So, SMC Trailers overnighted us the parts using UPS - their choice of shipping company, not mine. I gave them the address of a Federal Express office close to our horse motel. When you are on the road full-time getting mail can be problematic, but we have used Fed Ex Mail Centers as a mail drop before for packages with no issues.
This sign is in the lobby at the Econolodge. I take it as a good sign - this is the traditional wedding vow in a Jewish wedding.
We spent Thursday night at the Econolodge, paying outrageous prices. Someone at Camping World explained to me that the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is next week. All the hotels in the area raise their rates as much as 900% because 1) they want to take advantage of all the motorcyclists coming into town and 2) to discourage riff raff from staying in their accommodations. We were told we were lucky to even find a room.
I checked the tracking number and the package was delivered around 10 am Friday morning. The service guy at Camping World told me they had tried to get parts and went to several places on Thursday with no luck. So, we go to the Fed Ex office a little after 10 am where the manager tells me that yes, UPS did attempt to drop off our box, but she refused it and told them to put it back on the truck because they do not accept packages from competing firms and they are not a mail center.
I am furious! We need to get our trailer fixed and this self-righteous bitch effectively sabotaged us and ensured we remain homeless.
Luckily, the UPS office is right across the street... but did the driver take the box to the office and drop it off or did he keep it on his truck and continue on his route?
If he did the latter, we might not get our package until tomorrow.
We hurry over to the UPS office....
where the clerk says the driver has just dropped off our box before he continued on his route.
The clerk remarks that most customers are not so good at claiming their packages.
We say we are plenty motivated to get this package as we need our home repaired. I do not want to spend another $250 or more for a hotel room.
We drive to Camping World with the box - fingers crossed that all the parts are all there and that they are the correct parts.
Our trailer is repaired by 1 pm on Friday - Hurrah! It is good as new.
So, how much did backing into the ditch cost us...
$290 for one night at Econolodge
$205 for overnight shipping for replacement parts
$510 for repairs at Camping World
= $1,005
Getting our trailer back = priceless
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