Ha, I must seem bitter for the many rants I have. Anyways, I have been listing some stuff on eBay to sell and realized the many regulations they've changed. For example, sellers can no longer say in their auction listings that they are no longer responsible for lost or damaged mail. Um, a little unfair don't you think? So dear eBay, do you expect me to personally fly down to California to deliver a package safely? Well are you going to pay for my flight ticket? Because only then can I ensure I am fully responsible for any delivered and undamaged mail.
It's no wonder eBay has to give out so many incentives to sellers to attract them to sell again - i.e. list 1000 items for free on November ##. Dear eBay, you're just deterring people from selling on your website. Funny thing is there's not enough buyers on your site either! Why else would you come up with the eBay bucks program? I can easily create a blog and start selling without using your site!
I hope some smart computer programming dude or girl out there comes up with a better auction site then yours, eBay!
Showing posts with label rant. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Rant: Canada Custom Appeal
Heads up for those Canadians who shop online and your packages come from outside of Canada. I ordered a pair of heels from Yesstyle.ca back in late September. They arrived in Canada in mid-October and I finally get my hands on them today, mid-November. Ridiculous or what?! It was NOT because of shipping. Rather it was CUSTOMS! CanadaPost arrived at my door in mid-October asking me to pay $19 CAD for a pair of $22.50 CAD heels. Uhhh, hello?!?! I could use that money to buy another pair of shoes if I had paid custom. So hell no am I letting you (customs officer) rob me of my money! So I stopped the postal dude and told him to leave me a delivery notice. For those of you who don't know, you have a few options when your package arrives at your door and customs is asking for a good chunk of money. You can refuse it and it gets sent back to the sender (which I don't recommend but then again weigh your cons and pros), pay for it (then see if you can get it reimburse either through the seller or customs office), or ask for a delivery notice. I took the delivery notice and printed out an online invoice that was sent to my e-mail inbox where I clearly highlighted the price I bought it at, which I declare as the true value of my shoes, along with a handwritten note to ask the customs officer to accordingly reassess my package. My note wasn't rude but I had to take a hard stand at my argument. Anyways, I took my note, delivery notice and invoice to the post office and told the CanadaPost woman (and how unfortunate of me, it's that cranky old woman AGAIN - if you've been following me, yes, it's that same old woman that gives me a hard time!) to send my package back to customs as I needed to get it appealed. This reassessment process takes approximately 1 month, so be patient!
It's an easy process to send packages back to customs for an appeal, but seriously it's time-consuming. So if you've ordered online and have been hit by customs, know how the process goes! Google about customs appeal, even after writing the note and asking for appeal, you do run the risk of them denying your request. And if they do deny your request, you have to pay that customs fee PLUS the additional shipping - which I think is $8.50 CAD
My thought on this issue? You can really tell government is pulling funds from EVERYWHERE when you get four packages sent to your door step in the past 2 months and THREE of them are charging custom fees. As most of us online shoppers know, in the past, packages that arrive at our door doesn't always get taxed. Well that was when the economy wasn't slipping away and falling into a deep deficit hole. For now, I think I'm going to hold off on the online shopping. It's just too much work and time-consuming to have to get my stuff appealed!
Plus, you know what really pisses me off? The fact that when I opened my package, the shoe box was teared off and just shoved back into the box. Clearly wasn't handled with care. I thought everyone knew this right conduct: if it's not yours, you handle it with care. Even though the shoe box will be tossed out, I'd like my stuff to be in piece and not mistreated. I know custom officers get a certain degree of authority, but that does NOT justify the way they use that power nor the right to misuse it!
It's an easy process to send packages back to customs for an appeal, but seriously it's time-consuming. So if you've ordered online and have been hit by customs, know how the process goes! Google about customs appeal, even after writing the note and asking for appeal, you do run the risk of them denying your request. And if they do deny your request, you have to pay that customs fee PLUS the additional shipping - which I think is $8.50 CAD
My thought on this issue? You can really tell government is pulling funds from EVERYWHERE when you get four packages sent to your door step in the past 2 months and THREE of them are charging custom fees. As most of us online shoppers know, in the past, packages that arrive at our door doesn't always get taxed. Well that was when the economy wasn't slipping away and falling into a deep deficit hole. For now, I think I'm going to hold off on the online shopping. It's just too much work and time-consuming to have to get my stuff appealed!
Plus, you know what really pisses me off? The fact that when I opened my package, the shoe box was teared off and just shoved back into the box. Clearly wasn't handled with care. I thought everyone knew this right conduct: if it's not yours, you handle it with care. Even though the shoe box will be tossed out, I'd like my stuff to be in piece and not mistreated. I know custom officers get a certain degree of authority, but that does NOT justify the way they use that power nor the right to misuse it!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Macbook Pro users should know these things! Geez!
