Am I Fickle?
Dear Craig,
I want to break up. I loved you, it is true. But I’ve become disillusioned, resentful.
I know this may seem sudden, but believe me, I’ve bit my tongue. Finally, I can keep quiet no longer. It is over between us, Craig.
What? You want a proper explanation? Fine. It is Your People. I can not deal with Your People anymore. Some of them are kind, there is the occasional Good Seed. But mostly? They are enough to drive me insane. The problem with our love affair is that it was originally based off of a first positive experience with Your People. Had the first experience been more like the subsequent 400 experiences, our love affair would have never developed. Trust me on this one, Craig.
It is a shame it has come to this becuase it isn’t personal. If Your People are reading this, here is a bit just for them:
I live up north. It says that in the ad. Not once but twice. Once under “location”, once in the actual wording of the ad, complete with cross streets. Do not write me and ask where I live and do not commit to buying and then back out when you realize how far away I am. Do not write me if you live out of state. Do not write me if you live an hour and a half away. No I will not meet you half way or deliver which is why I wrote, plainly, in the ad that you MUST PICK UP. Do not ask me for pictures because the pictures were embedded in the ad. Do not ask me to hold something for you for a week and then have the nerve to never come. Do not ask me for my home address without being willing to contact me via telephone or commit to buying first. I don’t like murders, rapists or stalkers, ok? Do not bring me a check. Do not even bring me a money order or cashier’s check because in the ad I plainly say “CASH ONLY”. If the item costs almost nothing, do not ask me 10000 questions about it’s condition and ask me to measure it, disassemble it, etc. Do not ask me if it comes with more than what I’ve listed - my listings and my photos are very detailed. It comes with what I said it comes with. Basically don’t ask me any questions I have already answered in the ad. I assume before you email me that you have READ the ad. And most of all DO NOT BACK OUT. DO NOT NO-SHOW. I am *moving*, people. I need this stuff GONE. And then there are the spammers, the scammers, the robots, the insulting “Why do you even bother to list this crap?” emails.
So Craig? It’s over. Goodbye. I know you will find a woman out there who really appreciates you but right now? I’m not the one for you.
February 19th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Ugh, how annoying!! BTW, I just placed my first ad on Craig after your valentine post. I have not heard from anyone yet though, maybe that will turn out ot be a blessing in disguise?
Sorry you’ve had to deal with the usual idiots. :-/
February 20th, 2007 at 8:21 am
LOLOLOL!!!!
On second thought, I think we will keep the drums LOL.
Men…I swear!
February 20th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Oh dear. I’m sorry Craig and his People have let you down. I usually let Hubby deal with the ads and all the calls and suchlike - mostly because I totally stink at giving directions. Also, I really hate selling my stuff because I don’t want to hear that people don’t like it - I take it too personally.