Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Summa’ Time
It’s baaaaccckkkkk. Summer is here. Yesterday, 102 degrees. Sunday 103 degrees. Today will be a nice and cool 99 degrees. Whoa! Here comes the sun.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m summer’s biggest fan. Swimming, rafting, lounging, beer drinking… these are a few of my favorite things! But the heat, yikes.
Adding insult to injury, my air conditioning (which was working last month) decided to go kaput on me right as Sacramento heated up. Now I’m driving around in a dark colored truck with an A/C that basically only blows hot air at me… sounds like a democrat… ha-ha-ha. I’ve tried to make an appointment at Polar Beat Auto A/C repair, but haven’t been able to get a time slot. Boo. I picked Polar Bear for two reasons: 1) they’re the only auto only a/c repair shop in town 2) I like the name. Polar Bears are awesome. Hopefully it will get fixed before this weekend’s 4th of July camping trip.
"this is much better than work"
I was talking to Brookster and she gave me an awesome quote regarding my blog…
exactly, Brooke, exactly!
Ancient Chinese Proverb
"I tried to make a dog house yesterday, but I only had enough dogs to make 3 walls."
Overstock.com came through!
Last month I bought a much wanted seersucker suit from Overstock.com. When it finally arrived I tried it on, and sadly, it was too small. I contacted overstock and asked to return it. They emailed me a return label, but I didn’t realize that they did. A few weeks later, I emailed overstock again, and asked for a new label. I printed it out, taped it to the box, and sent it back. Then today I got a receipt from overstock letting me know they refunded the cost of the suit, minus $19.60 due to a late fee. This is what I wrote them back…
“-$19.60 for a late fee? You’ve got to be kidding?!?! This is overstock’s version of a joke? Its not very funny.
A better version would be: knock, knock. Who’s there? A overstock late fee. Overstock late fee who?? Sike; just kidding. There is no overstock late fee.
Why am I getting charged a late fee? What am I late for? Dinner? No! I just ate lunch, how can I be late for dinner??
Ok, back to reality? Is it because I waited so long to actually send it back? Well, that is YOUR fault (sorry overstock employee, it’s not actually your fault, it is OVERSTOCK’s fault!) I waited and waited for the return label to be mailed to me. I diligently checked the mail everyday for weeks. And finally I emailed overstock, and they emailed me a copy of it.
A better version would be: knock, knock. Who’s there? A overstock late fee. Overstock late fee who?? Sike; just kidding. There is no overstock late fee.
Why am I getting charged a late fee? What am I late for? Dinner? No! I just ate lunch, how can I be late for dinner??
Ok, back to reality? Is it because I waited so long to actually send it back? Well, that is YOUR fault (sorry overstock employee, it’s not actually your fault, it is OVERSTOCK’s fault!) I waited and waited for the return label to be mailed to me. I diligently checked the mail everyday for weeks. And finally I emailed overstock, and they emailed me a copy of it.
Email?! What is this, 2010? Ok, so it is 2010, I didn’t realize that you guys would me emailing me a label. I imagined that overstock and all its glory would be mailing me a return label that was on that sticker kind of paper, where you peel the back off, and it sticks to the box… nope… overstock emails me a copy of it, making me print it off, and taping it to the box. TAPE?!? That was disappointing, I had hoped for more from a giant company like the big O.
But I’m getting sidetracked. I don’t recall ever getting the original return mail label; therefore, I didn’t send it back on time. I really did wait for it in the mail. Then I finally emailed overstock, and they emailed me a copy.
My point is, I don’t want to and I don’t feel like I should be paying nearly $20 in late fees. This isn’t blockbuster! I would dare to say that if I actually get charged for a late fee, I will not order from overstock again (this coming after I gave a raving customer service review, where I specifically said that I would be back to overstock for my purchasing needs). I know 1 customer saying that they won’t come back means little to a conglomerate super internet power store like overstock, but it means a lot to me. You know how it works. I tell 1 person about my crummy service, they tell someone. Then they tell someone. Then they tell someone. Within 2 weeks I will single handedly be responsible for shutting down overstock. My network is that big! I have over 400 facebook friends. I yelp. I used to myspace, but it doesn’t seem as cool anymore. Before myspace I even had a friendster account. Remember friendster? Yeah, neither does the rest of the world. I’m a member of slickdeals. I blog. Some call me a renaissance man. Others call me the songbird of my generation. You may (hopefully) call me $19.60 richer!!
My point is, don’t pick on the little guy (well, I’m not that little. 5’11”, 225 pounds). I was just trying to order a seersucker suit. But it didn’t fit. I missed my Kentucky derby party (well I didn’t miss it, but I didn’t get to wear the suit like I had planned because it was too small).
Please refund the full amount of the late fee :)
-Eric”
But I’m getting sidetracked. I don’t recall ever getting the original return mail label; therefore, I didn’t send it back on time. I really did wait for it in the mail. Then I finally emailed overstock, and they emailed me a copy.
My point is, I don’t want to and I don’t feel like I should be paying nearly $20 in late fees. This isn’t blockbuster! I would dare to say that if I actually get charged for a late fee, I will not order from overstock again (this coming after I gave a raving customer service review, where I specifically said that I would be back to overstock for my purchasing needs). I know 1 customer saying that they won’t come back means little to a conglomerate super internet power store like overstock, but it means a lot to me. You know how it works. I tell 1 person about my crummy service, they tell someone. Then they tell someone. Then they tell someone. Within 2 weeks I will single handedly be responsible for shutting down overstock. My network is that big! I have over 400 facebook friends. I yelp. I used to myspace, but it doesn’t seem as cool anymore. Before myspace I even had a friendster account. Remember friendster? Yeah, neither does the rest of the world. I’m a member of slickdeals. I blog. Some call me a renaissance man. Others call me the songbird of my generation. You may (hopefully) call me $19.60 richer!!
My point is, don’t pick on the little guy (well, I’m not that little. 5’11”, 225 pounds). I was just trying to order a seersucker suit. But it didn’t fit. I missed my Kentucky derby party (well I didn’t miss it, but I didn’t get to wear the suit like I had planned because it was too small).
Please refund the full amount of the late fee :)
-Eric”
Overstock quickly responded with…
“…Since this was your first order with us (and partially because of the knock knock joke), we have issued an additional credit in the amount of $19.60 on 06/14/2010 to your Visa account. …”
Schwinn Cruiser
Back while I was living in Oceanside, I bought an early 80’s Schwinn beach cruiser from some old guy in Pacific Beach. It was rusty, and pretty much all beat up. I refinished once, and didn’t do a very good job; then I let it sit in a backyard for about 2+ years. I finally decided to re-finish it again, this time properly. Here is the progression:
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