I would like to publicly commend Jon and GZG for his costumer service. I
forgot to put the expiration date on the order and when he didn't get a reply
to the email he sent he called from England to Western NY, a 5 hour
difference, to get it so he can finish the order. There are stores around here
that wouldn't even have bothered with the email. They would have just waited
for me to call to find out were the order was. This level of customer care is
sadly laking nowadays. This and the fact that
the VAT discount almost covered my shipping is definitely making me want to
order from him again. The only problem I have is when he told me what the
final cost is he gave it to me in X Pounds, Y Shillings. What is a Shilling?
A shilling is what shills get when they buy something in pounds, of course!
> "David D. Taylor" wrote:
> David D. Taylor wrote:
> I would like to publicly commend Jon and GZG for his costumer
> didn't get a reply to the email he sent he called from England to
> There are stores around here that wouldn't even have bothered with the
> email. They would have just waited for me to call to find out were
This
> and the fact that the VAT discount almost covered my shipping is
Apparently, before the introduction of a decimal currency system in 1971, the
British pound was divided in 20 shillings, each of which was divided into 12
pennies.
http://web.staffs.ac.uk/schools/humanities_and_soc_sciences/resprac2/old
money.htm
Essentially, it's 1/20th of a pound.
> The only problem I have is when he told me what the final cost
"A fraction of a pound." Given that a pound is about $1.50 (more or less,
haven't looked lately) and that your credit card will convert it to dollars,
I'd say don't worry about it.
By the way, as I understand it, if you don't have an expiration date
for a card, you can put in the current month--as long as the date you
put is less than the month on the card, the transaction will go
> I would like to publicly commend Jon and GZG for his costumer
They
> would have just waited for me to call to find out were the order was.
This
> level of customer care is sadly laking nowadays. This and the fact
It was pounds and PENCE, actually.... we stopped using shillings in the early
70s. Just like US currency, 1 UK pound = 100 pence.
;-)
Jon (GZG)
PS: thanks for the kind words -- we do our best; in this case it was in
OUR
best interests too - you want the goods, and we want your money!! <BIG
GRIN!>
> David D. Taylor
> The only problem I have is when he told me what the final cost
Hmmmmm.... I've not actually tried that through our PDQ terminal, but frankly
I'd be very surprised if this is the case; AFAIK, the expiry date isn't JUST
an expiry for the card, it also acts as a check number against the validity of
the card number (ie: if card number and expiry date don't tally with the
records, the transaction is rejected as either wrong or
dodgy.....).
Then it's a british nickle. Whee.
What's a farthing then?
On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 22:54:09 -0500
> Ray Forsythe <erf2@gte.net> wrote:
http://web.staffs.ac.uk/schools/humanities_and_soc_sciences/resprac2/old
money.htm
> Essentially, it's 1/20th of a pound.
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> Then it's a british nickle. Whee.
opposite of a closething:)
New bats please the old ones are getting a bit thin!
Then the feeling you get when driving a volkswagen can be duplicated by
chucking a fig newton across the room?
--Flak
On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 14:14:57 +0000
> Jeremey Claridge <jeremy.claridge@kcl.ac.uk> wrote:
+++SNIP+++
> >
Tim Gray schrieb:
> Then the feeling you get when driving a volkswagen can be
?????
Greetings
VW slogan from the early '90s - "Fahrvergnugen: the feeling you get
when driving a Volkwagen."
Pronounced (perhaps incorrectly) "Farfignoogen" by Americans.
Butchered into a Narn Bat-squad inviting pun: "Far fig newton"
Apologies all around.
Well that's better then the um,... "gas" jokes that 'popped' to mind.
Gracias,
Glenn/Triphibious@juno.com
This is my Science Fiction Alter Ego E-mail address.
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 14:14:57 +0000 Jeremey Claridge
> <jeremy.claridge@kcl.ac.uk> writes: