One Serious Disadvantage with Ordering from Amazon, vs. Local Shopping

[Shermann]

17. Amazon has Home & Business Services in some cities

https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=8098158011

I haven't used them and can't recommend them.

I thought this story was going to have a really bad ending or something. That sounds like it worked out.

I bought a Sony TV stand online from Crutchfield back in the 90's for a gigantic 36" CRT. I lived in an upstairs apartment and had to borrow a dolly to carry it from the apartment office where it was delivered to my apartment. It was quite difficult to haul it up the stairs. I spent an hour or so unpacking the damn thing and assembling it. It was mostly held together with cam dowels and The VERY LAST panel was drilled incorrectly and would not go together. There was no way to re-drill or fix it, even if I had the tools. Crutchfield was unable to send me just one replacement panel. So, I had to get a return shipping envelope, break everything back down, and repack it back into that same damn box. Then I had to haul it back down the stairs and over to the shipping center.

I got a replacement weeks later and went through it all again. The replacement went together fine, and the 36" TV in the apartment kicked ass.

But getting there sucked!