How was your weekend? I was busy with all the virtual partying that went on and now I'm all partied out!! My fingers were misbehaving at the chat...as usual. There is something about chats and me.....I have to much to say even virtually and the poor old fingers get confused, lol!! If you haven't joined in my challenge yet, you still have time..come on have a go!!
On Saturday Lilly got a new snowsuit and coat to kit her out for the cold months ahead. Just in time I might add as this weekend has seen torrential rain and high winds. I did buy here an other one originally but when she tried it on this weekend...the lining was sew in twisted and despite my best efforts and shoving the poor little mites arm in I gave up at the point that both of our faces had turned red...and one of us was about to cry...me actually!! Lilly was just looking at me as if to say "What is she up to now?"
I decided to take it back as it was not worth the hastle every time she needed it on. Imagine my surprise when I returned it and the lady tried to tell me it would be OK!!!! At first I was amused and when she persisted I felt just a weensy bit put out...then I start to feel just a teeny bit cross...just a tad.
So, I'm a grown up and can deal with this sort of thing....well for about 10 minutes at least!! She demonstrated how to twist your arm and push and twist and push some more and it would go in...as if!! I was good...really I was. I politely explained that a young child is really not going to understand these movements and it could lead to frayed tempers...(mine). Still she persisted!!
ENOUGH!!! 30mins down the road I had given up being the quiet polite lady. Now I was a simmering cauldron!!!!
Gritting my teeth and trying to keep a level tone I asked for the manager. Imagine my surprise when she appeared and immediately agreed the item should be replaced or the money refunded.
I took the safe bet...I took a refund. Imagine having to come back and go through this again if there had been an other problem? So even though the clothes are cute there....I have marked it off my list of shops to visit....my blood pressure wouldn't take it again, lol!!
Now for today's freebie! It's a Layered Scarecrow Template. A bit late in the season I know but it could be fun making your own!!
The coloured and textured example that I made is included in the download, plus a psd file and png files. These include all the layers of the scarecrow plus the doodle outline, you can just use the outline as a doodle if you want. Commercial use is OK.
The download link the Scarecrow is here
Before I go I want to thank all the people who take the time to leave comments and chat...you make it all worth while!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. So many of you have become friends as well as readers and I value those friendships.
Well, this post will be shortish and sweetish, lol!! I need to go get some organising done for work, so have a great day and see you soon.
40 comments:
You sound so much like me June, I despise having to return something but will if I think it's not right. And will also go the manager or higher if need be. I recently went into a store to buy an item that was advertised outside the store as being on sale. They rung it up at the full price, I called it to her attention, to which she informed me that the sale was over. I asked to speak to the manager who told me the same thing, I told them that they needed to remove the sign on the outside and on the shelve inside because that was false advertising, I got very upset with them as they acted like I was in the wrong. Came home and contacted the head of the store, and informed them of the way business was being handled in their store and that I no longer would be shopping there. Imagine my surprise when the head of this store agreed with me!! Said he would be talking with the store involved, if something is advertised as being on sell it is supposed to be sold for that price, or take the sale signs down. This was a chain store, of which there are several across the US. Love the scarecrow template thanks for sharing it :)
Great scarecrow. We plan to make one for the allotment next year as much cos the smaller one wants one as anything.
Good Morning June!!!!!!!
I use to work at Fashion Bug & the only time I hated when someone would return something was if they didn't have a reciept we even had people trying to get refunds for items they got at KMart with the KMart tag on it!!! LOL
But we were always told to exchange it or refund the customer!!!!!
TY so very much for this AWESOME scraecrow!!!!!!!!!!!
HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we don't take a lot of fall pictures, but this was too cute to pass up! Thanks for sharing!
I feel as if I were right there when you returned the coat. Your explanations of stories are so clear. The scrarecrow is great. TY:)
Loeved the chat with you. You were a litle busy in and out of the room - (hahahaha just kidding)but I really enjoyed it and all the information. I love learning! Thanks for the links! :)
Scarecrow is adorable, thanks. Sorry if I forgot to thank you for the final elements of WeeWillie yesterday. It was a rushed day as I was off to my GD's 4th and 8th birthday part. Glad you stuck to your guns on the coat issue. It's a shame that we have to go through things like that for what is right. Lilly would have cried everytime she saw the coat if she had to go through that crazy way to put it on. I would no longer shop there either and would probably send a letter to their corporate office.
