[Mikey01]

Uh! Where was this ad listed? And do you post an e-mail address so we can ask you about shipping and things like that?

 

[plainsong]

No, people don't know how to read anymore. I see it all the time. Someone asks me a question about one of the skins my husband has at his website, and it turns out the answer was either on the homepage, or in the instructions. I'll type out a thorough answer, only for them to have read the first paragraph. The really funny ones are those that are angry at you because they didn't read the system requirements.

Then on forums we see it all the time. Someone writes a review, makes an argument, tells a story, whatever, backed up with evidence or examples or qualifications... and you'll get a bunch of idiots accusing the poster of leaving out this that or the other, or putting words in the poster's post that weren't there to begin with..

Just today, I'm planning a trip to the UK for my husband and his brother. His brother needs to go for some kind of treatments to make sure that the brain tumor that was removed for the 3rd time doesn't grow back yet again. Anyway, I type out the story to my husband, whose at work, on IM.

At the end he's asking me to restate things I've already said. I paused for a second and said:

Can you read?

Honestly, it's not like he can't scroll back.

But no one will read this post either.

 

[PinkFloyd]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Todd R Shipping outside of the US is a flat $2.50 for the small items. I have a button on the page for those items that you can click to order. Anything else I carry, just E mail me and I'll get you a shipping quote once I have a country and weight to work with.

I was being sarcastic.

 

[Todd R]

Quote:

Originally Posted by PinkFloyd I was being sarcastic.

Really?
Guess I'm slow today.

 

[greenhorn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Todd R I have some ads at Audiogon that I run every month. In my ads it states: ***FREE US Shipping**** PayPal address "traudio@mwconnections.com" Or visit the INFO LINK to be taken to my web page where you may place a credit card order. VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV VVVVVVVVVVV At least twice a week someone E mails me asking: "How much is shipping to zip code XXXXX" "I'd like to buy this part, how do I order?" Is there something unclear about my ad, or are people just to lazy to read it all? (The info link is at the bottom of every Audiogon ad) TR

Like... your ad is unclear!

Hu huh... hu huh huh hu!...

Cool!

 

[PinkFloyd]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Todd R Really? Guess I'm slow today.

Well, yes

Having said that it's interesting to note that you only charge $2.50 to ship to the UK..... very reasonable.

 

[Edwood]

Todd, you should respond by saying, "well, it's free for everyone that reads my ad, but for you, $20. "

-Ed

 

[Todd R]

Quote:

Originally Posted by PinkFloyd Well, yes Having said that it's interesting to note that you only charge $2.50 to ship to the UK..... very reasonable.

Yeah well it's a non-profit organization.


Not on purpose, it just turns out that way

 

[skyline889]

I have the same problem, people just don't seem to like to, or care for that matter to read the whole ad fully anymore, that's probably why you see a rising number of complaints on eBay. People just aren't reading the descriptions.

 

[iSleipnir]

Quote:

Common Sense, aka C.S., lived a long life, but died from heart failure at the brink of the millennium. No one really knows how old he was, his birth records were long ago entangled in miles and miles of bureaucratic red tape. Known affectionately to close friends as Horse Sense and Sound Thinking, he selflessly devoted himself to a life of service in homes, schools, hospitals and offices, helping folks get jobs done without a lot of fanfare, whooping and hollering. Rules and regulations and petty, frivolous lawsuits held no power over C.S. A most reliable sage, he was credited with cultivating the ability to know when to come in out of the rain, the discovery that the early bird gets the worm and how to take the bitter with the sweet. C.S. also developed sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn), reliable parenting strategies (the adult is in charge, not the kid) and prudent dietary plans (offset eggs and bacon with a little fiber and orange juice). A veteran of the Industrial Revolution, the Great Depression, the Technological Revolution and the Smoking Crusades, C.S. survived sundry cultural and educational trends including disco, the men's movement, body piercing, whole language and new math. C.S.'s health began declining in the late 1960s when he became infected with the If-It-Feels-Good, Do-It virus. In the following decades his waning strength proved no match for the ravages of overbearing federal and state rules and regulations and an oppressive tax code. C.S. was sapped of strength and the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband, criminals received better treatment than victims and judges stuck their noses in everything from Boy Scouts to professional baseball and golf. His deterioration accelerated as schools implemented zero-tolerance policies. Reports of 6-year-old boys charged with sexual harassment for kissing classmates, a teen suspended for taking a swig of Scope mouthwash after lunch, girls suspended for possessing Midol and an honor student expelled for having a table knife in her school lunch were more than his heart could endure. As the end neared, doctors say C.S. drifted in and out of logic but was kept informed of developments regarding regulations on low-flow toilets and mandatory air bags. Finally, upon hearing about a government plan to ban inhalers from 14 million asthmatics due to a trace of a pollutant that may be harmful to the environment, C.S. breathed his last. Services will be at Whispering Pines Cemetery. C.S. was preceded in death by his wife, Discretion; one daughter, Responsibility; and one son, Reason. He is survived by two step-brothers, Half-Wit and Dim-Wit. Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Institute for Rational Thought. Farewell, Common Sense. May you rest in peace.

Thats how I see it.

 

[johnjac]

 

[rickcr42]

 

[JahJahBinks]

Run Dick Run!

I love that movie.

edit: it's see dick run.

To improve reading, get some GRE practice books and do all the reading comprehension questions until you are sick at the sight of paper and ink.