Something To Blog About
So, I attempt to sell my books online. So far, this process has gone quite smoothly, until yesterday.
I sold my First Aid book over Half.com this week. This book was set at $10. It was bought by a lady I’ll nickname “SJ.” This email conversation took place over a three hour period starting around noon:
SJ: When did you send the item? I need it as soon as possible.
Me: I just sent it. I am updating the tracking information now
SJ: (an hour later) Yes, well, I needed to change the shipping to priority since I found out this morning that today was the last day you could ship it and that now you decided to ship it at the last second. Is it too late for you to go back and pick up the package and cancel my order then?
Me: (I was away from my computer the rest of the night so I didn’t respond to my email until this morning) Of course it’s too late to cancel the order now. It is already on it’s way. I’m sorry for the inconvenience.
What the frick, lady?! Because I shipped it when I was suppose to you don’t want it anymore?! Why did you NEED to change the shipping? It was still going to get to you in the same amount of time anyway! This book is available at ANY bookstore and you chose to get it online for maybe 10 bucks cheaper. If you JUST found out the last day to ship, then what’s the big deal? If a date next month was the last day to ship, you wouldn’t have known either. And believe me, having this book is not important. GAH! Am I in the wrong? Or is this lady insane?
I don’t think I can keep selling books on this website…and not to mention I paid 30 bucks to have two books shipped and only got reimbursed 5 bucks from the site for shipping. I don’t even understand that. Whatever.
