Ok I am going to take this opportunity to 'big up' (I believe that is correct?) Wellington Beds.

I popped in there and got quote for a new bed to replace the one we have from there which is now 10 or 11 years old. That one is off to the spare room and we are having a new one.

One of their helpful salesmen looked up what we had bought before, recommended the current equivalent and gave me a price for it.

Having discussed with SWMBO, she also popped in under separate cover and tried that bed, agreeing it was fabulous.

I was authorised by the Minister of Finance to go ahead and order. This I did today via their factory.

An hour later I am called by the shop, asking me about the price. I cheerfully offer to email the paperwork they gave me.

Ah, they say, bit of an error there. To the tune of $1000.

Well, we'll have to honour it so we'll send you the formal paperwork this afternoon.

The very least I can do is to say that if you are considering a new bed and you live in the Wellington region, these guys make fabulous beds and are as straight up to deal with as you could wish for. So much so, that I will be buying beds from them, regardless of where in NZ I am living, until either I no longer need beds or they no longer make them.

Outstanding.