After a morning of waiting and ninety minutes of assembly, I am now the proud owner of a cherry-finished, low profile (no footboard), California king sleigh bed. Even though it is just a piece of furniture, this purchase and installation seems momentous, almost a rite of passage. No more hand-me-down beds, or government-issued beds, or university-issued beds, or mattresses laid upon the floor for me.
This behemoth is a most imposing piece of furniture, but not too imposing; I’m glad I got the low-profile version. It announces that the bedroom, is most decidedly a bedroom.
One thing that I don’t understand is how the first furniture company I tried to order from could not find a shipping company that would transport a bed cross-country for less than $620. The shipping company that brought my new bed from Rancho Cucamonga, CA, to my door only charged $130 and this furniture company absorbed the cost. Granted there were three half-inch dings, upon which I will have to apply a touch-up stick, but for $600 I am more than willing to deal with bit of minor cosmetic damage.
The delivery person asked me about the Dance Dance Revolution dance mat that is sitting on the floor of my living room. Apparently, his son has expressed interest in getting one. Hopefully, he got all of the details right as I recounted them, and his son has a merry Christmas.
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