Mike Finley said:
I have found that it didn't matter who it was ordered from there was still the same chance of damage or wrong item delivered.
I order materials all the times, 905 of the time from a supply house that specializes in the materials I require. I have found I get the best service and have the least chance of F ups occuring.
When I remodeled my kitchen I bought 99% of the material from home depot. The cabinets were what I wanted but my porcelien tile got beat to shiznit. They had to place a second order for 50% more.
Once I ordered some roofing from home depot. I said I need 35 squares of 30 lb felt. They asked me what a sqaure was. Also on that same order the driver called me to tell me he was lost. I asked where he was. He said on Euclid. I said Great your right down the street. He said, but Euclid ends at Milwaukee. I said no it changes names at milwaukee, you are on the right street just pass milwaukee and it's the same street with a different name.
"No No. I am going to take Milwaukee about 4 miles north then go about 4 miles east then come back south and go 4 miles to Lake then go 3 miles east." He said to me.
If you draw that on a sheet of graph paper, rather than go one mile east he went 15 miles out of his way. He couldn't grasp the concept that the street didn't end, it just changed names. I wonder what he thought when he got to the corner of Euclid and Milwaukee and didn't see a brick wall and flashing signs sayng dead end, but he still drove 15 miles out of his way anyways.
Go Figure.