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Beware of Jeane Best & Wendy Childs

I agree that Wendy hinted at using DHL but from what was posted, she didn't say no to UPS. Just based on past experiences she'd rather have DHL.
 
Well, lets play this game Sam!

Here's my post which you quoted:
Originally Posted by Chameleon Company
Note that Erik said early on that DHL was not mentioned, but yet it was in one of the emails from Wendy that he posted. Doesn't make him a liar. Just mistaken.

To which you reply:
Jim F., it seems Wendy is rubbing off on you, now you are spinning the facts to fit your story?

Erik didn't say DHL was not mentioned, he said:
Originally Posted by Erik
BS! I NEVER agreed to ship with ANYONE besides UPS! I dont have ANY emails saying that I will ship with DHL so Im not sure what you want me to post!!

Sam, note the words of yours that I highlighted, about "Erik didn't say DHL was not mentioned".

Here in post number 107, on 7-12-06, at 2:33 AM, Erik says:
Yes, I choose to bring this here..

First I was never told about a DHL account...

Tomorrow I will take pictures of EXACTLY how I had the box!! EXACTLY!

I omitted nothing, as that is his exact statement, with the "...." at the end.

Doesn't make you a liar Sam, just mistaken :).

I do not mean to imply that meeting the UPS truck was not Wendy's responsibility. There were some glaring miscommunications here on more than just the shipper. But maybe you can do your homework a bit better Sam ?
 
Again Jim, Erik does not say "DHL was never mentioned" know matter how hard you try and say he did.. He said "First I was never told about a DHL account" and he said "BS! I NEVER agreed to ship with ANYONE besides UPS! I dont have ANY emails saying that I will ship with DHL so Im not sure what you want me to post!!"

So, do your homework and show me where , as you stated, "Note that Erik said early on that DHL was not mentioned," and please also enlighten me as to , as you again stated, "it was in one of the emails from Wendy that he posted".

Still doesn't make you a liar Jim F., just mistaken once again....
 
As a matter of fact, not only does she not make mention of Erik using her DHL account in any e-mails, the ONE time she does mention DHL in her e-mails, she talks about shipping through them via a third party, despite her claims that she sent her account number and a box to Erik for him to ship via DHL on her dime....

Wendy said:
Jeane BEST wrote:
> Ahhh. We use DHL through unishippers.com. I
>can get any package under 3 pounds anywhere
>for under $40.
 
Gecko_Den said:
As a matter of fact, not only does she not make mention of Erik using her DHL account in any e-mails, the ONE time she does mention DHL in her e-mails, she talks about shipping through them via a third party, despite her claims that she sent her account number and a box to Erik for him to ship via DHL on her dime....

Dang Sam.....you're quicker than I tonight, I was just going to post the same thing.
 
VanZwedenReptiles said:
OK but how can you not have all the FACTS if you don't waste your time reading it all,I think she is a con artist and a dam pretty one at that.Yet i look past that, and i see skin is only so deep.She is low I've seen it,OK to say yea he should have packed ice.He's thinking she'll be their bright and early it was 86 when they left that evening,it allways drops temps at night.So i think if she would have been there"Like she should have" then they would have been fine,did you read the part about her betting that they wouldn't make it to her because of her Ups driver was an a**h*** and she didn't like "HIM" then it turns out it was a she.And she drove all the way home to find this,,then she said the driver was a witness to it being dead 33 miles away.I see to many changes in her story and she hasn't been back

I can look past you not reading all the post about this,but can you?It also states in his web site that he will not grantee,any animals not signed for at time of drop off

Greg VanZweden

Forever Trust in What You Are and Nothing Else Matters

Yup, saw that part about her UPS guy... I left out the obvious which you seem to be the master of in which the animals may have been fine if she had gotten to the door fast enough... Didn't think the obvious needed to be said but you must be just too stupid... Let me say that again... But you must be just too stupid to see that I have recognised the fact that she should have been there... I even said it straight to the point that she should have answered the door on time...

And yup, I read that in his TOS also... I did not say anything to the contrary... You just too stupid again... To summarize what I have said in a really simple three year old format for you to understand... You cannot and should not hide behind your TOS if you are negligent... You have agreed that he should have used a cold pack...

I am not letting her off the hook at all but I am open enough to say that both sides made mistakes here and leave it at that... Can you?

Don't worry about replying to this... Go to school and learn something then come back and maybe by then I will actually give your posts a second thaught...



Good night...
Somebody that has said his peace as an unbiased observer and letting the children fight amongst themselves...
 
Sam, this is petty ......

