I had to use a check last year to buy aluminum roofing tiles from a manufacturer.
So first I had to download their order form, fill it out, which was an Excel spreadsheet, then email that to their salesperson, who then sent me the payment form.
And I saw on their payment form that they accepted cash check and money order and credit card, but they didn’t have a place to put in the information for the credit card so I called them thinking I would have to pay with a credit card over the phone.
I mean, they had a website, they knew what the internet was. They understood the concept of electronic money, but as a company they decided that the only way you could pay with a credit card was to show up in person and pick up the materials yourself, and I had no intention of driving 3/4 of the way across the country to save myself from having to write a check.
They had a hell of a special going on and the nearest competitor was twice their price so fuck.
I went to the bank and got the check, I also had to go and get an envelope and a stamp and mail the check to them along with the order form as if the internet doesn’t exist.
That was the most nerve-racking thing. It was like $6,000 and I had no way to verify that I would receive the products I had purchased until they showed up.
And they did show up otherwise I’d have a completely different rant right now, but it was still the most bizarre purchase process I have had to follow in my adult life.
I had to use a check last year to buy aluminum roofing tiles from a manufacturer.
So first I had to download their order form, fill it out, which was an Excel spreadsheet, then email that to their salesperson, who then sent me the payment form.
And I saw on their payment form that they accepted cash check and money order and credit card, but they didn’t have a place to put in the information for the credit card so I called them thinking I would have to pay with a credit card over the phone.
I mean, they had a website, they knew what the internet was. They understood the concept of electronic money, but as a company they decided that the only way you could pay with a credit card was to show up in person and pick up the materials yourself, and I had no intention of driving 3/4 of the way across the country to save myself from having to write a check.
They had a hell of a special going on and the nearest competitor was twice their price so fuck.
I went to the bank and got the check, I also had to go and get an envelope and a stamp and mail the check to them along with the order form as if the internet doesn’t exist.
That was the most nerve-racking thing. It was like $6,000 and I had no way to verify that I would receive the products I had purchased until they showed up.
And they did show up otherwise I’d have a completely different rant right now, but it was still the most bizarre purchase process I have had to follow in my adult life.