Susanita and Cactus,I can sympathise but there are limits...

Door hinges,on order,8 weeks and counting with a shrug of shoulders.Screwfix direct,5 days.Lost customer.
3000 bulbs,"somewhere in a post office in Spain".Dutch firm,5 days.
Lawnmower repair,2 day job,4 weeks later job not done properly and very expensive.Lost customer.
Computor part,usual life story scenario,15 mins later part returned to shelf and walked out.Lost customer.
Garden machinery,expensive and unsure about delivery date.
Ebay,Germany,5 days later and 1/3 of the price.
Does anybody actually give a $hit.
It's got to the stage where the internet and private delivery firms are the way forward and cut out the laid back,couldn't care less atitude.
Ironically,Spains housing minitry is sending a delegation to try and sell their unsold and repossesed housing stock to the very people who can actually be bothered to get off their arses.
Rant over,I'm off for a lie down now in a darkened room.