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Wrapping up the Hammock Saga; I befriend a barfly
This is the final chapter in my eBay Hammock Buying Saga, which I know no one cares about, but I need to save this shit for future reference.
Guess the seller didn't take too kindly to my followup feedback after their outlandish claim of shipping next day (my exact words were "Paid June 26. Shipped July 3. Which calendar are you using?"). So they punished me by leaving me a neutral feedback saying only "Thanks." Which is patently unfair -- the only way I could be a better buyer was if I paid before the auction actually ended. This is the way most sellers do business though, and it really, really twists my panties. By all rights feedback should be left for the buyer once payment is received (which is how I handle my buyers). But sellers withhold feedback, making it contingent on receiving their feedback, so they can retaliate with this level of immaturity should the buyer be unhappy. It's normally courteous to clear up any dissatisfaction before feedback is left, which I tried to do. If my comments came out of left field for this seller, that means either they didn't read the complaint I sent or they thought I was only joking.
Whatever. I was going to follow up their feedback for me but I don't want this to escalate into a stupid war (too late?) that will only make me think how much I hate this fucking seller every time I look at my hammock. Just take note, eBayers: Collectionsetc is the user name. Sure, they've got a metric ton of positive feedback, but to me the measure of a seller is how they behave when the transaction doesn't go smoothly.
Unrelated note: Do we really need a live action Underdog movie? Just saw the ad.
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kavieshana, whom I endeavor to make happy in all things:
"Hammock Song" with my unwilling assistant, Duncan Munchkin
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This past weekend was not only Tery's birthday, but our 15-year anniversary. Holy crapamolie. Anyway, to celebrate she wanted Ryan and I to join her at the City Pub (aka Toby Jug) for a trivia tournament. She and I sat at the bar waiting for Ryan to arrive, watching some sort of All American Home Run Derby something-or-other on the telly (I wasn't watching it so much as facing it).
She got up to use the bathroom, leaving me with a pleasant-looking guy at the end of the bar (she makes a point to introduce me to everyone else, so this was a stranger). He started discussing the derby with me, which is I guess my fault for facing the TV and inaccurately portraying myself as someone who cares about baseball. Since I was only smiling and nodding my head politely rather than focusing on his words, I was able to notice his baseball cap, violet with the initials "HP" in unmistakable lightning font. "So, you like Harry Potter?" I asked. Did he ever! He started jabbering excitedly about the new movie and the new book. Despite appearing completely normal and perfectly at home in a bar, he confessed he wore a cape to the movies and re-read all the books each time a new one was released. We were enjoying a very animated, engrossing conversation until Tery returned, unable to believe that I had managed to find a Harry Potter fan in HER bar. I stopped short of discussing my Snarry fixation though, to her relief.
AND we won the trivia tournament! Our team, the Banana Hammocks, ROCKS UR FACE OFF.
Guess the seller didn't take too kindly to my followup feedback after their outlandish claim of shipping next day (my exact words were "Paid June 26. Shipped July 3. Which calendar are you using?"). So they punished me by leaving me a neutral feedback saying only "Thanks." Which is patently unfair -- the only way I could be a better buyer was if I paid before the auction actually ended. This is the way most sellers do business though, and it really, really twists my panties. By all rights feedback should be left for the buyer once payment is received (which is how I handle my buyers). But sellers withhold feedback, making it contingent on receiving their feedback, so they can retaliate with this level of immaturity should the buyer be unhappy. It's normally courteous to clear up any dissatisfaction before feedback is left, which I tried to do. If my comments came out of left field for this seller, that means either they didn't read the complaint I sent or they thought I was only joking.
Whatever. I was going to follow up their feedback for me but I don't want this to escalate into a stupid war (too late?) that will only make me think how much I hate this fucking seller every time I look at my hammock. Just take note, eBayers: Collectionsetc is the user name. Sure, they've got a metric ton of positive feedback, but to me the measure of a seller is how they behave when the transaction doesn't go smoothly.
Unrelated note: Do we really need a live action Underdog movie? Just saw the ad.
Hammock related, the following is for
kavieshana, whom I endeavor to make happy in all things:"Hammock Song" with my unwilling assistant, Duncan Munchkin
~*~
This past weekend was not only Tery's birthday, but our 15-year anniversary. Holy crapamolie. Anyway, to celebrate she wanted Ryan and I to join her at the City Pub (aka Toby Jug) for a trivia tournament. She and I sat at the bar waiting for Ryan to arrive, watching some sort of All American Home Run Derby something-or-other on the telly (I wasn't watching it so much as facing it).
