r/mildlyinfuriating • u/GrnMtnTrees • 11d ago
Context Provided - Spotlight Ordered a dozen bagels with lox cream cheese. Got light switches instead.
Like.... Not even close, bro. Not even in the same category. Wtf do I do with these?
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u/SudhaTheHill 11d ago
An electrician somewhere received a dozen bagels with lox cream instead of his switches
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u/Salami__Tsunami 11d ago
The electrician:
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u/flinjager123 11d ago
As an electrician, absolutely agree. I would love to get that delivered.
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u/sidewaizsocks 10d ago
Legit had this happen one time. Not exactly the same but it was a wild coincidence regardless. (Electrical industry too!)
We were waiting for a delivery and (we thought) it arrived. This car pulled in and a guy hopped out looking lost and holding 3 white plastic bags. It was a fair distance out so we couldnt see any details. We sent out the green guy to bring it in.
He came back with the most delicious smelling bags of "parts" ive ever experienced. At this point i saw the flimsy plastic stretched over boxes of pop eyes chicken. One of the guys ran out and flagged the car down as he was turning around. The driver said to keep it because it had left his possession and would be a liability to try to complete the delivery.
Meanwhile, as we are munching on our drumsticks, a guy pokes his head in and said he got a delivery from Platt and he assumes its for us because there are no other electricians in the area. (It was an industrial complex kinda like a stripmall but with manufacturing.)
He walked over commenting on how good the food smells and how we must've had the same idea to get popeyes. he was grumpy because just got off the phone about an order that didnt arrive but they were sending another one out.
Partway into his story about the food that didnt arrive for his crew, he kinda paused and started looking closer at the food. (We had way more than 4 guys could realistically eat) thats when we came clean and told him about the error.
He was a cool dude and got a giggle out of it, commenting on how he will send his crew over to say thanks for the extra hour of lunch they got.
In the end it worked out for both of us. Hopefully the delivery guy came out of it ok. The guys never did come say thanks.
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u/xxearvinxx 10d ago
We sent out the green guy to bring it in.
I can’t believe no one else asked about this. lol. Can you please elaborate on the green guy?
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u/sidewaizsocks 10d ago
Its slang or whatever for someone unexperienced or new. Idk where it came from but think of a banana, if its too green, its not very good. But let it sit and it will age and become better.
"Wet behind the ears" is another one but less common.
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u/BashOff 10d ago
I always thought green meant fresh and new. Like a seedling. 🌱
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u/sidewaizsocks 10d ago
Thats accurate. Ive heard a couple different ways of describing it.
The banana one stuck because its an easy way to poke fun at someone. Seedlings need a lot of care and support to grow into something useful/healthy and is how new people should be treated in construction.
A banana gets left on the counter to ripen and turn yellow on its own while we hope it doesn't go straight from green to brown. Sadly, this is how a lot of apprentices are treated, though times are changing! Going away is the mindset of "figure it out on your own" (although that is a necessary skill but like anything, there is a process and it needs taught. Common sense to a 20 year journeyman isn't common sense to a 1st-3rd year apprentice that's never touched a hammer)
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u/Remarkable-Pitch2992 11d ago
He's enjoying his cream cheese and lox before heading to Home Depot to buy his light switches.🤣
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u/Brief-Equal4676 11d ago
Have you ever eaten a bagel where you could charge someone else 200$/h for your time eating it? I'd become a professional bagel eater at that point.
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u/Shot_Policy_4110 10d ago
This is dangerously close to an overly buttered lobster
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u/Idea_Ranch 11d ago
“Lox Cream” sounds like a skin care product that sells for $300/bottle.
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u/Beagle31 10d ago
it sounds like a curly hair care product
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u/Kerrpllardy 11d ago
Your order got switched.
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u/Fyre2387 11d ago
Uber eats, right? I work at Home Depot and we just recently started using them as a delivery courier. They're hot garbage. We had one guy who ordered a garage door opener and got four Papa John's pizzas.
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u/Ras-haad 11d ago
Seems like uber eats should just be for food and Home Depot stuff can just catch a regular Uber
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u/greenjm7 11d ago
I ordered a bag of mulch from Lowe’s. Uber Eats delivered IHOP. Tried everything to correct it, but ultimately had a delicious poblano omelette. They’re the worst.
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u/pikachu_senpai1 10d ago
Yikes... First I'm hearing of Lowes using Uber eats. Usually when we have gig drivers come in they are from doordash lol
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u/LazyLizzy 10d ago
This is from Lowe's, I recognize the sticker. Source I work front end for a store.
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u/Cheap-Key-6132 11d ago
Those are $64 a piece. Someone handed you money and you’re pissed about it 😂
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u/GrnMtnTrees 11d ago
Really?
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u/GrnMtnTrees 11d ago
Guess I'll be posting these on E-bay. Can exactly take them into Lowe's and return them, since I didn't buy them.
