I am redecorating the house at the moment, virtually every room with the exception of the kitchen is going to get a fresh coat of paint, new carpet / flooring and a general refresh over the next couple of months.
At the moment I am half way through doing the ensuite and so this weekend I also repainted my main bedroom. Firstly I forgot how much gloss work there was and that took ages, in comparison the walls were done really quickly. It was the first time I had used Farrow & Ball paint, and whilst I was apprehensive about the cost, the quality is simply amazing and the finish now that the walls have dried is amazing.
I decided to change the blind as the old one was looking a little beaten up. Off I went to the shops where I bought a five foot long blind with wooden slats that I thought would nicely match the picture frames on the walls. Upon getting home and after unpacking the blind, it transpired that whilst the window was a five foot one, the blind was six inches too short. So I repacked it and drove back to the shops (having measured the window to make sure I had the right measurements). I swapped the blind for the size I needed, paid the difference and came back home. I unpacked the new one and with a sinking feeling in my stomach, realised that it was still too sort. The measurement on the box compared to the actual measurement of the blind was different. So, off back to the shop I went, where I had the same conversation with the same woman on the customer service desk.
After swapping the blind for the largest one that they had, which according to the measurements would just fit into the recess it needed to go into, I came back home, had a well earned cup of tea and then unpacked the third blind of the day.
Would you believe it, it was too fcuking big for the recess!!!
Rather than go all the way back to the shop and get my money back, I got my hacksaw out and cut it down to size, trimming the wooden slats with a very sharp pair of snips. It looks very good indeed, if I ever see another blind however I will scream.
Aw man! That is too annoying! You were just right to cut it down. That’s enough to drive a man bonkers!
I forgot to add that the final time I went to the shop, I left my wallet at home. At that point I think someone in the shop thought I was about to have a mental breakdown right there!
I wonder if they thought there might be something a little wrong with you. You present as sane enough, of course, but I’m sure they had a right giggle at you! All’s well that ends well, though.
Did you manage to get it cut straight, though?
I’m sure they thought I was a mentalist by the final trip, I did wonder why they wouldn’t let me near the power tools that last time
Straight as a die I’ll have you know!
Oh, I wouldn’t doubt it!
Rather you than me, mind you! 
Aha. I feel your pain, and am living thru the same renovating/redecorating fun and games right now. My most recent buying/exchanging and finally refunding nightmare was with deck chairs however, since somehow I keep being distracted from actually doing any work inside, by the thought of sitting and doing f all outside …
Argh–how annoying!
I know the feeling. Although unlike you, I’ve given up. The neighbours and the nosey cat will just have to put up with me