"An emperor of a prosperous city who cares more about clothes than military pursuits or entertainment hires two swindlers who promise him the finest suit of clothes from the most beautiful cloth. This cloth, they tell him, is invisible to anyone who was either stupid or unfit for his position. The Emperor cannot see the (non-existent) cloth, but pretends that he can for fear of appearing stupid; his ministers do the same. When the swindlers report that the suit is finished, they dress him in mime. The Emperor then goes on a procession through the capital showing off his new "clothes". During the course of the procession, a small child cries out, "the emperor has no clothes!" The crowd realizes the child is telling the truth. The Emperor, however, holds his head high and continues the procession."
Original fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson, synopsis by Wikpedia
When I read the all to frequent posts regarding a few less than stellar sellers that do business here I am reminded of this fairy tale and of the times I have been the Emperor in this story.
So, as of today, I am vowing never again to be the Emperor. If I order a product and do not receive it in a timely fashion (baring communication from the seller) I will file a complaint with Paypal. If I receive a product that is not as described I will send it back for exchange or refund. If a seller promises the moon and delivers a grainy, black and white 3X5 picture I will demand the seller make good. In short, any transaction that does not please me as the purchaser will not be tolerated.
I will give the seller a reasonable opportunity to make it right and if he/she does not I will take my business elsewhere. Since the loss of my business will probably not cause the seller any financial setback or inconvenience my options are limited to strictly punative measures. To that end I will dog them by calling them out on every half-assed post they make here and elsewhere about some "vaporware" product they have. I will tell anyone who asks the honest details of the transaction in question without showing my panties. I will accept the fact that there are those who will think I am a nit, that I "should have known better", or there are those who will be like the Emperor and refuse to acknowledge the sellers foibles.
Conversely, any seller; even though they may have made an error at some point but have made it right, will get my appreciative comments posted publicly.
What prompted this rant you ask? Well, a lousy $84.00 order with a $16.00 shipping charge (less than 2lb.) never acknowledged with no response to follow up emails, and not yet received after 13 days (normally 2-3 days). What, you say? Shit happens!!! Yes, it does, but when the seller is off to a show and manages to post here but can't ship my product before he goes or answer my emails that shit is going to stop.
O.K. somebody get me a ladder so I can get off my high horse now.
BTW I'm still looking for 2-3 pieces of figured purpleheart if anyone has some they are willing to part with.
Regards,
Stoney
Original fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson, synopsis by Wikpedia
When I read the all to frequent posts regarding a few less than stellar sellers that do business here I am reminded of this fairy tale and of the times I have been the Emperor in this story.
So, as of today, I am vowing never again to be the Emperor. If I order a product and do not receive it in a timely fashion (baring communication from the seller) I will file a complaint with Paypal. If I receive a product that is not as described I will send it back for exchange or refund. If a seller promises the moon and delivers a grainy, black and white 3X5 picture I will demand the seller make good. In short, any transaction that does not please me as the purchaser will not be tolerated.
I will give the seller a reasonable opportunity to make it right and if he/she does not I will take my business elsewhere. Since the loss of my business will probably not cause the seller any financial setback or inconvenience my options are limited to strictly punative measures. To that end I will dog them by calling them out on every half-assed post they make here and elsewhere about some "vaporware" product they have. I will tell anyone who asks the honest details of the transaction in question without showing my panties. I will accept the fact that there are those who will think I am a nit, that I "should have known better", or there are those who will be like the Emperor and refuse to acknowledge the sellers foibles.
Conversely, any seller; even though they may have made an error at some point but have made it right, will get my appreciative comments posted publicly.
What prompted this rant you ask? Well, a lousy $84.00 order with a $16.00 shipping charge (less than 2lb.) never acknowledged with no response to follow up emails, and not yet received after 13 days (normally 2-3 days). What, you say? Shit happens!!! Yes, it does, but when the seller is off to a show and manages to post here but can't ship my product before he goes or answer my emails that shit is going to stop.
O.K. somebody get me a ladder so I can get off my high horse now.
BTW I'm still looking for 2-3 pieces of figured purpleheart if anyone has some they are willing to part with.
Regards,
Stoney
