[Zappa-List] ZFT - They're everywhere you're going to be...

2005-02-22 Thread SOFA






Joe's Corsage - 
$12.00
Joe's Domage - $13.00
QuAUDIOPHILIAc - $20.00
Standard Shipping- $8.95
Store Credit - 
$4.00
Total to ZFT - $49.95
Priority Mail w/ Delivery Confirmation - $5.00
Telephone Calls to B.S.'s answering machine - 
$7.00
Telephone Call to B.S.'s attendant - $1.05
Overdrawn Checking Account Fee - $25.00
Copy of Cancelled Check from Bank - $2.00
Total out-of-pocket Expense for 3 FZ releases - 
$90.00
Number of days since order was placed (and not shipped) - 
118+
5 unanswered requests for help 
via "Barfko-Swill athletic 
support form"- worthless
1 email from Gail 'explaining' what happened - 
priceless???

"Jack,We're on it. Thanks for writing to me. I will 
look into the details and get back to you as soon as I can next week. 
I just wanted you to know that we will honor the discount. The check 
turned up mysteriously only recently. Let's just say there is no 
accounting for finding mail behind the copier - as it happens, we've even 
had this excuse from customers that said they hadn't received their goods - 
only to discover them behind their copier. Maybe machines are taking 
over.So, we did deposit your check earlier this month. As you 
might understand we have to wait for the bank to tell us it cleared - and we 
only got this information from our bank very recently. So, if your 
order has not already been processed it will be as soon as we reopen 
next week. As for the phones, we are dark on Mondays. We've also 
had lots of computer  network issues since the rains which have been 
frightening for us sunny californians. Even today we were without 
power for most of the day.Thanks in advance for your patience and 
for your commitment to the Music of Frank Zappa.Music is the 
Best!gz"CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail 
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information contained in or attached tothis transmission is STRICTLY 
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immediately notify the sender. Please destroythe original transmission 
and its attachments without reading or saving inany manner. Thank 
you.(I'm tremblin' in my cushions)

On Feb 18, 2005, at 3:21 PM, SOFA wrote:Dear Gail,I hope this 
letter finds you well. I also hope that you can help me...I've been a fan of 
FZ's since the late 60's, and a supporter of the ZFT since his passing. I 
have legitimately purchased every release to this point (with the exception 
of Halloween). In October of '04, I placed an order for the two "Joe's" 
available, and the "Quadiopheliac" release. I received confirmation of the 
order on Oct. 27 (#19929). I called 818-Pumpkin to make sure that it was a) 
okay to pay by personal check, and b) to make sure that I could still 
receive the 'credit' I was promised from the pre-order of "FZ in OZ". The 
attendant I spoke with assured me it was okay, simply deduct the credit from 
my check - which I did.At the end of November, I had not received my 
order, nor could I get any info on it by checking the website (tracking 
#X2345). As it is extremely difficult - not to mention expensive - to 
get thru to a real person at the 818-Pumpkin, I tried the "Help Form" 
available at the website.I received no reply to my inquiry. I tried 
again two more times in the Month of December...I finally gave up, 
figuring that my check had gotten lost in the mail - even tho' it was sent 
priority mail with delivery confirmation (which told me that it had been 
delivered on the 2nd of November). Last week, I received a notice from my 
bank that my checking account was overdrawn. Upon investigating, I found out 
that the check written to Barfko Swill was cashed and cleared my bank on 
Feb. 4th. However, checking the website, I do not see that my order has been 
shipped...I have requested (and paid for) an image of my cancelled check; I 
expect it in a couple of days. The bank attendant told me the image had 
an account number (XXX) as the endorsement on the back.I've 
spent most of the day (and god knows how much money) trying to reach someone 
at 818-Pumpkin, to no avail. I have also submitted another Help Form 
(support #102322) regarding the situation, but considering the track 
record of Help Form that I've experienced, I don't hold out a lot of hope 
for an answer from those in charge of handling help requests.I know that 
you're not one to "steal" from the fans that support the ZFT, but I wonder 
about your employees... Can you help me? My faith in Barfko-Swill is at an 
all time low.I hope I have provided you enough information to check out the 
problem.Warmest Regards,Jack C. Oonk
Now I ask you: Does this kind of business look profitable to 
you?
SOFA


Re: [Zappa-List] ZFT - They're everywhere you're going to be...

2005-02-22 Thread Jim L






Umm good things come to them 
that waits?

