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I
buy most of my supplies for my newsletter business from OfficeDepot.com.
Surprisingly, they're actually cheaper than all of the wholesalers I've
checked out. Not only do they offer free next-day shipping on all orders
over $50, but I can always find coupon codes online. For example, they
used to have a coupon for $20 off a minimum purchase of $75. That's 27%
off, which is pretty good.
Anyway, yesterday I needed to order some
newsletter paper and a couple of boxes of envelopes. The best coupon I
could find online was 20% off a minimum purchase of $100, which isn't
the best deal, but it's not too bad. So I added my stuff to my cart and
the total came to $107.30 (before the coupon). Perfect. Take 20 bucks
off of that, add in the tax, and that should bring the total to about
$90 or so. I hit the checkout button, entered in all of my credit card
info, and then hit "Complete Order."
Boom. The total came to $18.12. What the hell?
Apparently, the system took 100 bucks
off of my total--rather than $20. It did, however, charge me $9.95 for
shipping (since the new total was less than $50), but I sure ain't
complaining about that. For $18 and some change, I got 1,000 envelopes
and 8 reams of glossy laser paper. That's the regular price for just
two reams of paper.
Then I thought about it for a minute. Hmm.
Should I order something else?
[UPDATE: Office Depot got wise. The order never
showed up, so I checked the order status on the website. It said, "Not
Processed. Fraudulent Order." Great. Now I'm on some bad list, I'm
sure.]
[UPDATE II: Of course, they charged my credit
card despite not shipping the order. Nice. I called them, explained the
situation and asked to get a refund. The rep said, "No problem. We'll
credit your account for $107.30." Um, no. More like $18.12. I almost let
it slide but then my conscience got in the way.] |
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