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About 30 seconds before noon eastern it suddenly became real unresponsive.
I just want to order my Lincoln Commemorative :-( Looks like everyone else does too ... |
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"PC" wrote in message ... About 30 seconds before noon eastern it suddenly became real unresponsive. I just want to order my Lincoln Commemorative :-( Looks like everyone else does too ... I just successfully placed my order for 3 units. The Feb. 28 ship date shown on the coin item description shifted to April 1 on the order sheet. (So is April Fool's Day a subtle hint that they don't know when it actually will go out the door?) The fine print on the order still reflects a 30-day return policy, not the new 7-day window. Oversights like this open them to demands that the Mint honor the 30-day policy that showed as part of the terms and conditions of the transaction regardless of any policy declarations elsewhere on the website. |
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"mazorj" wrote in message ... "PC" wrote in message ... About 30 seconds before noon eastern it suddenly became real unresponsive. I just want to order my Lincoln Commemorative :-( Looks like everyone else does too ... I just successfully placed my order for 3 units. The Feb. 28 ship date shown on the coin item description shifted to April 1 on the order sheet. (So is April Fool's Day a subtle hint that they don't know when it actually will go out the door?) Well after my hand wringing and wailing I was able to place an order for a few minutes after I posted this. While the website was slow to respond, once it did respond the pages were served up completely, my order was processed, and my login never dropped. I would say the site handled it quite well when all was said and done. I actually got a shipping date of today at first but now it says 2/16 on my order page. I see also that if you try to order one now it says a shipping date of 4/1. Last evening it was 2/28. I think your assemsment of that date is probably spot on. The fine print on the order still reflects a 30-day return policy, not the new 7-day window. Oversights like this open them to demands that the Mint honor the 30-day policy that showed as part of the terms and conditions of the transaction regardless of any policy declarations elsewhere on the website. Oh you know it will happen. I plan on keeping these assuming no major problem but I have returned items on at least one occasion before and found the experience to be relatively painless. You just have to be on the ball now. |
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mazorj wrote:
"PC" wrote in message ... About 30 seconds before noon eastern it suddenly became real unresponsive. I just want to order my Lincoln Commemorative :-( Looks like everyone else does too ... I just successfully placed my order for 3 units. The Feb. 28 ship date shown on the coin item description shifted to April 1 on the order sheet. (So is April Fool's Day a subtle hint that they don't know when it actually will go out the door?) The fine print on the order still reflects a 30-day return policy, not the new 7-day window. Oversights like this open them to demands that the Mint honor the 30-day policy that showed as part of the terms and conditions of the transaction regardless of any policy declarations elsewhere on the website. They are the government. Why would they feel it is necessary to honor the wrong terms? They make and enforce the rules so who can you complain to? |
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""Roßert G. Schaffrath"" wrote in message ... mazorj wrote: "PC" wrote in message ... About 30 seconds before noon eastern it suddenly became real unresponsive. I just want to order my Lincoln Commemorative :-( Looks like everyone else does too ... I just successfully placed my order for 3 units. The Feb. 28 ship date shown on the coin item description shifted to April 1 on the order sheet. (So is April Fool's Day a subtle hint that they don't know when it actually will go out the door?) The fine print on the order still reflects a 30-day return policy, not the new 7-day window. Oversights like this open them to demands that the Mint honor the 30-day policy that showed as part of the terms and conditions of the transaction regardless of any policy declarations elsewhere on the website. They are the government. Why would they feel it is necessary to honor the wrong terms? They make and enforce the rules so who can you complain to? The courts, although the value of any claimed damages wouldn't cover the cost of consulting an attorney, never mind actually litigating the case. There's always the court of public opinion. When enough buyers raise enough of a stink about any business practices (the Mint not being immune here), policies that previously were "set in stone" suddenly become mutable. In either case, though, "Fat chance!" and "Good luck!" |
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