My Terrarium adventure--Part 1
 

I ordered a large 18X18X24 terrarium from a well known online store that is also the name of a giant river in South America. This terrarium had a different vendor, and I am not sure how they do things in their Amazon warehouses, but someone threw it into a box, and threw a bit of newspaper on top of it, with no other packing or support, so when the UPS people brought it to my doorstep, it was a crushed, glassy mess. Thanks for the pile of broken glass, Big Brown Truck!!!

So glad I got free shipping. Not.

Opening it, I realized that I could not have this glass mess in my house, and informed store that has a name like a river that I would be sending it back via Big Brown Truck.

In my normal Irish Red-Headed Scorpio anger, contacted a pet store (one of the Co/Smart ones) and asked if they had the same terrarium. I decided to drive 1.5 hours and get the sucker myself. The nice lady on the other side of the call said it was not one they normally stocked. I was like, :(( then :( then:_(

I had an idea, and asked if they could order it. She said no, yes, no, yes for awhile, and then finally, I will look it up. She looked it up, and I actually got a sweet deal on the 18X18X24. So sweet, I think she was looking at the wrong page.

I kept on asking insistantly if it was (brand name) and if it was glass. She kept saying yes, so I ordered 4 of them.

She also said that the truck will deliver at 6pm and I could come and pick them up then (a week from monday).

Well, I hate driving down long unlit highways at night, so I decided that I was going to get a motel room there in the city 1.5 hours away. I would spend some time chilling and having a mini-vacation!

I am still asking, did she order the right thing? If she did, then I will be doing the happy dance. My mini orchids will have a fabulous new home! 4 new homes! I will be able to collect a lot of orchids! Cool!

In Part 2, I will update everyone on my trip, and if the terrariums were Really 18X18X24 and glass!

Looking forward to a happy dance and updates!

It all works out in the end haha

Now that is a cliff-hanger.

Did you get your money back for the first one?

Not yet. Amazon requires you to report that you are sending it back, and you print out a shipping label, then you have a certain amount of time to ship it. I found this late friday, could not get to UPS on saturday, and they were not open sunday. Monday I work, but I will take it up on tuesday. Apparently when they log it in as returned, I will be refunded my entire cost. Sweet. My brother just gave me my christmas present too! He said will pay for the terrariums and also the trip to the town, and I just have to do the work! (2 of them will probably just sit in storage until I am ready for them) one will be my low light moisture loving orchid terrarium with mister, and the other will be a higher light terrarium. I am mainly interested in miniatures.

Love the story, sorry about sad broken glass but will be waiting with baited breath said part 2.

Yessss. Part II. Hope it doesn't keep us waiting too long. :)