G R.
03/12/2015 12:00:00 SA
I finally got the right kind of TV, a 70in Bravia. It features a headset plug; however, the TV itself is large-ass heavy. You happen to need a headset plug if you want to plug your non-home theater Bose sound system or if you want to plug your ...headset into the TV.
Fry's, of course, would be the best option for finding the right kind of wall mount, I thought. This meant I would have to drive all the way down to Palo Alto and so I did. I was wrong -their wall mount area was shady, literally, and full of knockoffs or apparent knockoffs or knockoffs altogether and looked underground-ish, under construction or under something. It looked like it as about to be remodeled (demolished?). The only one clerk that I could find was scared to talk to me (like I'm the only 6'2'' 220lb Hispanic that buys gadgets, in Fry's, in Palo Alto) and I ended up feeling out of place.
But Fry's wouldn't beat me, I thought to myself, I would buy a mouse pad or a cable or something so I grabbed an HDMI cable and headed to the registers till I came back to consciousness and realized that is is not like I 'have to buy' anything. Aborted Fry's and yelped for ...Best Buy.
Best Buy. The clerk was not intimidated by ...my human persona and actually offered to bring back from the warehouse a wall mount that was not in display. You know, like a sales person. It happened to be exactly what I was looking for, a large ass slick 40lb 2-arm, adjustable wall mount that spins and tilts and extends. I was not a fan of the price tag though but guess what, he offered a 10% discount after hearing my funds concern. It was not like I was gonna start arguing about a discount huh? As a side note, he was gracious enough to honor the fact that he was taking care of my transaction when another guy randomly interrupted our conversation about wall mounts like I was not there, like I was not talking, like 6ft and 220lb of large brown meat are not visible. It is not the 20s, brown people are also entitled to courtesy, yes? Back from the rant, yes, I got what I was looking for. This only meant that I would need a professional installer since my tools wouldn't be enough this time.
Moe showed up in time. Punctuality = courtesy. He brought the most professional toolset, including a room-wide laser that perfectly aligned the wall mount with the horizon and with the vertical. Amazing. He found the studs with yet another tool (that I need to buy myself) and perfectly installed the wall mount, cleaned-up and even helped me to mount the TV in no time. I mean, really fast. No, I'm not overusing 'perfect', it is accurately being used.
Hiring Laser-Moe, along with my choosing the right TV wall mount and buying my headset-enabled TV has gotten me really happy. Hellooo Netflix, I've missed you. House of Cards, anyone?
As an engineer, approved. As a tools aficionado, approved. As a perfectionist, approved.
Moe was also fun to talk to. I never underestimate the cool crowd. Never.