SC - A Soup for the Qan....revisited once again

[phlip at morganco.net]

Kiri,

That book had better make it to Pennsic, to SPCA encampment, for at
least a couple of hours. There's no way I can buy it right now, and
I'm dying to see it- Paul has been a friend for a couple of years!.

Phlip ;-)

> Well, I guess that the old saw "It's the squeaky wheel that gets
> greased" works just fine in the world of booksellers.  When last we
> talked about this subject, I had just been told by Barnes & Noble
that
> they didn't have a copy to send me (after I had found out that
> Adamantius had received his...er his wife's...copy of the book).  I
> responded that I was distressed that they had done this as I had
ordered
> mine first.  They responded with a form e-mail apologizing for "any
> inconvenience" this might have caused me.  I wrote back indicating
that
> I didn't think that a form letter was sufficient apology, and that
I'd
> take my business elsewhere in the future.
>
> Late last week, I got another message from them apologizing once
again
> and asking me to place the order again...which I did, just for grins
and
> giggles.  I felt certain that I'd either be told again that it was
out
> of stock...or that I'd be charged the $200+ amount.  Also, the
message
> contained a $10 discount certificate.  The order was confirmed,
> and...you guessed it!....the book arrived in the mail yesterday, at
the
> price of $121 and change, including postage!
>
> So.  Kiri is now a happy camper!  Thanks to all of you for listening
to
> my kvetching!
>
> Kiri (on her way back upstairs to spend more time in joyous
> contemplation and study of her new prize!!!)
>
>
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