The Wallpaper Saga-Part 2

I am not by nature a patient and gracious individual.  Today I have been stretched to the absolute limits of my endurance.  I can't begin to explain how badly I wanted to scream and throw things.

A quick review of the previous "Wallpaper Saga:"

*paper was ordered in June

*all but 6 rolls came in 7-10 days

*6 rolls were back-ordered...unfortunately, this is the kitchen wallpaper...the kitchen being the one room in a house that you really don't want to have in an unfinished state when you move in.

*oh, gee....the paper is not actually printed yet

*the wallpaper is printed but the company re-sends the border instead of the paper

*paper to be shipped on a Monday, still not shipped on Thursday

*paper is in Florida...why?????

*paper shipped, but arrives after I leave for Chicago

I came back from Chicago on Monday, but the young lady who is working with me wasn't available to help until today (Thursday).  This morning I dressed in my "grubbies" and went to the new house expecting to jump right into the papering.  It turns out that the person who was supposed to clean all the old yellow paste off the walls had not done so, and the person who was to have filled nail holes, etc. had done a lousy job.  By the time these issues were taken care of it was afternoon.  Still in good spirits, I began the task.  Things were humming along nicely.  I had two double rolls of paper up and looking great.  Then I opened the third double roll.

Oh, NO!  The colors on the third roll were decidedly different than the colors on the first two rolls.  I opened all six rolls.  Although all had the same run number, two of the rolls were different than the other four.  The difference was way too obvious to ignore.  All of the color tones were lighter on two of the rolls and some of the leaves were yellow instead of green.

I took the two "off" rolls and one of the others for comparison back to the store from which they were ordered.  When the clerk saw me and the look on my face, he said, "Oh, NO!"  My sentiments exactly.

So I have pleaded for delivery by the most rapid means possible....I think they owe me that.

I did not swear.

I did not yell.

I did not belittle anyone.

I did not threaten anything.

I did not cry.

I think I will now go upstairs and throw pillows at the wall.