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Old 02-04-2016, 08:44 AM
 
Location: Billings, MT
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"Conscious"
"Conscience"
Apparently, to some, they mean the same thing.

 
Old 02-04-2016, 08:50 AM
 
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Originally Posted by smitten View Post
Rec'd this email response today from a well-known office supply store:

"Hello, Thank you for contacting S******

I am sorry with any incontinence this has caused you on the delay of your order. We defiantly do our best to get orders to our customer on the expected delivery date."


"Please add Depends to my order and stop being defiant."
 
Old 02-04-2016, 10:51 AM
 
Location: New Mexico
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Default Don't drink the yellow Kool-Aid®!

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Originally Posted by smitten View Post
Rec'd this email response today from a well-known office supply store:

"Hello, Thank you for contacting S******

I am sorry with any incontinence this has caused you on the delay of your order. We defiantly do our best to get orders to our customer on the expected delivery date."
Hah. Yet another case of subliminal stream-of-consciousness trickle-down marketing.


Waiter, I'll have what she's having ...
 
Old 02-05-2016, 07:16 AM
 
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This threw me for a loop.

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Payments must be made threw PayPal only. Item's ending at night & Sundays will be shipped out the next day.
 
Old 02-05-2016, 08:56 AM
 
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Next time keep you camera handy, most every one has one on there phone.
 
Old 02-05-2016, 09:28 AM
 
Location: Wonderland
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Originally Posted by manhattangirl View Post
An old colleague sent an email asking for everyone's input in a "pole."
I would only respond if the email had included a video of said colleague pole dancing.
 
Old 02-05-2016, 09:30 AM
 
Location: Wonderland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by smitten View Post
Rec'd this email response today from a well-known office supply store:

"Hello, Thank you for contacting S******

I am sorry with any incontinence this has caused you on the delay of your order. We defiantly do our best to get orders to our customer on the expected delivery date."
I find "incontinence" and "defiance" to be particularly unsettling terms when used in a customer service letter. When you throw in "delivery date," things get downright scary.
 
Old 02-05-2016, 09:31 AM
 
Location: Wonderland
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No point in beating up the OP, especially since it's no skin off her teeth, given that it's not her family.
Interesting juxtaposition there.
 
Old 02-05-2016, 10:57 AM
 
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wow that was nasty and do you know your toilet is more cleaner then everybody refrigerator.
 
Old 02-05-2016, 04:26 PM
 
Location: Heart of Dixie
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"...rum strait is good..."


...and narrow.
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