I ordered a Bluetooth Bracelet from thinkgeek for Christmas, (its a bluetooth bracelet that vibrates when you get a call or sms, so you don't miss called in loud places, or if you have your phone on silent.)

I wanted it before Christmas, so I made sure to order early and I paid extra for 2 day shipping. I bought a tin of penguin caffeinated mints as well. The UPS truck came Friday morning, and when I opened the box I found the Penguin Mints and a package of AAA batteries.

Hmmm. Not so happy. I called ThinkGeek 2 minutes later and explained the situation. At first I thought maybe someone who had possession of the package opened it and replaced the bracelet with the batteries. I didn't even know thinkgeek sold batteries. The guy on the phone told me they did sell batteries and they probably just shipped the wrong item. He placed a new order with 2 day shipping for the bracelet again. The problem is now that the bracelets are sold out (thanks for telling everyone about it boingboing!) and the estimated date for more to become available is 1/4. So I'm kinda mad, since it looks like I won't get mine by christmas and I paid like $10 for quick shipping which won't matter if I have to wait 2-3 weeks for the item to come back in stock.

Oh well, just wanted to rant a bit. Hopefully the story ends happily :) (and soon).


--Chris Falco