Well, Monday husband commented to me that he found a couple of things he needs, but not enough for a delivery order (US$35 minimum). I decided to tell him that I needed some things also – most important was lint trap filters for our washing machine. (These are the mesh bags that go over the outgoing hose of the machine and keep lint from ending in the drain.) We went to the computer and the Walmart site and started going through our lists - $35 – easy – we went over $100. Most of what we ordered was not food – but household stuff. We put in the order – first items were to come today, Wednesday.
Last time we ordered (the first time we ordered) from Walmart the first shipment came a day early and most shipments were sitting on steps when I woke up and looked out – 3 hours earlier than I normally wake up. So despite husband insisting that nothing was coming on Tuesday – per the delivery information - I woke up and went downstairs and looked out the front door. Nothing there. I decided to agree with him and not wake up hourly to check and went back to sleep.
Tuesday is one of the days I go out and take in the mail. When I did so in the afternoon – surprise! A box from Walmart! I brought it into the porch and unloaded it – wiping each item down with alcohol on a piece of paper towel and handing it to husband in the kitchen. (Items that are packed in a package – we just toss the outer package instead of wiping it down.) We cover the kitchen table with a towel – and we are running short on bath towels as we have the dining room table covered with same so the cans and plastic boxes living there for now do not scratch or mar the table – to hold the items he brought in. Nice assortment, but none of the urgent items.
Today we were to officially get a delivery. I woke up early again – no package. An hour later – no package. An hour later – no package. Finally in the late afternoon I was working at my desk in the office -with the curtain opened so I could see if a big truck parked in front of the house – I saw the truck and the package was here. I went downstairs and brought the box into the porch and repeated the unpacking procedure. The lint filters I needed was in the order – using one of them right now as I am doing the laundry as I write. The filters come 2 in package and we had bought 4 packages – I opened each package and held it out to husband to pull out the contents – they did not need to be wiped down. Good thing – if I did not get them, I would have to constantly run downstairs and make sure that when water was expelled from the washer the lint screen over the drain (there in addition to the filter all the time) was not completely covered and that water could still go down the drain.
There was also the package of bars of soap. Husband has been constantly afraid during the pandemic that we would run of hand soap. Mostly we use liquid hand soap for washing our hands and bars of soap for showering. He has had trouble finding liquid soap to buy more of and when he saw the brand of bar soap – we decided to more of them for showering and “just in case”. The soap arrived today. As soon as I opened the shipping box I knew the soap was a problem. The package had looked right in the photo and it did not occur to either of us to make sure it was unscented. It is scented. I now have the bars in double plastic bags and still smell the awful scent when going past them. I am working on the kitchen table onto which we had unloaded the items. The towel which covered the table is gone from here – but the odor of the soap continues in the room – ewwww! I figure if we don't need them during the pandemic/soap shortage – I will donate them rather them use them.
The next (I think last) delivery should be tomorrow. Husband has been worried as there was no update of its location until after 6 pm tonight. At least after it comes I won't have to wake up early to check for it.
THOUGHTS OF THE WEEK -
Even now one should not rush and should stop and make sure items being purchased/ordered are the ones that one actually wants.
Never trust that the delivery will be on the day one is told – always check the day before.
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