Trusting your gut
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It felt wrong from the off. One of those pop up Christmas stores in a shopping centre selling sparkly crap for a few weeks before disappearing off the face of the planet.
Mrs T wanted to go in. I followed hoping it wasn’t going to cost too much.
The usual tat, manager on the phone to a mate, lazy disinterested girl trying to look as thought she didn’t work there. A sign was up saying no food or drink allowed, another saying no refunds.
She found something. A crappy LED star for £65. “Can we have a boxed one?” she asks. The manager nods and asks shopgirl to find one. She can’t. He looks and brings out a tatty box, tapes it up and transaction is done. £65? Got off lightly.
Get home and open box. The LED star is there in its unshining glory, heavily battered on one side and a label saying 50% off. FML. Mrs T says she’ll return it.
Next day, she’s busy so muggins has to go. I’m no good with confrontation. I get overwhelmed with rage but don’t have the powerful build to look anything other than a sputtering lobster.
Lazy shopgirl is still there. I approach and get directed to the no refunds sign. I get flummoxed, demanding a refund so she goes to get manager who’s busy with potential mugs. I wait for an incredibly long 10 seconds before he comes over and asks what’s up. No refunds. I show him the state of the goods and he’s more interested in the way I’m looking at him. Maybe he doesn’t like lobster. He says he’ll think about it, I’m raising my voice, making a scene. He folds, asks for my card and receipt and processes the refund, throwing the receipt at me.
I leave victorious, money back, blood pressure through the roof, muttering to myself about coming back with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch.
I might calm down by Tuesday. Anyone got any Lithium?
TLDR Trust your gut.
Mrs T wanted to go in. I followed hoping it wasn’t going to cost too much.
The usual tat, manager on the phone to a mate, lazy disinterested girl trying to look as thought she didn’t work there. A sign was up saying no food or drink allowed, another saying no refunds.
She found something. A crappy LED star for £65. “Can we have a boxed one?” she asks. The manager nods and asks shopgirl to find one. She can’t. He looks and brings out a tatty box, tapes it up and transaction is done. £65? Got off lightly.
Get home and open box. The LED star is there in its unshining glory, heavily battered on one side and a label saying 50% off. FML. Mrs T says she’ll return it.
Next day, she’s busy so muggins has to go. I’m no good with confrontation. I get overwhelmed with rage but don’t have the powerful build to look anything other than a sputtering lobster.
Lazy shopgirl is still there. I approach and get directed to the no refunds sign. I get flummoxed, demanding a refund so she goes to get manager who’s busy with potential mugs. I wait for an incredibly long 10 seconds before he comes over and asks what’s up. No refunds. I show him the state of the goods and he’s more interested in the way I’m looking at him. Maybe he doesn’t like lobster. He says he’ll think about it, I’m raising my voice, making a scene. He folds, asks for my card and receipt and processes the refund, throwing the receipt at me.
I leave victorious, money back, blood pressure through the roof, muttering to myself about coming back with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch.
I might calm down by Tuesday. Anyone got any Lithium?
TLDR Trust your gut.
toasty said:
She found something. A crappy LED star for £65. “Can we have a boxed one?” she asks. The manager nods and asks shopgirl to find one. She can’t. He looks and brings out a tatty box, tapes it up and transaction is done. £65? Got off lightly.
Blimey, £65. Was it a metre across?Unfortunately you didn’t post a picture but sounds like something that should have cost a fiver.
Easy come, easy go.
Sheepshanks said:
toasty said:
She found something. A crappy LED star for £65. “Can we have a boxed one?” she asks. The manager nods and asks shopgirl to find one. She can’t. He looks and brings out a tatty box, tapes it up and transaction is done. £65? Got off lightly.
Blimey, £65. Was it a metre across?Unfortunately you didn’t post a picture but sounds like something that should have cost a fiver.
Easy come, easy go.
Thanks for the replies, especially the Nirvana link. 
The star was similar to this one. https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1566352079/natural...
I had a look on aliexpress but nothing similar.
The star was similar to this one. https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1566352079/natural...
I had a look on aliexpress but nothing similar.
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