You get what you pay for?

My days of kitchen remodeling have led me to believe that one lifetime is too short to learn everything one has to know. And it simply is not good enough to learn and be secure in your knowledge. Before, I hooked up the stove, I read all the directions to be sure I understood the undertaking ahead. Already, in the previous post I told about needing a connecting piece that was not included in parts provided and the directions misidentifying said needed piece. Now how many people have bought a stove lately? I decided to hook up the stove myself because Sears wanted $150 on top of their sale price and their delivery and handling charges and Maryland's hefty taxes to hook up the stove. Remember the days when installation was included? But there is one other surprise they do not tell you. If you want the broiler pan that is included in the price, you have to send a written request form with $8.95 additional handling charges and mighty Sears will send you the "free" broiler pan that was included in the price of the stove. I complained about this to my sister Chris who informed me that she could have warned me on this one. I had a broiler pan in my old stove that was perfectly functional that I could have kept, but I did not know. I almost never broil anything, but surely, if I do not have a broiler pan, I will want one! Then there is the little detail about having the new floor installed and only finding out in the end that I have to seal it. Now sealing is no big deal, it's like washing the floor; you just wipe the sealant over the floor. But I didn't know it was something that I had to do and then leave to dry for 6 hours before I could then begin to re-assemble the kitchen. Now sealing the floor is by no means in league with having to pay extra handling charges to get a part of the stove that is included in the purchase price or having to purchase a connector piece to make the stove functional. But these days, you just have to check to see what a purchase price includes. It's no wonder I (and others who age gracefully or otherwise) become more and more confused with advancing age!