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From: OzOne on 4 May 2010 01:15 On Tue, 4 May 2010 14:52:38 +1000, "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote: > >"Atheist Chaplain" <abused(a)cia.gov> wrote in message >news:4bdf8d67(a)news.x-privat.org... > >> I bought some lens adaptors off ebay a while ago, they arrived in good >> time, fit the description and were cheap enough. I gave a neutral feedback >> as they didnt rock my socks of by being any better than what was >> described, they were nothing special or out of the ordinary so I figured >> neutral was the way to go. > >I don't get that. > >I mean, if the product was as advertised, was delivered promptly and you >were happy with the transaction then leaving a neutral is out of order in my >opinion. The seller lived up to his end of the bargain by the sounds of it, >and while I certainly don't agree with how he went about following up after >you did I know if you left a neutral for me because you expected the product >to be something *other* than what was advertised I know I'd be pissed off. Yep, It's not about your excitement with the product BUT about the transaction and honesty of that transaction. OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
From: Atheist Chaplain on 4 May 2010 02:33 "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message news:4bdfa97d$0$45290$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... > > "Atheist Chaplain" <abused(a)cia.gov> wrote in message > news:4bdf8d67(a)news.x-privat.org... > >> I bought some lens adaptors off ebay a while ago, they arrived in good >> time, fit the description and were cheap enough. I gave a neutral >> feedback as they didnt rock my socks of by being any better than what was >> described, they were nothing special or out of the ordinary so I figured >> neutral was the way to go. > > I don't get that. > > I mean, if the product was as advertised, was delivered promptly and you > were happy with the transaction then leaving a neutral is out of order in > my opinion. The seller lived up to his end of the bargain by the sounds of > it, and while I certainly don't agree with how he went about following up > after you did I know if you left a neutral for me because you expected the > product to be something *other* than what was advertised I know I'd be > pissed off. > > -- > Regards, > Noddy. fair enough, but then if you did what was asked and nothing more would you also expect a pat on the head and a "good boy" ? there was nothing outstanding about the transaction, the postage was average, the service was average the product was average so why give it the top ranking ?? Mediocrity is just that, mediocre. If we persist on pandering to the lowest common denominator then we can expect nothing but the lowest common performance. -- [This comment is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Church of Scientology International] "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." Gandhi
From: jonz on 4 May 2010 02:58 On 5/4/2010 2:52 PM, Noddy wrote: > "Atheist Chaplain"<abused(a)cia.gov> wrote in message > news:4bdf8d67(a)news.x-privat.org... > >> I bought some lens adaptors off ebay a while ago, they arrived in good >> time, fit the description and were cheap enough. I gave a neutral feedback >> as they didnt rock my socks of by being any better than what was >> described, they were nothing special or out of the ordinary so I figured >> neutral was the way to go. > > I don't get that. > > I mean, if the product was as advertised, was delivered promptly and you > were happy with the transaction then leaving a neutral is out of order in my > opinion. The seller lived up to his end of the bargain by the sounds of it, > and while I certainly don't agree with how he went about following up after > you did I know if you left a neutral for me because you expected the product > to be something *other* than what was advertised I know I'd be pissed off. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ absobloodylutely.......they were, as he admits,"fit for purpose" and he leaves a neutral???????.....better stay way gone from my items......watta tossa...... > > -- > Regards, > Noddy. > > -- jonz "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind - boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." - Gene Spafford,1992
From: Noddy on 4 May 2010 03:38 "Atheist Chaplain" <abused(a)cia.gov> wrote in message news:4bdfbfc6(a)news.x-privat.org... > fair enough, but then if you did what was asked and nothing more would you > also expect a pat on the head and a "good boy" ? Interesting concept. If I advertised a "service", and delivered on that promise exactly as advertised and in a timely manner then I would consider it to be good service. Not *outstanding* mind you, just doing what was promised in a prompt, professional manner. You don't need to do any more than that, nor would I think it reasonable for a buyer to be expecting anything else above and beyond what was advertised. > there was nothing outstanding about the transaction, the postage was > average, the service was average the product was average so why give it > the top ranking ?? Because you got *exactly* what you paid for. You picked someone out of the crowd, liked their product, agreed to thier terms and conditions and entered into an agreement to purchase an item. They fullfilled their end of the agreement exctly as adverised if I understand your earlier comments correctly, yet because you weren't all that impressed with the item when you held it in your hands it was somehow the *sellers* fault. Sorry, but that just doesn't seem right to me. > Mediocrity is just that, mediocre. If we persist on pandering to the > lowest common denominator then we can expect nothing but the lowest common > performance. As far as I can tell there was nothing wrong with this particular seller's performance, and the only thing mediocre about it that I could see is that you seemed to have a higher expectation of the product than what the seller was advertising. In my opinion, that doesn't make the seller's performance mediocre. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Scotty on 4 May 2010 03:59
"Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message news:4bdeb747$0$45283$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... : : "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message : news:4bdead47$0$8799$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... : : > Especially race cars. : > Mates Clubman race car looked good at first but it didn't take long before : > many problems appeared, it would have been better to have bought the car : > minus the engine and gearbox because it would have saved us the trouble of : > removing and scrapping them. : > The car is brilliant now but its taken a lot of time and money to get it : > that way. : : 99 times out of 100, the cheapest way of doing something initially usually : works out to be the most expensive overall. : : -- : Regards, : Noddy. : : : As the age ole adage goes "the longest way round is the shortest way out" |