Thanks for the darling scarcrow! Reminds me of the one I put in my garden!
Oh June I wish I had been a fly on the wall! What is it with folk, how could she even think of suggesting, twisting this way and that?! you conjured up a good visual. I missed the chat I am afraid but glad you all had fun. The scarecrow looks good! Thanks for sharing
Hmmmm... you obviously have a lot more patience than I! Imagine the nerve of that women asking you to twist and turn that poor little angel around to get her into the outfit... RIDICULOUS! Good on you for avoiding them in the future! Cute scarecrow ;) It reminds me of some of the ones on display at the farm last Friday. TTFN
thank you so much !
Thanks for the scarecrow person, LOL. If he isn't just so cute. Hugs and aloha!!
Thanks so much for the cute scarecrow!
cute scarecrow! thank you so much for sharing
What a cute scarecrow! Thank you.
Argh, don't you hate some of these clerks??? I swear, what's the big deal, "I said I didn't like it, so take the dang thing back!!!" LOL
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wonderful freebie June!
LOL- Hell June you lasted a lot longer than I would have- HAHAHAHA,
you must have the patience of a saint- but I'm like you and I don't take things back often- but if it's going back then you must know that there is something seriously wrong with it- and I think that's why I would have lost my cool sooner than you ;-)
Thanks so much for the scarecrow - he's toooo cute that I couldn't let him pass-
Thanks so much for sharing
HUGS
kim
Un grand merci pour ce superbe freebie !
Thanks for the cute scarecrow!
You are certainly better tempered than me June... I think I would have been twisting and pulling on the shop assistants arm so she could feel what it would be like rofl!!
Loving the scarecrow... I am soooo going to have a go at doing one of these...it's brilliant :D
hugs
Chris xx
Thanks!!
These are awsome! Thanks for your generosity!
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Don't blame you for taking the refund! I don't return to stores that do that way. So they get one chance to make it right or I shop elsewhere. tyvm for the cute snowman!
Your post made me smile! I grew up where our winters were COLD and I so remember trying to be squeezed into all the layers and the pushing, twisting and SWEATING just to get dressed. Buy bigger than you need and it's always a plus LOL !! Thanks for all you do for us out here in the digiworld. Love your work and blog!! Thanks so much.
Thanks for the neat scarecrow!
Thank you for the template, he's so darling!
Thanks for the cute scarecrow! I hate returning things, too, they always make you feel like you're a nutter! the store I work in had a 15 day return policy, but I've had people come in after 2 or 3 months, and we always refund. And if we accidently leave a sale sign up, and you bring it to our attention, you get the sale price. Only fair, I think, as it's our fault!
Thanks so much for the scarecrow...he is too cute and I can't wait to use him!
This little guy is so cute! Thank you so much!
It is a hassle returning things, but if they were made right you wouldn't have to return it! You did the right thing asking for someone higher up. Thanks for the cute scarecrow template! :)
cute scarecrow,thankyou for sharing an adorable freebie ;)
Thanks for the cute scarecrow template.
What a shame you had to go through all that to make a return! What happened to 'The customer is always right'??? Thanks so much for the adorable template!
Thank you so much!
LOL! June, every time I come here I walk away laughing!! I can just envision you trying so hard not to erupt on the sales clerk! LOL! I can't believe that she would even insist that it was okay!! The nerve of some people! But, you have way better control of your temper than I do! ;)
Thank you so much for the adorable scarecrow! :)
I KNOW I would not have lasted 30 minutes. 5 maybe before I got the manager involved..lol lol
thanks so much for the scarecrow, he is so cute. I took some great fall pictures from my upstairs windows and he will look great when I get ready to scrap them
I love scarecrows!!!And yours is just so cute!!!
Thank you so much :))
such a cute scrarecrow...thanks so much for sharing it!!
Thank you so much for this cute scarecrow template! I can't wait to use it!
Thank you so much for all you share, the scarecrow is adorable and your blog is an inspiration. Hugs and God Bless
Dana
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