the bait and switch couch

loverly, innt?

well, it WAS. in the store.

but then i bought it. or so i THOUGHT i bought it. took me a week to get all the cash out of the ATM, cuz they only took cash. and we still didn't have our slovak bank cards (not that THAT would have mattered). cuz the slovak banking system here won't allow us to spend more than 500 euros a day of our OWN money - even if we go into the bank itself and request the cash. we need to "establish a pattern." and that could take a year or so.

but back to our bait and switch couch.

when we finally DID have enough cash money to pay for it (going to the ATM - using our american accounts, incurring $15 fees for EACH transaction - a total of 7 - which took roughly 4 days, cuz well, we hafta eat w/ that cash, too, don'tchaknow), we went BACK to the furniture shop to handover the cash. funny, they said it was in the warehouse, all ready to be delivered and could be at our house in the afternoon.

and sure 'nuff. one was.

but it wasn't the soft, buttery red leather couch i saw in the shop. nope. i'm pretty sure this one is pleather. with a hint of cow in the seams.

and who do i complain to? um. NO ONE. cuz there is no one for to understand me.

good thing this is not a mine-forever couch. or i'd be really peeved. i just hafta pay the hunnerdollars in banking charges we incurred for the pleasure of sitting on pleather for 2 yrs.