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[Deleted member 4555]

Oh I totally agree with you I just don’t see their attitudes changing. Doubt there’s any repercussion for them damaging stuff so there’s nothing stopping them from being dicks.

That's it unfortunately, the get away with it because there's just nothing you can do! Once your order is on it's way, you're hoping that it arrives in one piece, undamaged and is actually what you ordered!

 

[Phobos]

That's it unfortunately, the get away with it because there's just nothing you can do! Once your order is on it's way, you're hoping that it arrives in one piece, undamaged and is actually what you ordered!

You could always hit the delivery person in the face when you spot damage and ask how they like it.

 

[Neil.T]

Nah. They know it can cause damage, they simply don’t care. It’s not their stuff so they couldn’t care less.

Yep, you've called them on it, dude.

it could be a Hungarian goose down 15tog duvet

That's brilliant. I'm getting flashbacks of Rhod Gilbert again!

 

[Deleted member 4555]

You could always hit the delivery person in the face when you spot damage and ask how they like it.

Why do your methods invariably end in violence Phobos? XD

 

[Phobos]

Yep, you've called them on it, dude.


That's brilliant. I'm getting flashbacks of Rhod Gilbert again!

Now to complain to their bosses! And their bosses bosses and so on!

 

[Phobos]

Why do your methods invariably end in violence Phobos? XD

Because I am an evil cult leader? I mean you’d think it’d be obvious about the violence thing...

 

[Deleted member 4555]

Yep, you've called them on it, dude.


That's brilliant. I'm getting flashbacks of Rhod Gilbert again!

Oh man I didn't even think of that, but I am now and I can't stop laughing. The thing is, I became really good at selling duvets when I worked at Debenhams, hence the reference!

 

[Deleted member 4555]

Because I am an evil cult leader? I mean you’d think it’d be obvious about the violence thing...

It's so true, it was daft of me to even question!

 

[Neil.T]

Further to the discussion, I'm expecting my copy of Eva 1.11 in the post, so if it goes "missing", it's probably been intercepted by Aya.

 

[Phobos]

Oh man I didn't even think of that, but I am now and I can't stop laughing. The thing is, I became really good at selling duvets when I worked at Debenhams, hence the reference!

The question is though... how many duvets turned up damaged?

 

[Phobos]

It's so true, it was daft of me to even question!

It was. You should be ashamed.

Further to the discussion, I'm expecting my copy of Eva 1.11 in the post, so if it goes "missing", it's probably been intercepted by Aya.

no. No more evangelion for Shinji. He doesn’t want it anymore!

 

[Deleted member 4555]

The question is though... how many duvets turned up damaged?

Many of them did have superficial damage on the box, however, some of that may have been customer damage...they're sneaky, becasue once the seal is broken on a duvet you can't return it, so they find ways of looking at it whilst it's still in the packaging...we had testers out though, so they could get a feel for the duvets...

 

[Neil.T]

The thing is, I became really good at selling duvets when I worked at Debenhams

Nice! What was your sales pitch?

 

[Phobos]

Many of them did have superficial damage on the box, however, some of that may have been customer damage...they're sneaky, becasue once the seal is broken on a duvet you can't return it, so they find ways of looking at it whilst it's still in the packaging...we had testers out though, so they could get a feel for the duvets...

Bloody customers. You name it and someone will try it eventually.

 

[Phobos]

Nice! What was your sales pitch?

“Buy it or I set Phobos on you!”

 

[Deleted member 4555]

@Neil.T

I...I have no idea what you're talking about *whistles innocently*

Oh Lord, I could actually buy a copy of Der Mond, but there are things I actually "need" right now...

Nice! What was your sales pitch?

My smile - I had nothing else. It was all charm and zero knowledge!

The thing is most of the info was on the box, so they'd ask me questions, and I'd just grab the duvet box and read out what was on it, but...y'know, with a smile! Somehow, it worked!

 

[Neil.T]

we had testers out though, so they could get a feel for the duvets..

How about a career as a duvet tester? Getting paid to sleep...

 

[Phobos]

How about a career as a duvet tester? Getting paid to sleep...

Wouldn’t a mattress tester be better?

 

[Neil.T]

Oh Lord, I could actually buy a copy of Der Mond, but there are things I actually "need" right now...

But... you "need" a copy of Der Mond, surely? Priorities and all that.

 

[Deleted member 4555]

“Buy it or I set Phobos on you!”

Should have used this...this was what my pitch was missing...XD

Bloody customers. You name it and someone will try it eventually.

Dude, believe me, they'd try all sorts, especially at Christmas time. Have you ever tried explaining to an old lady that her voucher is no longer valid?