I just scared myself and almost passed out. And here is why. Well with every laptop, you have a battery counter that tells you how much battery life you have left until you have to recharge it again. Everyone knows how pricey Apple laptops are, and in case you didn't know, Apple laptop batteries are suppose to be able to charge for a maximum 1000 cycles - well for majority of them, some models vary. Anyways, I kind of knew this fact from the beginning, but I use my MBP everyday and as time pass, I kinda forgot about it.
Just 30 mins ago, I clicked on my battery icon and a new icon popped up saying "Service battery". So the usual me started panicking because I bought my MBP in Nov 2009 but didn't open it up to use it until Jan 2010. It's been less than 2 years since I bought mine. After panicking for a bit then in denial, then back to panicking again, I clicked on the "Service battery" icon and it brought up a window saying I should bring it in for service at an Apple store. I started getting scared because I am so dependent on my laptop, I literally NEED it - sad to say but it's true. Anyways, I clicked on another link in that window that brought me to the Apple website, and from there I tried to look for a solution - in case someone else has experienced something like me. And seriously, I learn something new EVERYDAY! Turns out, I should be "calibrating" my battery once in a while and not every time I use my laptop. Apple laptops are suppose to last you at least 3 years - assuming you reach 1000 cycles by then. And guess where I'm at (and my 2 years isn't even up!!!), I'm at 882 counts! WHHHHY?!?! Why didn't I not read up these things before blindly using my Macbook Pro??? *sigh* I hate making regrets =(
Anyways, I read a bunch of solutions but none of them have similar conditions as mine, so I thought maybe if I restart my computer (which I haven't done for at least 2-3 weeks as I usually put my laptop to sleep mode) things would return to normal. GUESS WHAT?!?!?! The "Service battery" icon is gone! I solved my problem! ... or maybe I'm back in denial state again. But I don't have to bring it in for service anymore. =)
Lesson learned: only calibrate battery once every few months and turn off my laptop, not put it to sleep mode! *phew* -- for you Apple users out there, or rather all laptop users out there, don't make the same mistake as I did! Apple users or not, as long as you use a laptop that runs on a battery, preserve it by calibrating it once in a while!
Just 30 mins ago, I clicked on my battery icon and a new icon popped up saying "Service battery". So the usual me started panicking because I bought my MBP in Nov 2009 but didn't open it up to use it until Jan 2010. It's been less than 2 years since I bought mine. After panicking for a bit then in denial, then back to panicking again, I clicked on the "Service battery" icon and it brought up a window saying I should bring it in for service at an Apple store. I started getting scared because I am so dependent on my laptop, I literally NEED it - sad to say but it's true. Anyways, I clicked on another link in that window that brought me to the Apple website, and from there I tried to look for a solution - in case someone else has experienced something like me. And seriously, I learn something new EVERYDAY! Turns out, I should be "calibrating" my battery once in a while and not every time I use my laptop. Apple laptops are suppose to last you at least 3 years - assuming you reach 1000 cycles by then. And guess where I'm at (and my 2 years isn't even up!!!), I'm at 882 counts! WHHHHY?!?! Why didn't I not read up these things before blindly using my Macbook Pro??? *sigh* I hate making regrets =(
Anyways, I read a bunch of solutions but none of them have similar conditions as mine, so I thought maybe if I restart my computer (which I haven't done for at least 2-3 weeks as I usually put my laptop to sleep mode) things would return to normal. GUESS WHAT?!?!?! The "Service battery" icon is gone! I solved my problem! ... or maybe I'm back in denial state again. But I don't have to bring it in for service anymore. =)
Lesson learned: only calibrate battery once every few months and turn off my laptop, not put it to sleep mode! *phew* -- for you Apple users out there, or rather all laptop users out there, don't make the same mistake as I did! Apple users or not, as long as you use a laptop that runs on a battery, preserve it by calibrating it once in a while!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Random Rant about My Clarisonic
I haven't done a random rant for awhile, but anyways. So I think it was last week or maybe two weeks ago, I was taking a shower and usually, while I shower, I do my normal skincare routine. Right after I scrub in the shampoo in my hair, I let it chill in there while I cleanse my face. Unfortunately, while I was scrubbing in the shampoo, I accidentally knocked over my Clarisonic sitting on the ledge and man, did I ever regret not being careful! It made a loud thump when it fell and I was thinking, "Oh shit, I broke my $250 Clarisonic!" So I was testing it out to see whether it was still working. *Sigh* It was. But it was making a loud vibrating noise. ='( So I'm like, "ok whatever, it works." But now, every time I walk into the shower and use it, I just get more and more annoyed at the fact that it was in perfect condition before and now it's flawed! Errr! So now, I'm sitting here with a dilemma. Should I call up Clarisonic and get that loud noise fixed, even though it still works? Or should I just let it be? I bought it in January of 2010 and I believe the Clarisonic Classic's have a two-year warranty, so I'm still good for 6 months. Well that's if they would classify my case as under the warranty. Oh man, I hate it when I'm so careless... it's just the consequences that follow with the many problems!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
A Wal-Mart Rant
Yes, I have yet again another rant. I went to a Wal-Mart today and received some absolutely terrible customer service at the cash register. I had to pick up a box of Aspirin for my mom. Apparently, it is a over the counter item and the woman there told me I have to pay that there. I was totally cool with that, and I asked her if I could pay for other stuff there. And she said no, she will only ring up pharmacy department items, which is weird because normally they don't have this rule. Although it was inconvenient for me, I let it be. And I could clearly tell she was being a lazy. I ended paying with my Wal-mart credit card, which I have managed to accumulate $5 worth of rewards. And $5 rewards is hard to accumulate, especially when I don't shop @Wal-mart that frequently. Normally, the protocol after ringing up all items and swiping the customer's Wal-mart credit card is to ask the customer if they want to use their reward money, if they have any. But this b*tch outsmarted herself and assumed I wanted to use my points and redeemed my points without asking me first. UGHHH!
