Bizarre conversation when ordering spares

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Fausto · #1 Post by **Fausto** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:02 pm

I may be just being dim here but I phoned Aprilia Yorkshire to order bearings and it went like this........

Me - " can you tell me if you have them in stock"
Him- " we've got a few but there are several orders going out so we may need to order more"
- " Ah. Ok. How long will it be?"
- " We had the last lot in on 12th March"
- " but when can you get these in?"
- " Well the last load came in in March"

I'm getting confused now

- " so are you saying you've got them then?"
- " no. They will be going out on outstanding orders"
- ".... erm right.... so when can you get more in then?"
- "well like I said the last lot was in March and before that we had some in January"
- " so it could be another 2 months?"
- " hard to say"

I gave up here and ordered them from the Rocket Centre. 7-10 days they said.

Thing is he was really nice and polite but I just couldn't get on his wavelength. Is it me ?

#2 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:54 pm

I have the same problem dealing with Northerners (Travis Perkins in Ripon to be precise)

I think it's the water oop North....

Gio · #3 Post by **Gio** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:57 pm

Kwackerz wrote:I have the same problem dealing with Northerners (Travis Perkins in Ripon to be precise)

I think it's the water oop North....

Deffo its a sort of fizzy brown stuff

Pierre · #4 Post by **Pierre** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:31 pm

Dunno what you mean

Although I do remember going in to Belton tyre and exhausts and asking for an exhaust for 'that red transit over there' *points*. " sorry mate, we've only got them in stock for blue ones."

Much laughter ensues from everyone except me, who disolved into a puddle of embarressment. Least they remember me when I go in now though

falcomunky · #5 Post by **falcomunky** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:44 pm

Heh. Beltons is ace!

Tony repairs my bike tyre punctures fer nowt! Thats service!

sabestian · #6 Post by **sabestian** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:07 pm

Kwackerz wrote:I have the same problem dealing with Northerners (Travis Perkins in Ripon to be precise)

I think it's the water oop North....

Me too. Other guys though. It's colder there, and all...I guess...

Hansie · #7 Post by **Hansie** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:39 pm

@Pierre : still laughing ! Big +1 !!!!
You have to sell this one to a comedian, maybe the next Mr Bean movie? Or better : TopGear?

Pierre · #8 Post by **Pierre** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:38 pm

falcomunky : small world. Tonys married to one of our bikenight regulars wifes sister although i dont know him as well as you cos I PAY A FIVER JDSHFJSADFJSADF

hansie : thats nothing, I barred myself out of Peters the bakers for asking for a can of cock. (they had pepsi and didnt know whether to ask for coke or pop

) . Barred myself from Greggs the bakers for not asking for a prawn sandwich, but a porn one. Dunno what was on my mind, i think its all those big squashy baps behind the counter

D-Rider · #9 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:33 pm

Pierre wrote: hansie : thats nothing, I barred myself out of Peters the bakers for asking for a can of cock. (they had pepsi and didnt know whether to ask for coke or pop ) . Barred myself from Greggs the bakers for not asking for a prawn sandwich, but a porn one. Dunno what was on my mind, i think its all those big squashy baps behind the counter

In a similar vein .... I was at a conference for the navigation systems industry in Berlin last year. The speaker was talking about the trends for storage media for maps.
"CDs are declining, DVDs are more popular and we're about to see a vigorouse introduction of Hard Dicks ....."

Well, there I am in a room full, in the main, of Germans ..... and I'm the only one who noticed the missing "S" and am absolutely creased up ....

Falcoholic · #10 Post by **Falcoholic** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:04 am

You should have ordered them from B and C Express.

Next day delivery

HowardQ · #11 Post by **HowardQ** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:30 am

Andy,
Was this the order for the hard dicks from Berlin, the big squashy baps, porn or possibly the Falco bearings on next day delivery?

Strange how threads seem to wander, I do get confused at times, must be my age.

Falcoholic · #12 Post by **Falcoholic** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:21 pm

Just trying to keep on topic

bearings mate....next day delivery........B and C Express....blah blah bl..oh never mind.

I give up!

Fausto · #13 Post by **Fausto** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:29 pm

Falcoholic wrote:You should have ordered them from B and C Express.

Next day delivery

well NOW you tell me !!