Thanks Walmart
I haven’t been pro-Walmart, in fact, I am very vocal (to my wife, family, friends) about their property development policies. Locally they have removed trees and hills to make way for a 30 foot retaining. The retaining wall made way for a FLAT parking lot. Lately, they helped me save my sons 2nd birthday.
We are selling our house, and last night we had the carpets cleaned. We needed an excuse for a night out. We decided to go to the Play Place and eat junk food. While on the way my wife decided, “Since we are going to the Zoo tomorrow we need a wagon!”
After dinner we found the perfect wagon, a Radioflyer.
When we got home with the wagon I was distracted. The season finale of DIRT was on. I was watching it while I put together the wagon. My wife came down to check on my progress.
[wife] “How do you know what you are doing? You’re not even looking at the instructions.”
[me] (pound, pound of the hammer) “I already looked them over, it is easy peasy.”
[wife] “Those black washers go on the back, not in the front!”
For those of you that have put kids toys together, then you have seen those rivet thingy that you pound on but you can’t take off. As you hit them onto a steel rod, it has metal teeth that makes it impossible to undo or take off. They replace the old rod and bolt….Oh god did I wish they were nuts and bolts.
[me] “I have just used the wrong piece putting together a wagon…well I can’t get it off and I can’t finish putting the wagon together…What can I do, my options?”
This is at 9:30pm, I am on my way rushing to Walmart to replace the wagon…
(ring, ring, ring)
[wife] “What are you doing? Are they going to take it back? That was the last one. Find out WHERE there is one available and go get it!”
(no she is not that mean, I was being an ass while assembling the wagon, and yes she didn’t wait for me to answer.)
I got to Walmart and a very helpful Beth greeted me. Beth had taken my call, and we both agreed there were some “missing” parts. She refunded my money.
[me] “My wife said this was the last one…”
[Beth] “Yes that was, but…there are two in Council Bluffs…”
Council Bluffs is at least 20 minutes away. I never thought a 24 hour Walmart was needed until last night. Yep, I was on my way. When I got back with the wagon, my wife was still awake (11:00pm)…
[wife] “Would you like any help?”
We were able to finish the wagon in 30 minutes. If there was no 24 hour Walmart with another Radioflyer wagon I would have ruined a trip to the Zoo for a birthday boy.
Thank you.
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