Day 1345 Anything that could go wrong…..did

17th April 2021

Kelli managed to help me collect a dresser from a Mobile home park. She thought she should navigate the route as these places can be like a rabbit warren, and I was likely to get lost, as it was it was very straight forward.

The dresser was a bit of a train wreck, but I’ve had them like this before and managed to salvage something.

My patio furniture arrived late in the afternoon.

I set out my work area and unpacked all the pieces laying them out on a large piece of cardboard. This was another of Beijing’s finest, so I don’t expect longevity, the structure looked okay, the holes lined up, so I proceeded to build the two seater sofa first.

This went together well, so encouraged I set about building the next one. This is where things went down hill. The configuration I was building was an “L” shape consisting of a left hand sofa, a corner seat and a right hand sofa.

The parts delivered would make two left hand sofas. I looked at it for several minute making sure I was not missing anything. Most of the pieces were non-handed except for the back piece, it was definitely wrong.

Kelli called the supplier and got through to a customer service lady, she handed the phone to me to explain the problem.

I went through the explanation slowly, what I had built, and what I was trying to build.

There was pause, as the lady on the other end went though what I was saying, and then the penny dropped.

She said that she would order the correct part and get it sent to me as soon as they could. I asked her how she would describe it to the manufacturer, I didn’t want to get another part exactly the same as what I have. She said she would explain it on the replacement order, and send me an email copy of the order.

I carried on building the corner unit and coffee table, just so there was something to show for my efforts.

The quality was okay, the cushions were a little thin, so we may have to get some more fillers, but if it lasts a couple of years it would be worth the money just to have something to sit on.