Worst week I've had in 12 years of installing carpets in Chicago

Last Tuesday through Friday was a nightmare. I had a 3,000 square foot commercial job in a Loop office building, and the polyester carpet they ordered had a manufacturing defect - every roll had a slight color variation down the middle. I didn't notice until I had half the room laid out, and the client walked in and saw it. Had to pull up everything, wait two days for new rolls to arrive, and then work 14 hour days to finish by the weekend. Lost money on that one after paying my helper overtime. Any of you guys ever dealt with a bad batch from a supplier that made you want to quit?

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charlie_stone7211d ago

Had to pull up everything" - man, that line hit close to home. It's funny how one little defect in the supply chain can just wreck your whole week, right? I've noticed this pattern in everyday life too, not just in work. Like when you buy a new phone and the screen has a dead pixel, or you get a shirt with a crooked seam. It's like everything's getting mass produced so fast that quality control just goes out the window sometimes. Makes you wonder if anyone's actually checking stuff before it ships or if we're all just stuck paying for other people's mistakes.

faith_smith11d ago

Honestly, "dead pixel" is the perfect example. You just know nobody checked that phone before they threw it in the box.