jorats
Loving rats since 2002.
I'm putting together my CN. And I'm going to comment on it every step of the way.
First, I ordered it from Allpetfurniture.com. It was free shipping... YAY! Oh but $112 for handling, brokerage and duties. An extra $18 for Ontario tax.
I ordered it on April 16th. received confirmation email with an estimated delivery date of May 1st to May 8th.
April 17th, CN has been shipped out. I receive tracking number. I check tracking number... it reaches Elgin IL on the 21st... delivered and signed by Tony... :shock: I immediately call customer service to alert them that my package has gone to the wrong place. Sure enough, that's where they hold for customs. Tony is a good guy, he keeps it until Mr. Purolator picks it up when it clears customs. BTW, very nice people at customer service.
CN reaches Toronto by April 23rd. New PIN number from Mr. Purolator. I checked it this morning on the 24th and it said it was on the truck for delivery via the Sudbury Depot.
I do the dance of joy. :dancing:
Mr. Purolator is slow as molasses and I must head to work with no cage delivery. I force my oldest son to stay home until 6pm. It arrives between 4:30pm and 5pm. I call home to find out if I got it....
I do another dance of joy. :bliss:
People at work think I'm smoking something. :giggle:
I get home tonight and start putting it together. Midwest products are notorious for always having something damaged. I was hoping it wouldn't be too bad. I check each piece... one of the panel for the shelf is cracked, but no big deal, I still live. And the one panel for the door is misaligned. It still works but hubby will be calling first Midwest and then Allpetfurniture.
Assembly is uber easy. No need for tools and no cursing on my part which is a big thing since it's late and I'm tired. We had to use the good ol' hammer for a few crooked thingamajigs. The color is like a charcoal, I totally LOVE the color. Overall it does feel a little more flimsy that the strong FN. The paint seems easily chipped off but that could just be a tiny bit of manufacturing defects.
I need to wash it down, it has a funny chemical smell to it.
Here's what it looks like so far:
Back to cleaning it... standby for more details.
First, I ordered it from Allpetfurniture.com. It was free shipping... YAY! Oh but $112 for handling, brokerage and duties. An extra $18 for Ontario tax.
I ordered it on April 16th. received confirmation email with an estimated delivery date of May 1st to May 8th.
April 17th, CN has been shipped out. I receive tracking number. I check tracking number... it reaches Elgin IL on the 21st... delivered and signed by Tony... :shock: I immediately call customer service to alert them that my package has gone to the wrong place. Sure enough, that's where they hold for customs. Tony is a good guy, he keeps it until Mr. Purolator picks it up when it clears customs. BTW, very nice people at customer service.
CN reaches Toronto by April 23rd. New PIN number from Mr. Purolator. I checked it this morning on the 24th and it said it was on the truck for delivery via the Sudbury Depot.
I do the dance of joy. :dancing:
Mr. Purolator is slow as molasses and I must head to work with no cage delivery. I force my oldest son to stay home until 6pm. It arrives between 4:30pm and 5pm. I call home to find out if I got it....
I do another dance of joy. :bliss:
People at work think I'm smoking something. :giggle:
I get home tonight and start putting it together. Midwest products are notorious for always having something damaged. I was hoping it wouldn't be too bad. I check each piece... one of the panel for the shelf is cracked, but no big deal, I still live. And the one panel for the door is misaligned. It still works but hubby will be calling first Midwest and then Allpetfurniture.
Assembly is uber easy. No need for tools and no cursing on my part which is a big thing since it's late and I'm tired. We had to use the good ol' hammer for a few crooked thingamajigs. The color is like a charcoal, I totally LOVE the color. Overall it does feel a little more flimsy that the strong FN. The paint seems easily chipped off but that could just be a tiny bit of manufacturing defects.
I need to wash it down, it has a funny chemical smell to it.
Here's what it looks like so far:
Back to cleaning it... standby for more details.