But it hasn't stopped you yet. So here's another:

Post 263, Jul 12, 4:59 PM, Erik says exactly:
Hey wendy... Their was ZERO talk about DHL.....No way bill no nothing

Does "ZERO" register with you? Erik put it in caps, not me. Zero ... nil ... nada ... squat .... :slamit:

I don't fault Erik one bit for not registering that UPS shipping was verboten, and that only DHL would do, at least from the emails. But there were many communications breakdowns here .....
 
"Hey wendy... Their was ZERO talk about DHL.....No way bill no nothing"

That was a direct reply to Wendy saying that they agreed to ship DHL. That is so like you to try and take what someone says and use it completely out of context.

Wendy casually mentioning she uses DHL to ship herself is hardly a communication breakdown on Erik's part at all. You Jim have become a common troll.
 
Wow you sure typed STUPID in there allot lmao.Did your momma tell you life was like a box of chocolates too.Not pissed are ya?,Just because you say its a waste of time to read all this BS ,Yep you better go to bed and pull your undies back down.And Thanks least I'm a Master at someting and as you even said if she'd had been there thats a Key WORD here.you know el sign o for the el box o..AHH.....Adah John
Dam This can be fun take care

Greg VanZweden

Forever Trust in What You Are and Nothing Else Matters
 
Chameleon Company said:
But it hasn't stopped you yet. So here's another:

Post 263, Jul 12, 4:59 PM, Erik says exactly:


Does "ZERO" register with you? Erik put it in caps, not me. Zero ... nil ... nada ... squat .... :slamit:

I don't fault Erik one bit for not registering that UPS shipping was verboten, and that only DHL would do, at least from the emails. But there were many communications breakdowns here .....

You are correct Jim, this is petty.

I just finished writing a paper on the relationship between the project life cycle and the product/system life cycle, and I don't have anything left in me to continue this vis-à-vis. Shall we just agree to disagree and call it a night?
:)
 
Sammy :rofl:
Well, then I guess Erik could have said "We never talked about having to ship DHL", which I would not only agree is a true statement from his viewpoint, but also in line with the response you say he intended, and which he said in several other places. But those are his words here ..."ZERO about DHL", not "ZERO about me having to use DHL" etc. No where in the thread does he say that "DHL was mentioned, but only briefly". Lions and tigers and bears.... now Sammy is calling me a troll ! Aaaaaaarrrrgh ! You've been stuck on stupid all thread Sammy, and the communications breakdowns litter the relationship between Wendy and Erik, in Erik's own words, but you don't see them :slamit:

How many times did Erik say "they haven't called", and in the very next breath says "I won't take their calls"? :raspberry

You called Wendy a "career criminal" based on articles and links posted by that pillar of veracity ..... Timmy the felonious. Not a conviction on her record, although she is facing a mess right now regarding her recent ex. Obviously made some bad choices in the last 12 months or so. But she's a "career criminal" eh ? BOI at its best :ack2:
 
Absolutely Sam. Erik, thanks for being a good sport watching this. It was meant to demonstrate to a few that mistakes, exagerations, spins, etc, are not always lies, and in fact usually are not. A few, such as Sammy (shrap), have thrown around the label "Liar" like its unwanted pennies in a pocket of chump change. Probably been used 100 times in this thread by all. IMO there was no obligation on your part to use DHL, although I will maintain that in hindsight, this could have been avoided by a more proactive buyer and/or seller.
 
Chameleon Company said:
How many times did Erik say "they haven't called", and in the very next breath says "I won't take their calls"? :raspberry

Im not trying to start anything here but when did I say that they havent called??

Thanks Erik
 
Jim,

Are convictions alone what makes someone a criminal, Jim? Or maybe their actions over the last 5 to 10 years of their lives should be weighed in there somewhere? Regardless of convictions.

Erik,

Jim just makes facts up as he goes along to better support his sinking ship. He is a boob.
 
I am done with you Jim. Your sad petty crap aint worth my time.
 
The real Sammy has stood up !

Jim,

Are convictions alone what makes someone a criminal, Jim? Or maybe their actions over the last 5 to 10 years of their lives should be weighed in there somewhere? Regardless of convictions.

Erik,

Jim just makes facts up as he goes along to better support his sinking ship. He is a boob.

You pathetic ass. So you have the facts about someone's "criminal" past because you read it in a hit-piece in an on-line rag, brought to you by a convicted felon, Timmy the larcenist and burglar. I guess you believe the National Enquirer is fact too ? SOS .... Same old Sammy ..... clueless! How about a respected member of the BOI explaining this new definition of a career criminal to me ? Those are the exact words he used to describe Wendy.

