From: | Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com> |
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To: | Gavin Flower <GavinFlower(at)archidevsys(dot)co(dot)nz>, Jerry Sievers <gsievers19(at)comcast(dot)net> |
Cc: | John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices |
Date: | 2015-08-26 00:32:24 |
Message-ID: | 55DD0918.6000704@aklaver.com |
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On 08/25/2015 05:21 PM, Gavin Flower wrote:
> On 26/08/15 11:34, Adrian Klaver wrote:
> [...]
>>>>
>>>> Agreed, but it happens. When Lowes took over a local hardware
>>>> chain(Eagles) here in Washington state they moved very quickly on
>>>> changing the account numbers. The company I worked for who supplied
>>>> Eagles and then Lowes sat on a check for $22,000 that was sent to us
>>>> in error because the account numbers got switched. We called them when
>>>> we got the check, but it still took them six months to own up to it.
>>>
>>> DOH!
>>>
>>> Next time a screwball outfit sends you a check for $22k erroneously just
>>> go deposit it :-)
>>
>> Well that is what I wanted to do, the owner overruled me:(. Something
>> about Lowes having more lawyers then we did. The strange part was we
>> called them and told them what had happened and supplied the relevant
>> information that explained the mix up. You would have thought us
>> calling to return a check that was supposed to be to us would have
>> raised a flag!
> [...]
>
> Many years ago a department store credited our account with a refund for
> about $150, which obviously was not meant for us - we had never bought
> that item!
>
> They replied, essentially saying we we were due the refund.
>
> We sent a letter yet again, explaining the problem, and saying we were
> not entitled.
>
> They then sent used a check for the amount, which we cashed, feeling we
> had done our best to help them & that we could not be bothered wasting
> more time trying to sort things out for them!
I have seen this enough to think either companies would rather take the
loss then admit the mistake or employees don't care because it is not
their money.
>
> I think any judge would laugh them out of court!
>
>
>
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Adrian Klaver
adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com
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