New Suxs Thread

[Mirrin]

I spent the first four hours of work this morning fixing all the problems a coworker caused. This is becoming a trend. I think my boss knows. She alluded to figuring out a way to let the woman go. She doesn't listen to me or anyone else.. and has continuously just gone and done what she wants, making a plethora of problems I have to deal with. It's trying my last nerve.

In other news, I, in the end, spent 12 hours yesterday on my watteau backed dress... and am going on three for today. I suspect there will be many more.

[absynthe1972]

Bought a camera from a friend of mine, one of those grail cameras, a Kodak Pony 135. The focus ring is off and the shutter timer is wonky. I was told that the camera was in mint condition. *sigh* I'll be visiting the local camera repair shop Tuesday next week to see if I can even get it fixed because there are no spare parts for this camera.

[Lamia of the Dark]

Well, not a major suck that is going to ruin my life or anything, but it is VERY frustrating that I can't seem to find any pants or shorts for my MSD boys that look good and don't cost a fortune. (I can find cheap bad-looking one easily enough... )

[DollyKim]

Well, this year's doll making attempts are in a bag in the closet on their way out of the house, sleeping on that part. If I'm getting how to make the joints why can't I express it? I got as far as making the ball on the bottom of the tummy to work and thigh balls to fit in the hip sockets.

Still can't get elbows and knees to lock, can't get shoulder balls that sit in their joints correctly without sticking out at the elbows. Looking at the dolls I have isn't helping me figure it out either :/

I wish I could find a place to get, or how to make, 1/6 scale joints like the little Obitsus.

[knittnkitten]

yeah.. the joints are the hardest part.

[magkelly]

I just had a doll store complete and ship an order I'd already canceled with plenty of notice. So now I have $150 going out the door that I wasn't planning on spending this month. They're claiming they didn't get the email in time which was utter bull because I send it just seconds after I made the order and changed my mind. They had plenty of time to read their emails before they actually went to submit the order and process it. FYI, any other time I've ordered from them it takes forever to even get them to acknowledge an order let alone begin to process it. But this one they processed and shipped at the speed of lightning apparently.

Well, I hope they enjoyed trying to pull a fast one on me because it won't happen again. I don't normally play hardball but if I can't return that doll I am going to call my credit card company and dispute the bill. I'll send it back registered if I have to so they know I made the attempt. I don't think they normally do refunds except in cases of defect so even though they messed up getting a refund out of them might be hard. Likely they'll just refuse the package. If they return it though I'm keeping it and I'm still going to have the charge removed. Either way I will have my refund and I won't be ordering from them again that's for sure.

Has this ever happened to you? Has a doll store ever just ignored that you canceled and sent out a doll you canceled on? I've actually had this happen twice now. Once with this store and once with Tonner. Tonner shipped a City Girl even though I canceled the order the second after I made it. So did this store. I feel like they must be pretty desperate for sales if they are going to do something like this. Tonner said they never even got my email canceling, never saw it, but I know they did. I got the return receipt seconds after I sent it.

These people claimed the same basically, but again, I know they got the email immediately after. They just put the order in anyway, processed it and shipped anyway. Or supposedly they shipped anyhow. I've got a tracking # but so far all they've done is notify their carrier to expect a package. They haven't actually shipped. They just made a label online. The doll is still there on the premises so yeah, they could have easily just not processed it at all from what I can tell. They just didn't want to cancel the order.

I'm betting they're trying to meet a monthly sales goal. End of the month, typical retail stuff. I've seen it happen enough in the many years I worked in retail. They just cut any order they can get in order to meet the quota. If it gets comes back as a return, oh well, they still met their sales goal, at least on paper. Burns me up though. I really feel like this was just a shady thing to do.

[Mirrin]

A lot of companies don't let you cancel once an order's been placed. That's been my experience.


My current excitement: I just bent a pin on my thumb's bone. Pin's an L shape now...

[mochi.kochi]

My current excitement: I just bent a pin on my thumb's bone. Pin's an L shape now...

Oh the pain D:

[Mirrin]

My current excitement: I just bent a pin on my thumb's bone. Pin's an L shape now...

Oh the pain D:

I took a really good picture of the blood gushing down my arm and shared it on Facebook. My friends must love me.

[victoriavictrix]

A lot of companies don't let you cancel once an order's been placed. That's been my experience.

Why do they have a cancellation option then?