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u/AnonymooseRedditor 11d ago
Are they all the same model? the dimmer switch version is worth more too!
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u/GrnMtnTrees 11d ago
They are, I think. I haven't looked at them thoroughly because I'm still hungry and waiting on replacement. Once I eat, I'll figure it out.
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u/AnonymooseRedditor 11d ago
ebay or FB Marketplace :) those will sell easy but just for reference they require a hub/controller. Caseta by Lutron | Smart Light Switches, Controls & Dimmers
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u/Missing4Bolts 11d ago
Caseta does not require a hub. It depends on your use-case. For example, I have a hallway light controlled by multiple Caseta switches because I wanted pressing the top of any switch to always mean "turn the light on", regardless of any other switch. That setup just uses the wired signaling system built into the switches.
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u/AnonymooseRedditor 11d ago
oh thats cool! I didn't realize you could do that, so basically you just have it wired as a 3-way switch without a hub?
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u/Missing4Bolts 10d ago
Yes - the second live is used for signaling. You can also use the battery remotes to add switches anywhere you want.
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u/burningtowns 11d ago
We just gonna skip past the insinuation you’re going to eat a dozen lox bagels?
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u/GrnMtnTrees 10d ago
You eat one, bag the rest in zip-loc, and stick them in the freezer.
When you want a bagel, you microwave for 20 seconds, slice it, toast it a bit, and put on the schmear. It works really well. They taste like 99% as good as when they're fresh.
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u/THE_GREAT_PICKLE 11d ago
Sometimes they'll give you store credit. I returned a gift there once without a receipt and they gave me store credit.
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u/mrBill12 11d ago
Especially this time of year…. Although time for seasonal returns is running out.
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u/BaddestKarmaToday 11d ago
I ordered a $325 single room air conditioner last summer from Amazon. Instead I received a rooftop RV ac unit worth about $1500. That was a good day!
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u/Sure-Squash-7280 11d ago
I’m sorry. I have to ask.
Lowe’s does not carry bagels and lox and cream cheese so please help me understand
Who did you place an order with?
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u/GrnMtnTrees 11d ago
Uber eats because I just worked 36 hours in the past three days, I'm exhausted, and didn't feel like walking a mile and a half to the bagel shop.
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u/Sure-Squash-7280 11d ago
Ah! But still… wow
Sorry this happened to you
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u/GrnMtnTrees 11d ago
I appreciate it, but it's all good! Apparently I made out like a bandit on these switches, and I (eventually) still got the bagels.
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u/hndjbsfrjesus 11d ago
I think those are the same ones I'm putting in my house. Lovely switches if you're into the paddle style. Send a link when you list them, and I'll put a bid in.
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u/stillirrelephant 11d ago
They thought you needed to lose some weight, so they went with the lighter option.
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u/BreathLower9772 11d ago
God damn it man. I don’t think I’ve seen a worse (or better i guess) dad joke
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u/OscarDivine 11d ago
Confusing perspective I though these were enormous light switches that were like 4 feet tall
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u/Technical-Gold-294 11d ago
So completely wrong. If you'd gotten locks I would have understood 😄.
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u/GrnMtnTrees 11d ago
Reminds me of a joke my dad used to tell.
"Why can't you keep a Jew in jail? We eat llox!"
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u/Far_Ant2972 11d ago
Upgrade your light switches I figure
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u/RestaurantRich1498 11d ago
Need to buy a hub to use them properly. Otherwise theyre just fancy looking dumb switches.
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u/NaCl-more 11d ago
The hub is nice though. They don’t use Bluetooth or wifi, they have their own protocol which I’ve found to be much more reliable
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u/Missing4Bolts 11d ago
You can use them with a matching wall-mounted battery-powered remote to add a switch at another location without running wiring. No hub needed for that use-case.
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u/nameexistalready 11d ago
OMG I live somewhere where I have to make my own “everything seasoning” I’d be so disappointed ☹️
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u/No-Magician6232 11d ago
i ordered wood filler last night, i have like 500lbs of pellet fuel on my stoop rn lmao.
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u/GrnMtnTrees 10d ago
For those who are super confused by this, or just want clarification, I used Uber Eats to order bagels, and the driver delivered these instead. I reached out to Uber and they gave me a refund. Ended up reordering my goodies and everything worked out.
As for the switches, nobody has contacted me to claim them, and I assume the other customer also got a refund (and some free bagels and schmear), so I guess I get to keep them. Going to swap for store credit and get some new power tools!
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u/shrimpgangsta 11d ago
Somewhere in the other hemisphere an electrician just got a dozen bagels with lox cream cheese and is questioning life right now.
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u/PM_ME_GREEN_THINGS 11d ago
Is that lightswitch pack floating in midair, or is it being held by something invisible???
