 10.00 assembly fee" "That may
be so...then the original price of the wheel barrow should be 39.99 +10.00
makes 49.99." "It would be 59.99 if we assembled it" I'm not an
engineering genius but that wheelbarrow looked pretty dang assembled to me.
"This is the price I paid this is the price that is on the wheel barrow if
it's wrong you can change it once I leave with mine."
Then it hit me like a beacon "FREE ASSEMBLY" I
point this out...and she looks at not only that tag but all of the tags just to
make sure I guess...."we will get you taken care of I am really
sorry" "I will get the guy to come out and unlock them."
"Wait a minute you don't even have a key and you came out here to do
what?" Well...since I decided to actually purchase my wheel barrow took 45
minutes...plus waiting 15 min for Zeke to stop talking to Bubba and come out
and unlock it...after he asked to see my receipt.... Zeke is the same one who
sent me to lawn and garden at first....
oh yeah their assembly job sucked the wheel fell off.
By : Taglys
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