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So, for my new home, I had to get a new storm door. Being sure that if anyone really wanted to break in, they'd go in though the big-ass fake glass windows of my patio, or though the large-ish windows of my kitchen, I went with a glass and aluminum door. For some security, and because I never remember my keys, I went with the whole key-pad thing. I thought it looked shwank. Naturally, I paid someone to come and install it, I wasn't going to mess with that, no-sir.
And just as naturally, I had to fork out an additional $400 on top of the $300+ the door cost to get all the wood work repaired around the door. It was rotted, just my luck. So, I truck back to the store, lay down the extra money and make time for the guy to come back and fix the whole thing up.
The guy came yesterday. Nothing wrong with him or the store, everything was quid-pro-quo, very professional, all on the up and up. In case you were wondering, Lowes was the store I went with. Good people at our Lowes, of course I know a bunch of people who work there, so I'm a bit baised. Anyway, as I was saying, the guy came in nice and early, and after making sure the animals couldn't get to him (they tend to like going for open doors) he got to work. I must say, I was impressed, he was at it all day.
So, finally the door is in, and all that's left is setting up the key pad and the thing that automaticly closes the door. The guy comes up to me and says, "ok, do you have the lithium AAA batteries?"and naturally, I did not. Yes, I knew batteries were going to be needed. But silly me, I figured that if I spend $20 for a toy, and it comes with batteries, so be it cheap ones, then the door I just dropped nearly a thousand dollars to get installed would. Hell, for the amount I spent on the door you'd think they could include the $10 in batteries. We tried just plain old AAA, and that didn't work. He calls Lowes, who calls the manufactuar and they tell us that only Enigizer lithium ion AAA batteries would work. So, I now I have the batteries, and I haven't put them in yet. Lowes has called to see if they work, and they'll call me back again tommorow. I'll get to it tommorow.
The stupid door could have come with a "Batteries not Included" tag.
And just as naturally, I had to fork out an additional $400 on top of the $300+ the door cost to get all the wood work repaired around the door. It was rotted, just my luck. So, I truck back to the store, lay down the extra money and make time for the guy to come back and fix the whole thing up.
The guy came yesterday. Nothing wrong with him or the store, everything was quid-pro-quo, very professional, all on the up and up. In case you were wondering, Lowes was the store I went with. Good people at our Lowes, of course I know a bunch of people who work there, so I'm a bit baised. Anyway, as I was saying, the guy came in nice and early, and after making sure the animals couldn't get to him (they tend to like going for open doors) he got to work. I must say, I was impressed, he was at it all day.
So, finally the door is in, and all that's left is setting up the key pad and the thing that automaticly closes the door. The guy comes up to me and says, "ok, do you have the lithium AAA batteries?"and naturally, I did not. Yes, I knew batteries were going to be needed. But silly me, I figured that if I spend $20 for a toy, and it comes with batteries, so be it cheap ones, then the door I just dropped nearly a thousand dollars to get installed would. Hell, for the amount I spent on the door you'd think they could include the $10 in batteries. We tried just plain old AAA, and that didn't work. He calls Lowes, who calls the manufactuar and they tell us that only Enigizer lithium ion AAA batteries would work. So, I now I have the batteries, and I haven't put them in yet. Lowes has called to see if they work, and they'll call me back again tommorow. I'll get to it tommorow.
The stupid door could have come with a "Batteries not Included" tag.
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