UPDATE: Electric Dryer will be Delayed! On the bright side, I got $100 spending credit

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Yesterday, I wrote about shopping/comparing online prices for an electric dryer that my boyfriend and I purchased. While I was napping this afternoon - I received a call stating my dryer is delayed for shipment. The number provided to call back wouldn't go through so I contacted Sears via online chat. The online representative told me he didn't see any delay and my delivery date will remain the same. A hour later, I received the same call/message so I contacted Sears Customer Service from the website. The lady assisting told me there is a delay due to Sears not having the dryer from the manufacturing available to ship. Then... why offer the dryer to sale. I thought since tomorrow is a Holiday (Easter) the dryer would be delayed another day or so, but no! Delayed an additional week than estimated. Instead of 1 week as estimated, we have to wait 2 weeks! I told the lady to go ahead and cancel my order because I would rather order it at a different location ex. Home Depot and price match to receive arrival sooner. She stopped me right there and offered me 100,000 SYW points to spend at Sears. If you convert the points that is $100! I asked her, how soon will the points become available for me to spend at the store? She said 3-5 days. Of course I was skeptical of receiving the points/spending credit so I jot her name and reference call ID. Right when I got off the phone - I refreshed my account and the points are in and ready to be used. So now on top of my savings with going with Sears. I saved another $100. I did not even have to complain though bf/I are disappointed it'd take a little longer but we can still wash clothes and air dry outside on the line. We are happy with the extra $100 bucks - we will probably purchase some weights he's been eyeing. Overall: I am very happy with Sears customer service. I was on the phone for less than 10 minutes too! Related: