Those who know us probably remember the whole saga of Mary Joyce's crib and what an ordeal it was to actually get the crib to the house. Now we have a double stroller story...
The stroller was a gift, but it was of the variety where we were given the money, and we placed the order for the stroller. We waited until we were pretty settled in here, and then placed our order from Wal-Mart's online store. They have a new feature where you can have certain items shipped to the store for pick-up instead of having them shipped to your home, and this cuts out the shipping and handling charges. Seemed like a good idea, and our local store was said to be set up for this, so that is the route we took. It was supposed to arrive between the 13th and 19th, at which point we would get an email from the store letting us know to pick it up.
On the 20th, we got an email saying that our order was delayed. Chet called the 1-800 number that we were given and found out that the stroller was actually at the local store; they just hadn't logged it into the system yet. The email that we got was one that automatically goes out in situations like that. Okay, huge sense of relief... We decided to pick it up last night after supper.
We went out to eat at our favorite local pizza place, and then walked out to a car with a flat tire. (Joy...Did I mention it was raining, too?) Chet got the tire changed, but the spare wasn't in much better shape than the other tire. No trip to town next door for Wal-Mart last night. (Our other vehicle is a Ford Ranger--no room for 2 adults and a car seat in there.)
Chet got up this morning, and went and picked up the stroller (and got the tire fixed). This afternoon, he got ready to put the stroller together, and there was no instruction manual in the box. We dug around online, but haven't come up with anything, even on the manufacturer's website. Their support people don't work on weekends, either. So now we are the proud owners of a double stroller that we can't put together until someone sends us a manual.
Nothing huge or earth-shaking here--just a series of events that we have to laugh at to keep from pulling our hair out with frustration...
By the way, the stroller is an Evenflo CitiTour in the Tattersall pattern. Does anyone have an instruction manual? :-)
Saturday, July 21, 2007
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LOL!!! That's sooo funny! You guys have the worst luck with baby stuff. Sorry you've had such a hard time. But it'e still very funny. :)
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