"El Penguini" > wrote in message
news:NkOMc.183286$Oq2.93086@attbi_s52...
> Worse Case:
>
> End of driveway delivery to the EDGE OF THEIR TRUCK. If you don't have a
> loading dock at your house capable of meeting the back of a semi, not
their
> problem. You will need to figure out how to get it down without damaging
it
> and how to get it to your house.
>
> Best Case:
>
> Driver wheels it up the driveway on his handtruck and delivers it to your
> front door, with a"'howdy ma'm" and a toothy smile.
>
> Most Likely Case:
>
> Driver stands at the end of your driveway bitching about these deliveries,
> helps you lower it to the ground and waits patiently for his $20 tip. At
> which point he'll help you load it into your truck or wheel it to your
> garage.
>
> I had my snowblower delivered this way. I freaked out when I fully
> understood what I had bought (I won't do it again) and figure $20 smooths
> most wounds.

Thanks for your input. I should know better on Tuesday. I'll report back
here for the future reference of others. Here's the transaction sequence so
far:

I ordered the Weber Genesis Gold C from Amazon on Saturday night.

According to an email I received, they "shipped" it on Monday. (Very
prompt!) They gave me a tracking number with Eagle USA.

The package showed up in Eagle's system on Wednesday when they picked it up.
(Not sure if Amazon had to ship it to a location for Eagle to get it, or if
the Monday shipping report really meant that they requested pickup. Either
way, no big deal.) The Eagle system shows that they expect to deliver it on
Tuesday of the following week.

Friday I get a call from Eagle. After first suspecting it was a
telemarketer I realized that they were calling to setup delivery. They
wanted to deliver on Wednesday, but I wasn't going to be home. They said
they'd come Tuesday. They offered to call before coming, but I said that
wouldn't be necessary.

The only other "interesting" part is that my grill has been in Atlanta
(according to the tracking system) since Thursday. I live in Pensacola, FL
(about 5 hours away). Maybe they actually run the truck from there. (I
figured it would come to Pensacola and go out from there.)

BTW, I'm not planning to tip the driver. I don't tip UPS, Fedex, etc., so I
wouldn't expect that in this situation. Hopefully, that's OK.

The box is 150#, so worst-case scenario, I can handle it myself once it
comes off the truck.

Tony