Let me tell you about this fricken toilet fiasco my wife and I have been going through. First, since nothing is ever in stock at any of the big box stores here in town - we ordered the one we want from Home Depot. It took over two weeks to come in. When it finally did come in, it was delivered damaged. HUGE chunk of porcelain cracked off the side of the bowl. We returned it and got our refund. I had to go home and re-order it again. We waited ANOTHER two weeks only to be sent an e-mail advising the model we wanted was now out of stock with no ETA for additional stock. Fine. Amazon had it in stock, but despite being a Prime member - I was reluctant about ordering this from a place I could not immediately take it back to if it, indeed, was delivered damaged like the first one from the Depot. As my luck would have it, a huge box was sitting on our porch. I picked it up and thought - Wow, either I'm in significantly better shape than I thought or this thing is really light! The bowl was delivered perfectly, but those losers didn't ship the tank! (2-piece toilet) I called up Amazon and they said they couldn't just ship me the tank. I would have to return the bowl and they would have to send me another bowl (with hopefully) the tank in stow. Fuck it. I was tired of dealing with this. This whole fiasco had now gone on longer than 6 weeks. Who in the hell thought it would have been this difficult to get a fricken toilet?!?!?
I did some searching on Yelp and Google and came across Standard Plumbing Supply. They open at 8:00 a.m. on Saturdays. My wife and I stopped there this morning. Brett was so incredibly helpful and awesome!! I bought the Cadillac of Kohler thrones. Not only were their prices fair and comparable to the big box stores, but their customer service is second to none AND they had the toilet in stock! It was such a novel concept! I paid and loaded the toilet into our car today! It was crazy! The only regret I have is not coming here in the first place! *grr!* Regardless, they have plenty of everything in stock and if you need to do a bathroom re-model or need a quick replacement of a part, these guys are going to be my one-stop shop moving forward. I absolutely love supporting local businesses!! Thank you to Brett and everyone else at Standard Plumbing Supply! I can't wait to eat some Del Taco and put this new throne through the ringer!