We've been pretty busy since we arrived here in Shanghai and we've had some crazy experiences. Everyday - sometimes several times a day - something happens that leaves you shaking your head. I would like to pass all these along but they often slip our minds by the end of the day or we just don't get around to it. Here is a good one from a couple weeks ago.
Our apartment was supposed to be ready when we arrived. The day after we landed here, we met with our realtor and the leasing agent from our complex to do a walk-thru, inspect everything, and take possession. Well, the place was close to being ready but a few things were missing - like most of the furniture. However, they did have all the beds set up.
Now I have to stop here to explain something. In China, the mattresses are hard. I don't mean they're firm - these things are like rocks. Sleeping on these suckers is like sleeping on the floor. So when we made an offer on this place, we told them we wanted soft mattresses. They told us this would not be a problem as they had some in the warehouse. Now back to the story.
While doing our walk-thru, we noticed that one of the mattress was still wrapped in plastic but two of them weren't. At the time, we didn't think much about it and went ahead with the inspection. Later after everyone had left, we took a little closer look at the unwrapped mattresses and it appeared that they weren't new. They weren't old and ratty but they did look a little worn. We brought this up with the leasing agent and her response was, "Of course they're used. You said you wanted soft mattresses." Apparently the only way to get a soft mattress in China is to let someone else wear it our first. In her mind, she was giving us exactly what we asked for. Needless to say, we told her that this wasn't going to work and the next day we had brand new mattresses. I guess it just proves the old sayng, "Be careful what you ask for because you just might get it."
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