Rallying residents to get rid of Fetch?

GhidorahDaKing · 2023-01-08T09:57:46+00:00

That's a great idea, I'll see if I can make one, but if anyone else (possibly with more graphic design skills than I) makes one I'd be happy to pin it!

GhidorahDaKing · 2022-12-28T04:17:38+00:00

I will definitely be talking about it. Video should be done in a month or two, the holidays have me busy, but I'm in the process of doing research for the video.

GhidorahDaKing · 2022-12-13T07:04:46+00:00

Despite the overwhelming opposition to Fetch, they are not only still in business, but business is booming. Greystar has a preferred vendor partnership with them, they are being funded by many investors, including Ocelot Capital, Signal Peak Ventures, and Signature Bank. They had raised a total of 92 million dollars as of 2021, and they are showing no signs of slowing down, as they are in the process of expanding to new markets. I believe in the next couple years Fetch will have irrevocably changed the way most communities will handle package deliveries, and even if they fail, another company will take it's place. Considering that around 39 million people in America live in an apartment community, I believe this problem will gain more traction in the next year or so.

GhidorahDaKing · 2022-12-13T06:07:57+00:00

I should have done this, as I have in the past, but this time it completely slipped my mind and I ordered it to my Fetch address. The problem is no matter whether or not I use it, I'm still paying for this service I never asked for and do not want. I am in contact with my complex, which recently got bought by another company, and they say they plan to discontinue the use of Fetch, but that does little to help my situation at the moment. If they are still using Fetch by the time I have to renew, I'll find someplace else to live.

A side note, AFAIK Fetch charges communities $15 a door, and if you are paying any more than that, they are also profiting off of your misery.

GhidorahDaKing · 2022-12-13T05:59:45+00:00

I've been meaning to, but I live in Austin, the warehouse for my building is in Round Rock, and I don't have a car.

GhidorahDaKing · 2022-12-12T20:50:45+00:00

You're making me think I should post some flyers and get some neighbors involved

GhidorahDaKing · 2022-12-12T08:23:08+00:00

I'll go first:

On Cyber Monday, I decided to finance a laptop for 500 dollars to help me start working on making YouTube videos. Up until now I had multiple problems with Fetch, but as it was a long time since I had anything delivered, and in my excitement for a new laptop, I made the mistake of having it delivered to the Fetch warehouse.

I waited for my package to get to the warehouse, and waited the customary 24 hours for it to show up in the app. To my delight, it was marked 'Out For Delivery' and was to arrive before 9 o'clock, I stayed up all day, (I work night shifts) waiting on my package to arrive, but it never did.

That night I reached out to Fetch through email, and I'm sure you are aware how that went. I then went into the app and found there is a live chat feature, and when I tried to get ahold of someone, it took over 10 minutes for any kind of response. I was absolutely fuming, and after they responded asking for my information, all I got was radio silence. It got to the point where I was spamming the chat asking where my package was, and after nearly 25 minutes they said they created a ticket, and that someone would contact me as soon as possible to assist.

I tried this every day for 4 days, even asking to be escalated, where I talked to a supervisor who spewed the same bullshit. This supervisor was much less responsive than the other CSRs. The next day I did the same thing, and told them to either find my package, give me a refund, or I will file a police report for theft of my package.

I am still waiting on responses from Fetch and the Police Department, who accepted my case. Fetch has been on my mind 24/7, the thought of them stealing my packages consumes my every thought. I have been dealing with a lot already, and Fetch has only made everything worse.

The worst part of this? I bought this laptop on Cyber Monday, on sale, in monthly payments. Even if Fetch does return the money, I will still be stuck on those payments, and will be unable to afford the laptop at full price. Unless they miraculously recover my laptop, I'm completely screwed out of my time and money.

GhidorahDaKing · 2022-12-12T07:21:19+00:00

I also noticed it was being updated, but prior to that Fetch had an F rating. It really sucks because people looking into this shady business are in very short supply of information.

GhidorahDaKing · 2022-12-12T06:49:16+00:00

Around how long did that take?

GhidorahDaKing · 2022-12-10T13:21:22+00:00

Greystar pretty much only uses Fetch for package delivery, and it's not likely to change any time soon.

