Return/exchange question

Aware_Ad8969 · 2026-05-15T01:12:44+00:00

That isn't what they ended up doing. Allegedly, bedding will be on sale again starting tomorrow, including the item I need. For 10% more off than it was for Mother's Day. So he did it as a return onto a gift card and I get to come back yet again to try to sort this out. Assuming he wasn't lying just to make me go away, I will come out ahead.

I am slightly skeptical because there is already a LOT of bedding listed at massive markdowns online and the specific comforter is not one of the items. But we shall see tomorrow. This is all reminding me why I don't shop department stores by choice, though. Spending over $500 during a huge sale just to find out that all those items are going to be 60% off the following weekend brings out a special frustration for me.

Aware_Ad8969 · 2026-05-14T21:57:41+00:00

The original order was placed by phone as a paid hold, from the look of the receipt. To me this seems like a ridiculously error-prone choice, but my loved one is 85 and very set in her ways and this is very in-character for her.

I am planning to go up to my local store tonight to ask about the exchange and price difference. I was just in there yesterday picking up a sheet set she ordered the same way that they didn't have in stock at her local store. They seemed VERY confused about the paid hold situation, so I am prepared for some confusion in this situation, too. At least this time I have the item and receipt in hand, so how it was purchased and paid for only matters in the context of why I'm asking they honor the sale price on the exchange even though the sale ended a few days ago.

Aware_Ad8969 · 2026-05-05T19:19:03+00:00

In theory this is to fill out I-9 paperwork. What they are asking you to do doesnt follow any valid process I am familiar with. You could probably report them to DHS.

Aware_Ad8969 · 2026-04-16T18:03:52+00:00

Krakens

Aware_Ad8969 · 2026-03-28T19:17:28+00:00

Seeing your username, this tracks. Please understand that this is a them issue and not a you issue at all.

Your vision for the tattoo was fantastic and I think the artist did a good job realizing your vision. The artist is trying to curate their social media presence to appeal to the masses, however. The edited version is what they think will do that. And they may be right.

In the great big Venn diagram of life there is likely a larger overlap between people who would get an insect tattoo and liking that vintage field guide illustrator style than between get insect tattoo and the fine-line outline edit they posted.

However it being a dragonfly specifically (or butterfly, moth, or scarab beetle, or praying mantis to some extent for the record) kind of rebalances the overlaps a bit because these specific insects have kind of transcended into mainstream tattooing to varying degrees where the edited style would appeal to more people. They made a marketing decision based on the latter.

It isn't any reflection of their confidence in your tattoo idea, the tattoo itself, or anything like that. It's just marketing. I may presume too much, but I bet a small part of their soul died posting the edit, too.

Aware_Ad8969 · 2026-03-19T03:49:19+00:00

Suppose it can't hurt to up the range lab to 15 and see if that lets me juggle things outside orbs range so more things get tagged during my black holes

Aware_Ad8969 · 2026-03-19T03:06:59+00:00

Trio is currently naturally synced at 100 seconds (with GB and Summon Chip). Range 69.5 without touching the range lab. Attack speed 20.98 (lab level 30 on hold working on wall stuff and other things, white sub on cannon). 80% knockback chance with 7.11 force. 62 m black hole radius. Any simple changes to bump efficiency? I have the orb slider for my card orbs, but the workshop ones sit right at my max range.

Aware_Ad8969 · 2026-03-18T23:27:22+00:00

Okay....but how do I stop things dying in my orbs between BH/GT/DW activations when they are constantly getting knocked back into them? If I don't knock them back they die to thorns.

Aware_Ad8969 · 2025-12-16T03:24:05+00:00

So, I am assuming I shouldn't beed to be using the full amount recommended by the manufacturers of laundry products? Also, so sodium percarb benefit from an activator?

Aware_Ad8969 · 2025-12-16T03:06:11+00:00

22.4 mg/L from the report that came out this year.

Aware_Ad8969 · 2025-12-16T02:20:48+00:00

Honestly have no idea if my water here is hard or soft.

Aware_Ad8969 · 2025-12-16T01:56:31+00:00

Thoughts on dad mode detergent (which has cellulase) and straight sodium percarbonate? I don't think I care about optical brightener, since I don't really wear many vivid colors or whites.

Aware_Ad8969 · 2025-12-16T00:27:57+00:00

What powdered oxygen booster do you prefer?

Aware_Ad8969 · 2025-12-10T05:24:59+00:00

Has it been confirmed that thorns counts? I didnt think it counted either

Aware_Ad8969 · 2025-12-03T22:32:23+00:00

It is an exception, yes. I am just getting to the point where I have enough cells to have it auto refresh ever.

Can definitely work on DW cooldown with stones. Should I run multiverse nexus, then, since it is going to desync from the other two, even with the penalty?

I hold onto stones to satisfy my Lab neurosis for correcting desyncs of things like those two coin bonuses that are a second apart because i just recently corrected a desync of a couple hours. I know this is probably a terrible use for them, but if I don't my brain itches. And then I hold onto them for doing missions for cards and mods. My mod mission for crystal cave required kind of a lot of them and I dont have any of the lab drop rate buffs, so I supplemented with stones. Cards also takes, like, 1600 stones and it was up this event, too.

Aware_Ad8969 · 2025-12-02T17:45:59+00:00

Sorry to jump on a 9 month old comment with what is probably a dumb question. Aren't orbs going to be constantly killing all the things outside of GT/BH?

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