The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 195

Justy · 04-30-2009, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

I had an Avon catalogue pushed through my door the other day.

And now a lady just called saying she'd come for the Avon book. grrrrr

Catalogues are not books!!

And since when do they get picked up??? Any I find in my mailbox get recycled pretty quickly.

phenomshel · 04-30-2009, 01:44 PM

Must be a southern U.S. thing. I've heard them called Avon "books" all my life. I never heard of them coming back to get them, though...

DixieGal · 04-30-2009, 02:32 PM

Those salesladies have to pay for those books, don't they? Why on earth would they be cold-calling and dropping them off willynilly? And why on earth would they come back to collect the book?

If they come, dear peanut, don't let this person into your house. Sounds very suspicious.

LazyScot · 04-30-2009, 02:38 PM

<1kHz tone>ing multi-site, cross-national, pan-political, trans-ego, poly-purpose, many-headed, myriad-departmental, mis-begotten, ill-considered, poorly-conceived never-ending project planning video conferences..... <1kHz tone> it! :explodes:

DixieGal · 04-30-2009, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LazyScot

<1kHz tone>ing multi-site, cross-national, pan-political, trans-ego, poly-purpose, many-headed, myriad-departmental, mis-begotten, ill-considered, poorly-conceived never-ending project planning video conferences..... <1kHz tone> it! :explodes:

Look at the pretty fireworks!

pshrynk · 04-30-2009, 03:08 PM

Ooh! Ah!

zelda_pinwheel · 04-30-2009, 03:08 PM

wow, even from over here they're really loud ! impressive though.

Wetdogeared · 04-30-2009, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

Look at the pretty fireworks!

Sparrow · 04-30-2009, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

Those salesladies have to pay for those books, don't they? Why on earth would they be cold-calling and dropping them off willynilly? And why on earth would they come back to collect the book?

If they come, dear peanut, don't let this person into your house. Sounds very suspicious.

It's quite common in the UK to get a catalogue delivered, and then collected a few days later - with your order (I told her I didn't need any lipstick just now, being a male sparrow I find it clogs my beak

).

slayda · 04-30-2009, 03:36 PM

I often wonder, How much less full the land fills would be without junk main.

And how much cheaper first class postage would be.

tirsales · 04-30-2009, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

wow, even from over here they're really loud ! impressive though.

Definitely those sottish gas/flashpowder/scotsmen salutes.

Catalogues .. oh yes. Several dozen a week - and no, I didnt order any one.

pshrynk · 04-30-2009, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slayda

I often wonder, How much less full the land fills would be without junk main.

And how much cheaper first class postage would be.

First class woudl actually be more, since the bulk mail comes pre-sorted and there's a lot of it.

zelda_pinwheel · 04-30-2009, 03:53 PM

i get catalogues all the time. nobody ever comes to take them back though, unfortunately. what really amuses me is the clever ploys they constantly come up with trying to trick me into thinking i'm a special customer getting an exceptional offer. this week for instance, i got an eveloppe marked "with our apologies, here is your indemnity". inside, there is a "check" for 33€ (off any order of 53€ or more) but the most hilarious part is the letter :

"Dear Madame,
you may have been directly affected by some incidents in our service.

Some brief but bothersome perturbations were the result of unexpectedly high activity, due to the craze over our spring and summer collections... which required all our efforts. In fact, it's perhaps for this reason that we have not heard from you lately...

We hope you can forgive us for this Madame ! In order to respect our engagements and to provide you the best possible service, we insist upon indemnising those who were affected... So a check-reduction has been specially written to you, and we hope you won't hesitate to take advantage of it and get back in touch with us."

it's just a little gem of twisted psychological marketeer-ese.

DixieGal · 04-30-2009, 03:57 PM

I trust your translation to be good, but it is just too convoluted to comprehend!

zelda_pinwheel · 04-30-2009, 04:04 PM

i'll break it down for you. what they want me to think is, the new spring and summer collections they're selling are SO HOT that people are climbing all over each other to snap them up.

so much so, their lines were all tied up and maybe their website was even down ! (yeah right.)

it's entirely possible i may have tried to get through to place a mega-huge order right when that was (hypothetically...) happening. but, i would have been unable to ! ô tragedy !

that is the only possible explanation for the fact that i haven't sent them any money lately !!

so, here is a nifty "reduction" of 33€ (providing i order at least 53€ worth of merchandise, which means i've got to give them at least 20€ of my own money regardless) to make it up to me, and hopefully motivate me to SPEND SOME MONEY and buy their stuff !

because they miss me. personally.

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04-30-2009, 01:44 PM	#2912
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Must be a southern U.S. thing. I've heard them called Avon "books" all my life. I never heard of them coming back to get them, though...

04-30-2009, 02:32 PM	#2913
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Those salesladies have to pay for those books, don't they? Why on earth would they be cold-calling and dropping them off willynilly? And why on earth would they come back to collect the book? If they come, dear peanut, don't let this person into your house. Sounds very suspicious.

04-30-2009, 02:38 PM	#2914
LazyScot DSil Posts: 3,201 Karma: 6895096 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hants, UK Device: Kindle, Cybook	<1kHz tone>ing multi-site, cross-national, pan-political, trans-ego, poly-purpose, many-headed, myriad-departmental, mis-begotten, ill-considered, poorly-conceived never-ending project planning video conferences..... <1kHz tone> it! :explodes:

04-30-2009, 03:08 PM	#2916
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Ooh! Ah!

04-30-2009, 03:08 PM	#2917
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	wow, even from over here they're really loud ! impressive though.

04-30-2009, 03:36 PM	#2920
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	I often wonder, How much less full the land fills would be without junk main. And how much cheaper first class postage would be.

04-30-2009, 03:53 PM	#2923
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i get catalogues all the time. nobody ever comes to take them back though, unfortunately. what really amuses me is the clever ploys they constantly come up with trying to trick me into thinking i'm a special customer getting an exceptional offer. this week for instance, i got an eveloppe marked "with our apologies, here is your indemnity". inside, there is a "check" for 33€ (off any order of 53€ or more) but the most hilarious part is the letter : "Dear Madame, you may have been directly affected by some incidents in our service. Some brief but bothersome perturbations were the result of unexpectedly high activity, due to the craze over our spring and summer collections... which required all our efforts. In fact, it's perhaps for this reason that we have not heard from you lately... We hope you can forgive us for this Madame ! In order to respect our engagements and to provide you the best possible service, we insist upon indemnising those who were affected... So a check-reduction has been specially written to you, and we hope you won't hesitate to take advantage of it and get back in touch with us." it's just a little gem of twisted psychological marketeer-ese.

04-30-2009, 03:57 PM	#2924
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I trust your translation to be good, but it is just too convoluted to comprehend!

04-30-2009, 04:04 PM	#2925
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i'll break it down for you. what they want me to think is, the new spring and summer collections they're selling are SO HOT that people are climbing all over each other to snap them up. so much so, their lines were all tied up and maybe their website was even down ! (yeah right.) it's entirely possible i may have tried to get through to place a mega-huge order right when that was (hypothetically...) happening. but, i would have been unable to ! ô tragedy ! that is the only possible explanation for the fact that i haven't sent them any money lately !! so, here is a nifty "reduction" of 33€ (providing i order at least 53€ worth of merchandise, which means i've got to give them at least 20€ of my own money regardless) to make it up to me, and hopefully motivate me to SPEND SOME MONEY and buy their stuff ! because they miss me. personally.