I've been trying to find a way to blog about the efficiency and wonder that is 1-800-Mattress for the last few days - and this morning at 5:10am I finally found the perfect tie in..
I'm off to NYC for the day for work. Being all Type A and shit, I obviously called to reserve a cab for a 5:10am pick up yesterday afternoon. 5:10am came and went. I called Washington, DC's Diamond Cab, and after three attempts to break through their hold music was informed that there were "no cabs in my area," and it was "unclear" when a cab would become available. Um, seriously, what the fuck. And here our parallel begins.
While Diamond Cab is apparently totally incapable of ensuring you a cab with a days notice - you can in fact call 1-800-Mattress and order a full fucking bed set which they will not only procure for you, but deliver and set up in 24 hours. This is how I got my bed five years ago - I called and said I wanted a full sized bed of medium squishiness. The next day these brawny dudes showed up and did everything except put the freaking sheets on and arrange my throw pillows. (An experience mirrored by nearly a dozen of my friends who have also used 1-800-Mattress.) What's wrong with this picture?!
In other news, the guy sitting next to me on the train seems to be drenched in designer impostor cologne - another nuisance that befalls me most time I travel. Am I supposed to be turned on by this? You know those Axe commercials are fake, right? I'm sure he'll start snoring any minute now.
Welcome to my world! I'll take the cheap cologne over the man sitting next to me on a 4 hour flight. He was odiferous but in a 'must have had a franks and beans for lunch' way. Bring on the Old Spice.
Posted by: Valerie | January 14, 2008 at 03:39 PM
key, kw...just discovered your blog - cancel my morning appointments and hold all calls. one question though - why no madras or pearls in your photo? : )
Posted by: wc | January 16, 2008 at 09:26 AM
I don't want to scare anyone away! And, for the record, it was madreas, seer sucker and pearls. Do you have any idea how hard that is to pull off?
Posted by: Catch Up Lady | January 16, 2008 at 11:59 AM
you should post a tutorial for just how to pull it off. talk about multi-dimensional!
Posted by: wc | January 17, 2008 at 10:34 AM
That IS a good idea, if I had pants on in the picture I would do it immediately!
Posted by: Catch Up Lady | January 19, 2008 at 12:25 PM
That is strange, how a mattress company can deliver no problem, but a cab company can't even secure a cab with a day in advance. Anyway I can't stand the mattresses there anyway, I always get the Tempurpedic mattress at sleepys.
Posted by: tempurpedic | August 27, 2009 at 11:54 AM