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Tell Amazon what they want to hear
After reading this article I decided I’d order a couple of items directly to support a small business and avoid the behemoth, Amazon. What a mistake! After placing my “need it for Christmas” order on Wednesday, December 13th and having my credit card charged, my nightmare began. For two days I waited, nothing happened other than my card being charged. So on Saturday, 12/15 I emailed and received a response from Rachel Eva, the entrepreneur mentioned in this story. Her first excuse, we had a “huge influx” of orders, it should be shipped on Monday. Well Monday came and went, no tracking number and no shipment but they of course they had my money. Tuesday, I emailed again, and received a reasonably prompt reply from Eva along with a new excuse. Oh we are using a new shipping and fulfillment service in L.A. Really? You’re here in San Diego, and I’m in San Diego and you are using new fulfillment service in in LA? I even offered to just come and pick up my order and she could keep the shipping fee. Oh, don’t worry. I’ll ship it myself TODAY to relieve your Christmas gift anxiety. This also included another apology and her promise she’d handle this herself and shipping it TODAY and since it was local I should have tomorrow. Shortly thereafter, as she promised, a tracking number from USPS for a priority mail shipment arrived in my email. Guess what? TWO DAYS later USPS says they never received anything. But they did, in fac, create a pre-shipment label. So, seven days later, two broken promises, two apologies, and money charged to my Visa card, I gave up. I have contacted Visa and disputed the charge. In my opinion, the veracity of this whole story about Amazon being the bad guy, is in question. Caveat emptor - “Let the buyer beware” when dealing with Standard Spoon’s entrepreneurs.— December 20, 2017 7:13 p.m.
A crystal-ball view into San Diego’s 2018 economy
Sounds just like Pelosi’s infamous statement as speaker of the House, on the 2010 ACA (Obamacare) legislation. “But we have to pass the [health care] bill so that you can find out what’s in it....” Look how well Obamacare turned out over the last several years! (Sarcasm intended). Between Obamacare and this “tax cut” I may not be able to afford my government. I’m getting really tired of politicians who do what’s right for them, and not what’s right for the Country ....on both sides of the aisle.— December 20, 2017 11:11 a.m.
A crystal-ball view into San Diego’s 2018 economy
I doubt it. He and his wife are VERY liberal.— December 20, 2017 10:56 a.m.
A crystal-ball view into San Diego’s 2018 economy
This is going to get interesting in 2018. My neighbor, who just bought his home, is paying over $14K a year in property taxes alone wiping out his 10K SALT deduction limitation in the new tax cut plan. He paid more than $1.2M for the house and then did further improvements. So he could lose some of his mortgage deduction depending on how much was financed. And, I betcha he doesn’t realize it going to happen.— December 20, 2017 8:04 a.m.
Tegna's big San Diego media play
Sadly, everyone has their own biased axe to grind. Wouldn’t it be novel to just get the facts of the story/sell without all of the imbedded opinion disguised as “news”.— December 20, 2017 7:46 a.m.
Wrecking ball target: Drew Ford roundhouse
Is what needs to be dug to replace this eyesore.— December 12, 2017 5:10 p.m.
Kill your boyfriend, go to jail
Two answers: 1. In this case it was life plus 20 years for the obstruction conviction. And, “Under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, Congress eliminated parole for federal defendants convicted of crimes committed after November 1, 1987. But while federal prisoners can no longer look forward to parole release, they may nevertheless earn reduced terms for good behavior. And, even though federal parole has been all but eliminated, at the time of sentencing, judges can add a period of “supervised release” to be served at the end of a defendant’s prison sentence.” Too bad he isn’t sentenced to a Mexican prison for the crimes he committed in Mexico. While life in a U.S. prison isn’t a cakewalk, considering the highly depraved and brutal killing of his lover for financial gain, Meza deserves the “life” he chose in a Mexican jail.— December 12, 2017 8:13 a.m.
Kill your boyfriend, go to jail
With the father a predator, and a totally depraved mother, an innocent life hangs in the balance. Hopefully, the mother will give up the baby for adoption. It would be the ONLY way that this completely innocent child could have a chance at a normal life. I know this sounds harsh, but hopefully the child never learns of the biological parents and the horrible acts they perpetrated.— December 11, 2017 7:36 p.m.
Whistle-blowing firefighter's case settled
Here the common denominator in all of these cases. It’s never their money and they are never held personably liable. ALL of this would cease to be an issue if employees, managers and elected officials were held financially accountable personally for their unlawful acts. We’ve seen at every level of government and it must end.— December 11, 2017 4:13 p.m.
Whistle-blowing firefighter's case settled
Yep, after his lawyer takes 33-40% and Court cost too, ain’t much left over for Mr. Hess.— December 11, 2017 3:56 p.m.