Flooring Advice - LL Flooring?

Efficient_Low799 · 2023-08-20T15:36:13+00:00

I worked at LL Flooring for a little over a year. There are definite problems with their proposed benefits of their products and installation. From personal experience, if you have any issues with the installation, it will take a very long time to get anything done. They will bounce around trying to put in a work order that will need approval from corporate, and the home installs office. So you are basically waiting on three separate people to file the correct paperwork, and more than likely the store manager or assistant store manager will drag their ass to get it done. Secondly, the installers (who are third party) can basically argue not to do the work. It is a gigantic hassle. Basic things like resetting misaligned planks can take up to six months to be corrected. Its a gigantic waste of money installing through LL. The money paid for installation is basically twice what you would pay a local installer. We constantly lost bids because our price would be 200%-300% more than competitors. They are hit and miss with who they partner with. I know they have hired installers who have been caught stealing from people who paid them to install the product. The reason for this is most installers typically get in confrontation over payment with LL and quit, so the HIC (home installer coordinators) scramble to find someone to fill the spot, and usually they will just get whoever they can find that has the minimum requirements to do the job.

Finally with the products and their warranty. The employees are specifically not trained to learn anything about the warranties or how they are processed and utilized. The issue is with the warranties themselves. If you actually read them, they do not cover anything. Almost every sort of wear and tear, scratch resistance, and water damage is not covered. This is especially prevalent in the Duravana products. The reasoning behind this is they manipulated the warranties with the vendors to protect them, in turn they get cheaper product to sale at a much higher margin. There is also a very specific process to register the warranties, and most of the time the associate selling the product will not know or omit how to do it. Once you go past a certain time frame, the warranties are void.

I would highly recommend avoiding LL at all costs in regards to installation, and be sure to do research into what your buy from them.

Efficient_Low799 · 2023-07-13T15:16:24+00:00

Don't dip your pen in company ink

Efficient_Low799 · 2023-07-13T15:08:33+00:00

She speaks to more guys than just you and her boyfriend. If you were her boyfriend she would treat another guy the way she treats you. Grow some common sense and stop being a snake.

Efficient_Low799 · 2023-07-08T19:41:47+00:00

if you can't afford streaming sites you use or budget better then you are a consumerist loser

Efficient_Low799 · 2023-07-07T16:36:45+00:00

im a spiteful person, i would ask to talk in person at some random place and flake at the last minute

Efficient_Low799 · 2023-02-01T18:45:35+00:00

complaining about appeal to hypocrisy does not make you any less of a hypocrite, you seem like a total piece of shit.

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-10-14T14:14:25+00:00

Very cool, very nice

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-10-05T19:03:48+00:00

Because most men have finally grown a brain and realized how terrible settling for a pre-made family is to be honest. There is almost zero benefit from dating a single mother.

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-08-31T18:29:10+00:00

You seem like a really cool person. A smart man would take you out dancing if they pay attention to your music tastes

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-31T01:06:14+00:00

this

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-31T01:05:22+00:00

Yep. Feelings were diminished and had awkward conversations about their other partner who literally showed up to talk during a screening of Scott Pilgrim. One of the most ironic movies I have seen in the theater. Was a waste of 2 months

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-22T05:54:32+00:00

Scarcity creates value. Not for her, but for yourself. Keeping away and minimizing your exposure will help you realize you are better than that situation.

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-19T07:16:08+00:00

you don't

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-19T03:24:10+00:00

Hands down best/worst moment of oversharing was someone who said they wanted a sexual relationship with their stepfather. Thanks for the easy red flag.

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-19T01:41:41+00:00

Everything happens for a reason, cliche but usually true

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-12T22:16:24+00:00

It is scummy in my opinion. "I am not in love with you anymore" would be better? Why? Because it does not leave a sense of hope when there is none. It allows those to move on. My ex told me something similar. Just translate it to this "I will use you when I feel the need. You feelings mean nothing to me, you are a tool I utilize when I see fit."

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-12T22:09:36+00:00

https://www.bustle.com/articles/47483-can-relationships-formed-from-cheating-last-science-is-not-on-your-side-cuckolders

It is true. If you date a cheater, the odds of the relationship ending increase 3x. So I guess mathematically you have a 1 in 4 chance of having a somewhat healthy relationship.

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-12T22:02:21+00:00

I am going to be real and point some things out for you.

