[citation][nom]htmaster[/nom]Not at all. I've just been on both the customer and vendor side of situations such as this. It takes two to tango and both parties are showing their ruffles quite well as they attempt to escalate the issue even further to save face. Mr. Free's small company is probably a one man show at best and he simply doesn't have the skills to pull it off. People are jumping on the bandwagon of pummeling this guy rather than trying to dig deeper and find out what exactly happened. This follow-up blog is no better than Tuan looking at the masses asking people to applaud his on-going pissing match. Guess I've just never been a "me too" kind of person and I do my own evaluations and form my own opinions with much effort to not ridicule others for theirs. Tuan, as a member of the media, should know the difference between reporting the facts and inciting a lynching.And no, there's no excuse for Mr. Free lying. But it's important to know why he did if you want to know the whole story. For all we know, Mr. Free was trying to get it on with a hottie and Tuan kept interrupting. I'd be pissed too. lol Perhaps it's more entertaining to go off half-cocked with minimal details but you're also talking about the livelihood of several people which shouldn't be discarded nonchalantly.[/citation]
htmaster -
I'm not sure you quite understand the scope of this incident. It isn't about the product, and it isn't about humiliation of any kind. I never attacked Free personaly, but look at his public remarks about me.
Also, one or two other commenters (like cguys321) claims claim that my actions to report to readers as a warning of obvious bad business practice, was uncalled for because Free was in line with the time expecations written on MacPadd.com.
Untrue.
Free claimed it SHIPPED the day BEFORE my conversation with him. That is then why I asked for a tracking number.
Free's repeated refusal to hand over a valid number alerted me to a possible fraud situation. Hence, even PayPal's investigation team agrees.
There is a fine difference between venting my anger, and letting savvy consumers know that they should watch out. Hence my detailed report.
The saying goes, people like to learn the hard way rather than learn from experience. I am giving my experience (and citing smiliar experiences of others), in an effort to prevent other TH readers from falling victim to the same situation I was put in.
When you care to speak out in an effort to help defend the majority, you will no doubt receive some flack. But that is the path I chose.
/ Tuan
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