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Internet Shopping, What a waste of Time!
Cal - interim high priest of the Church of the Holy Tail Started conversation Apr 28, 2006
I have never brought anything over the internet, I've been quite caucious of it really 
And today has proved to me I had good reason!
On Thursday I ordered some polish for my violin, (violin's should only be polished twice a year and then only with the recommended polish, they should just normally be cleaned with a soft cloth to wipe away any residue rosin from the wood and strings, after being played)
Today the package arrived
I opened said package
and to my surprise inside was two bottles of valve oil, for trumpets I checked the despatch note, which came with the two bottles of valve oil, and it quite clearly stated that I had ordered Violin polish. This leads me to believe that who ever packed the parcel cannot read, since OIL and POLISH are quite different and very hard to mix up
So I shall now go back to walking into town and doing my shopping like normal people. No new fangled arty farty internet shopping for me in future!
Internet Shopping, What a waste of Time!
Evangeline Posted Apr 28, 2006
Oh, that is 
.
I've had better luck with internet shopping than I've had with the distributors we order merchandise from for the store.
Internet Shopping, What a waste of Time!
Rev Nick { Only the dead are without fear } Posted Apr 28, 2006
I was rather reluctant the first couple of purchases. I had no qualms about paying for shareware, or down-loadable commercial products. But something tangible?
To date, I've purchased perhaps a dozen items, and had one prove to not be what I needed. Unfortunately, it was memory for a notebook, and it proved incompatible. With all the song and dance required, and the "re-stocking fees", it wasn't worth it to return it. So I'm still looking for a buyer for some rather dated SODIMMs ...
Maybe someone there read your earlier journal? And figured they'd nudge you towards a different musical instrument? 
Internet Shopping, What a waste of Time!
Cal - interim high priest of the Church of the Holy Tail Posted Apr 28, 2006
I'm not one for blowing my own trumpet 
Internet Shopping, What a waste of Time!
Batty_ACE Posted Apr 28, 2006
I've had good and bad experiences with online shopping.. as a general rule they should send you the polish immediately and either pay for the valve oil to be shipped back to them in a prepaid box or tell you to keep it or throw it away..
Internet Shopping, What a waste of Time!
Cal - interim high priest of the Church of the Holy Tail Posted Apr 28, 2006
They are sending out the polish and also a prepaid thingy for the valve oil
Internet Shopping, What a waste of Time!
Rev Nick { Only the dead are without fear } Posted Apr 28, 2006
Do you also forecast weather?
Internet Shopping, What a waste of Time!
Batty_ACE Posted Apr 28, 2006
Yeah but just like the professionals I'm seldom accurate..
Internet Shopping, What a waste of Time!
Rev Nick { Only the dead are without fear } Posted Apr 28, 2006
I gotta get me a job like that. Where 10 to 20% accuracy is good for a performance bonus in the pay packet.
Or I could retain my self-respect and do real stuff.
Meanwhile, there really MUST be some alternate uses for that lubricant erroneously shipped ... Hmmm ...
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- 1: Cal - interim high priest of the Church of the Holy Tail (Apr 28, 2006)
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