Joint winners of the Trivia Trophy. @josusa47 🏆 @BenCotto 🏆 It's amazing what seemingly useless information is rattling around in dusty corners of our brains.
My Christmas is now complete! Cheers, B3. It also makes up for the disappointment of Christmas morning when my wife opened the parcel I gave her containing, or so I thought, a vintage Rupert Annual only to find a collection of essays by Aldous Huxley. I had not opened the parcel when it arrived, just overwrapped it in festive paper
The New Zealand-based bookseller had obviously muddled things up and I was sent a book destined for a chap in Germany, an invoice being enclosed. I phoned him up on Boxing Day and he was very surprised to hear from me and delighted when I said I would post the book to him. Me sending the book back to NZ and then from NZ to Germany seemed like a pointless waste of resources. The chap in Germany, unfortunately, had not received my book. Interestingly, on googling the recipient, I discovered he is a flautist and piccolo player of international standing.
Late yesterday I received an email from the NZ bookseller refunding the cost of the Rupert book, the (not inconsiderable) postage cost, and the cost of me sending the Huxley book to Germany, an expense I was happy to take on without recompense though the flautist did want to pay me. I have now sourced the same Rupert book from another bookseller - this one in Brighton, much simpler!- and have ended up about £25 better off. Result.
@skylarks, thank you for your suggestions, Together with B3’s advice I now have about six answers to choose from. Eenie, meanie ...
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It's amazing what seemingly useless information is rattling around in dusty corners of our brains.
The New Zealand-based bookseller had obviously muddled things up and I was sent a book destined for a chap in Germany, an invoice being enclosed. I phoned him up on Boxing Day and he was very surprised to hear from me and delighted when I said I would post the book to him. Me sending the book back to NZ and then from NZ to Germany seemed like a pointless waste of resources. The chap in Germany, unfortunately, had not received my book. Interestingly, on googling the recipient, I discovered he is a flautist and piccolo player of international standing.
Late yesterday I received an email from the NZ bookseller refunding the cost of the Rupert book, the (not inconsiderable) postage cost, and the cost of me sending the Huxley book to Germany, an expense I was happy to take on without recompense though the flautist did want to pay me. I have now sourced the same Rupert book from another bookseller - this one in Brighton, much simpler!- and have ended up about £25 better off. Result.
@skylarks, thank you for your suggestions, Together with B3’s advice I now have about six answers to choose from. Eenie, meanie ...
I keep thinking of three card tricks or the shell and egg cup scams @BenCotto