Why in the name of a
thousand wonders do on line stores insist upon giving a definite
delivery date and, often as not a time when they have no intention of
delivering........if you'll pardon the pun? On two separate occasions
in the past couple of weeks alone I have received, unsolicited,
categoric assurance that my parcel would,a: arrive at my home on a
specified date and, b: at a particular time. On both occasions the
parcels did not arrive when the were expected,instead I was obliged
to chase the supplier two days after the promised date to find out
the cause for the delay.
One of the ditsy
females who took my call told me ,and I quote. “You need to be
patient as the Christmas rush always slows things down!”
Well of course I
pointed out,with more courtesy that she deserved that had her company
not given me a date and time in the first place, I should not have
been concerned when the item did not arrive at the time stated, a
concept which seemed to baffle her completely.
After much hanging
about and muffled whisperings at the other end of the line both
companies came up with the same excuse.....their delivery vehicle had
broken down! Naturally I was inclined to wax satirical at these
rather obvious untruths. Stung by my sarcasm one of the the young
ladies then vouchsafed that “In fact we cannot guarantee a definite
delivery date!!!!”
The mind boggles!
Having spent more time
than is good for me on my feet for the last few days(and incidentally
I enjoyed every minute of it) I found myself this morning in a good
deal of pain and with a badly swollen knee. This meant that I was
obliged to spent most of the day sitting about ,not my favourite
occupation. My trip to the Doctor's surgery this morning had meant an
early start to the day which did not help one little bit.
Still I managed to find
things to do, including ordering a bespoke picture frame for a lovely
picture of my son when he was a child. The picture is an unusual size
and I have found it impossible to buy a ready made frame for this
precious object. Finally I bit the bullet and paid the extortionate
price
asked by an on line
picture framer....who insisted upon giving a “definite date for
delivery”
This is where I came
in!
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