You can tell when a CSR has been working there long enough if he/she scans your items and types in the cash register really fast, like they've been doing it for so long, they can do it in their sleep. Anyways, she used my reward money without asking me, so I told her to fix it. With people lining up behind me, I was starting to make it a big deal and humiliated her in public. She called the customer service people twice to go to the Pharmacy cash register. And in between, she told me I could go to customer service desk if I want to hurry things up. But I knew what she was trying to do, she didn't want to see herself get into a mess and getting b*tched at. But me being me, I like to complicate things, so I said no, I'm staying here. When she was calling those CSRs, she literally slammed the phone to hang up. Clearly wanted to make a statement to me, but seriously girl, you're gonna have to pull your PMS somewhere else. As I was waiting, I knew I wasn't the only one feeling the same way towards this b*tch. The lady behind me asked her to ring up her other Wal-mart items, and the b*tch told her the same thing she told me. After the lady behind me made her purchase, she walked away while saying with a pretty loud voice "whooooa ruuuude!" What's worse is some other customer bought 2 bags of shrimp cracker chips, a bottle of pills and some non-Pharmacy department item right in front of me. B*TCH! While I was waiting, I took a close look at her skin. She's packed on layers of foundation, along with loose powder to camouflage her flaws, but clearly unsuccessful. She lined her upper eyelid with black eyeliner and winged it out but EPICLY FAILED! She winged out her liner with a thick line. Girl, before you walk out of that house of yours, the least you could have done is make yourself look half decent and not horrific like you're welcoming Hallowe'en.
So finally, after like 10 mins, the CSR finally came by and could NOT fix her f-ing mistake. What's best is right in front me and in front of other customers, the CSR b*tched @her. Score!
Anyways, I've decided after I accumulate up to my next $5 reward dollars, I'm going to stop using it. It's a waste of time and effort! So do I recommend the Wal-Mart credit card? Um, no!
You can tell when a CSR has been working there long enough if he/she scans your items and types in the cash register really fast, like they've been doing it for so long, they can do it in their sleep. Anyways, she used my reward money without asking me, so I told her to fix it. With people lining up behind me, I was starting to make it a big deal and humiliated her in public. She called the customer service people twice to go to the Pharmacy cash register. And in between, she told me I could go to customer service desk if I want to hurry things up. But I knew what she was trying to do, she didn't want to see herself get into a mess and getting b*tched at. But me being me, I like to complicate things, so I said no, I'm staying here. When she was calling those CSRs, she literally slammed the phone to hang up. Clearly wanted to make a statement to me, but seriously girl, you're gonna have to pull your PMS somewhere else. As I was waiting, I knew I wasn't the only one feeling the same way towards this b*tch. The lady behind me asked her to ring up her other Wal-mart items, and the b*tch told her the same thing she told me. After the lady behind me made her purchase, she walked away while saying with a pretty loud voice "whooooa ruuuude!" What's worse is some other customer bought 2 bags of shrimp cracker chips, a bottle of pills and some non-Pharmacy department item right in front of me. B*TCH! While I was waiting, I took a close look at her skin. She's packed on layers of foundation, along with loose powder to camouflage her flaws, but clearly unsuccessful. She lined her upper eyelid with black eyeliner and winged it out but EPICLY FAILED! She winged out her liner with a thick line. Girl, before you walk out of that house of yours, the least you could have done is make yourself look half decent and not horrific like you're welcoming Hallowe'en.
So finally, after like 10 mins, the CSR finally came by and could NOT fix her f-ing mistake. What's best is right in front me and in front of other customers, the CSR b*tched @her. Score!
Anyways, I've decided after I accumulate up to my next $5 reward dollars, I'm going to stop using it. It's a waste of time and effort! So do I recommend the Wal-Mart credit card? Um, no!
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