Friday, August 21, 2009

Welcome ICLW and can i just get my washer please



Hey and welcome if this is your first time to visit via ICLW for August. I love this ICLW as we get to discover so many new blogs and meet some great people!

We are taking an IVF break hoping to resume in a few months. Just read the right column for the quick low down on our infertility struggles. And just so you know, when we are not doing IVF trials this blog is really about life here in Cairo, Egypt. Some people really seem interested, who would of thought.

Ok about the washer... check this out.

So our washer that we brought here to Cairo with us from the USA died earlier this year. I have been doing laundry at a family members or sending to cleaners in the interim. We have been checking washers and wanting one similar to the dead one and have really taken our time to find one. Well we found one, an American made, top loading one like I prefer. We bought it Monday and it was delivered yesterday, Thursday.

The delivery guy came, (one -1- guy ok) and he loaded the washer onto to his BACK and carried up to the third floor! They don't set it up or install it, we have to get a plumber for that. I know sweet huh?

Anyway the back carrying probably has you thinking "what?" But thats not the point of this washer story. This is usual transport here, one guy carrying the heaviest things on his back, crazy i know. Even if there is more than one guy, the others usually "supervise" the one guy carrying the heavy item on his back. Until we say something of course. But this time only one guy.

Anyway, so he left washer in stair landing outside what we have made our laundry room. Got his madatory tip cause he did so much work, then he left.

Super S goes to open the protective carton and the washer is dented severely in the front and back and the top of the washer is separated from the bottom of washer, its supposed to be intact. When i say dented I should say its totally concave like a boulder was dropped on front on back panels of the washer.

So we went to the store, its 5 minutes away, and told them. They will bring a new washer and take the damaged one back on Sunday. When I told the manager that the guy carried it up the stairs on his back that could have had something to do with it... his comment in Arabic to my husband was "oh I know him (the delivery guy) he is really aggresive and not careful..." and he apologized for him. He also told us we should open carton before delivery guy leaves. Um thanks, of course we should have. We buy a brand new appliance and we should of course open to be sure this new appliance is intact and all is good.

I told the manager to please send more than one guy and let them carry it upstairs upright. He smiled.

17 comments:

  1. Hahahaha!!! Yes! Yes! I love this because I so relate. We lived in Mozambique for two years and the stories are similar! Like how long it took to get our satellite connection set up? Two weeks, one week to get the connection up and running and another week to get all the pipes repaired where they drilled through and damaged all the water pipes! Quite an experience!

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  2. Ooooo, this could have happend here as well; in fact, it did already :))))
    Hope all will turn out fine?!!!
    How are the kitties?
    Northern Regards
    Beatrice

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  3. i could totally picture this guy.. do they know they are going to kill their back??? hello?? i hope you get your new, un-dented one soon!

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  4. Holy cow! I cannot believe one guy carried that all the way up the stairs. I hope next time they send two like you asked. I would be so frustrated if I were you. You get yourself all worked up thinking you are finally going to be able to do laundry in the comfort of your own home, and bam, you can't. Good luck with the next delivery!

    *ICLW*

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  5. LMAO that gave me a chuckle and you know what I wasn't surprised one bit reading that he carried it on his back, I'm not sure but I think it's because I expect to read these types of things happening in far away places, you only have to look at some of the things they transport on tops of cars etc and you scratch your head looking at the picture and go "but how did they get it on top....?" and "but how did they manage to drive it with that there...?"

    What a crazy diverse world we live in with so many many characters!

    ICLW

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  6. I'm getting winded just thinking about it, lol. Hope they get your new washer to you quick (...and upright... and undamaged...).

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  7. How frustrating. I hope your next washer is in one piece.

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  8. No washer, so frustrating! Hope you get your new one soon...

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  9. HAPPY ICLW!

    How frustrating. I hope your new washer is in working order. It's very frustrating when you want/need to do something but can't.
    *HUGS*

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  10. LOLOL..Of course open the carton and always check for the damage, before the delivery guy dashes back to the gates!

    Have a better go at getting a new washer (again)!

    :-)


    ICLW

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  11. Poor guy...worse, poor you for having to watch that and then have a non-functioning washer. Not cool.

    Ramadan Kareem sis.

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  12. Oooo... my back hurts thinking about that guy! I hope it gets fixed.

    And seriously..your dad is sweet. Makes me want to cry! :-)

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  13. I so love your stories. (-; I can only imagine that patience is a virtue in Cairo.

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  14. HAHA, that's freakin' hilarious. I'm glad you'll get to get a new one, hopefully minus the dent! Happy ICLW!

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  15. OMG! I can't believe he did that and didn't break something!!

    I'm with you...I much prefer top loaders to the front loaders. I can ram so much more in! ;)

    ICLW

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  16. whoa! hopefully your next one will be dent free!

    ICLW

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