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Kevin Hagerman
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When I was in college my "friends" took me out to eat in a restaurant where the "servers" are deliberately rude. It's half the reason people go there. I might have enjoyed myself if I had known, and my "friends" might not have enjoyed themselves if I had known. They chose to ensure that they would enjoy themselves. At my expense.
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Bill Collins
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| Posted: October 03 2016 at 12:08am | IP Logged | 2
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As mentioned a few posts ago,floral deliveries from secret admires is pretty creepy if you think about it,verging on stalker behaviour.
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Brian O'Neill
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I think it was generous of JB not to suspend Eric's account, and give him the opportunity to explain and apologize.Oh, wait, except, Eric forgot part of it.
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Trevor Smith
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| Posted: October 03 2016 at 1:01am | IP Logged | 4
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"2. The whole concept of a mystery parcel is
unfortunately a poor choice for a business model in
this day and age. At the very least, in the first
parcel, the company should have included a letter to
the effect of "a friend has sent these parcels to you
as a gift, more are coming, you can cancel at any
time."
Issues solved."
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But not really though. Having shared the
street/mailing address in the first place is something
that can neither be taken back or "solved".
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Anthony J Lombardi
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Editted to remove what I posted. I changed my mind about wanting to add what I was thinking to the conversation.
Edited by Anthony J Lombardi on October 03 2016 at 2:09am
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Robbie Parry
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Piling on is very internet.
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No-one is piling on. I'm not here to pursue a vendetta. I feel my comments, and others, have been diplomatic. Our host spoke on the topic, Joe shared his identity and we're just discussing it. No-one is getting any pleasure from it. No-one, I'm sure, has any ill will towards Joe. Mr Byrne has said he is angry and is right to be. I think it was the wrong thing to do, but I don't feel anger because I wasn't the recipient.
I've thought this sort of thing long before the internet existed. I've never had flowers from a secret admirer, but I've heard of female colleagues/friends/acquaintances having them. And almost every time, they felt uncomfortable with it.
The business model does not work. I wish I could remember the names of the companies that I read about where you consent to receiving mystery packages. There's a business idea there, a good one. But one that involves secrecy isn't.
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Bill Collins
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We`re now just discussing the ramifications of receiving unsolicited things from unknown sources,i bear no ill will towards Joe.Further to the flowers thing,just think if the recipient was married/in a relationship the trouble it could cause,not to mention the paranoia involved in not knowing which aquaintance sent it,either with malice or just plain thoughtlessness.If single,it would still be scary.
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John Byrne
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"Joe"?
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Brian Miller
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Looks like Joe has been superimposed over Eric.
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Thom Price
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I guess Eric is off the hook, but poor Joe is in for it now.
Sending people surprises is a gamble. A few months ago, I was discussing old movies with a friend; during the discussion, I decided to send her two of my favorite books on the subject via Amazon. They delivered, but she never said anything to me about receiving them. When I finally asked, she had no idea they came from me and she had spent the day fretting about receiving a shipment intended for someone else. Good intentions resulted in anxiety!
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Marc Cheek
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An ill-advised decision it seems. In this day and age, I would have very suspicious of the packages that were received.
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Andrew Bitner
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We don't live in an era where receiving unsolicited packages is taken lightly. There's just too much in the news about how these things go wrong. I understand the impulse to try and buy a gift for someone that will be different and unusual--but this can too often go astray when the intentions are deliberately obscured.
I'm sorry that this happened. It is a breach of trust, intended or not. I hope that there is a way to rebuild this trust, but that is *entirely* for JB to decide.
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