pompus git
A few months back we sold a used car to a man at the other end of the country. We did the deal over the phone and via the internet , nothing particulary unusual these days. Once his funds had been cleared the car was taken to the rail depot to be loaded into their special carridge for the trip north. The customer was paying for this.

The customer called us the following Monday to let us know that he had picked up his new car. the following is the conversation as overheard by myself when the new owner called the salesman.

" Iv got the car and its great , just as you described but their is one thing"

"Whats that"

"Well it arrived at the depot here on saturday and its been sitting in the compound untill now."

At the rail depots the office handling the auto movements is closed on weekends, which normally isnt a problem. The cars still get loaded and unloaded its just that customers cant pickup or drop off vheicles as nobody is there to process the paperwork.

"Its been sitting outside in the compound ALL weekend"

" UM"

"Iv spoken to the people here at the depot and they have been VERY unhelpful and said its not there problem , and WONT do anything"

"So whats the problem ?"

"Well the car is dusty! And they wont pay for me to wash it at the petrol station"

(stifling laughter)

"There isnt a lot we can do about that , we delivered it to the rail yard spotless (And it bloody was too!)We arent responsible for what happens in transit. The car has been shipped over 1000km a little dust isnt unexpected"

Humpff "well i wasnt expecting this"

"As i said......."

"Yes but a wash at the shell station is going to cost me $8. I was expecting a clean car . I dont think i should be out of pocket here . CAN YOU SEND ME A CHECK FOR $8 TO PAY FOR THE WASH ?"

Despite spending over $20k on a car this cheapskate thought we should pay for his carwash because it was a bit dusty. unbeliviable.

Needless to say we did not send him a check for $8 or any other ammount. I would have loved to seen the confrontation in the deopt office over the dust
(welgar, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 6:28, 7 replies)

incorrect homophones drive me nuts
" Iv got the car and its great , just as you described but their is one thing"

"they have been VERY unhelpful and said its not there problem"
(softporn 70's sink fixer, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 6:50, closed)

oh
i see i used the wrong form of there / their in a couple of places.

meh
(welgar, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 6:58, closed)

Surely forgiven
because you made me smile with your story.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 8:27, closed)

What a cockend
How did he expect it to arrive spotless?

I can imagine that the people at the depot just laughed in his face.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 28 Oct 2008, 9:51, closed)

It does sound very tight
but, imagine you were buying a car from a showroom. I would expect the car I drive away to be spotlessly clean and I'd be a bit peeved if it was all dusty.

And if I were to say to the bloke in the showroom "that's not acceptable, please get it cleaned for me" I would consider that a reasonable request. It just sounds different as you're shipping the car to him rather than him picking it up.

Also, the word is spelt "cheque" not "check". He wanted a promise to pay money, not eight dollars worth of inspection.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 11:46, closed)

As all the prices are in dollars...
One would assume that he is American, therefore, 'check' is not only acceptable, but correct.
(The Mysterious X, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 12:53, closed)

for the record
He was the one who wanted it freighted . Technically the car is deemed to be delivered once at the rail depot as they are acting as his agent in recieving the car.
(welgar, Wed 29 Oct 2008, 5:04, closed)