Ok, I don't own a truck, and I needed 2 tons of sand for a landscaping/patio project in my yard. Last weekend, I networked with family, nad my nephew borrowed a trailer from his father so we could get a couple tons of gravel (had to go elsewhere to match the color I wanted), remove 2-3 tons of caliche, and get 2 tons of sand.
Because I don't own a truck, and wanted to respect my nephew's time, I called all of the parties involved and orchestrated this perfectly. Gamboa's was to be the last stop.
I called during the week, and asked the lady what their Saturday hours were, and shared why I was concerned (arranging teruck, etc.). She said 7-12. At 11:30 Saturday we show up, and they are locked up - no one around.
My wife convinced me to call back Monday to give them a chance to redeem themselves. Quite honestly, I had no desire, I was irritated that I had to arrange for someone to deliver the sand, and pay the delivery charge because I didn't have access to the truck now. I had taken Monday and Tuesday off from work to finish this task, and this put me very far behind where I wanted to be.
I called Gamboa's, and the same lady answered the phone. I explained what had happened, and she asked when we had come by. I stated 11:30, she then told me they had an equipment malfunction at 11:25 and closed. I stated I did not have a truck, and now neede dsand delivered, and asked to speak with the owner. She said he would call me back in an hour.
During this hour, I called other places, and found a "plan B" vendor.
About 45 minutes later, the lady from Gamboas called back. She said the owner was willing to take $4 a ton off the cost of the sand. She then proceeded to ask if I was going to pick it up. At this time, I reminded her I did not own a truck, hence the reason I called ahead, and that I had also reminded her of this less than an hour before. Disgusted, I went with the plan B vendor. It cost a little more, but they delivered the sand about an hour after I arranged the delivery.
I have my wonderments if the owner is even aware of this happening, and if he is, how many times this sort of thing has happened before. read more