18 Day Blinds

In case some of you have not had the pleasure of ordering from 3 Day Blinds, let me clue you into story behind the REAL 3 Day Blinds...

The sole reason for calling 3 Day Blinds in the first place is because I thought they would deliver/install everything in THREE days. I realize that that may seem unrealistic since they have to make the blinds, deliver them, and then install them, but hey, why advertise as THREE Day Blinds if one cannot deliver?

I could have (and should have) gone with Smith + Noble because they were upfront about the total number of days from measurement to installation (12- 14 days). But, alas, I stupidly went with 3 Day Blinds because I am currently living in a fishbowl with my new windows, but no window coverings. (Yes, I have paper shades on my bedroom windows...)

After ordering my blinds (don't get me started on the mishap between what was actually scheduled through the main office versus the sales rep!!!), I was told that the delivery truck would deliver the blinds within five to seven working days. And if for some reason I was not at home waiting for the blinds to be delivered, well, then they'd just leave the whole thing on my front doorstep ($1400 worth of blinds...smart, huh?). Because that was not a viable option for me, I was told that I could pick up the blinds in person from will call. It seemed like a good idea because it was next to Angel Stadium and I could pick it up the very day it was delivered.

So, I called on Monday because the blinds were supposed to have been delivered to will call last week Thursday. Well, apparently, the blinds were manufactured in three days, but unfortunately were stuck in Mexico without a delivery truck. I was told that maybe the blinds would make it into a delivery truck on Tuesday, but if not, then for sure by Friday (today). So, as you can imagine, I was extremely thrilled with the news.

Tuesday afternoon I received a call from 3 Day Blinds that my blinds indeed were in Anaheim and ready for pick-up. Knowing that traffic sucks anytime after 2PM, I opted to pick up the blinds Wednesday morning.

At will call, I discovered that no one was going to help me load the eight blinds that I ordered. Well, that's not true, the guy watched me load almost all of the boxes, but when it came to the last box (the smallest one), he graciously asked if I needed his assistance.

Blinds in tow, I drove back to my place and unloaded all of the blinds by myself. It's a good thing that I have some upper body strength.

Now, I waited for the installation people to call. Wednesday (all day) no call. Thursday morning, silence. I called Thursday around noon and I was told that the installation people would call me at their convenience (WTF?!). Which brings us to today. At 7:52AM (yes, I was still sleeping)...the phone rang. It was the installation people...was I available next Tuesday for installation? I guess that's their earliest opening. I was told they would call Monday morning to confirm the exact time for installation. (I won't hold my breath.)

So, this whole ordeal, the very reason why I went with 3 Day Blinds was for the time efficiency...but it ended up being the exact opposite. I'm not sure what the heck is going on in MY universe, but I swear, I'm still Jane Schmo!!! Will someone PLEASE wake me up from this horrible nightmare of renovations...

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th to everyone.

Sjon - since they won't be celebrating this holiday in Jolly Old, why not create your own fireworks?

Go to a pub, pick out one of the pastiest, bad-teeth havin' locals and KICK HIS LIMEY ASS.

When done, look around the pub and proudly exclaim "THAT'S HOW WE DID IT 230 YEARS AGO AND THAT'S WHY WE RULE THE WORLD! BITCHES."

Then run like hell.