Just went to a website to buy a sauce pan and upon entering the site it prompted me to give them an email for "15% off on your first purchase and free shipping on purchases over $49".

So I order the pan and upon checkout it asks for shipping preferences. One option is 3 day shipping (for no charge (keep in mind I haven't entered the promo code yet)) and next day shipping for $17.99 (remember that price). The pan itself is $350 (with lid).

I go through the checkout process and enter the promo code when prompted.

When it re-calculates my total it shows...

$350 for the pan.

$38.69 for shipping.

-$38.69 (because of the promo code)

$27.xx sales tax

Total - $377.xx

No 15% discount and shipping fees waved for a shipping option that originally didn't cost money (3 day shipping) but now is more than the price of overnight shipping.

What.The.Fuck!?

On the phone with costumer service and so far three different people have said there's nothing they can do.

Just lost (stolen) my really good sauce pan, bought one at Costco (for $19.99) and it's a piece of fucking garbage.

Yeah, I'll probably spend ~ $3-4K on cookware this year.

If you don't understand i can't help you.

I find the cookware I want, the price is irrelevant.

Sounds like my wife has a sister I didn't know about! Ms. eb once spent an hour on the phone trying to get a $1.99 scam charge removed from our credit card. When (to my amazement) she couldn't get satisfaction she handed me the phone with a steely glance and told me to get a hold of the manager. I would've let it go, but her eyes reflected an angry sea and a cold, bleak sky - my mission was clear. An hour later I got the charge removed, the sun emerged, puffy white clouds dotted a blue sky, songbirds cavorted.

Two effing hours to get a $1.99 charge removed, but household harmony is priceless.

Carpe emptor my friend. Carpe emptor.

Or as my mammy used to say 'a bird in the hand is good for the gander.'

I'm not what you'd consider a "foodie" and the meals I cook at home aren't really what one would call "fine" dining. But I do cook and I like to to cook. And I like to cook more when I'm using quality tools. And when I'm happy about cooking and using quality equipment I make food that is better. To me it's worth it.

Since I've been using the Costco pan I've been pissed. Sure it cleans easy but the heat is so uneven that I can cook three eggs in one pan simultaneously and have one come out over easy, one over medium and one over hard.

I really don't spend much money on most things.

I don't skimp on cooking ware, knives, surfboards, wetsuits, work boots.

Since I've been using the Costco pan I've been pissed. Sure it cleans easy but the heat is so uneven that I can cook three eggs in one pan simultaneously and have one come out over easy, one over medium and one over hard.

You would usually get

Carpe emptor my friend. Carpe emptor.

that's 'grab the buyer'

caveat emptor

Coming up with a good metaphor like that is not easy - like pulling hen's teeth.

BLeP wrote:

What?!? Since when?