Frustration...Success...

Okay, I have been diligently working to secure a donation that was originally $7,000 toward school uniforms. That was upped to $10,000 HOORAY! I can't explain how much this means to have a donation in this amount that helps get uniforms for kids so they can go to school.

Anyway, I had been working with Sears/Land End for almost 2 weeks now, the order had been written up and quoted, the purchase was going to be made by bringing in a check from Schools Count and then buying gift cards for Lands End, then calling lands end and using the gift cards. I even had the associate call the manager for approval prior to me getting the check.

I get there today with the check, and they won't accept it. So we are going back and forth with Lands End online and Sears. It was crazy, I spent 2 +hours there! I was ready to walk out and just run to 20 different stores if I had to to get uniform pieces. Anyway, finally we had to put it on a credit card, then they mention there are items on back order, and then that to have the pants hemmed it will take 2 extra days!

I couldn't believe it, we need to load these on the truck next Thursday! So we nixed the hemming, the kids will have to have them hemmed to fit them by the schools or at home. We also had to swap out a coupld of sizes for a different style. I will be a Fleshers to sort the boxes when they arrive on Wednesday so that we can pallet and load them Thursday!

UGH! Okay, I vented I feel better, good thing I am a firm believer in this cause, because this was a very frustrating process today!