Day 286 - Appliances Have Arrived!

After buying the appliances online & having them sit in a warehouse for 6 months, we finally had all of our appliances delivered.  Well, almost all of our appliances (the stove never made it on the truck!).  All-in-all let's just say the whole "white glove" delivery service left several things to be desired.  When the truck from J.B. Hunt arrived with our appliances, there was a slight problem:  only one guy in the truck!  Paul from Mississippi was very cordial (he kept saying sir & maam), but I'm not quite sure how he was supposed to unload 2 washers, 2 dryers, a fridge, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave & stove all by himself.  Not a great start to the "white glove" delivery.  Tom stuck around for an extra few hours until a 2nd delivery guy finally showed up to help unload things.  Once they got to actually unloading the appliances, we found out that "white glove" delivery also comes with a few bonus items thrown if for free.  Extras such as:

Letting the new appliances relax on the sandy beach outside the house while they discuss how to get it through the front door:

 Scratching the front of the dishwasher (we refused this & had them take it back):

 

And dropping the washing machine on the landing & scratching the wood floor:

Not exactly a smooth process.  As my beautiful wife keeps reminding me, buy online for the price or buy local for the customer service.  I guess now we get to try out the "white glove" insurance claim process!

Here are some pics of the actual appliances:

Lights, Stairs & Deck

The mudroom & basement lights are in.  They look great!

Deck & Stairs

Al has been working on the deck this week while Tom has been working on the stairs.