Seems Wasteful But A Sign Of The Times

I ordered a broom stick from Amazon. A solid wooden one, that is threated on one end, and with metal threads, NOT plastic.  The one I had been using to paint with, the plastic threading snapped after a couple of hours of use.  Amazon had the best price, I received it the next day and very surprising for an Amazon product, it was made in the USA!

I found it comical at the size of the carton it was shipped in, which was approximately 64" L x 7" W x 7" D.  You can see in the picture the size comparison between the two items.  I would have thought they would have something smaller and more accommodating.

No excuses now to tackle another bedroom and get it repainted.

A Cut Above

So, I ordered these kitchen shears from Amazon back on November 15.  They were on sale and something like $2.50 each, which I thought was a good deal.  Plus I have one already and it has been very handy, so why not pick up a couple extras at a great price.

When the order was placed, Amazon indicated I would receive the items by November 18. Fast forward to early December and the items had yet to arrive, UGH!  I had texting the company several times via Amazon chat with no responses, more UGH!  Finally on December 8, I requested a refund and on December 10 I received confirmation that I was given a full refund, HORRAY!

You can imagine my surprise when on January 23, some 69 days after I placed my original order, these two items arrived.

Not sure where the issue\delay was?  Was it that the items were coming from China or that they were being delivered by the USPS?!

Amazon delivery has me spoiled these days, UPS too.  Both these carriers are typically prompt, professional and deliver the packages right to the front door.  USPS and FedEx are the complete opposite.  In my experience, I see them as unreliable, lazy and unprofessional and it's hit or miss where I find my packages too. I would happily pay extra to be able to chose the delivery carrier whenever I place an order.

Just Plain Lazy!

This is how FedEx delivered the neighbors package the other day!

He backed the extra long truck down the driveway, opened the rear door, struggled with that large box and essentially dropped it right where it came off the truck.  He made NO effort to move it closer towards the garage doors and under cover, nope, closed the read door jumped in the truck and zoomed off.

I believe FedEx outsources some of their delivery drivers and this knucklehead is clearly one of them.  He's rubbed me the wrong way from the moment I first saw him.  During the warmer weather, he's often in a wife-beater t-shirt, shorts and some obnoxious bright sneakers.  The truck radio blaring some sort of awful foreign music and he drives it like a sports car zooming up and down Lincoln street. Like this pic, I've seen him drop packages off curbside at the base of mailboxes, against trees in peoples front yard, in the middle of driveways and more.  From where I sit, I view him as lazy and unprofessional!  A regular POS.

It would be nice if online stores let you select who you wanted packages delivered by.  I tell you what, if I could, I wouldn't order a thing from companies that used FedEx and the USPS.  As far as I'm concerned both carriers as useless, like it's said, they're both as "useful as tits on a bull"...

Yet another indication of our current times.

So Long Old Chum

Out with the old...

Our old king size bed/mattress has been replaced with a brandy new queen size.

I believe "they" recommend replacing your mattress every 6 - 8 years, so I guess we're lucky our King lasted almost 20 years.