And a 4th email, this one to confirm my subscription to some GFM List. On Apr 1, 2014, at 9:14 AM, Stanley Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote:
> The greyed screen with spinning thingie was still going after 8 hours. Even > if I closed the browser, shut down the browser, and then restarted, it just > kept on spinning. I finally switched to another computer, tried again that > way, and used a different credit card. Whatever the reason, this time it > worked. I’ve only received 3 emails so far, a Purchase Confirmation, a > Registration Confirmation, and an Order Invoice. As far as I can tell, they > all relate to the same purchase - i.e. I won’t have multiple charges. > > stan > > On Apr 1, 2014, at 8:36 AM, John <johnsess...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> I dunno. I've had problems with the on-line registration EVERY TIME >> since they went over to using it. At one point I got the grayed out >> screen & spinning whatever-it-is too. The server goes live at midnight, >> but there's no one monitoring it to make sure it's actually working. >> >> If they're not going to have someone around to fix the inevitable >> problems when it goes live at midnight, I don't understand why they >> don't set it up to go live at 8:00 am when there's someone going to be >> there. >> >> It appears to be fixed now. I was able to place my order this morning. >> I've gotten 5 emails from Grandfather Mountain since I successfully >> registered 15 minutes ago, TWO of them being confirmations that I'm >> registered. >> >> I will be checking my statements closely to be sure that doesn't mean >> I'm going to be charged for the failed attempts last night. >> >> I got charged twice last year, but I sent Landis an email & she had it >> fixed within 24 hours. >> >> >> On 4/1/2014 2:06 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >>> I think you broke it John. I got as far as the Place Order button. >>> After that (for an hour now) I just get a greyed out screen and a >>> spinning boomerang or whatever. I tried closing the window, coming >>> back into the site. When I tried to place an order, it recognized >>> me, updated my order from one ticket to two, and the wheel kept on >>> spinning… >>> >>> I know know Mark said that registration starts in the morning, but >>> the site clearly says it is open at midnight and all the links are >>> live and work properly right up until Place Order which puts you in >>> limbo. >>> >>> stan >>> >>> On Apr 1, 2014, at 12:32 AM, John <johnsess...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Registration *DID* go live at Midnight EDT as indicated on the >>>> Grandfather Mountain Web Site. >>>> >>>> And just like it's been every year I've tried to register, the >>>> on-line registration is *EFFED* *UP* >>>> >>>> It's currently telling me that: >>>> >>>>> Sorry, shipping is unavailable to the United States (US). If you >>>>> require assistance or wish to make alternate arrangements please >>>>> contact us. >>>> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
