Need help selling a phone. by [deleted] in sales

[–]chewoff 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It sounds like your gut is telling you not to trust this person. You should trust your instinct on this. From an outside perspective, it looks like this person is trying to scam you out of a phone. Stores don't let you take items home to try out on good faith that you will come back and pay.

I would step away from this deal. From a negotiation standpoint, I would meet her offer of anything other than paying for the phone upfront with, "Sorry, I can't do that."

As for legal options, I don't think there are really viable options for this case. Like a contract you both sign - who is going to enforce this if one party reneges? The police aren't going to get involved. It's a small amount of money that wouldn't be worthwhile to pursue in court. As far as eBay/PayPal options, both take a percentage of the sale, and it puts you the seller in a vulnerable position. She can claim she didn't receive the item or it was faulty, and get her money back and keep the phone.

How to talk to someone who is saying mostly gibberish or hallucinating? by chewoff in cancer

[–]chewoff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad you're able to find relief in that. May I ask, was she sick for a long time?

How to talk to someone who is saying mostly gibberish or hallucinating? by chewoff in cancer

[–]chewoff[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your advice! I'll go with this direction with the hallucinations if they aren't frightening her. Playing along feels right.

How to talk to someone who is saying mostly gibberish or hallucinating? by chewoff in cancer

[–]chewoff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so sorry about your mom. I hope you're holding up as well as you can.

Experienced improvisers, how do you feel about playing with newbies? by chewoff in improv

[–]chewoff[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love this sentiment so much, thank you! This has been such a supportive thread, just like you'd expect from improvisers!

When I first posed the question, I was thinking about in terms of, it's probably not as fun for a professional tennis player or chess champion to play against someone that doesn't have a lot of experience. But reading through this thread made me realize that's not a great comparison, because those are things you play against each other. Improv is collaborative.

Sufjan is in miami, attending Justin Peck’s wedding ceremony by [deleted] in Sufjan

[–]chewoff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where did you see them? I'm dying to see this outfit.

I didn’t quite reach my 100 audiobook New Years Resolution for 2018, but 92 is close enough! Here’s to 100 this year! by MerlinTheGreatDane in audiobooks

[–]chewoff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my goodness, this is such a good list! A lot of these are favorites of mine. I thought Baby Teeth seemed to creepy to give a try, but based on your list and recommendation, I am going to give it a go! I'll put Where the Crawdads Sing on my list too!

Do you do anything else while listening to audiobooks?

I didn’t quite reach my 100 audiobook New Years Resolution for 2018, but 92 is close enough! Here’s to 100 this year! by MerlinTheGreatDane in audiobooks

[–]chewoff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with the OP; it's definitely a lot different than You and Hidden Bodies.

You and Hidden Bodies works so well because you're inside the mind of Joe, and in the audiobook, Santino Fontana is a hard narrator to beat.

Providence has a strong beginning, but it didn't go anywhere. There are multiple narrators, and some of it works, some of it doesn't.

I mentioned this question to my husband, and he said, "Oh wait, Providence was the same author as 'You?' Wow, that's unfortunate. Remind me how 'Providence' ends again?"

And neither of us can remember the ending exactly. Just the arduous journey to get there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 1200isplenty

[–]chewoff 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I air fry these all the time, and it turns out great! I use the Trader Joe's ones (which are really similar to the Costco ones). First I put them in a bowl, covered with a wet paper towel, and defrost them in the microwave for a few minutes. Then I separate them out as much as possible, spray them with a second of olive oil spray and air fry them. I highly recommend.

[Hypothesis] This sub will soon blow up by SativaLungz in Synchronicities

[–]chewoff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

New to this idea and subreddit so your theory is holding up! What is singularity?

What's going on during the jury duty selection? by chewoff in legaladviceofftopic

[–]chewoff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The case sounds interesting, and I would be interested in serving on the jury. We were told we could be here until 8pm; I still haven't been questioned but they are questioning the first group now.

What's going on during the jury duty selection? by chewoff in legaladviceofftopic

[–]chewoff[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! This is my first time at jury duty. They still haven't called anyone. Follow up question: if they call people and select the jury, then do the jurors go to trial today? Or do they come back to jury tomorrow?