Did you know that the Cook Islands Dollar and the Isle of Man have some obverse designs that are almost identical on their coins? I didn’t until this morning.
However, after opening a complaint from a customer that got a Cook Islands Dollar featuring the Coronation coach when they had been expecting an Isle of Man Crown featuring the Coronation coach I am now well aware of the fact.
I used a general coin photo at the top, just to remind you how grim these things are.
A simple enquiry would have sufficed. It’s bad enough having to sort everything out without sarcastic demands for explanations. I have hundreds of irritatingly similar coins, I was in a hurry as the post office closes early on Saturday, I should have organised things better, I made a mistake. It’s the first time in approximately 700 parcels that I’ve sent the wrong thing out.
I waited a few minutes before responding to their sarky note. It’s better that way.
The man who rang later that afternoon was not so fortunate. As I sat brooding on my mistake and throbbing with toothache, he told me he was from British Telecom and he needed to access my computer…
To be honest, there’s something quite satisfying about being rude to a wannabe fraudster.
Feel better.
I do seem to be improving slowly, despite the cold I seem to have contracted. 🙂
How nice to be provided with an outlet for your frustration. Scammers have their uses after all.
I felt sorry for my rudeness after I’d done it, but it did brighten my day in the short-term. 🙂
You bet! And let’s just say that as a writer, I know only too well that mistakes happen, which sure makes me tolerant of the mistakes that other people make. Hope the tooth is fixed soon.
Two weeks at least – maybe after Christmas. Looking on the bright side, it stopped hurting as soon as I walked into the dental surgery and I’ve hardly noticed it since. And, of course, with the NHS I won’t have to sell a child to finance the treatment. 🙂
You are so fortunate not to have to worry about the cost of dental work. Very, very expensive. So expensive that both Clif and I are putting off having work done. It can run in the thousands, depending on what is required.
I’m sorry to hear that – it can be so depressing to have long-term dental trouble.
Sure is! Sigh.
I won’t like this because it seems wrong to.
Just typed out a lengthy comment and got told I couldn’t do it. I’m reading your blog, Quercus!
🙂 Thank you.