tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302539560965557171.post4957425256106602448..comments2015-05-26T09:29:00.620-04:00Comments on The Order of the Serpent: Friendship, Distance & Political ProtestsLRNshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00429346021124791105noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302539560965557171.post-91330769260665934352008-12-04T10:23:00.000-05:002008-12-04T10:23:00.000-05:00Well... may I ask how your Father paid for the UPS...Well... may I ask how your Father paid for the UPS? If he used a VISA card, dispute the charge. While UPS can claim that the situation was out of thier control you can likewise claim that you paid for a service you did not receive. I would consider contacting UPS first and seeing if they will work with you on the charge considering the situation, but if not, take it up with Visa.Cainamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720684357500649592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302539560965557171.post-18556847063632284272008-12-04T06:31:00.000-05:002008-12-04T06:31:00.000-05:00It's in!!!! And I feel a bit better after firing ...It's in!!!! And I feel a bit better after firing off a cross email to Blizz about how quickly they made the game available for download without announcing (at least not very loudly) that I could wait a week rather than pay $125 to (theoretically) get the game a few days sooner. <BR/><BR/>I know retailer pre-orders are a cornerstone of their business model, but think they could have made a little effort to identify customers who they could better serve with a pre-ordered download (and encourage them acquire legitimate copies of their software--I'm reasonably sure I could have gotten my hands on much less expensive and equally functional copy through less than legal channels here).<BR/><BR/>While I've got my rant hat on, let me take a moment to decry UPS. Normally I've found their service to be quite adequate. But $125 dollars for "two day" expedited shipping? The paperwork I got today suggests a flight from the Philippines to Bangkok on the 30th/1st. Now that would seem that either the package got the the Philippines on the 30th and delivery was delayed until today or package was delayed in reaching Bangkok until the 1st. Either way you count the parts of the trip not involved in getting it into the country took considerably more than 2 days.<BR/><BR/>Adding insult to injury they presented my wife with a bill the duty due on the game. Okay, not unexpected and even for $125, I don't really expect them to pay my taxes for me. However, 30% of the bill was a "Disbursement Fee". After $125 for 11-day shipping, they can't front me $8 with tacking on a $4 charge? A $4 charge that somehow incurs value added tax.<BR/><BR/>[/rant]Mardigilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482929496020672483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302539560965557171.post-12983087400997534912008-12-02T11:47:00.000-05:002008-12-02T11:47:00.000-05:00Well thats a very sobering thought.As is always th...Well thats a very sobering thought.<BR/><BR/>As is always the case, someone has it worse. Something many people would do well to keep at the forefront of thier minds.<BR/><BR/>Please pass onto him, the regrets of a new wow-addict, and my condolences for his (temperary) loss<BR/><BR/>EpiEpicuriashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03287260039255797463noreply@blogger.com