# April Foolish Mini-rants **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 1, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-foolish-mini-rants/783514 "2017-04-01T17:43:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 130
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-foolish-mini-rants/783514/130 "2017-04-28T05:26:31Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Just another complaint about UPS, and about Home Depot which doesn’t accommodate picking internet orders up in the store any more. > > I ordered a 2-drawer pedestal file. Home Depot’s website sucks but I complained and got the charge back to where it should be. (That’s complaint #1, it should just work instead of requiring a complaint.) They ship via UPS (#2). UPS said it would be delivered sometime today between 8:30-5:00, so I stayed home all day - one reason for that is that the UPS site said that the package required a signature (#3). Then it was changed to between 3:00-7:00 (#4). Then it was finally delivered at 9:00 pm.(#5). The driver left it teetering on my steps (because I have a security gate the blocks the porch), rang the doorbell and must have sprinted to his truck and driven off, because I was 10 feet away and he was gone before I could get to the door (#6). I did not get a chance to inspect the object before accepting delivery, and I did not have an opportunity to sign for it. Lo and behold, the file had been dropped on a corner and the frame was bent (#7-9). Finally, to cap off a perfect day, their claims site is offline and I am instructed to try again tomorrow. #10, over and out. > > eta: forgot to mention, I will get a refund and give the damn file away if someone wants to try to straighten it out, and buy one from Staples. They at least allow me to pick it up at the store. Follow-up for those awaiting same with breathless interest. Home Depot had the damaged and unfixable file picked up, and several days later refunded my money. I did buy pretty much the same file cabinet from Staples for $5 less and picked it up from the store. However, apparently when I picked up the original cabinet from my curved front steps and carried it from the garage, I racked up my right knee in some mysterious way and I have been limping and cringing from the pain for the past week. My own fault, really, it wasn’t that heavy, I just neglected to support myself properly and forgot that I’m not as young as I used to be. I even had someone at home who could have helped me carry it. But I still hate UPS. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-foolish-mini-rants/783514)._