Erik, you ask: "when did I say that they havent called??"
So, in your own words:

Post #1, Jul 11, 750 PM
Also I found it interesting that Wendy or Jeane called and I decided not to answer because of their vulgar language

PSS:::: I have YET to hear ANYTHING from Wendy OR Jeane.... I have gotten no pictures, no emails, no phone calls.... SO as far as I am concerned I don’t think that one of the cresteds is even dead..

Post #81, Jul 12, 1:31 AM
Chameleon Company: I completely agree and appreciate her call but she has had over half a day to produce pictures or email or call and I have had nothing...

Post #107, Jul 12, 2:33 AM
the reason I am not answering the phone is because you mouth is Terrible.. I will not talk to anyone who talks like that... I will not talk to anyone who says to me " What the F--- were you thinking/doing....." or anything like that...

There are other references Erik, but what is clear both with your thread starter, and well-established by post 107, about 7 hours later, was that you weren't interested in what your TOS said, weren't taking their calls, and weren't returning calls as you had spoken with them earlier. That includes being upset at Wendy's use of the "F" word but not returning a message left by Jeane, whose money was on the line.

Post #81 again:
--I do have a customer satisfaction, Right here on my "terms" page, it says:
If you aren’t happy with the animal for any reason please notify me within 24 hours and I can refund your money minus shipping when the animal arrives back in my care.

I am an extremely flexible guy with this unless someone blows up at me
You don't need to be "flexible" in honoring a "for any reason" satisfaction guarantee. Your TOS do not say "unless you curse at me, then all is void", which seems to be the after-deal-amendment. The customer was at fault for missing the delivery, but not for the animals being small and unsatisfactory. As I, and thankfully a few others, have maintained from the beginning, is that both shipper and receiver were at fault here.

Once again, Same Old Sammy. SOS .... clueless.
 
Jim, the only one on here that appears to be clueless is yourself. The only one on here that IS being a pathetic ASS is you. Just ask anyone Jim. The concensus is very clear. I, for one, am glad that Rich relaxed the rules here so that we could see the real Jim. While you attempt to hide behind your pathetic attempt at eloquent writing, the bottom line is still very plain to see.

You want to call other people out over this issue? You are, and have been for quite some time, friends with the Child's. And here you are, just like we all expected, trying to defend someone like Wendy? You can deny this all you want. You can spin the words all you want. But the bottom line is this.....you are being lumped into the same classification as Wendy. Which, from what I have read, is probably appropriate.

Jim, I have no doubt that as you type your substance lacking, pathetic, and rather transparent posts, that you somehow feel as though you matter. That you have found relevance. That your ability to type and twist people's words somehow puts another block on your already high pedestal. What you don't realize, but most of us do, is that you are hurting only yourself. Otherwise, why is it that you find yourself constantly in a state of debate against the masses? People like Sammy, who will always be well respected by those around him, are not affected by someone as trivial as yourself.

At some point, you have to ask yourself Jim, what are my posts worth? Is my defending someone like Wendy worth lost business? Someone who has lied, cheated, and is rather of ill-repore really worth the damage it is doing to my own reputation? Trust me Jim, whether you can see from that tall pillar you think you are sitting on, it is hurting you. Business might be good right now but trust me, it would be better had you simply learn to keep your mouth shut. Or more importantly, learned to know right from wrong.

You are being judged by your peers and I know numerous who have found you lacking Jim. Myself included.

Griz
 
So, from your on high position :rofl: :rofl:

My business will suffer because of my positions here :rofl: :rofl:

So some of the regulars who dwell here don't agree with me, and therefore there goes my neighborhood :rofl: :rofl:

Take a look around Griz ...... can you tell my computer is jumping as I am laughing so hard as I try to type ..... but its the rest of the truly respected reptile community that thinks the BOI is a joke :rofl:

And its because of the lynch-mob mentality that pervades in threads like this, and jokes like you that lead the charge ....... its starting to hurt I'm laughing so hard .....

Hate to burst your bubble, but I have plenty of support on this one .... I'm gonna spill my coffee ....

Bob ...... thanks for the morning humor ...... :rofl:

Better watch out for those "career criminals" :hehe:
 
Chameleon Company said:
Take a look around Griz ...... can you tell my computer is jumping as I am laughing so hard as I try to type ..... but its the rest of the truly respected reptile community that thinks the BOI is a joke :rofl:

And yet here you are.....still searching for relevance on a forum that according to you has none. Interesting indeed.....

Chameleon Company said:
Better watch out for those "career criminals" :hehe:

And Jim Flaherty.

Griz
 
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