memorial

So, I have been on the lookout for a smallish bird statuette to put on Nichi's grave for about a year and a half.

(Nichi was my lutino cockatiel who shared my life for 25 years.  He passed away in the fall of 2011 when we had a cold snap, and discovered that the furnace in our new house didn't work.)

Dave finally found one on amazon.com that was affordable, and basically what I have been hoping to find,which is a non-descript bird statue. 

By non-descript, I mean that I didn't want a robin, or a cardinal, or a parrot... since I've never seen a statue of a cockatiel, I figured just a plain, artist's version of a generic bird would be suitable.

Anyway..... we received said bird statue last week, and it arrived broken.  By the appearance of the pieces, it had been broken inside of the box for a long, long time.  There was no way to fix it.  The edges around the breaks were worn away.

Dave went to the website, and arranged for a replacement.  He sent the broken one back, and we got a notice that a replacement had been shipped.

The replacement arrived today.  Broken.  Only this time,  the pieces in the box didn't even match.  How the hell do they explain THAT one?!

They just picked a couple of pieces, and threw them in the box.  Unbelievable.

So, back it goes.  And this time?  I want a refund. 

Back to square one.  Poor Nichi.  He deserves better!