A little progress...

I just spoke with the flooring company. They are coming out next Friday to measure the living room and bedroom for new carpet. Yes, they will be replacing the carpet in both rooms. Which is quite a bit, as the living room is actually a living/dining room combination and includes part of the entry way.

I didn't think they could just replace the part that was off - too much time has passed. Then when I realized that the same problem was in the master bedroom (to a lesser degree) as well, I knew there were two options: replace all of it or replace none of it.

I'm thinking the actual install, with furniture moving, etc, is going to be a big pain in the rear, but, it will be nice not to have a stripe in the living room carpet.

Really irked...

This past weekend, I placed an Amazon.com order. My order qualified for free shipping, which is supposed to be 5-9 business days. I've done this for years and usually receive the order quickly. Not so this time. Today, I checked to see when I could expect to receive my order. Estimated shipping date was March 17 - 24, with estimated arrival between March 24 - April 10th. Over a month to receive my order.

You can change the shipping method, which after some debate, I did. Now, I'm paying $8.00 more, but I should receive it by this Saturday. My take on this - this is Amazon's way of getting more people to pay for shipping rather than opt for the free shipping. They run neck and neck with Barnes & Noble in my opinion and so far I've not encountered this problem with B&N. I'm not sure how this will affect my future orders from Amazon, but I'm not happy about this. Who wants to wait over a month to receive an order? Grrrr....

Update: I placed a B&N order, a smaller one, the same day as the Amazon order, and got free shipping as well. It arrived tonight. Hmmm.....