I never knew how stressful it is to build a house. I thought we'd planned every last detail from the beginning and that if we hired a contractor, it would be easy. Well, it's not. There are thousands of decisions to make, some of which you've never even thought of, and some have to be made immediately. Every day, I'm dealing with contractors, dealers, ordering, picking things out, code enforcement, meeting people here, meeting people there, solving problems. I'm working with the bank, insurance, and credit card companies. Plus I'm doing much of the work myself, and every time I get my tools out, I have to pull away to deal with something else. At the end of each day, it seems like I've only accomplished half of what I needed to. The other workers are going so fast, it's hard for me to keep up with all the jobs I have to do.
Plus working a full time job and raising a two year old. And maintaining over 5 acres of yard work. Not to mention having to bury my dog. It's been stressful. It's been a 7 days a week ordeal. That's what my life's been like lately.
So on Sunday 9/3/17, we needed a bathtub for the master bathroom so the plumber can install it this week. I didn't realize it beforehand, but it's extremely hard to find a tub in a store. The one we want is a whirlpool corner tub that was $800 plus another hundred for the drain and another for tax. $1000 out the door. Home Depot on Truse shows to have 1 at the store.
We called the store and told them we were 50 miles away and we want somebody to go look at it and see if they're sure it's there. AJ gets on the phone and tells us he's the manager. He says he sees 2 boxes on the top shelf but he can't tell if they're the right tub. He spends more time telling us how busy he is and he doesn't have time to climb a ladder than it would have taken to climb the ladder and look. He refuses to climb or ask anyone else to climb and won't call us back or let us know. Says we'll have to drive there to see if they have it, knowing how far we were away. Two minutes it would have taken him to look. We wasted 3 hours plus $20 in gas.
We drop the baby off with the neighbors, hook up the trailer and drive 50 miles one way to find that they don't have our tub. AJ again starts apologizing how busy he is and I told him I'm busy too. Every body's busy and what he's saying is that we aren't important and his time is worth more than mine. But the real kicker is that he wants to order a tub for us AND CHARGE US $100 FOR DELIVERY! I told AJ that's a load of crap and I WILL NOT pay $100 for delivery when I'm already at the store with a trailer! He wouldn't budge a damn bit either. If he had any accountability of the situation he would let me have it for the out the door price without paying delivery! Not to mention the 2-3 week wait!
Another store shows to have two. AJ calls and gets them to check. Guess what? They can't find it either! We will not buy materials for our house here, and I'll only come if it's convenient. All the lumber is coming from Fayette Lumber anyway. I don't need this shit. I'm too busy! The district manager will hear about this. read more