OMG guys
*shaking my head in sad dismay*
Al's is a retail store, they handle transfers so buyers don't have to call in. We all know there is a HUGE backlog of transfers, so I didn't want to wait 2-3 weeks for it to sort through the pile.
I had an existing private sale transfer I'd been waiting on, and since I've done around 100 of them before, even with the backlog, I thought maybe there was a hold up from my expired range membership they had on file. I called the number, used the correct extension, and just wanted to make sure they had my new range letter on file in case that would hold things up. The lady then says "oh, we don't care about that. But you have two transfers pending. Want me to approve those for you right now?"
So I waited for maybe 5 minutes, then got emails for both the private sale transfer, as well as the purchase I made at Al's this morning. Her name was Sherry and she was delightful and relaxed.
There was no begging. It's timing and courtesy.