CI and PayPal: WTF?

[woodsroad]

A few months ago, I got a call from CI informing me that I owed them money for an order that was placed, and shipped, last December. They had no invoice numbers and couldn't email any of the order information. After searching my records, I discovered that while I had indeed paid for the order, and received the cigars, CI never collected the money from PayPal. After a lot of back and forth, with CI threatening me, but offering no proof that I owed them money, I determined that I was never charged for the order, and paid up in full.

Today, I got another call. Same order, but now they say it is from May of this year. Woman on the phone sounded like maybe she wasn't from here. Is it a scam? Once again, she had very little information. I chided her for CI's sloppy business practices, and told her that if CI has any chance of collecting any money from me, I'll need her to mail me a copy of the original invoice.

It seems that CI doesn't run a very tight ship in the accounts receivable department.

Anyone else experiencing this weirdness with C!?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Like, you just answered the phone, easy peasy like that, without the number being in your contacts? WTF you thinking? Ha ha, if they aren't in my contacts, they can leave a message for me to ignore like the good ol days.

 

[woodsroad]

I don't usually answer the house (landline) phone. But the daughter is home post graduation, and has reverted to her nasty old habits of helping around the house, like answering the phone.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I don't usually answer the house (landline) phone. But the daughter is home post graduation, and has reverted to her nasty old habits of helping around the house, like answering the phone.

Damn kids!!! ha ha.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

I’d sure place a call directly to confirm they are actually calling.

 

[PA Piper Mike]

I don't usually answer the house (landline) phone. But the daughter is home post graduation, and has reverted to her nasty old habits of helping around the house, like answering the phone.

Wait...hold up....kids? Answering the phone? In 2023?



Yeah, maybe back in the 90s. But now? Pffffffffffffffffffff....not buying it! lol

We have a landline that even verbally tells you who is calling and even when I call, my kids still can't be bothered to get up and answer the phone. Of course, there's always SOME excuse...I was in the bathroom, I was outside with the dogs, I thought someone else would answer it, etc....

 

[brian64]

I don't usually answer the house (landline) phone. But the daughter is home post graduation, and has reverted to her nasty old habits of helping around the house, like answering the phone.

Big mistake.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Remember when McCranie's would send you dozens of tins of tobacco, and then bill you for it, because they weren't set up to take cards? Like, just mail it to you unpaid, and people paid their bills. It always blew my mind.

 

[brian64]

Wait...hold up....kids? Answering the phone? In 2023?

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Yeah, maybe back in the 90s. But now? Pffffffffffffffffffff....not buying it! lol

He said it's a landline...she's probably answering it out of fascination for an historical curiosity.

 

[woodsroad]

He said it's a landline...she's probably answering it out of fascination for an historical curiosity.

Here, I took a picture of her:

 

[brian64]

When the bill collectors call, I always answer by telegraph...that throws their whole process into disarray.

 

[AJL67]

That reminds me, remember that stuff i sold you back awhile ago...

 

[mingc]

@woodsroad probably has a rotary phone too!

 

[woodsroad]

@woodsroad probably has a rotary phone too!

My desk phone:

 

[mingc]

Here, I took a picture of her:
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Your daughter is not going to happy when she sees this!

 

[georged]

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[woodsroad]

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Either the ship is sinking, and this is Morse Code for "Oh, Shit" or George thinks I'm blind.

 

[AJL67]

My desk phone:

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Sarah this Andy over at ta courthouse can yo get me Gomer on the line? (even though he had a rotary phone for some reason he was always asking Sarah to get him people ... talk about your white privilege!)

But still beats Hooterville

 

[Ahi Ka]

@woodsroad what is warhorse 2???

 

[dsturg369]

For special orders.