I don't typically go to this Home Depot. Lowe's is closer to me and frankly has a bigger selection but I was looking online for an outdoor rattan storage box. I found one through the Home Depot for a fair price. I could have had it shipped directly to me for like an additional $15.00 which would be counteractive to my frugality, I decided to pick up at my local store for free. I ordered the storage container and completely forgot to mark which store I intended to pick it up at. Seems as though the default was Savannah GA. What's that noise Homer Simpson makes? Doh!
So I called the 800#, as I couldn't figure out how to change this. She was great canceled my order, and replaced it to ship to Pittsburgh. Great so far. Even better it came a lot quicker than predicted. Awesome. I set out to pick it up. Thus begins the decline. I go in the service desk is right up front. I need to check on a hose crank thingy, pretty sure that's the technical term, so I went to look at those in the lawn and garden area and decided to purchase that as well. Track back to the service desk, and stand in line. Soon I am speaking to the lady. Giving her my info for my online order. She finds me does some stuff on the computer and says someone has to bring it up front. Ok, I said then I will run my hose crank out to my car and move my car to the front of the building, assuming by the time I would return it would be waiting for me and it maybe big so easier to load. I go and do just that. At least 10 minutes had passed since I was told someone would bring my order up. I return to the desk and continue my wait. Nothing. No one is coming. There are employees all around but no one is bringing my order up. I am getting beyond impatient. My wait now since coming back in was 15 minutes. Add the 10 from before and we are pushing almost 30 minutes! WTF tell me where it is, I will get the thing! I am eyeballing everyone and looking at my watch. One employee finally says, "You still waiting for your order?" No I just really like hanging out at service desks looking irritated. I said, "yes and I have been waiting over 15 minutes, since I went out to pull my car around. " He asks the lady who Lord knows what she says and heads back. About another 5 minutes passes, but I can see in the home depot horizon the man carrying what appears to be my order! He approaches and shows me the box to confirm. My only expression was "well hallelujah". He asked if I wanted to open it, I said no not really I think I spent enough time here. Well I still needed to sign it out! Back in line to speak with the lady who originally called someone to bring up my order, yea right, and wait again. Finally up front she says the system is slow and it's processing. No I think everything here is slow. So she jumps to the next person in line and starts ringing them up while I wait again. Finally the paper prints, I sign and book it out of there with much frustration.
So I like my storage box. And I am also getting prepared to begin some remodeling, but if they are this discombobulated over a storage box, how would a custom door or kitchen come out?! I think they need some serious management help. read more