[juanbenae]

and maybe ive become intolerant?

so here's the deal. i get a gift certificate for an online retailer that supports one of my many hobbies. i pick and choose all careful like to exhaust my 100 windfall of a gift to cover product and shipping. so i call 1st thing Tuesday morning so i can place my order to get the widgets shipped in time that i might be able to use them toward the end of my week of vacation. alls well, in fact i am told that there remains a $14 credit on my certificate and that the stuff will ship that day. skeptical of hired help i ask at least two more times if the shipping is included and i was assured of such.

so just about the time the sale was to close i am told that even though this is a gift certificate purchase i will need to provide a credit card number. this pisses me off but i relent and give up the didgets after realizing i wanted the widgets more than credit card & identity security.

i arrive back home Wednesday night expecting to collect the widgets early Thursday and decide to check the package tracking for the 1st time. it seems there is a problem with my order and i must contact retailer's customer service. after doing so Thursday AM i find that sales person did NOT include the shipping cost of the widgets in the $86 dollar total and the $100 gift total was exceeded. it was $100.07 and the additional cost would need to be applied to the credit card to complete the sale. well since a credit card will not accept a 7 cent charge the card is denied and my widgets sit marooned and out of my reach.

has this computerized world led to a more complete civilization or has the information highway put us in piles of inactivity over 7 cents that no one will ever notice until we call to straiten out?

have i lost my mind and am i sweating the small stuff? i know this would piss zeke off to no end.

T$