Random questions to which you seek an answer

[Graeme]

If you're looking for an alternative to an engineer's cap, the Diamond Cap Co offers this one.

Unfortunately it's $200.

[tatmantall]

I'm a bit nervous…. A package that is scheduled to be delivered today from IHUK is currently on a UPS truck for delivery in a town approximately 45 minutes from me... Anyone had something similar happen? My packages from IHUK have never taken this route before....

*decided to contact ups who told me they are not sure why my package is in a different city and showing out for delivery. When I asked if they could call the service center they told me they can not do that, and that it "will probably get to me." When I asked if she was telling me they can not call the center to track the package down and make sure it gets to me, she again stated no. So I asked if I could speak to a manager of the dept. at which time she let out a huge sigh and become very attitudinal and told me they are just going to say the something. After 15 minutes on hold, she's back on the line, not the department manager and tells me "yes, he said the same thing" I tell her I asked to speak to a manager and she says, " I know so I spoke to him for you," I said, "no ma'am I asked to speak directly to a manager." At which time she again became very temperamental and told me fine she will connect me. I ended up getting her customer rep Id number before she set to connect me. Afterwards, she disconnected me.

Awesome.... Gonna be a Monday

[tatmantall]

Ok… After the crappy run in with the international CSR who apparently is not keen on the customer service part of being a CSR, I decided to call the last location it was at. Fortunately that lady was very friendly and within 30 minutes she was able to track it down, and reroute it. It's now on it's way and should be here this afternoon.

[Seul]

Phew - good news at last, tat!..

Why do people doing service jobs, not provide the proper, polite service they're being effin paid for… It's not always as easy (I speak from experience), but still...

[sabergirl]

I have (almost) infinite patience for customer service people, having worked in restaurants for so long, but rudeness is where I draw the line. You can eff-up and be dumb all day long, but cop an attitude, and I lose my patience real quick.

[tatmantall]

Can anyone point me in the direction of some good sewing literature? Websites, book, or otherwise?

[Graeme]

I'm having parcel woes too.

Ordered up a rather expensive graphics card for a PC, and it's disappeared somewhere into the ether. I've tried my neighbours, and no-one has taken the parcel in.

Of course, I was in at the time it was allegedly delivered, but no-one knocked on my door…

[John Ariz]

Can anyone ID the jacket the hatted gentleman on the left is wearing in this picture? Thanks for any help.

[Giles]

Flat Head 6002

[Megatron1505]

Any Americans available to import me some tobacco products?

[jdl1279]

What are you looking for?

[Megatron1505]

Nothing high calibre dude, I had a drunk conversation with a mate about some strawberry flavoured Phillie Blunt cigars that I tried in LA many years ago, just wondering if they are still available and if I could get a pack for him to try.

[seawolf]

I'll keep a lookout Gav.

[jdl1279]

Easy to obtain, just Strawberry?

[Megatron1505]

They do other flavours  :o

[jdl1279]

Grape, peach, and chocolate off the top of my head, but I'm sure the shop I usually get cigars from has more.

[Winchy]

Pick n Mix cigars…..cool.

[Megatron1505]

Ooof, choices, choices. Roughly how much are they JDL? I know different states apply different taxes, New York being a massive rip off.

[jdl1279]

Those are pretty inexpensive, if I remember correctly their either $1 for single or double, and come in packs of 5 that are less than $5.

[Megatron1505]

Oh shit…..this might end up being a big box