We recently received a package from Amazon. I was rather surprised because I didn't order anything in such a small package. I texted my daughter and she said she didn't send it to me. I texted my son and he didn't either.
It was a box of 40 clothespins. Clothespins? Stainless steel?
Who would send me clothespins?
And then he told me I didn't need to send the clothespins back to them and could just keep or donate them. I didn't think they'd be good for us to use in our hot, salty Hawaiian air even though it purports to be anticorrosive/antirust/abrasion resistant. However, Art thought they'd be good for us to use on trips when we wash a few clothes in the room. 😄
And as for Shubh, our Chatline buddy? I gave him TOP marks in everything.
I've only tried to return 3-4 items from Amazon (received a broken wall clock, a pack of men t-shirts that were small not large, etc) and like you said Kay, very difficult figuring out how to make contact, that has to be deliberate on their part. Well, you got some free doodads and leave it to Art to be resourceful! 🙂👍
ReplyDeleteI've had similar incidents in the past but have been told it is "brushing". Essentially a company sends small cheap items to publicly available addresses in an attempt to get good reviews (I suppose generic in nature) that they can use on some of their more expensive products.
ReplyDeleteGood of you to check with Amazon Kay.
ReplyDeleteThat must have been a surprise!
ReplyDelete(ツ) from Jenn Jilks , ON, Canada!
In my ancient mind, clothespins are wooden, so I was surprised to see the image.
ReplyDeleteHaha! I thought the exact same 😄
DeleteLin says how funny, never heard of steel clothes pins...lol
DeleteI hope whoever ordered them finally got them. If you hadn't said anything, they might not have. Art has a good plan for them.
ReplyDeleteI have heard that Amazon does not resell returned items -- they go to an auction site --so I guess it would not be worth the bother for them to pay for small returns. Will they go through the metal detector when you travel?
ReplyDeleteYes, we always get good results from Amazon. We subscribe to Prime, too, which is very convenient.
ReplyDeleteWe have had good results with Amazon. We also subscribe to Prime, so that helps.
ReplyDeleteInteresting how Amazon works, when it does. Those could be used in the kitchen to keep bags of chips closed, but I don't think those are on your shelf. They could hold craft paper to the easel. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteOK, you got me. We have chips and those clips are perfect to keep them closed. It's stronger than the wooden clothes pins. My brother even wanted a few of them.
DeleteSo customer service comes through, in a way. We use them for keeping bags closed -- the chips and pretzels and raisins.
ReplyDeleteGood idea. Tom has it too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely surprise. I think those clothes pins would be wonderful to have around the house. We use the wooden variety for all sorts of things around our house. Terry even purchased a large package a year of so ago for just that purpose. Stainless steel variety sounds like an excellent idea. Stainless steel is less likely to rust or splinter.
ReplyDeleteNice gift! They would be good as clips since they are probably stronger than the wood ones.
ReplyDeleteThey are definitely stronger and don't come apart like the wooden ones sometimes do.
DeleteI think I usually use Amazon chat because it's easier for me to type/read than talk, especially if the person has an accent. (which I don't mind but it's hard to understand on the phone sometimes) I can't imagine anyone ordering metal clothespins but it sounds like they could come in handy.
ReplyDeleteI get so many scam messages involving Amazon, that I would wonder. Good that you were able to get a person and check it out. And those clips even turned out to be handy!
ReplyDeleteI always do a return on the website without human contact. You just flock in return and get a bar code and drop it off. Obviously that did not work in this case but for real Amazon returns terribly easy. Could you use them for some kind of indoor craft or organization project?
ReplyDeleteSometimes we get lucky.
ReplyDeleteI have some of a similar shape but they are vinyl coated from the Dollar Store. I surprise myself by the many uses I find for them. Hope you do find a use or two for them.
ReplyDeletePuzzling, but I'm sure you'll find a good use for them. :-)
ReplyDeleteI see chip clips and note holders. Clip bags shut. Binder clips are great too. BB
ReplyDeleteI received packets of bran from Amazon that I hadn't ordered. They told me to keep them rather than returning. Very curious. Must be a gremlin in the shipping department.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought? Clip them to the loop on a pot holder. Put a magnet on the side of your stove or the side of your fridge. The clips would hold to the magnets, your pot holders would always be handy. I think you should start a contest for your readers to come up with handy uses for those clips.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, it’s not necessarily a gift…
ReplyDeletehttps://clark.com/shopping-retail/amazon-scam-brushing-warning-deliveries-you-didnt-order/amp/
I just looked it up. Wow! Spooky! I'm glad I did contact Amazon to let them know.
DeleteSomething similar happened to me. A package was delivered to us that was clearly a Mothers Day gift meant for someone name Jenni. It contained a dress, an expensive scent diffuser, books, and a couple other things. Poor Jenni, and poor Jenni’s husband as we suspected he had a lot of explaining to do! Amazon told us to keep it and we did donate it all to a charity shop. I’ve never seen metal clothespins!
ReplyDeleteI would have no use at all for them.
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