I placed two orders with Amazon US yesterday evening. I just got two emails from them confirming that both orders had shipped. Great! But wait... the predicted delivery dates are a wee bit odd: Order 1 - estimated arrival date: 28-February-2007 Order 2 - estimated arrival date: 14-March-2007 That's bizarre to say the least! Both shipments are DVDs and the first one has two … [Read more...] about Amazon Predicted Delivery Times – Bizarre!
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Do you know where you live?
Do you know where you live? That may seem like an odd question, but judging by some of the stuff Keith's found in our backend systems it might be a valid question to ask. NB: I have no way of seeing who supplied this information as we just ran queries on a section of the table... Ireland has 32 counties. 26 counties in the Republic and 6 in Northern Ireland.. or at least it … [Read more...] about Do you know where you live?
ScreenClick – Getting on my nerves
I don't like posting to complain about customer service until I have exhausted all other avenues. In the case of ScreenClick however I've already tried all the "official" methods. Emails to their "support" seem to vanish into the ether (if you're running an online business why don't they have a ticketing system??) and I can't get a human on their phone line. So, why am I … [Read more...] about ScreenClick – Getting on my nerves
Google Provides Phone Support? Adwords UK & Ireland Telephone Numbers!
I've been pretty vocal about Google's complete lack of customer service in the past. Maybe someone somewhere has started listening to people like me, or maybe the puppy has grown up a bit OR maybe they see it as a way of boosting sales.... For whatever reason(s) Google has just announced that they are making available phone support for their UK and Ireland … [Read more...] about Google Provides Phone Support? Adwords UK & Ireland Telephone Numbers!
Would you buy a gift token?
It's only X days until Christmas. The value of X will change depending on when you read this. Christmas is one of those events that I have mixed feelings about. On the one hand I love it, whereas on the other I can remember so many squabbles and arguments with family members that I can really hate it. But the big issue with Christmas, for me at least, is what to get people. My … [Read more...] about Would you buy a gift token?