Monday 20 November 2017

The Building Of A New Beast (The Barn Edition)

Assuming the latest email to be accurate and full of nothing but truths, my PC case is now on its way from CCL Computers. This still isn't likely to be an event without incidental damage since the issue with Amazon, as noted in the previous blog, dissolved into one last formal round of madness.



In spite of assurances from their helpdesk that there had been no payment and the cancellation was a done thing, I found out the following morning that they'd still managed to take the money out of my account that same afternoon, leaving me very short on funds for the new order I'd just placed with CCL in lieu of Amazon's "assurances". The accompanying email to that transaction stated quite benevolently that the money would be refunded in lieu of the cancellation, and that it would happen 2 to 3 business days after they'd received the refunded item. Since neither I nor Amazon could accurately ascertain where that refunded item actually was it was going to be a cold day in hell before I'd allow them such a luxury, and one vociferous but polite phone call later resulted in an on-the-spot refund and another accompanying email to assure me that the money would be back with me asap, subject to the limitations of the banking process. Unless I get lucky with the crossover point between now and payday (the day after tomorrow) this will still likely leave me with a little overdrawn bruise on the chin from my bank. Given that CCL have now dispatched said case I'd say they're likely to have taken the funds out today..

I suppose it's my fault for not having the forethought to use the credit card in the first instance and pay that off with the debit card instead of making direct payments. The plan was always to just save up and buy it outright but on reflection I didn't meditate enough upon all that could still go wrong. To be fair I'd almost got away with it since all other orders, from Amazon or otherwise, have unfolded flawlessly. Now I'm too tired to be bothered. There's something of a break even facet to this since I've ostensibly ended up with a £10 saving, and I estimate that'll likely be the size of the bruise.

Remember, buying online is still not without its pitfalls..

**UPDATE** I managed by sleight of hand, and methodology too prolonged to explain here, to mitigate the £10 bruise down to a £3 bruise.. A hint - if you go over your debit card overdraw buffer with any payment(s), pay yourself with your own credit card.

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