A mammoth undertaking

I ordered a new bed five weeks ago, on an estimated four week delivery schedule. But I’ve heard nothing since, so I called the furniture shop on Saturday to ask what’s going on, and was told that the new mattress has arrived in their store room, but there was no sign of the bed frame. I asked them to chase it up and let me know what’s going on, and got home from work this afternoon to find a voicemail asking me to call them back, which didn’t sound like good news. Apparently, my bed is still three weeks away – it’s stuck on a ship that has been confined to port because of the storms. Annoying! The shop offered to supply me with my new mattress straight away, and follow up with the bed later. That would have been a helpful gesture, except that the mattress won’t fit my existing bed frame. So that’s no good. I’ll just have to put up with a lumpy and sunken mattress for a few more weeks, and hope for a break in the weather soon so that my bed can at least reach the UK.