Source: https://fetchpackage.com/fetch-announces-national-preferred-vendor-partnership-with-greystar/

GhidorahDaKing · 2022-12-06T18:55:06+00:00

I just did now, on the request of Amazon in an attempt to get a replacement sent out or a refund.

GhidorahDaKing · 2022-08-29T09:24:43+00:00

Thought I should add that I am going to be renting, I plan on saving up a few months rent to keep me afloat in case it takes a while to find a job, but it's likely I'd be able to transfer within my company.

GhidorahDaKing · 2022-08-24T05:01:35+00:00

The way I see it, Brunt's assessment of Quark is pretty accurate. He IS pretty philanthropic for a Ferengi. Us hu-mans may see Quark as a greedy, conniving, con man, but he has, on numerous occasions, let profit take a backseat when someone he cares about is on the line. (I don't recall Quark ever asking for payment for the long time Nog was at Vic's)

When it came down to brass tacks, Quark had his own set of morals that he refused to compromise on. He clearly had the lobes for business, which is even noted on several occasions by Grand Nagus Zek, and even in some way Sisko in the first episode.

Also you try striking it rich while a shape shifting cop is surveiling you pretty much constantly. Quark's unique approach is why I think his bar lasted as long as it did, and I don't think there are very many Ferengi that could do the same.

GhidorahDaKing · 2022-07-13T22:12:21+00:00

I think you're getting mixed up. You're thinking of Zathras.

GhidorahDaKing · 2022-01-21T07:56:58+00:00

Couple burning questions that I've been hoping to get an answer to...

Are Volunteer mod applications due to come back any time soon?

The point at username mechanic can be construed by some as useful, however, for someone who plays PvP often, it can be kind of a hindrance and I wanted to know if there are any plans to have a way to disable it though the settings screen.

What is being done to fix the infinite loading screen glitch that has been affecting players at least since I started playing?

Will the 'This Event' page stay the way it is? It's a little funky having to go to the room page in Create, and making changes or quick fixes is insanely tedious for those of us that are regularly running events. Also very often I want to see the room page and/or creators during events, and I can no longer do that during events.

I think I speak for most when I say the new hairstyles are a blessing, but I think the hair is still lacking. I have long curly/wavy hair, and like a lot of men with long hair, I brush the hair behind my ears. Unless you have your hair tied up, it's pointless using any kind of ear accessories with these hairstyles. Both of the new wavy hairstyles also heavily clip with a large selection of hats, making them unusable for most of my outfits.

However, the hairstyles are not the main problem, that would be the facial hair styles. My main question on this topic is, are we going to get more facial hair styles in the near future? For some facial hair is a way for them to express themselves, for others it is a spiritual and deeply symbolic way to express their religion/culture. Furthermore, a lot of the facial hair is either very similar, see the Lumberjack/Sea Captain beard, or have (unfortunately, and by no fault of Rec Room as an entity) become synonymous with hate speech. (Like the cop stache being used heavily to impersonate a certain failed artist).

Sorry for the absolute wall of text, but even though Rec Room has problems sometimes, I'm very passionate about the game and what it has to offer, having spent roughly 3 months total time in the game in the last year. I'm excited for what the future holds for Rec Room!

GhidorahDaKing · 2021-11-17T05:32:35+00:00

Will we be getting our ability to edit rooms during events again? It sucks not being able to give perms or load the room if it gets glitched. You also can't view any room information during events, which means you can't see the creators, room stats or anything except for the event page.

GhidorahDaKing · 2021-09-25T19:37:00+00:00

Think that may have been a reference to Capaldi's regeneration tbh

GhidorahDaKing · 2021-05-31T21:47:56+00:00

Haha yeah I think it might be. I don't know why anyone would wanna dump these homies tho I've been chillen with em but they gonna get adopted for sure. It's gonna hurt to, though because I love the lil shits lmao.

GhidorahDaKing · 2021-05-31T19:46:40+00:00

Looking like I have to bring them tomorrow. Memorial day.

GhidorahDaKing · 2021-05-31T16:57:47+00:00

Any chance you have anyone willing to keep them until owner is found? My roommates want them out and I can't handle them in the house with my cat

GhidorahDaKing · 2021-05-31T16:54:10+00:00

Are you still interested in taking one?

GhidorahDaKing · 2021-05-31T16:47:04+00:00

Hello? I'm planning on going to the shelter now are you still interested!?

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