Posted by shoppa on 05/04/06 13:51

jtees4 wrote:
> On Wed, 03 May 2006 13:06:09 -0700, Don Lancaster <don@tinaja.com>
> wrote:
>
> >redleg wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I had a jerk try to charge me $14.95 for airmail, and he lived 20 miles
> >> from me
> >>
> >
> >
> >Did you contractually obligate yourself under the UCC to pay the $14.95
> >when you bid?
>
>
> ...and more importantly. Is there an airport between you and him/her?

Stupid website ordering story:

Many years ago, when the web was shiny and new, I ordered a hard drive
from a near-local (about 25 miles away) retailer.

I specified UPS ground shipping. Of course, it'd only take a day to get
to me by ground.

However, the retailer decided to give me a "free upgrade" to UPS
2nd-day service.

Wouldn't you know, the drive took two days to get to me. It went from
California to a sorting center in Kentucky and back to California.

And, (the wonder of computer invoicing), they accidentally charged me
for UPS 2nd-day, which I spent a few hours on the phone trying to fix.

Tim.

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