Stupid Customers, Stupid E-mail Scams, & One Great Online Store
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Stupid Customers
- A man walked into the cafe and ordered coffee. He came back within a few moments and complained "Your coffee is old."
I looked at the timer, which said the coffee was a good half-hour away from even being close to old, and said "No it's not, we just brewed it a little bit ago."
To which, he shook his head, and insisted angerly "No, it's old."
"Are you sure?" I asked. "This particular blend has a unique bite to it. You might just be tasting that."
"No." He said stubbornly. "Your coffee is definitely old."
"Alright. I'll rebrew it." I said grumbling. With that, a single customer cost me 3/4th of a pot of coffee.
He went and sat down and I rebrewed the coffee. Minutes passed. I poured him the first new cup off the pot and he didn't even say thanks. Instead, he walked over the counter, prepped his coffee, and then took a sip.
"You were right." He said nodding. "It was just the blend." And with that, he walked off.
Later, I was helping a very nice woman with something and this 12 year old brat-boy-child entered the cafe and said very loudly (while i was in the middle of talking) "WHERE'S THE RESTROOM?" I told lissa later that I blamed his mother. Not just because she raised a loud mouth brat but that he was probably just like his father, which means she picked a poor breeding partner.
Stupid E-mail Scams
so, lookie at what I was sent:
From: Barrister Kingsley D. Esq.
Reply to: domchambers3@yahoo.com
Dear *****,
I am Barrister Kingsley Dominic, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr. Garry *****, a national of your Country, who used to work as a contractor with Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria, herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2001, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express road; all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several efforts to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this was unsuccessful; then I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family; hence I contacted you.
I solicit your assist in repatriating the money he deposited in a finance firm before his untimely death. This money would be confiscated or declared unserviceable by this finance firm if not claimed.
The amount deposited is Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars, and I have been asked by the finance firm to provide the Next of Kin for the claim of this money within the next 14 official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating my late client's relatives for almost 3 years now, I seek your consent therefore to present you as the Next of Kin, so that the funds would be paid to you and then, you and I can share the money 35% to you and 65% to me.
If you are interested in this offer, kindly indicate your interest by replying on my above indicated Private E-mail address or telephone number for more discussions.
Best regards,
Barrister Kingsley D. (Esq).
Kingsdom Chambers
cell: 234 803 561 9649
tel: 234 1 7762532
fax: 234 1 790694
a few problems with this email:
1. I got this scam a little bit ago, or didn't they notice my blog?
2. NO LAWYER WROTE THE LINE: "Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating my late client's relatives for almost 3 years now" Secretaries exist for a reason. Maybe the scammers should think of that.
3. If I were going to take an offer like this, I definately would not want to get the lower end of the money, and yet he's offering me the 35%. If this was even close to being legitimate, I could easily take his ass to court to get my missing 65%. He shouldn't ask for more than a 10% finders fee. But fuck, I mean, if they're going to scam me, can't they do it intelligently?
I left the email and phone number up for you idiots out there who think it's a real deal. I'm sure no matter what last name you use, they'll happily try to scam some cash out of you, so have fun.
and finally
One Great Online Store
I am referring to compgeeks.com, through whom I purchaced some very well priced CD-RW and CD drives. Their site is very Geek, in that it's actually designed very very well. To their credit, they also have some of the best prices around, and are completely open and honest with what they're selling you. (New, Used, Refurbished, etc). Best yet, though, I made my order at 1, and they had it in the mail by 5. No "usually ships in 1-2 days". Oh no, the Fed-Ex truck came and my parts are on their way. This sort of perfessionalism should be encouraged. So I am doing my bit. Thanks CompGeeks!
(this "Thanks" is running on the assumption that the order will be complete when it's delivered, and have the exact pieces I ordered. I'm betting it will, but you never know. I'll keep you all informed.)
alright, that's everything. I'm going to bed!
tata everyone