Jim L 


- Original Message - 
From: SOFA 
To: the List ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 6:03 AM
Subject: [Zappa-List] ZFT - They're everywhere you're going to 
be...

Joe's Corsage - 
$12.00
Joe's Domage - $13.00
QuAUDIOPHILIAc - $20.00
Standard Shipping- $8.95
Store Credit - 
$4.00
Total to ZFT - $49.95
Priority Mail w/ Delivery Confirmation - $5.00
Telephone Calls to B.S.'s answering machine - 
$7.00
Telephone Call to B.S.'s attendant - $1.05
Overdrawn Checking Account Fee - $25.00
Copy of Cancelled Check from Bank - $2.00
Total out-of-pocket Expense for 3 FZ releases - 
$90.00
Number of days since order was placed (and not shipped) - 
118+
5 unanswered requests for help 
via "Barfko-Swill athletic 
support form"- worthless
1 email from Gail 'explaining' what happened - 
priceless???

"Jack,We're on it. Thanks for writing to me. I will 
look into the details and get back to you as soon as I can next week. 
I just wanted you to know that we will honor the discount. The check 
turned up mysteriously only recently. Let's just say there is no 
accounting for finding mail behind the copier - as it happens, we've even 
had this excuse from customers that said they hadn't received their goods - 
only to discover them behind their copier. Maybe machines are taking 
over.So, we did deposit your check earlier this month. As you 
might understand we have to wait for the bank to tell us it cleared - and we 
only got this information from our bank very recently. So, if your 
order has not already been processed it will be as soon as we reopen 
next week. As for the phones, we are dark on Mondays. We've also 
had lots of computer  network issues since the rains which have been 
frightening for us sunny californians. Even today we were without 
power for most of the day.Thanks in advance for your patience and 
for your commitment to the Music of Frank Zappa.Music is the 
Best!gz"CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail 
transmission, e-mail address and anydocuments, files or previous e-mail 
messages attached to it may containconfidential information that is legally 
privileged. If you are not theintended recipient, or a person 
responsible for delivering it to theintended recipient, you are hereby 
notified that any disclosure, copying,distribution or use of any of the 
information contained in or attached tothis transmission is STRICTLY 
PROHIBITED. If you have received thistransmission in error, please 
immediately notify the sender. Please destroythe original transmission 
and its attachments without reading or saving inany manner. Thank 
you.(I'm tremblin' in my cushions)

On Feb 18, 2005, at 3:21 PM, SOFA wrote:Dear Gail,I hope this 
letter finds you well. I also hope that you can help me...I've been a fan of 
FZ's since the late 60's, and a supporter of the ZFT since his passing. I 
have legitimately purchased every release to this point (with the exception 
of Halloween). In October of '04, I placed an order for the two "Joe's" 
available, and the "Quadiopheliac" release. I received confirmation of the 
order on Oct. 27 (#19929). I called 818-Pumpkin to make sure that it was a) 
okay to pay by personal check, and b) to make sure that I could still 
receive the 'credit' I was promised from the pre-order of "FZ in OZ". The 
attendant I spoke with assured me it was okay, simply deduct the credit from 
my check - which I did.At the end of November, I had not received my 
order, nor could I get any info on it by checking the website (tracking 
#X2345). As it is extremely difficult - not to mention expensive - to 
get thru to a real person at the 818-Pumpkin, I tried the "Help Form" 
available at the website.I received no reply to my inquiry. I tried 
again two more times in the Month of December...I finally gave up, 
figuring that my check had gotten lost in the mail - even tho' it was sent 
priority mail with delivery confirmation (which told me that it had been 
delivered on the 2nd of November). Last week, I received a notice from my 
bank that my checking account was overdrawn. Upon investigating, I found out 
that the check written to Barfko Swill was cashed and cleared my bank on 
Feb. 4th. However, checking the website, I do not see that my order has been 
shipped...I have requested (and paid for) an image of my cancelled check; I 
expect it in a couple of days. The bank attendant told me the image had 
an account number (XXX) as the endorsement on the back.I've 
spent most of the day (and god knows how much money) trying to reach someone 
at 818-Pumpkin, to no avail. I have also submitted another Help Form 
(support #102322) regarding the situation, but considering the track 
record of Help Form that I've experienced, I don't hold out a lot of hope 
for an answer from those in charge of handling help requests.I know that 
you're not one to "st