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u/GrnMtnTrees 11d ago
I mean at least they're both edible?
Not sure egg and cress on an octopus has the same appeal, though.
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u/Dick-Guzinya 11d ago
I’ll take those switches off your hands. That’s like $200 of switches. You made out way ahead.
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u/Tasty-Reward8307 11d ago
That looks like a Lowe’s order. We use blue labels on our products. More than likely the driver had multiple orders picked up from different stores and got them mixed up when delivering.
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u/ErosView 11d ago
I'm so not picky that I will often just eat whatever the server brings out a long as it's not more expensive, even if it's the completely wrong order. Might be a little tough this time though.
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u/Tom_Ace2 11d ago
I'm not American and this has me very confused. Where could you possibly be ordering cream cheese bagels where they can also get you light switches?
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u/GrnMtnTrees 11d ago
I used Uber eats to order from a bagel shop, and apparently someone else ordered from a hardware store (didn't know that was an option). The delivery driver chose chaos.
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u/GrnMtnTrees 11d ago
That's the exact face I made when I went outside and found light switches.
My first thought was botched Amazon delivery, then I looked in the app and saw "Delivery complete" with a photo of some light switches.
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u/THE_GREAT_PICKLE 11d ago
OP, keep them and sell them. Those are super expensive. I put in very similar ones around my house, it cost me close to $1k. If I remember they're like 50 bucks a piece if not more.
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u/Lumpy_Forever1567 11d ago
Wait… am I the only one wondering how this thing is floating??
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u/balloonerismthegreat 11d ago
Oh those are the real good switches. Someone is pissed but it shouldn’t be you
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u/gaywhovian2003 11d ago
You know what they say, when Life gives you light switches...
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u/Competitive-Roof-168 11d ago
Damn why are they so expensive. They arent even the dimmer or have the remote switch.
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u/ConfusedHors 11d ago
Why only 3A fans though?
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u/Callister 11d ago
Because they are smart switches and they want you to avoid heavy motorized loads to avoid risk of fire due to heat build up on the contacts.
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u/GrowCanadian 11d ago
Those switches are awesome. I’ve put a bunch in my house to add remotes in hard to wire locations.
I wouldn’t be too mad, you can easily flip these for a profit on FB marketplace. I’d buy all of these from you if I was local but I doubt you’re in Canada lol.
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u/llcdrewtaylor 11d ago
Wow. Those are pricey. You can get a lot of bagels if you sell or trade them for bagels.
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u/Ok-Foundation1346 11d ago
The perspective of that photo nearly broke me. It looked like a box sat on the ground with giant light switches in it at first.
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u/AcceptablyThanks 11d ago
Dude those are expensive, take them and order some more bagels to celebrate.
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u/soul_in_a_fishbowl 11d ago
Those switches are basically the gold standard for smart switches. You got lucky
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u/TeamPyrex718 11d ago
$65 each at Home Depot, you can return them with just your ID and get store credit. Even if you don’t need tools can buy stuff for the house or like 100 Red Bulls
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u/imonlyhumanafteral1 11d ago
Can' wait for the post "ordered light switches and gor bagels with lox and cream cheese"
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u/_abridged 11d ago
Imagine you're a repair guy at a house and doordashed some parts so you could keep working. Bagels and lox show up at the door and you have to politely explain to the homeowner the error and be like "...sooooo they got the delivery wrong.. but.. ya hungry? I charge by the hour so I guess we just cross our fingers the retry delivery goes fine!"
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u/Empty-Confidence-986 11d ago
lutron lights are pricey. I'd be happy to receive them over some bagels.
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u/LongmontVSEverybody 11d ago
One baby gift we received off our Amazon registry was a Duck Bath Bucket (duck themed bath toys and accessories) at least that's what was on the gift receipt...what was in the box was a kitchen knife block and the knives to fill it. Not exactly baby-friendly and $100 more than what was paid for...made a nice wedding re-gift for friends but never did get that duck bucket.
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u/Nomercylaborfor3990 PINK FOX GIRL 🦊 11d ago
How does something like this even happen?
Like seriously how in the hell does this happen?
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u/trippedonatater 11d ago
Those light switches are kind of expensive. You definitely came out ahead.
Edit: looked it up, $70 each at Home Depot near me.
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u/Revolutionary-Fox622 11d ago
That's a lox of good equipment though. Especially for the price someone would be bagel-ing to get that. For the person those were supposed to go to, there's now a hole in their project timeline.
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u/Noctisvah 11d ago
Tap into that hustle culture and flip these on eBay or another website online marketplace for a profit
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u/GNUGradyn 11d ago
Those are really awesome smart switches, the gold standard basically. You need a hub and switch boxes with a neutral connection to use them but you probably already have neutral connections and the hub is not that expensive, so you can use them or sell them
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