{"id":2202,"date":"2008-12-02T08:22:25","date_gmt":"2008-12-02T13:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hogonice.com\/?p=2202"},"modified":"2008-12-02T11:20:20","modified_gmt":"2008-12-02T16:20:20","slug":"seeing-orange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toolsofrenewal.com\/?p=2202","title":{"rendered":"Seeing Orange"},"content":{"rendered":"

You Can’t do it; They Can’t Help<\/em><\/p>\n

Home Depot may not be the most efficient retailer on earth, but it is one of the most entertaining.<\/p>\n

They put a saw on sale. The saw was on their website. The site said the sale price was not available in local stores. I ordered a saw. I paid for shipping.<\/p>\n

I ran an errand to Home Depot. I saw that they were selling the saw for the sale price. I bought it. I tried to cancel the online order. I was told I could not.<\/p>\n

Home Depot called me and said they couldn’t stop the shipment, but they were waiving the charge. I took the other saw back to the store.<\/p>\n

Today I checked my email, and Home Depot said the online order was CANCELED.<\/p>\n

I called them up, and sure enough, it’s true. There is no saw on its way to me. And the one I bought is back at the store.<\/p>\n

Now I have to go to the store again and buy back the saw I returned.<\/p>\n

My bet: the other one will arrive this afternoon.<\/p>\n

More<\/strong><\/p>\n

A reader comments: “My bet is that the one you brought back (the last one in stock) has been sold.”<\/p>\n

I just got back, and it appears he was correct. I would have recognized that beat-up box anywhere, and it wasn’t there. But two new saws had materialized, so I bought one of those.<\/p>\n

While I was wrestling it onto a cart, some guy appeared from nowhere and helped me. Then a second guy appeared in line behind me and started telling me what a great saw it was, and how he had one, and how I was going to enjoy it.<\/p>\n

I know this will sound truly stupid. I understand that fully. But every so often people pop up in your life, out of the blue, treat you unexpectedly well, and disappear. And you know how religious people interpret things like that. But you don’t expect it to happen when you run random and insignificant Home Depot errands.<\/p>\n

The only non-self checkout line was bogged down, and I didn’t know I could take giant boxes through the self-check lines, so I stood there and waited it out. I thought they would never get me out of there, but it finally happened.<\/p>\n

Now I fully expect the saw I ordered online to arrive later today. This story would not make sense if it didn’t.<\/p>\n

Have you ever tried to accomplish a simple task and had so many things go wrong, you were amazed? That’s what this saw purchase has been like. I almost wonder if there is some secret significance to it. It’s crazy! I’ve been trying to get one of these saws for about a year, and things have gone wrong over and over.<\/p>\n

I am afraid to open the box.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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