Help me oh collective brain of B3ta!
I've been sleeping on a Super king size (yes the size is important) mattress on the floor for the last 3 years, because it was free when I moved and I couldn't afford a bed at the time. Recently I have been craving a proper bed. As luck would have it I have just seen as super kingsize frame of a style I like on eBay for £80 in delivery.

It's not the time of year I should really be spending money on anything but chrisytmas but I'd be willing to go into my overdraft for this, and it's really very cheap for the size.

One problem: Delivery.

I get my small eBay stuff delivered to work, but this is too big really. I'd take a day of to receive it t home but: "We will ship your purchase within 48 hours after receiving your payment and it should arrive at your location within 4 businessdays after being dispatched. " so that's a pretty big window and I don't think I'd be able to guarantee a given day to take off.

Am I basically fucked here? ANy ideas?

Alt: Item of furniture you'd most like to have.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:03, 70 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

No retired relatives who may be able to take delivery and maybe drive it to your door in return for a bottle of scotch or something?
Alt: I want built in bookshelves next to and over the top of the defunct fireplace in my lounge, but I'm too cack handed to build them.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:07, Reply)

Why don't you sleep on it.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:08, Reply)

I love you Jeff

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:29, Reply)

Get your mum to wait in for it.
New sofa.

It's a bit rich to expect someone to wait around for a delivery for four days. Surely they can narrow the delivery time down somewhat?
( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:09, Reply)

Also...........£80 for a super king size frame.
What's it made of? Balsa wood?
( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:19, Reply)

Metal frame
Looks OK one reason I want to snap it up it's stupid cheap for what it is. Will gaz you a link.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:22, Reply)

Cool.

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:24, Reply)

this is possible I suppose
But you've seen my flat. 4 days shut int there not able to bgo out is cruela and unusual punishment.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:20, Reply)

Mother's will suffer for their kids.
Daft but true.
( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:21, Reply)

True, but I'd not ask it of her.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:22, Reply)

I still think you should get them to narrow the delivery time down.
It's far too unreasonable.
( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:24, Reply)

this may be another reason for the low price

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:30, Reply)

She'll have the dalmations to keep her company at least.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:21, Reply)

Hehe

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:21, Reply)

How far do you live from your work?

(PsychoChomp, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:14, Reply)

5 miles
I could do a man with van to get it home but I don't think they'd be happy getting it delivered here...
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:21, Reply)

I was thinking more, get hold of the courier and give them your number
if they call you an hour before they get there, you can go back and let them in. Let your work know that you're getting a delivery and they should be cool with it.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:22, Reply)

Good Idea, might work
Apparently it's UPS ,any idea if they would do this? They have a rep for not being helpful.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:24, Reply)

They should at least be able to tell what day they're delivering.

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:25, Reply)

Can you not track the delivery then?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:25, Reply)

His is all the info they give:
We will send you a confirmation e-mail once we have received your Paypal payment.

We will ship your purchase within 48 hours after receiving your payment and it should arrive at your location within 4 businessdays after being dispatched. Please leave the correct shipping address at the eBay check-out.

Some products are shipped in more than one parcel. Although they are shipped together, they are not always delivered the same day.

You will receive an automatically generated e-mail including a UPS tracking number as soon as the item is being dispatched. With this number you can trace your item online at: www.ups.com/

Please note it can take up to 24 hours before the item can be tracked on the UPS website.

If you have not received your UPS tracking number, please let us know by sending us an eBay message or e-mail.

It is not possible to pick up your purchase as we use third part logistics.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:31, Reply)

So you'd be able to track via UPS at least?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:32, Reply)

SO it seams.
I have emailed them with an enquiry.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 14:08, Reply)

They should be able to do it.
The drivers will find it a bit of a pain, but they'd rather deliver a bed than have to unload it again at the end of the day.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:26, Reply)

jus down the road

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:35, Reply)

I guess this is as close to my field of expertise as it gets these days
The most obvious solution, as suggested above, is to bribe someone to hang around in the flat for a few days.

What you could try, and most sellers should be okay with this, is to organise your own courier, who will collect the bed on a specified date from the seller and deliver on a specified date to you. You could ask them for a reduction in the price as you'd be paying for your own delivery. If they refuse, they're cunts anyway and you don't want their stinking bedframe.

Otherwise, you could get them to let you know the tracking number for the courier they use, and phone them (the courier) direct. They'd be able to give you a fairly good idea of what date the delivery would be.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:14, Reply)

Where would someone who lives in a rough part of London find someone to hang around outside their flat and watch when they're in or not?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:25, Reply)

I might try this.
Phone in the courier that is. I'll see how flexible work are about me taking off for half a day at some point this week.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:32, Reply)

Alt: Something from here that I could then sell for a lot of money
www.dalmeny.co.uk/visiting/drawing_room.htm

(this is also the house where we had our wedding reception - the owners are friends of my in-laws - told you I'd married up).
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:15, Reply)

This is fucking interesting
www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/21/swearing_ruling/
(PsychoChomp, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:15, Reply)

No it fucking isn't.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:16, Reply)

Fuck you!

