workmanship

this a really pretty coffee table that i purchased from leon's.  the first one arrived with a big chunk out of the top...i assumed it was dropped somewhere along the way.  this is the replacement that arrived yesterday.

kim and nick came over today to put it together for me and couldn't understand why the legs wouldn't fit into their slots properly.  then they realized that the screw holes had been drilled into the opposite side of the legs than they should have been.  the only way to insert the legs was to have screw holes showing on the outside...just ridiculous.

i called leon's and told them i wanted a refund because i wasn't going to accept a 3rd table so they offered to send me a technician on monday to make it all right.

i can't help but think how expensive these problems of poor workmanship and poor handling must be for a company but the table comes from china and i'll bet the people who made it work for pennies.  we north americans want good quality for cheap prices so it's our own fault.  the table is really pretty and the price was low but i'm still not keeping it if it's crappy.  the new furniture i've just bought and will be buying over the next year or so will see me out.  in other words, this is my last hurrah!