How hard is it to get a number right?

Nothing goes smoothly (except the things you don't notice). I ordered a sign for my house number: 425 1/2. I triple checked the order to make sure the number was correct, then I sent it off. Four weeks later the sign arrives: 425. No 1/2. They made another one for free, of course. This one took another six weeks to arrive. Time has become meaningless.