The not so satisfactory update to the drama previous

Are we overestimating renowned international flatpack furniture retailer?

As is my wont, I stewed and griped about the drama, and a friend (who happens to be both (a) an afficianado of renowned international flatpack furniture retailer as a therapeutic device (as was I in less jaded days) and (b) firmly in the camp of Aye (as were 90% of my respondents)) has offered me a solution.

As he has plans of being in the same town as renowned international flatpack furniture retailer and even, perhaps, visiting said store - he is also willing to collect said bed slats for me.

Oh happy days.  Thank you friend!

That news has brightened up both the 12-year-old and the fifty-mumble-year-old females of the household.

So to the computer I hastened.

I went to renowned international flatpack furniture retailer's website and logged in.

"Do you still want the product in your basket" it asked helpfully.

Oh yes.

 

It warns "Attention

Occasionally, some items in your bag may be out of stock when you reach the check-out. If this happens, we apologise for the inconvenience and ask you to try again later."

I bet you do,  renowned international flatpack furniture retailer, I bet you do - but I was cunning, because I had TEN DAYS up my sleeve for them to just TRY to disappoint.  With that lead time, I could let my little girl down lightly or find solutions.

Can you tell how giddy I was at that point in time?  I could almost grasp my little girl's dreams.

Continue to checkout, website, onward ho!!

When asked for my postcode to offer me options, I valiantly chose "Collect from store $5" (which is a darned-sight more palatable than the $199 for a four hour delivery window in 2 weeks)

Ah, but the sadistic renowned international flatpack furniture retailer got their twist of the knife in at the very next step...

 

 Do you see the problem here?  The date I want is 30 Jan - not even on the page, let alone a dark enough grey for me to select.

Not happy, Jan, not happy.

  Who needs gambling?

I have set the alarm for next Thursday - all fingers crossed please.