Getting our Christmas tree Wednesday night was a terrible experience! I felt like I was watching a terrible movie where everything just got worse and worse and then the movie ended before anything got better. Anyway, we decided to go get a Christmas tree and didn't know where to look. So we spend an hour driving around to places we've heard of that have them (home depot, walmart, savemart, etc). Nothing!
Finally we see a place off the freeway. We stop and finally find a tree narrow and cute enough to go in our little apartment. The guy ties it on for us and we pay and get in the car. So we're driving home and all of a sudden we hear a "whoosh" and see the tree slide off our car watch as the car behind us swerves. We couldn't believe it! So we turned around to go get another tree.
Well the kid who tied it on is freaking out because his boss is a real piece of work and the kid's nervous he's going to get fired. Well the boss comes up and to us asks in a gruff tone "ok guys--what happened?" Then he starts going off about how this cuts into his bottom line and that it's probably our fault cuz we were going 80 mph (it fell off in the slow lane right after we entered the freeway!). Then he starts questioning us about how and who tied it on the car (luckily the kid claimed it all). The whole time I'm thinking "Oh I'm so reporting you to the Better Business Bureau!" (that's where I work)
Mind you that behind him is a huge sign that reads "GUARANTEE: WE WILL REPLACE ANY TREE FOR ANY REASON, AS LONG AS YOU WATER IT." So Jimmy brings attention to the guy the sign behind him and says "Ya know we didn't have time to water it but we'd like a new tree for free." The guy is like, "Well it's probably going to fall off your car again." (the place is only 15 min from our house). Well finally he's like "OK I'll give you a new tree but you have to buy a tree bag." Jimmy's like "What? I don't want a tree bag." long story short, after an hour we find another tree, put it in the bag, and put it IN OUR CAR (without paying for the bag of course).
HERE'S WHERE THE STORY GETS GOOD
We drive home and Jimmy is backing into the spot and RAMS INTO THE POLE! So our bumper got messed up, the light is broken, its 9pm, we're exhausted from looking for trees for 2 hours and still haven't eaten. I couldn't be mad cuz it wasn't his fault but it was like "c'mon!" So then I go into the house to clear a spot for the tree and I'm moving our entertainment center (without taking the TV and DVD player off, and "crack." The table breaks! Oh my gosh I wanted to punch a wall. So Jimmy comes in, we throw the tree on the floor, make a Dominican dinner to try and cheer us up and try to laugh but we're so angry inside cuz it's going to cost $500 to fix the car.
I'm smiling while writing this just cuz I can't believe it happened. Finally Jimmy gets his tools out and fixes the table, he gets the tree up, we taped our bumper and light back together for the time being, and seriously just went to bed like "What the heck happened tonight." MERRY CHRISTMAS! (Here's a picture of Jimmy decorating it last night.)
Finally we see a place off the freeway. We stop and finally find a tree narrow and cute enough to go in our little apartment. The guy ties it on for us and we pay and get in the car. So we're driving home and all of a sudden we hear a "whoosh" and see the tree slide off our car watch as the car behind us swerves. We couldn't believe it! So we turned around to go get another tree.
Well the kid who tied it on is freaking out because his boss is a real piece of work and the kid's nervous he's going to get fired. Well the boss comes up and to us asks in a gruff tone "ok guys--what happened?" Then he starts going off about how this cuts into his bottom line and that it's probably our fault cuz we were going 80 mph (it fell off in the slow lane right after we entered the freeway!). Then he starts questioning us about how and who tied it on the car (luckily the kid claimed it all). The whole time I'm thinking "Oh I'm so reporting you to the Better Business Bureau!" (that's where I work)
Mind you that behind him is a huge sign that reads "GUARANTEE: WE WILL REPLACE ANY TREE FOR ANY REASON, AS LONG AS YOU WATER IT." So Jimmy brings attention to the guy the sign behind him and says "Ya know we didn't have time to water it but we'd like a new tree for free." The guy is like, "Well it's probably going to fall off your car again." (the place is only 15 min from our house). Well finally he's like "OK I'll give you a new tree but you have to buy a tree bag." Jimmy's like "What? I don't want a tree bag." long story short, after an hour we find another tree, put it in the bag, and put it IN OUR CAR (without paying for the bag of course).
HERE'S WHERE THE STORY GETS GOOD
We drive home and Jimmy is backing into the spot and RAMS INTO THE POLE! So our bumper got messed up, the light is broken, its 9pm, we're exhausted from looking for trees for 2 hours and still haven't eaten. I couldn't be mad cuz it wasn't his fault but it was like "c'mon!" So then I go into the house to clear a spot for the tree and I'm moving our entertainment center (without taking the TV and DVD player off, and "crack." The table breaks! Oh my gosh I wanted to punch a wall. So Jimmy comes in, we throw the tree on the floor, make a Dominican dinner to try and cheer us up and try to laugh but we're so angry inside cuz it's going to cost $500 to fix the car.
I'm smiling while writing this just cuz I can't believe it happened. Finally Jimmy gets his tools out and fixes the table, he gets the tree up, we taped our bumper and light back together for the time being, and seriously just went to bed like "What the heck happened tonight." MERRY CHRISTMAS! (Here's a picture of Jimmy decorating it last night.)
5 comments:
Wow. See things like that aren't funny when they happen, but it's good that you can already write and laugh about it.
My heart goes out to you. It really did sound like a "No good, very bad day!" It will definantly be something to laugh about later.
Sounds like "Christmas Vacation" Chevy Chase!!!!
Well atleast it will be your FIRST Christmas you will NEVER forget!! Tree looks cute though :)
Haha... Screw Barker turns into something new for once! Good to know you guys are ok!
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