Ray Well, if you havent dont do it unless you have to. See, out here in the sticks we dont have sort fo quick get in the car and drive over book shops so I found exclusive books and thought man, I had so much fun at the exlusives in Hillbrow years ago I feel to bond with them a bit again. So I ordered a book recommended far and wide by guitar builders as just about the mutt's nuts for research and background (becasue I'm wanting to check out building acoustic instruments you see, because I was thinking to myself that there is another oke in the same field as me who does it so maybe I can to, maybe not but unless I have a crack at it how will I know?). And it even cost a bit more than Amazon or Take2 would've. This was last week. And I payed for it. So I get this mail which says good we've got your order, now pay for it or it lies until you do. So I send them a mail, a nice mail saying plse check your stuff because the money is in your account people. Fokol! So today, I get up and decide to check online to see what is happening because I need to start doing the planning and stuff and research and all so I can start building these guitars becasue I'm getting old you see, and if I take the jump I'd like to squeeze a couple in before the big sleep ne. Well, I work in IT technical but how that happened is anyone's guess because I'm not technical hey. But anyway, I can do a bit of the old Unix shit and pointy clicky stuff and find my way around (except for HC's new format which they tried to get going but I dont feel bad about that because just about everyone there kicked up a moer of a stink). But to track your order on exclusive's site is also a bit of a challenge because you click on the where is my order button and it choons you which order? we cant find an order so you must either log in or pull yourself together. so I log off and login again and go thru it again but it does the same. So I call them - no answer for a long time - no answer at all. About five times thru the day I called them with the same thing. So just a while back I get an answer and I ask this very tired sounding chic what's happening and she says she cant find the order but will phone me back tomorrow. So I dont know what's going on. But anyway, I didnt realize this was going to go on for so long but I typed it and I'm not going to scrap it or delete so if you read it I guess I'll have to buy you a beer or a chocolate or something sometime.
chris77 ? Ray, you're writing reminds me of Spike Milligan. Lank k@k about your order, but I will be lying if I said I didn't enjoy that.
Bob-Dubery Ja. I tried Exclusive Books a while back and the whole thing was so bad and clumsy that I just gave up. Luckily I hadn't actually clicked the "pay" button. Ray, best to get on the blower to the credit card company and cancel that transaction. Also see if you can get hold of EB's head office and have a good chat with the PR person. It's not a South African thing this. I've used Kalahari and Take 2 and have had very good service.
Ray Ya sorry that was a bit long winded but I was at home all day and lonely so I needed to talk to someone. Sorry. Kalahari and Take2 I've used and I do because I guess the business keeps them going and it has been good. Takes long but it gets here.
Bob-Dubery Ray wrote Ya sorry that was a bit long winded but I was at home all day and lonely so I needed to talk to someone. Sorry. Don't apologise for owing me a beer.
singemonkey I use www.loot.co.za mostly. Exculsive's store prices are such an insane rip-off that it never occurred to me to order from them online. No wonder South Africans don't read. How the hell could they afford books before the internets.
FatBoy Hahaha, I digged that, I'll take an Amstel Quart! I use Kalahari almost all the time, never had an issue
