Dale Thompson
12-27-2005, 12:16 AM
For those of you who participated in my recent poll, "What would YOU do?",
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=27795
this is the REST of the story.
A couple of weeks before Christmas, I ordered the Fein 14.4 volt cordless drill from Coastal Tools for the GREAT price of $85. With shipping, it came to $92.50. A few days later my wife was out shopping and I was about to leave the house to help a friend with moving some furniture. The delivery man came and handed me a package which advertised the Fein Combo Pack for $399. The additional tool was the Fein Detail Sander. I knew that this was an error but by the time that I got home, the box was wrapped and under the tree. If you folks knew how carefully and patiently my wife wraps presents, you would realize that if had opened the "present", I would have spent Christmas, New Years and perhaps even Easter in a homeless shelter in a galaxy far, far away! ;)
Anyway, I knew that I had some time so I posted my poll. Thank you all for responding! :)
Anyway, on Christmas morning, I unwrapped the box and presented my entire family with my "moral" dilema! As bad luck would have it, my daughter is a part-time music minister in a VERY large Baptist church and my son is not far behind in his faith. My daughter's response was, "But daaaad, you have to AT LEAST call them. Maybe something good will happen." :) My son asked, "Dad, how are you going to feel making toys for you grankids with "STOLEN" tools?". :confused: DRAT!! I thought that I raised my kids to know BETTER than to respond like that!! :o :o
The bottom line is: I didn't open the actual box until this morning. The drill that I had ordered and paid for was tucked warmly between a number of those air filled "packing" baloons. THERE WAS NO TRACE OF THE DETAIL SANDER!!! WHEW!!!
HMMMM? What WOULD I have done? The Lord works in mysterious ways!
Whatever, my fondest wish is that ALL of you had a happy and joyous Christmas, holliday or wherever else your faith or beliefs lead you. :)
Dale T.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=27795
this is the REST of the story.
A couple of weeks before Christmas, I ordered the Fein 14.4 volt cordless drill from Coastal Tools for the GREAT price of $85. With shipping, it came to $92.50. A few days later my wife was out shopping and I was about to leave the house to help a friend with moving some furniture. The delivery man came and handed me a package which advertised the Fein Combo Pack for $399. The additional tool was the Fein Detail Sander. I knew that this was an error but by the time that I got home, the box was wrapped and under the tree. If you folks knew how carefully and patiently my wife wraps presents, you would realize that if had opened the "present", I would have spent Christmas, New Years and perhaps even Easter in a homeless shelter in a galaxy far, far away! ;)
Anyway, I knew that I had some time so I posted my poll. Thank you all for responding! :)
Anyway, on Christmas morning, I unwrapped the box and presented my entire family with my "moral" dilema! As bad luck would have it, my daughter is a part-time music minister in a VERY large Baptist church and my son is not far behind in his faith. My daughter's response was, "But daaaad, you have to AT LEAST call them. Maybe something good will happen." :) My son asked, "Dad, how are you going to feel making toys for you grankids with "STOLEN" tools?". :confused: DRAT!! I thought that I raised my kids to know BETTER than to respond like that!! :o :o
The bottom line is: I didn't open the actual box until this morning. The drill that I had ordered and paid for was tucked warmly between a number of those air filled "packing" baloons. THERE WAS NO TRACE OF THE DETAIL SANDER!!! WHEW!!!
HMMMM? What WOULD I have done? The Lord works in mysterious ways!
Whatever, my fondest wish is that ALL of you had a happy and joyous Christmas, holliday or wherever else your faith or beliefs lead you. :)
Dale T.