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- Josh Steinberg
I have a good one for you - it's a CD purchase, not a DVD purchase, but that's still software, and it's amusing enough.
Yesterday a really cool singer/songwriter named Ryan Adams put out his newest record "Rock N Roll." Additionally, he released an 8 song EP called "Love Is Hell." I got an email from a certain chain store in New England that I sometimes shop at that said you'd get a free copy of "Love Is Hell" if you purchased "Rock N Roll" at the sale price of $9.99, but only on the first day of release, 11/4. There was a small disclaimer that the offer was valid while supplies last.
I went to the store later in the day, and to my delight, both "Rock N Roll" and "Love Is Hell" were in a large display upfront, a lot of copies. So I grabbed one of each and went to the checkout counter, but for some reason it rang up as about $18 - $9.99 for "Rock N Roll" and $7.99 for "Love Is Hell." I mentioned that the email said that Love Is Hell would be free. The clerk mentioned that the offer was valid while supplies lasted, as the email said.
I was holding the CD in my hand. If that isn't proof that supplies have lasted, I don't know what is.
I tried to explain that calmly and patiently, and the clerk responded that only the first twenty people who purchased "Rock N Roll" would get a free copy, and everyone else would have to pay for it. I again referenced the ad that specificially said it was free on 11/4, as long as it was in stock. It didn't mention anything about "Free copy to the first twenty buyers" or anything like that.
Obviously this kid was just following orders, and the manager was conveniently unavaliable to speak with.
Tell me that's not the most ridiculous thing. As a lifelong English speaker, I've always been under the impression that the phrase "while supplies last" refers to a store having the item in stock, and that if they do have it in stock, supplies are there. I've also always been under the impression that "while supplies last" does not automatically mean "first twenty people."
Yesterday a really cool singer/songwriter named Ryan Adams put out his newest record "Rock N Roll." Additionally, he released an 8 song EP called "Love Is Hell." I got an email from a certain chain store in New England that I sometimes shop at that said you'd get a free copy of "Love Is Hell" if you purchased "Rock N Roll" at the sale price of $9.99, but only on the first day of release, 11/4. There was a small disclaimer that the offer was valid while supplies last.
I went to the store later in the day, and to my delight, both "Rock N Roll" and "Love Is Hell" were in a large display upfront, a lot of copies. So I grabbed one of each and went to the checkout counter, but for some reason it rang up as about $18 - $9.99 for "Rock N Roll" and $7.99 for "Love Is Hell." I mentioned that the email said that Love Is Hell would be free. The clerk mentioned that the offer was valid while supplies lasted, as the email said.
I was holding the CD in my hand. If that isn't proof that supplies have lasted, I don't know what is.
I tried to explain that calmly and patiently, and the clerk responded that only the first twenty people who purchased "Rock N Roll" would get a free copy, and everyone else would have to pay for it. I again referenced the ad that specificially said it was free on 11/4, as long as it was in stock. It didn't mention anything about "Free copy to the first twenty buyers" or anything like that.
Obviously this kid was just following orders, and the manager was conveniently unavaliable to speak with.
Tell me that's not the most ridiculous thing. As a lifelong English speaker, I've always been under the impression that the phrase "while supplies last" refers to a store having the item in stock, and that if they do have it in stock, supplies are there. I've also always been under the impression that "while supplies last" does not automatically mean "first twenty people."