Counter Revolution - The Coconut Chronicles: Two Guys, One Caribbean Dream House - page 85

“But 'sending someone out' means that a guy has to come from the big island to
Vieques?” Michael asked.
“Exactly. He will fly.”
“Fly? Who'll pay his fare?”
“You will, of course. The customer. It's your counter.”
Maybe he and Ana Maria didn't have such a special relationship after all.
Not only did we end up paying the counter guy's airfare. A storm blew up while he was
on Vieques and he was forced to spend the night at a hotel.
At our expense.
But there was more. Home Depot's policy also specified that one of their employees
had to bring the counter back and install it personally.
I've heard of liver transplants that were less labor-intensive.
This time, of course, the Home Depot dude came by boat. Luckily the weather gods
were with us, and we only had to shell out for his time and travel costs to Fajardo and back.
Even so, tack on $350.
“How does it look?” Michael asked Steve when the whole farce had played itself out
and the counters were finally installed.
“Like a million bucks.”
“How appropriate. That's almost exactly what we paid.”