Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Abercrombie SUCKS!
I clicked through on the ad and was imported into the world of Abercrombie Clearance! Whooo hooo! I found 3 pairs of great jeans, a few hoodies and long sleeved shirts for the boy and then beckoned him to come down from his room for final approval of my choices. All passed his inspection with flying colors!!!
I then clicked through to check out, filled out my shipping and billing info, credit card info and clicked through to the final stages of online checkout only to discover that it did not take off the 50% off the online clearance pricing. What the heck?
Thinking I needed a promo code I went back to the original email Abercrombie sent me and scoured it for a promo code. Nothing. Then I remembered that Abercrombie doesn't use take promo codes on their site. I looked to see if there was a start/end date on the email I received. Nada. I then read all of the fine print at the bottom of the email and in about 2pt type I found "Pricing online indicates 50% off" What B.S. is this I'm reading? The "Retail price" advertised on the Abercrombie website for the four pairs of jeans I dropped in my cart was $39.50 each. With a clearance price of $34.50. The Hoodies in my cart had a "retail price" of $39.99, clearance $29.50. Long Sleeved shirts Retailed at $29.99, Clearance $19.99 each. Ummm, excuse me...does anyone at Abercrombie have ANY math skills? None of the pricing that I was seeing was even CLOSE to 50% off!
More than a little perturbed I decided to email the Abercrombie customer service department inquiring about the error in their clearance pricing from the advertisement I received. Their response?? "Online clearance pricing indicates 50% off of RETAIL STORE pricing." What freaking malarkey!
It is most obvious that their marketing department has a little communication problem with their web department, or they are pulling the old bait n switch. I expected 50% off the clearance prices that were online due to the advertisement I received. I ran the ad past my husband as well and he agreed in my train of thinking. Abercrombie, you lost a big sale....and future sales as well with this family. I had over $350 of merchandise in my cart that I was EXPECTING to pay $175 plus tax and shipping for. I dumped the entire lot and went on a merry little online shopping trip at American Eagle instead. Where they honor their advertisements and do not screw with their customers with false and misleading advertising.
Take that Abercrombie. :P
Kenosha Standoff Resident Identified, Charges Possible
Possible commitment or charges for woman in 7-hour standoff
9/21 2:26 p.m.Kenosha Police have submitted paperwork for possible mental commitment and/or criminal charges for a woman who fired a weapon through a window at her home and threatened suicide on Monday.
Barbara Ensor, 44, surrendered without incident about 6:30 p.m. Monday after staying in her 22nd Avenue home for almost seven hours while the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Tactical Response Team and other officers surrounded the residence and closed nearby streets.
Ensor is being detained at a Milwaukee hospital for a mental health examination.
Back in the Groove
Ok, now that we are a few weeks into the new school year things are starting to run a tad more smoothly around here. The getting up part seems easy enough for the boys, it's always the after school homework, sports and bedtime routine that seems to be awry for a while. That, thankfully, is grooving again.
Kid Updates:
Jeromy seems to really like Kindergarten but has become a lot more "scared" of new things, unlike in the past where he has been a lot more outgoing. Taking hot lunch for instance. He said he's scared to take hot lunch because of the possibility of not being able to eat it all. He can't throw it away, that would be wasting a perfectly good apple, milk, etc. Seems like a trivial thing to worry about to an adult...but in the eyes of a 5 year old it is traumatizing! He's always been taught at home to not waste food, now at school he's expected to throw it away? Not conceivable to him at this point. So we pack a cold lunch every day...which is fine with me, at least I can see that he is eating.
Hunter is just starting to be hit with the big load of homework now...which is to be expected in 8th grade and a couple of weeks into the school year. Unfortunately with playing baseball 2 nights a week some nights he's rushing to get it done. Tonight he asked me to type up his paper on Edgar Allen Poe. I caved and did it...he reminded me that I had typed a paper for Nathan some time ago. How come these kids have to remember EVERYTHING???
Nathan is groovin' along in Minnesota. He even went out on his first grocery shopping excursion to replenish the cupboards of his apartment. Spent a whopping $50. He didn't mention what grocery store he went to...hoping it wasn't the local conveniance store where milk is like $5 a gallon. I tried to show him how to stretch the food budget, but boys don't always remember those king of things...they just see something they want, and buy it.
Brit was home this past weekend to work and spend time with the girls. She's now thinking of going abroad for her last semester. That's a scary thought...do I really want her out of the country for months on end? I'm still pondering the thought. Maybe once she goes in for her next MRI and the neurosurgeon tells me all is OK will be a little more supportive about heading overseas. Maybe. :D
That's all folks! ~Char
Kid Updates:
Jeromy seems to really like Kindergarten but has become a lot more "scared" of new things, unlike in the past where he has been a lot more outgoing. Taking hot lunch for instance. He said he's scared to take hot lunch because of the possibility of not being able to eat it all. He can't throw it away, that would be wasting a perfectly good apple, milk, etc. Seems like a trivial thing to worry about to an adult...but in the eyes of a 5 year old it is traumatizing! He's always been taught at home to not waste food, now at school he's expected to throw it away? Not conceivable to him at this point. So we pack a cold lunch every day...which is fine with me, at least I can see that he is eating.
Hunter is just starting to be hit with the big load of homework now...which is to be expected in 8th grade and a couple of weeks into the school year. Unfortunately with playing baseball 2 nights a week some nights he's rushing to get it done. Tonight he asked me to type up his paper on Edgar Allen Poe. I caved and did it...he reminded me that I had typed a paper for Nathan some time ago. How come these kids have to remember EVERYTHING???
Nathan is groovin' along in Minnesota. He even went out on his first grocery shopping excursion to replenish the cupboards of his apartment. Spent a whopping $50. He didn't mention what grocery store he went to...hoping it wasn't the local conveniance store where milk is like $5 a gallon. I tried to show him how to stretch the food budget, but boys don't always remember those king of things...they just see something they want, and buy it.
Brit was home this past weekend to work and spend time with the girls. She's now thinking of going abroad for her last semester. That's a scary thought...do I really want her out of the country for months on end? I'm still pondering the thought. Maybe once she goes in for her next MRI and the neurosurgeon tells me all is OK will be a little more supportive about heading overseas. Maybe. :D
That's all folks! ~Char