She got up to use the bathroom, leaving me with a pleasant-looking guy at the end of the bar (she makes a point to introduce me to everyone else, so this was a stranger). He started discussing the derby with me, which is I guess my fault for facing the TV and inaccurately portraying myself as someone who cares about baseball. Since I was only smiling and nodding my head politely rather than focusing on his words, I was able to notice his baseball cap, violet with the initials "HP" in unmistakable lightning font. "So, you like Harry Potter?" I asked. Did he ever! He started jabbering excitedly about the new movie and the new book. Despite appearing completely normal and perfectly at home in a bar, he confessed he wore a cape to the movies and re-read all the books each time a new one was released. We were enjoying a very animated, engrossing conversation until Tery returned, unable to believe that I had managed to find a Harry Potter fan in HER bar. I stopped short of discussing my Snarry fixation though, to her relief.
AND we won the trivia tournament! Our team, the Banana Hammocks, ROCKS UR FACE OFF.
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Item the Second: Everytime I read about your adventures with eBay, it makes me not want to ever try and buy/sell anything there ever. LoL. I dunno, it just...it doesn't sound like it's for the faint of heart. And I've never been good at dealing with passive-aggressive types, especially online. Your bravery does inspire me, though, and I always do a little victory dance inside when I read about how you triumphed over a sucky seller. =D
Item the Third: This is HP-related. I saw these pictures the other day and I knew I had to show them to you (if you haven't seen them already). I don't know if you've ever had any Snarry-related fantasies involving Harry looking like a Leather Daddy, but...
Oh by the way, that's not Photoshopped. It's from the new issues of Details magazine. As much as I (kind of) find Daniel Radcliffe attractive as Harry Potter (though he cannot hold a candle to the redheaded sexiness that is Rupert Grint. Goddamn!) that is the most terrifying picture I have ever seen. Ever. The other ones from that shoot aren't much better:
The cover isn't half bad, though:
All righty, well, that's about all I wanted to say. I love reading your entries and though I will be going to the Jersey Shore for a little vacation on Friday, I'm looking forward to reading whatever you might post in the meantime when I get back. =D
~*Amy
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Awww, don't be afraid of eBay. For every negative experience I have, I have 20 positive ones, or I wouldn't go back. Someone needed to put that asshole in his place. I generally hate Power Sellers because they're all like that, but I can't resist a bargain either.
Thanks for the pics. I don't think of them as being Daniel though. I've been watching his interviews this week after the movie opened, and unless he's a very, very good actor, he's still as awkward and nervous in the spotlight as he was after "Sorcerer's Stone." Adorable, if a little hard to believe that he can stay so innocent.
NOT FIRST, dammit.
RE the Underdog movie: No. IMO, we didn't need Underdog to begin with.
Haha. That's awesome, thanks! 'Course, now I'm gonna have that song stuck in my head all day. I didn't realize it was a cloth hammock. Maybe you'll get lucky and have less droopage than you'd get from a rope hammock.
RE the comment above me: EEEWWWW, Daniel Radcliffe. WTF happened?
Happy anniversary! and Happy Birthday Tery!
How cool, finding an HP fan. I'm always excited when that happens. You should've brought up your Snarry obsession. It couldn't be more embarrassing than wearing a cape.
I have made you a crappy macro. Enjoy.
Okay, I stand corrected. People are monitoring my LJ round the clock to get the first comment in
See, you've gone and made me paranoid about droopage. There's a little butt sag, but maybe it will tighten up if I wash it.
Thank you! and Thank you!
I thought it was pretty cool. Tery's still in disbelief.
Wow, thanks for the macro. I think Borat wears that look so much better.
Obviously. I'm thinking of putting e-mail alerts on some of my LJ friends.
Oh my God. You know how ads sometimes play annoying sound clips, and you have to refresh the page to turn them off? I just had something pop up in one of my tabs, a black screen that played a really creepy song. It was a children-of-the-corn style gothic song with electronic interference and high-pitched piano notes like in a child's song. I was listening to a song I hadn't heard yet at the time, so I blamed it on the song. I actually listened to the thing, getting more and more creeped out and annoyed, for five minutes before I realized it wasn't the song. It took me five more minutes to find the pop-up. Why do I think you want to know that?
I expect you to make team t-shirts featuring that macro (since you seem so open to suggestions). Go!
How do you do that? I obviously have a lot to learn about using LJ
I probably didn't need to know that, though I am curious about the sensation of being creeped out and annoyed simultaneously.
Don't push your luck.
Go to someone's userinfo and click on the tack button above their name.
Consider yourself tacked, missy.
OUCH.
Re: How do you do that? I obviously have a lot to learn about using LJ
http://persephone.thehansofoundation.org/
Re: How do you do that? I obviously have a lot to learn about using LJ
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Is it possible that I have seen a HP movie before you? SPOILER SPOILER!!! Snape and Harry DO IT!!!
>:)
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That's really crappy of you, only because it isn't true. >: (
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And, dammit, why didn't you tell me it was also your anniversary? I would have popped back into the theater and bought you and Tery an extra large popcorn to share, and sent out wishes to the universe that it would not spill all over your car on the way back home.
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Truthfully, I kind of forgot. And it turns out the teeny tiny popcorn I got is the perfect size to satisfy her craving without leaving us staring at a monstrous tub that she picks at for weeks.
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