Thanks for dropping by. The wait for delivery is frustrating, I agree. Even when they offer 24 hour delivery – like a certain office supplies company – you’re lucky if you get it in 3 or 4 days. If you complain the best you can hope for is “sorry about that, it was late” – which is blindingly obvious!

Like you say, it’s not all bad though! I’d hate people to think I was grumbling all the time, I do actually love living here.

Our dishwasher was also free, but that could have been because we spent 1000 euros on it, because we wanted the top of the line. (We entertain a lot and it makes life easier.)

I don’t remember about our big screen television – I know we got it at FNAC a year and a half ago, but can’t recall if there were delivery charges or not…

My biggest frustration is that delivery can take up to a week – like with our television set. I like the 24 hour delivery most companies provide in the U.S. But, I’ve gotten used to the slower pace of life in France – and learned that it’s not worth getting upset about – things happen on a different schedule here, and on the whole, that’s not a bad thing!