(PsychoChomp, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:18, Reply)

Shitcunt

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:21, Reply)

About as cunting interesting as watching cockbollocking spunk dry.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:18, Reply)

Thanks for taking the time to explain all of that. Living in a communist bedsit seems to have it's ups and downs, a rollercoaster of emotion if you will.

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:17, Reply)

Haha!

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:19, Reply)

Are they a 'shop' or a 'private seller'?
If they're a shop, they're normally attached to a phsyical store or warehouse of some kind and therefore would have a procedure of selling that's outside of ebay... send a 'seller question' or even better a phone number, and ask them if you/they can specify a day.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:19, Reply)

shop
They say pick up not an option. I assume the low price is due to having a pile of thses frames in a warehouse.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:26, Reply)

Probably a white-label (or blue label (or black label ( I can never remember )))... where it goes straight from manufacturer or distributer to the punter.
By the time you include delivery and the hassle of being home for X days, is it really a cheaper option than somewhere more mainstream or local?
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:30, Reply)

Delivery is included in the £80
I've not seen a bed frame I'd have in my house for less than twice that, which I just can't afford for a while.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:34, Reply)

Ahh, coolio. Yeah', £80 is quite resonable for one you want if you bung in the dilivery and all that.
I know it's Octom's Razer here, but have tried contacting them about getting a specific delivery daY?
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:38, Reply)

They're calling me a terrorist, like they don't know what terror is, when they put it on me I tell them this, I'm all about peace and love (peace and love)
They're calling me a terrorist, like they don't know what terror is, insulting my inteligance, oh how these people judge (judge).
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:28, Reply)

Morphine kicked in petal?

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:29, Reply)

Haha, I'm loving some political rap at the moment, so thought I'd type it out.
I've given up trying to get into work today and will work from home. When I told my manager what I did this weekend he was like "Holy fuck !", which is quite cool, considering we got quoted a _starting_ price of £25k and I've managed to do a big chunk of it in a weekend, when it's something well beyond my remit.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:32, Reply)

Good for you.
They'll be making you a partner in no time.
( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:36, Reply)

hello Big Girls Blouse
LETS MAKE LOVE
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:51, Reply)

What, now?

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:56, Reply)

on each others faces
NOW
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 14:05, Reply)

You want me to make love on your face?

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 14:06, Reply)

oh fuck off thats disgusting

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 14:11, Reply)

I like the freaky stuff.

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 14:13, Reply)

90% of the work takes 10% of the time though.

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:54, Reply)

oh man I wish I didn't have to go t work every day.
Stupid healthy digestive system
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:56, Reply)

alt
shit like this
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:30, Reply)

SOMEBODY PLZ SUMMAIZE THANKS

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:34, Reply)

HOUSE

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:34, Reply)

ROADHOUSE

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:35, Reply)

OUTHOUSE

(Himjim died a little more inside on, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 14:03, Reply)

buy a proper one and have it delivered on a day of your choosing

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:41, Reply)

I ordered some lighter fluid off ebay the other day
It's getting delivered to work. Not sure if I am going to use it to refil my zippo or burn the building down
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:51, Reply)

I really want a nice TV cabinet.
I've been looking for one for ages. The trouble is, I have quite specific requirements, both in form and function and I can't find something that matches both.
( Kroney, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:51, Reply)

build one

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:53, Reply)

I have thought about it.
I just don't have enough time at the moment to learn carpentry. What with all the other stuff I'm procrastinating about already, my poor head will explode.
( Kroney, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:55, Reply)

I'll build you one
I have mad skillz and will soon be unemployed so can dedicate lots of time to it
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:56, Reply)

I'd like some new sofas
the flat I'm renting has two 2-seaters but they're knackered - big dip in the middle of each and the cushions are sewn in.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:53, Reply)

Have a friend wait in at your place for you?
It worked for me when I had a mattress being delivered.

Alt: I'd like either a sofa bed, or a La-Z-Boy.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 13:59, Reply)

That website is fucking stupid.
From £4.99. Lies.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 14:04, Reply)

£4.99 for the chair £600 delivery

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 14:05, Reply)

email the seller and explain
they might be willing to do a one-off delivery deal

i'd love a chaise longue from squint, or one of their chairs for my spare room, but they are about £8,000 a pop.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 14:08, Reply)

This I have done.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 14:12, Reply)