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thebitterguy) wrote2002-09-02 04:42 am
thebitterguy) wrote2002-09-02 04:42 am
Why I am smart
Okay, aside from dumb things like being up at 4:40.
So, my folks want to get Sra. Bitter a set of our china patter for her birthday.
This is fine. She will like it.
So, they've been asking me how much it is. Asking how much of a check they should send me.
I gently suggest calling our china place and asking them to send us a copy, and paying it by credit card would be greatly preferable. Simple & convenient.
They hesistate. Two months pass.
They contact me by phone. Ask for a rough estimation. I give them the phone number and ask if they could please, please, just try calling that #.
They call back not five minutes later to say it'll be ready for pickup this week.
If everyone would just listen to me FIRST, we'd save ourselves a whole LOTTA trouble.
So, my folks want to get Sra. Bitter a set of our china patter for her birthday.
This is fine. She will like it.
So, they've been asking me how much it is. Asking how much of a check they should send me.
I gently suggest calling our china place and asking them to send us a copy, and paying it by credit card would be greatly preferable. Simple & convenient.
They hesistate. Two months pass.
They contact me by phone. Ask for a rough estimation. I give them the phone number and ask if they could please, please, just try calling that #.
They call back not five minutes later to say it'll be ready for pickup this week.
If everyone would just listen to me FIRST, we'd save ourselves a whole LOTTA trouble.