text: Lineups at the grocery store cash register are common, and the store is sometimes out of the product I'm looking for. It takes me longer to get an appointment with my dentist than with my doctor. I've  recently had some home renovations done, and the contractor couldn't start for three months after we signed the contract, which was after it had taken him four weeks just to give me an estimate (and this was the fastest of the three contractors I contacted). I want to get my cat spayed, and the veterinarian can't even look at her for two weeks, and won't actually book the surgery until after the initial examination. In short, the private sector does NOT always provide excellent service, and waiting is just as common in the private sector as in the public sector..