Can anyone help with an order?

AspDotNetDev

Fabio Franco wrote:

Mind you?

Yep! Not a snowball's chance in HFIL of me giving my number out to somebody I've never met in person.

Flummery:

This is not the age of reason, this is the age of flummery, and the day of the devious approach. Reason’s gone into the backrooms where it works to devise means by which people can be induced to emote in the desired direction.

OriginalGriff

5! Sensible man! I don't give mine to people I do know if I can help it. The last time a boss of mine got the number (he did need it that time, I admit) I changed it the following weekend.

Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

Fabio Franco

Sorry for asking :( I guess I'm too used with the receptiveness of my own culture...

OriginalGriff

I don't think it's a "cultural receptiveness" thing: I think it's a "I get enough crap already, I don't need more marketing droids getting my information" thing. It sure is with me, and the local culture is very open and helpful. Heck, it takes twenty to thirty minutes to buy a bit of meat for supper - and that may involve making tea for the butcher...

Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

Albert Holguin

hahaha, great answer!

HimanshuJoshi

Unless you have some relative or someone who trusts you is in US, the chances of someone doing that are slim.

Fabio Franco

I understand, but I think you may be missing how brazilian culture is and I really encourage you to put Brazil on your next vacation plans ;P You might be surprised how you get received here, it is really different then everywhere else. I've lived in US for an year, so I know the culture a bit. I know many people that lives or has been in many places around the world, and believe me, here it is different, you gotta see for yourself. But I do understand your point, in a country where the junk mail was born I can perfectly understand the defensiveness. It was a long shot, I'm really getting tired of just trying to order a laptop for 5 days now and I think I went for too long of a shot. Curse Dell for having such a requirement, it could've been so easy if they just took the money my credit card bank was giving them and didn't need to call me on a us number.

Fabio Franco

It would save a lot of effort too. The DELL reps asked me if had one there. If only had my host family number yet... I lost it I could call them and ask, but that's not the case... I completely lost the stuff when I moved here in Brazil

OriginalGriff

They are probably trying to protect themselves - and you - from shipping a system on a stolen credit card!

Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

wizardzz

OriginalGriff wrote:

The last time a boss of mine got the number (he did need it that time, I admit) I changed it the following weekend.

I've considered that before, but chances are the weekend after that you'll be changing jobs

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wizardzz

Alright, let's cut to the point: What's in it for us? Warm feelings don't count, I get enough of those from cleaning my weapons.

"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!" — Hunter S. Thompson

HimanshuJoshi

Oh, tough luck dude! Can you do something like order when you come here and take a quick shipment option? Otherwise your last resort would be to go to a store and pick one up.

HimanshuJoshi

wizardzz wrote:

Warm feelings

wizardzz wrote:

cleaning my weapons

we are still talking about Guns right? :~

Fabio Franco

If that was the case, why amazon and many others don't do that? And stolen credit cards take only a call to cancel the card and the bank will not approve the billing, problem solved. And even if the card does not get cancelled, it's the credit card company the responsibility for the billing, there's no need to worry, if the credit gets approved the problem is out of their hands and it becomes the customer and the bank's problem. This is the first time ever I buy something with a credit card and it's necessary to call me back to confirm.

Fabio Franco

The same thing we usually get here, fellow CPians helping other fellow CPians :) I can offer my articles for your education ;)

OriginalGriff

He was asked when I gave it to him: "Do you pay the bill on this? If not, then don't keep the number." A month later he was furious when he tried to call me and it didn't work! It wasn't an important call, it could have waited until the next day, or he could have run on the land line. But, because he had "my mobile number" he used it.

Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

Chris Meech

If you are staying at a hotel while in the states, perhaps the hotel may accomadate your request. It's a long shot, but might be worth a try. :)

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wizardzz

My boss here wants me to use my personal phone for e-mail and text responses and alerts, I pretty much had the same response, though he has my number already.

"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!" — Hunter S. Thompson

wizardzz

Sure, yeah, firearms...:suss:

"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!" — Hunter S. Thompson

wizardzz

Fabio Franco wrote:

I can offer my articles for your education

Is this taking on an adult theme? :omg:

"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!" — Hunter S. Thompson