Thought of the day
I was returning a $25 pair of pants for Hayden from Brandy Melville—you know, that trendy young women's boutique.
Shipping them back? $20.
When the UPS clerk dropped that number, I blurted out, "I love teenage girls!"
Pure frustration talking.
My teenage daughter is dropping boutique cash on stuff with zero return love.
Brandy makes the buyer pay for their own shipping returns.
Problem: The employees (and half the store) only heard middle-aged dad yelling that he loves teenage girls. No context.
I froze, then fumbled the recovery:
"I probably shouldn't be saying that." (Worse.)
"I mean, I love my teenage girl." (Digging deeper.)
"I LOVE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER!" (Finally landing it, holding up the package like Exhibit A.)
The UPS crew saw my beet-red panic and gave me the grace chuckle.
Disaster - mostly averted.
Teenage girl tax is real, folks. $25 pants, $20 to ship ‘em back.
Moral of the story: Never return teenage girl clothes without a handler. Or a script.
FTP (Finding the positivity)
Adding something new to the blog to remind myself to look for the good in the world and hopefully spark some joy in yours.
Meme dump
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I will persevere.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.
So it's less expensive to just donate the pants. In case you wondered. How much should one's reputation be worth? ::snort::
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DeleteOh dear oh dear oh dear, I feel bad for you! Of course I'm also laughing but just disregard that.
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DeleteMy wife returns so many things at times that I think we will be cut off but we never do. It is likely a day still coming. Thus far though, she shops at places where the return label is prepaid so I just drop it off and go on my way without having to say potentially embarrasing things.
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DeleteI guess now's not the time to share my positive (cost free) exchange story from this week.
ReplyDeleteThis is an exceptionally good collection of memes today.
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Deleteoh dear that sounds like something I would do! My husband has a bad habit of ordering things and it costs as much to return or even better they don't take returns. So I started saying, please check the return policy first. He finally is doing that. But teen age girls. You're on your own there Dad. :-)
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DeleteI bet a plastic bag and a carrier pigeon would be cheaper to send the pants back???
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DeleteAfter finding a raccoon in my shed, I want nothing more to do with the critters. Foot in mouth disease, eh? I too have made some unfortunate remarks, usually because I don't understand the meaning of a slang word.
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ReplyDeleteSo $45 pants? Here's the thing: she needs to learn to be a better buyer. I have never payed for returns and I will never do. Sellers are obligated to post their return policy. Your next step: she can buy $25 pants but only the ones with free returns. Trust me, the idea of not being able to buy shit online will keep the most stubborn teenage on the lookout for the best prices.
Now I want to sit in a corner with a bunch of raccoons. More effective than vacuuming my yard....
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DeleteThe cost of shipping has really gotten out of hand. I remember mailing my son homemade cookies in college and thinking it would have been cheaper to call Crumble Cookies and have them hand deliver something to his door. Love the dog on the plane meme the best!
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DeleteI sent three fishing rods (from my dad's collection) to my son and his two boys out west--$50 bucks USPS. I thought maybe I could send it cheaper by UPS ($65) or Fedex (over $100), so I took it back to the Post Office.... Shipping is outrageous unless your a large shipper who can demand cheaper rates.
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Deletelol Happy Valentine's Day to you
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DeleteI just spent $47 to mail a dozen homemade cookies and a pair of lambswool socks to my daughter in the UK. However, I managed to do this without sounding like a friend of Jeffrey's.
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DeleteOh Lordy, that's funny! I love hot sauce but I think I'd pass on that one. Tony packs like that; once took 12 pairs of socks for a 4 day trip.
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DeleteWhen my oldest son was aa teenager. He want to just look at the price tag of item. Now since he has foot the bill. He singing a different tune.
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DeleteBetter yet, take the teenage daughter with when you do the return and have her pay the charge out of her allowance. Raccoons rock, so I don't see what the problem is.
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DeleteOuch on the return fee. Regarding the unfortunate conversation, I've done similar - the corrections just make everything worse!
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