hate hate haaaaaaate
Oct. 19th, 2004 01:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
verbicideStupid. Fucking. Video Professor.
Yes, I'm an idiot for doing the trial-thingie. But. GOD. I hate fucking companies that try to trick you out of your money by sneakily charging your credit card. I signed up for a free lesson to be mailed to me on Excel. I know I need to boost up my Excel/Access skills. So for the price of shipping, they offered to send the Excel lesson as part of a promotion. (No, this was not something I found via SPAM, I'm not completely retarded).
So they mailed the discs and I put them away for another time when I might want to quickly learn Excel.
Found out today that my bank account was overdrawn due to a SEVENTY FUCKING DOLLAR charge for a third disc they mailed me for 'review' that they expected me to mail back. I'm sure the fine print on their website made note of this, to cover their asses. And I should have known better. It's not like they made that facet obvious in any way. They know most people aren't going to notice that. But christ on a fucking pony, did they think no one would notice a $70 charge?
So MAD. Called and complained to my bank. The guy was very nice and said this happens all the time--especially with this company. So hopefully they'll refund my money back--and I'm going to have to make a trip to the post office to return the fucking disc today. And I'm pissed about that.
PISSED PISSED PISSED.
And this wouldn't have been such a catastrophe if my contract-company had direct deposit. If my check had been in the bank, I would have still been mad about the charge and had to deal with it, but my account status would be fine. They haven't even cut the checks yet because the woman who does that took some time off to get married. I don't begrudge her the time off, but christ on a fucking pony. I know it's a small company, and I love the people. BUT CHRIST. How do people fucking get their bills paid on time?
I need to get the $200 OB owes me. And also the $160 that my last contract job owes me. But until I do, I'm sitting here $14 in the hole and fuming pissed.
Yes, I'm an idiot for doing the trial-thingie. But. GOD. I hate fucking companies that try to trick you out of your money by sneakily charging your credit card. I signed up for a free lesson to be mailed to me on Excel. I know I need to boost up my Excel/Access skills. So for the price of shipping, they offered to send the Excel lesson as part of a promotion. (No, this was not something I found via SPAM, I'm not completely retarded).
So they mailed the discs and I put them away for another time when I might want to quickly learn Excel.
Found out today that my bank account was overdrawn due to a SEVENTY FUCKING DOLLAR charge for a third disc they mailed me for 'review' that they expected me to mail back. I'm sure the fine print on their website made note of this, to cover their asses. And I should have known better. It's not like they made that facet obvious in any way. They know most people aren't going to notice that. But christ on a fucking pony, did they think no one would notice a $70 charge?
So MAD. Called and complained to my bank. The guy was very nice and said this happens all the time--especially with this company. So hopefully they'll refund my money back--and I'm going to have to make a trip to the post office to return the fucking disc today. And I'm pissed about that.
PISSED PISSED PISSED.
And this wouldn't have been such a catastrophe if my contract-company had direct deposit. If my check had been in the bank, I would have still been mad about the charge and had to deal with it, but my account status would be fine. They haven't even cut the checks yet because the woman who does that took some time off to get married. I don't begrudge her the time off, but christ on a fucking pony. I know it's a small company, and I love the people. BUT CHRIST. How do people fucking get their bills paid on time?
I need to get the $200 OB owes me. And also the $160 that my last contract job owes me. But until I do, I'm sitting here $14 in the hole and fuming pissed.
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Date: 2004-10-19 08:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-19 09:13 pm (UTC)That is an amazingly generous offer. But I'll be okay. My paycheck will be deposited tomorrow and my bank is going to take care of any overdraft charges.
But seriously, I'm really very touched by your offer. Thank you so much :)