It had ceased to be. It was an ex-fridge. They promise it will be delivered on Friday, but can't be more specific about the time than between 7am and 7pm. Ok, I broke the damn thing in the first place, it's my fault that I am without any chilling facilities during the hottest week to date this year, I'm prepared to take a day's holiday and wait all day Friday. Friday dawns hot and sticky.
Time creeps forward.
At about 11am I phoned the delivery number to see if they could narrow the time down any. I'm in danger of missing the train and not enjoying this evening's festivities. I consult my invoice and discover that the delivery number is only personned 9-5. No mention of it being out of stock. She offered to phone the store from which I had purchased the fridge to see if they had that model in stock and get them to deliver it to me tomorrow - to be changed at a later date for a new one.