order mix up

Buying online can result in the wrong item being shipped.  It doesn’t’ happen often, but can.

I once ordered a pair of black Naot shoes from Zappos, in a style called Port. Instead, I receive a silver pair of Naots  in a style called Palace.

Other than that, I can’t recall ever receiving the wrong item.

Until today.

My Mobee battery pack stopped working; the Mobee  battery pack looks like this:

It is placed on the back of the mighty mouse  and allows me to use my mouse wirelessly. The battery recharges simply by putting it on this flat, apple-like base.

It’s a fantastic item when it works.  But lately the connection to my computer keeps getting lost.  So I write to Mobee and they respond immediately with the promise of a replacement battery back.  Today it arrives.  It looks like this:

 A hideous gray T-shirt, size L,  that says Thirty Seconds To Mars on it.

Okay, screwing up a shoe order with a different style shoe is one thing. But mistaking an ugly T-shirt for a battery pack is something else entirely. I mean, it's not even a T-shirt that's promoting the product!

And guess what?  The shipment comes from California, not even Colorado or Washington.