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In article >,
"Andee" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> > "Peter" > wrote:
> >
> >> > Heh! Hope they were impressed...
> >>
> >>
> >> I warned them when I got there that it was pretty rank and they may not
> >> want
> >> to open it where customers walk by. They seemed to trust that I was
> >> not
> >> trying to rip them off, didn't open the 5 bags, and gave me my refund.

> >
> > Smart thinking.
> >
> > Reminds me of the time I shipped some hatching eggs vis USPS priority
> > mail...
> >
> > and it took 3 weeks for them to arrive rather than the promised 3 days.
> >
> > 2 trashbags were not enough according to the recipient. <g>
> >
> > First time I ever got an uncontested refund from the post office...
> > --
> > Peace! Om
> >
> > "If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the
> > newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

>
> We once bought a chicken from Morrisons that once opened stunk like hell. We
> phoned them up to question about a refund. Next thing Morrisons took our
> address and delivered a replacement chicken within 30mins, and on a Sunday
> afternoon.


Cool!
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Peace! Om

"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain