I purchased a safe with this shop via Amazon at the end of February, but because I'm a goof, I didn't know there was a message center where I could receive messages from a business. I also didn't know vendors are restricted by Amazon as to how they can contact customers...this is not great because it ended up that the safe was returned by the shipping company back to the store in Simi Valley. Luckily after some running around trying to find out what happened and that apparently I'm the weakest link, I was able to get the safe reshipped at no extra cost to me.
And then...I was scheduling delivery and the wonderful lady who was helping me at Daylight Transport mentioned that the safe was 300# (!!) and I basically freaked. They don't offer white glove service so basically, I'd have to lug the thing into my house, which is on the second floor of an apartment building with no elevator (some of us still live in units that are affordable lol). She suggests I contact Dean Safe to see if they have a service available.
So, I call Dean Safe and after explaining that I've only competed in strong man competitions in my dreams, Amir, a very friendly chap, said that they do have a service, I'd just have to pay extra. I told him, "no worries", but that I'd have to contact the delivery company to return the safe yet again. Amir didn't realize that the safe was already in transit. Yikes! It seems we were in a bit of a jam, but Amir told me that he'd put his head together with a colleague to see if they could find a solution. I waited for a bit, but had to catch a class and they don't get reception at school.
Anyway, I call back Tuesday and Amir explains the options to me, which are basically, "you should have hit the gym harder for the past five years" or "do you even lift?" Kidding. Even though I was pretty frustrated at this point, Amir suggested I could rent an appliance dolly at a local Home Depot and hire a couple of real men (my phrasing, not his). I'm pretty sure even even looked up the info while we were chatting to confirm (awesome sauce!). And he also mentioned that the safe actually weighed 230#.
Still a little frustrated, but with at least one viable option in front of me, I rented said dolly this morning and I thought...I weigh about that much and I was just able to complete a few pull-ups back to back. Why not give it a shot solo and if I really can't do it, I can always go back to HD and pick up a helper or two. Well, the driver was gracious enough to help me with the safe off the street and up to our walkway and I figured, "what the heck" and gave it a shot. Nailed it!
I would say that there is something to be desired from this transaction. I think the best bet is to order from this store directly because you will get more hands on service at a more reasonable price. I would have paid more for the white glove service, but it would have saved all this running around. I also really appreciate Amir, who was so helpful and patient with my bonehead. I think that Dean Safe would probably be better off selling their safes directly and finding better avenues than Amazon to market because that is the one major factor (aside from myself) that made this experience less than 100%.
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