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Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry'

From	Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject	Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry'
Date	2025-02-27 19:04 +0000
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Jack wrote:
> On 27/02/2025 18:51, Alan K. wrote:
>> On 2/27/25 01:38 PM, Ed Cryer wrote:
>>> This is written in homage to Jonathan Swift; USA people might think 
>>> of Mark Twain. Note, however, that every word is true.
>>>
>>> I've bought lots of computer gear from Curry's, so I have previous 
>>> experience with them, and have often wished to publish an account.
>>> This time I bought a fridge; but ended up entangled in the usual 
>>> bureaucratic mess. So here's my story of a should-be-simple procedure 
>>> that got mangled in the wheels.
>>>
>>> I bought a fridge; paid full cash, including £15 to have it delivered 
>>> on a nominated date between 1 pm and 4-59pm (! yes, I know!). The 
>>> deliverers turned up at 11-30 am. Luckily I was in. They installed it 
>>> and took the old one away.
>>>
>>> I went online to get my £15 back. I talked first of all to a Chat 
>>> Bot; purely automated, no human there at all; and the damn thing kept 
>>> referring me to lots of lists to choose from, but none of them 
>>> covered the situation I had encountered. Eventually the discussion 
>>> rolled back to the door I came in.
>>> So then I phoned the number on their website, not the store itself 
>>> (no number shown for that), a call-centre; that too bounced me around 
>>> the houses, but eventually I got a human with a very heavily eastern- 
>>> accented tongue; and he said I had to go to the store.
>>> I went to the store, explained the simple tale to the reception girl, 
>>> and she buried herself in her computer for almost a quarter of an 
>>> hour, after I'd handed her the purchase papers. Eventually she gave 
>>> me the following story.
>>> She needed her boss' authorisation for the refund, and he wasn't 
>>> around, so she'd have to email him. Only then could I be refunded. In 
>>> the meantime I had to go away, await a phone call saying it was ok, 
>>> come back again. I asked for something in writing (or an email at 
>>> least) that I could show when I came back. She said "No need. All the 
>>> managers would be aware of it". I asked who the managers were, and 
>>> they're the assistants who wander around the shelves.
>>> So then, I'll have to go back, pick an assistant, and see what 
>>> happens. Here's hoping! But I'm not too confident that I'll be £15 
>>> better off after one more visit.
>>>
>>> To be continued.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ed
>> You paid 15 for delivery, and they delivered, why do you think you get 
>> it back?
>>
> 
> Because it wasn't on the "nominated date between 1 pm and 4-59pm". 
> Therefore, there was a breach of contract. I am surprised he took the 
> delivery outside the nominated date and time. He was enttled to reject 
> it outright.
> 
> 

Your reply sounds like the type of thing I get from Curry's "assistants".
Are you a Curry's employee?

Ed

Thread

OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-27 18:38 +0000
  Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-02-27 18:50 +0000
    Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-28 23:50 +0000
  Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-02-27 13:51 -0500
    Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Jack <noreply@mandrill.com> - 2025-02-27 18:54 +0000
      Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-27 19:04 +0000
        Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Jim H <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-28 18:22 +0000
          Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-28 20:04 +0000
            Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-28 23:58 +0000
              Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-03-01 08:40 +0000
                Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-02 11:15 +0000
              Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 16:53 +0000
                Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-03-01 18:21 +0000
                Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 18:58 +0000
                Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-02 11:49 +0000
                Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-02 13:33 +0000
                Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-02 20:51 +0000
            Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Jim H <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-01 17:28 +0000
  Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2025-02-28 09:29 +0000
  Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-28 16:19 +0000
    Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-01 00:00 +0000
      Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-03-01 12:30 +0000
        Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-02 11:24 +0000
          Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-03-02 11:51 +0000
            Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-02 20:32 +0000

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