The refrigerator and washing machine are here! Not without some minor cock-ups by Harvey Norman though.

Initially, I remembered that when we purchased the washing machine, it was mentioned that our delivery will be on 31 March from 10am to 3pm. As such, I didn't check the invoice, but when I checked the invoice today, I got a shock when it was written that delivery was from 3pm to 8pm. Hurriedly, I tried to call the delivery hotline and got no response. I elicited the same response from Harvey Norman (Millenia Walk). Utter crap.

Then the Citygas person turned up at 10am (instead of the mentioned 2pm). He was actually the same guy who came to fix up the gas heater and gas pipes in the kitchen. He fixed up the rubber hose to the hob and also the meter inside the gas compartment. After testing that everything was working fine without leaks, he left. In fact, I think it was completed in half an hour or so.

In the meantime, my wife managed to contact Harvey Norman (Millenia Walk) and was told that the delivery would be 11am to 3pm and the delivery person will contact us an hour before delivery. Since we didn't get any calls, we tabao-ed lunch back to the house. 5 minutes into our lunch, the delivery guy called and said that he will be reaching in 10 minutes' time. And when I queried what he was delivering, I had a shock when he said the refrigerator only! Then I asked about the washing machine and he said that will be done later in the afternoon!

I heaved a sigh of relief when he called back 2 minutes later and said that the delivery was, indeed, for the refrigerator and washing machine. Eventually when he showed me the delivery orders, he pointed out that the refrigerator was meant to be delivered at 11-3 and the washing machine was at 3-8.

Anyway, both appliances are sitting in the kitchen and service yard respectively. We haven't had the opportunity to try them yet as the refrigerator can only be turned on 4 hours after it has been placed in position, while we didn't have any clothes to wash then.