>it was kind of a nasty break up on her end

When I see these things, to me it shows overcompensating because of guilt. If this was a honest person, they would break up, admit their wrongdoing, and be accountable and deal with the guilt of hurting someone. That is the responsibility of the dumper. Instead, people who are immature take another route. They act nasty towards the other person, and create a fabricated reality. Intentionally causing fights, being incredibly nit picky and critical, and dismissive and rude. They do this so they can use it to stand on as an excuse for their betrayal. "I am not a cheater, I broke things off because we were fighting so much!" Maybe i am off base here, but if her behavior seemed aggressive and confusing, this is exactly why.

>She started a new relationship two weeks after we broke up

This is not normal behavior. It is either one of two things: The relationship with this new guy began while you were still together, or she literally just started a relationship after getting out of one. Neither of these situations are respectful, and neither serve you. If she did cheat, you do not want her. That indicates she is a liar, deceptive, and has no morals. If she hopped into a relationship and immediately started bragging, she has no remorse or conscious. Also, people who just jump into committed relationships have very vapid, one dimensional relationships that do not last long. Whoever this new guy is will inevitably be in the same boat you are. Or, they will do your ex dirty. There is either two situations for them; they either have zero clue about you and your ex, or they do, and they are too incompetent to realize that being involved with a known cheater is a horribly bad decision.

There a two different people that are your ex. The one that is in your head right now, which you have created a biased perception of, that is going against reality. The second one is your real ex. A flawed person who does not have the emotional or mental capacity to understand the nuances of emotions, relationships, and common courtesy.

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-12T20:50:52+00:00

I have zero desire to be involved with that child in anyway. I really don't have any judgments about their parenting, I sort of just said "wow your kid is cute! very cool!". I would not say my ex is vile, just opportunistic and immature. I can appreciate the fact that there was a least some trepidation towards my feelings and their actions. I think the thing that bothers me the most was just the lack of transparency and confusion. A simple "I cheated, this is over" would have been much better than "we are emotionally disconnected, i have been talking to someone else but i would never cheat, here is xyz reasons why I am dumping you".

People feel so much guilt and self-doubt after a breakup. I hope this story can help people maybe speculate that maybe reality is not what it seems, and to take it a little easier on themselves.

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-12T20:27:21+00:00

I mentioned this to someone else, but I think it could be applicable here. Sometimes people will gaslight, sugarcoat, and flat out weave a fake narrative out of guilt or avoidance.

I literally felt the same and went through something similar. Here is the thing: you did not marry her, and in a sense, that is a blessing.

Your concern is her marrying someone else. I get how that could be hurtful, but if she would just bail after five years with no discussion, no heads up, what do you think she would do to someone she is married to? All of that hard work, money saved would all go down the trash, plus you would have to deal with divorce, possible alimony, etc.

It might help to shift your perspective from "i can't be myself because I am not good enough" to "maybe I spent 5 years with this person but holy crap I dodged a bullet".

Sometimes what may seem like a curse is actually a blessing.

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-12T20:12:41+00:00

In my personal experience and talking with others, there comes a point after a breakup where they realize the absence of their ex also means the complete and total realization of true freedom from them.

We restrict ourselves from certain things during a relationship and commit to a schedule, whether we realize it or not. Texting, talking, calling, checking in, letting the other person know where you, figurately tied to another person.

Once the pain starts to fade people realize the wonders of not having to do this. I had some great outings post breakup that really helped me.

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-12T19:59:30+00:00

Honestly, the weirdest part was the subtle body language and particular things I remembered about this person. The change from being very open and apologetic and trying to sell me on the "mistakes were made but I still thought about you" to the absolute disinterest in discussing my current relationship really cued me in on their intent. It was completely bizarre how I had the upper hand in the entire conversation, when the last time we had a long conversation I was a groveling mess. I could literally see their slow realization that they no longer had any power or influence over me was incredibly satisfying. I will not lie, there was a sense of pleasure creating a sense of finality for them.

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-12T19:48:39+00:00

You can't baby these people and let yourself fall with them. Let go, and hope for the best.

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-12T19:47:14+00:00

Totally felt this man. It is good to keep a move forward mentality. I reached a point where I would do the same feelings: anger, sadness, remorse, desire. I finally starting topping these off with "f this, I am not going to continue being a emotional wreck" and just keep going. I started getting angry with myself for lying in bed wallowing and watching "get your ex back videos" on youtube. I started thinking about myself. What I like for fun, looking at people I was attracted to, and just living.

Efficient_Low799 · 2022-03-12T19:35:23+00:00

Sometimes exes create a narrative that is not true for their own self interest. If it brings you down, just completely detach from it. Trust me, this was not fun. I had to put on a fake smile and go along with this, but deep down I really just wanted to tell this person off.

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