Wednesday 21 September... Morning On the Run
Ran to Montalbano's Lumber at 7am, only to be told that they had no 1/2" plywood, excepting 3/8" plywood with 1" o.c. grooves and finishing plywood for $35/sheet. Neither were acceptable and we began to call other stores.
The Spring Home Depot had 1/2" plywood, but only 80 sheets and a long line. Between my neighbor and me, we needed 22 sheets. We assumed that they would be long sold out before we could get there.
Arriving back home, I began to consult with several people that I trust. The overwhelming response was to accept 3/8" with anticipation that I wouldn't find 1/2". Every store was expecting 1/2" deliveries, but it was anybody's guess when that might be.
S, the NDN, and I went back to Montalbano's to get the 3/8" plywood that they told us they had. When we got there, they told us that they no longer had it.
The salesperson pullled us aside and told us that they had plenty of plywood, in fact, they had just received a shipment, but they were waiting the opportunity to raise the price in times of shortage... either just before the hurricane, or during re-building.
The salesperson was allowed to tell me that they had 3/8" plywood with grooves at 1"o.c. and I insisted on seeing it before I would agree to purchase it.
Once taken to the "back", I found TONS of plywood. I asked my escort why I couldn't buy from a certain pile that we passed. He counted the sheets and said that they had enough. I proceeded to the sales counter, where I was told that it didn't exist. I insisted that I had just laid my own eyes on it, and after much argument between sales and warehouse personnel, they agreed to sell it to me. I heard, nonetheless, the sales manager say... "NO MORE, NO MORE".
Both my NDN and I intend to follow up with letters and phone calls to the State Attorney General's office.
The Spring Home Depot had 1/2" plywood, but only 80 sheets and a long line. Between my neighbor and me, we needed 22 sheets. We assumed that they would be long sold out before we could get there.
Arriving back home, I began to consult with several people that I trust. The overwhelming response was to accept 3/8" with anticipation that I wouldn't find 1/2". Every store was expecting 1/2" deliveries, but it was anybody's guess when that might be.
S, the NDN, and I went back to Montalbano's to get the 3/8" plywood that they told us they had. When we got there, they told us that they no longer had it.
The salesperson pullled us aside and told us that they had plenty of plywood, in fact, they had just received a shipment, but they were waiting the opportunity to raise the price in times of shortage... either just before the hurricane, or during re-building.
The salesperson was allowed to tell me that they had 3/8" plywood with grooves at 1"o.c. and I insisted on seeing it before I would agree to purchase it.
Once taken to the "back", I found TONS of plywood. I asked my escort why I couldn't buy from a certain pile that we passed. He counted the sheets and said that they had enough. I proceeded to the sales counter, where I was told that it didn't exist. I insisted that I had just laid my own eyes on it, and after much argument between sales and warehouse personnel, they agreed to sell it to me. I heard, nonetheless, the sales manager say... "NO MORE, NO MORE".
Both my NDN and I intend to follow up with letters and phone calls to the State Attorney General's office.
posted by Shmoop at 9:49 AM
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