Jeezus... how does Amazon make profit doing this?
I bought from them [urlhttps://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R465F94/]a metal and bentwood slat bed frame[/url] similar to a couple of the Premier Flex bed frames I already have in my home.
I expected similar quality to the ones I have, but what arrived... well, it wasn't even close. The Premier is made of mandrel-bent tubing, so is light and rigid and strong, the Europa is square-cut tubes with a bit of flat steel bracket and plastic tube corners. So I called them and tried to return it, and they told me that due to the weight, it wasn't eligible for return, but since I wasn't happy with the quality, they'd issue me a return and I could dispose of it as I see fit.
After I got off the phone, I realized it was probably a matter of cost of return shipping being more than the product cost them.
But still... the question I have to wonder is... how in the hell do they make a profit overall doing this shit? I can't be the first to tell them their bed is a POS and want a refund...
mnem
"But hey, Customer Service!!!"
Just remember when you have too many, another one doesn’t make the problem any worse.
I think it's just not got cold enough to kill off some of the older amateur radio operators yet
Just remember when you have too many, another one doesn’t make the problem any worse.Confusious SAYS "Just remember when you have too many, another one doesn't make the problem any worse"
I can just imagine that being one of his sayings [emoji23]
I think it's just not got cold enough to kill off some of the older amateur radio operators yet
Oh OK. But I did discover personally that you folks in the UK seem to always been somewhat suspicious of foreign currency.
Back in 2001 when I visited your fine land (Scotland mostly) Traveller's checks were still a popular method of payment. After all, American Express advertised that they were accepted world wide. Wrong Sherlock. Everywhere in the world except the UK.
No one accepts American Express here because the charging structure in Europe is evil. VISA is pretty much the standard here.
Main problem with accepting USD is that we get hosed with exchanging them instead. The local currency bureaus, usually in supermarkets and post offices charge a fair bit of commission. Plus no one knows what the hell a dollar is worth here apart from those of us who do online shopping.
Also it was Scotland and they're a bit weird up there.
I've never acutally used or seen a travellers cheque myself. Always work in cash or VISA.
That reminds me of an outsourcing job I got a few years back. I declined the trip to Hyderabad because the company policy was not to bribe anyone. Also it's India.
I think it's just not got cold enough to kill off some of the older amateur radio operators yet
I doubt their estates flogs stuff via PP - PP seem to specialise in company/military clearouts.
Perhaps the RAF has sold all the family silver, and we don't have many manufacturing companies left to flog their stuff?
That reminds me of an outsourcing job I got a few years back. I declined the trip to Hyderabad because the company policy was not to bribe anyone. Also it's India.
I haven't been to that part of India, but Kerala is a lovely place. They even have excellent technical bookshops in the capital (or at least they did a decade ago).
I think it's just not got cold enough to kill off some of the older amateur radio operators yet
I doubt their estates flogs stuff via PP - PP seem to specialise in company/military clearouts.
Perhaps the RAF has sold all the family silver, and we don't have many manufacturing companies left to flog their stuff?I think that the RAF and other military services tend to use specialist auctioneers whereas PP is more company orientated.
That reminds me of an outsourcing job I got a few years back. I declined the trip to Hyderabad because the company policy was not to bribe anyone. Also it's India.
I haven't been to that part of India, but Kerala is a lovely place. They even have excellent technical bookshops in the capital (or at least they did a decade ago).
The best thing about India's technical books is they have special "international editions". They are cheaper, lighter, smaller but just as good quality. I had the red international edition of TAOE 2nd edition for a few years I managed to snag off a student who bailed out back to India. Much smaller and less dangerous to read than the big silver edition.
Apparently they're illegal to sell in the UK or so the publisher would have us believe judging by the list of threats all over the back cover.
In other TEA news, I, on the spur of the moment, rescued an HP 5321A. It's missing feet and one of the four Nixies doesn't light up, but it's still got its HP badge (can't win 'em all, eh?). I'll let you know how dead it is when I get it.
Sweet. Those seem to be rather rare. Good luck with it, and I hope the issue is driver and not Nixie tube related - those use the (also pretty rare) upside-down nixies. Fingers crossed for you.
Yeah, I'm not quite sure why they're as rare as they are. They're not that good, technically. Perhaps not many were sold. The B model has more functionality and 5 or 6 digits (vs only 4), but originally cost twice as much as the A model. There was a 5321B that recently sold for $200. That's a bit too much moolah for a little old counter.
sorry......am a couple of days behind on this thread. congratulations on the 5321a.
Thanks, and no worries on getting behind. Sometimes I'm half a dozen pages behind or more.Quotethose drivers are pretty rare too (and not compatible with standard 74141 or 7441 drivers). BUT if it turns out you need a couple, PM me with an address and i'll stick these in an envelope.
Many thanks in advance. Hopefully, they'll be operational, but then that might mean the choob is dead . I will certainly let you know.Quotethe upside down nixies...….wow.....now those really are unobtanium.
Yeah, I saw them listed on Sphere before, but even then they were out of stock. Now I don't even see them listed.
I see you have a 5221B there. Very nice. Does it have the sixth digit option?
The devil's in the data. If they get too many returns, I'm sure they'll can the product. Amazon + analytics = megaprofit. At the scale of an individual buyer, some things they do can seem counterproductive. At the scale that they operate, though, reality can be very different. They're not hurting for profit, that's for sure.
C1,4,7 = 100nF film
C2,3,5,6 = 1uF film
C8-19 = 100nF ceramic
D1,2 = 1N4148
J1,2 = 2 pin header
J3 = 3 pin header
R1 = 1K
R2,3,12,13 = 470K
R4-10,17,19,21,22 = 10K
R11,16 = 15K
R14,15 = 4.7M
R18,20 = 100K
R23,24 = 51R
RV1 = 100K trimmer
U1-5 = LM358
(SNIP)
mnem
"But hey, Customer Service!!!"I hate beds like that, mattress tends to zag between slats and if your of a larger frame you can feel the pressure points of the slats. Makes it very uncomfortable and hard to get a decent night's sleep.