Hurray for customer service ineptitude

[donutsweeper]

I was on the phone with the customer service of a very fancy jewelry company earlier today to return a present my daughter got.  Their policy is that, since the bracelet arrived broken, shipping is free within the US.

"Where do you live, Ma'am?"

"Minnesota."

"I'm afraid that will require international shipping charges then."

"Why?  It's a state."

"A state of what?"

*headdesk*

Comments

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I think he deserved a good smack from Jack in S3.

I can't wait to find out who they pick for S6.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Me either. Although I really hope it's not Simm.

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

That would just be wrong.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Previous Doctors have been on the show before (Six was at least) but never as a MAJOR character like that

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't be able to take him seriously, I don't think.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I didn't even like him as the MAster, he'd suck as the Doctor

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

His only saving grace was dancing along to the Scissor Sisters.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

yes, that was all kinds of awesome

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I think of that whenever I hear that song, now.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

he had a couple of good dancing numbers

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

The man could dance, that's for sure.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

but as far as understandable characters go? *meh* not so much

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

No. He did do evil well, though.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

evil yes... but of the twirl mustache I'm pointlessly evil variety

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Very true.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I don't really write for the Master because I can't get into his head. What's his motivation? What's his big plan?

I've asked my flist that before and the answer seems to be 'he's crazy' which is a lameass answer and doesn't give any real motivation for his character

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I've always been of the opinion that he just wanted to make the Doctor's life miserable.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

have you watched much oldschool? There- yes, making the Doctor's life hell was certainly fun, but his evil plans had points. And if he miscalculated and almost unravelled time and space, well that wasn't his intent, but oh well

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Villains were so much simpler back in the day.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

and snappy dressers (the Master's velvet outfit? *snickers*)

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Most definitely (those were the days, eh?).

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

but they made it work for them. And every bad guy has to have their "thing" that makes them stand out

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Yes. They just don't give them that sort of thing, anymore.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

which is boring.

Well, maybe Bilis - he had the cravat of doom after all

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Bilis was kind of awesome. Did you ever read the novel that had him in it?