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Car Repairs and a Strange Refund
May. 18th, 2006 07:15 pmFirst repair is tomorrow. Techna Glass will come to my work and replace the cracked, evil windshield. Price: $155.00
Second, I called one of the local Chevrolet dealerships in my area to found out the cost of a replacement passenger side view mirror glass ($58.21 + tax) and their labor rate ($85.00/hr). The person said that the job generally takes a half an hour so it can cost anywhere from $100.71 + tax to 143.21 + tax (hoping that it won't go over an hour).
I ordered what I thought was an ergonomic (divided) keyboards with a gel wrist rest. It arrived today and it was just a gel wrist rest meant for a divided keyboard! I called Office Depot to arrange a return pick up. The rep took the order information and told me there will be a refund for $26.64 but they were not going to pick it up; that I can keep it, give it away, or throw it away.
My mind literally screamed "WHAT?" I asked her to repeat it too. And voila! she said the same thing. So, I think I'll keep it and buy the other keyboard I was thinking about, that didn't have the gel wrist rest, as I originally thought this order did. And I'll make sure to check my card in a few days to make sure the refund is there. I am armed with the confirmation number, just in case. I am out the shipping cost, but that's okay I have a free product on my hands.
Now I must go look at the other ergonomic keyboards I considered before.
But isn't the no pick up -keep the product you don't want- a little weird?
Second, I called one of the local Chevrolet dealerships in my area to found out the cost of a replacement passenger side view mirror glass ($58.21 + tax) and their labor rate ($85.00/hr). The person said that the job generally takes a half an hour so it can cost anywhere from $100.71 + tax to 143.21 + tax (hoping that it won't go over an hour).
I ordered what I thought was an ergonomic (divided) keyboards with a gel wrist rest. It arrived today and it was just a gel wrist rest meant for a divided keyboard! I called Office Depot to arrange a return pick up. The rep took the order information and told me there will be a refund for $26.64 but they were not going to pick it up; that I can keep it, give it away, or throw it away.
My mind literally screamed "WHAT?" I asked her to repeat it too. And voila! she said the same thing. So, I think I'll keep it and buy the other keyboard I was thinking about, that didn't have the gel wrist rest, as I originally thought this order did. And I'll make sure to check my card in a few days to make sure the refund is there. I am armed with the confirmation number, just in case. I am out the shipping cost, but that's okay I have a free product on my hands.
Now I must go look at the other ergonomic keyboards I considered before.
But isn't the no pick up -keep the product you don't want- a little weird?
