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[Figgy1]

Ok friends, I need a little advice about how pesty I should be....

Here's the situation: At the start of November one of hubby's friends sent me a message on FB, apparently she had been talking to hubs and found out that he wanted this Lego Yoda thing. I had been thinking about getting it for him for Christmas. Anyway, in her message she said her sister-in-law worked for Lego and that she could get it for me at 50% so did I want her to get it for me? Yes, fantastic!!! She said when she saw her relatives at Thanksgiving.

So on Thanksgiving I sent a greeting and asked if she thought she would still be able to get the Yoda thing. She said she was already able to get it and would send it out (she lives in Illinois) when we got home. I hadn't heard from her since so I sent a message this past Saturday asking if she had sent it yet because I will also need to pay her once I know how much the total with shipping is. And she said she forgot about it and would send it Monday. Now it is Tuesday and I haven't heard anything again. So my question is when should I send another message? I don't want to be too pesty but it seems to me like she has had ample time to send it out and I would like to have it before Christmas and not pay for an express delivery. I am regretting taking her up on her offer and should have just bought it from Target like I planned. Thanks for any help.

Give it a couple of days, one isn't enough. If you haven't received it by the end of the week then get it from target and if it shows up after that just keep your receipt and return the Target one. Or to be safe, you can get the Target one now and return it when the other one comes in.

^^^^ What he said. If you wind up having to return it just look at it as an excuse for another Target run

 

[Figgy1]

If it wasn't already snowing I'd run away from home!!!!!!!!!!!! The change over wasn't supposed to happen until after midnight

 

[EagleScout610]

My cousin just earned his Eagle Scout! Super proud of him!

 

[Rista1313]

Ok friends, I need a little advice about how pesty I should be....

Here's the situation: At the start of November one of hubby's friends sent me a message on FB, apparently she had been talking to hubs and found out that he wanted this Lego Yoda thing. I had been thinking about getting it for him for Christmas. Anyway, in her message she said her sister-in-law worked for Lego and that she could get it for me at 50% so did I want her to get it for me? Yes, fantastic!!! She said when she saw her relatives at Thanksgiving.

So on Thanksgiving I sent a greeting and asked if she thought she would still be able to get the Yoda thing. She said she was already able to get it and would send it out (she lives in Illinois) when we got home. I hadn't heard from her since so I sent a message this past Saturday asking if she had sent it yet because I will also need to pay her once I know how much the total with shipping is. And she said she forgot about it and would send it Monday. Now it is Tuesday and I haven't heard anything again. So my question is when should I send another message? I don't want to be too pesty but it seems to me like she has had ample time to send it out and I would like to have it before Christmas and not pay for an express delivery. I am regretting taking her up on her offer and should have just bought it from Target like I planned. Thanks for any help.

I would wait until at least Thursday and then ask her how much you owe her and if she has a tracking number...... if you get an undesireable response, I hope you can still find it!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

It will be 80 degrees here in SC close to the record of 82. Still have peppers and kale, broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage in the garden sure does not feel like winter. Don't think we will have a white Christmas here.

It needs to stay that warm. We're driving down a week from Saturday.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I'm using Duolingo to improve my Spanish vocabulary and also learn some French. Some of the phrases it gives are really strange. I don't think cats eat croissants last I checked...

 

[Cesar R M]

I'm using Duolingo to improve my Spanish vocabulary and also learn some French. Some of the phrases it gives are really strange. I don't think cats eat croissants last I checked...

HAH! been doing the same for french myself.
And yes.. cats and croissants XD
later it will tell you that cats love pizzas too.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

HAH! been doing the same for french myself.
And yes.. cats and croissants XD
later it will tell you that cats love pizzas too.

Only Garfield. Except that would be lasagna.

 

[EagleScout610]

I'm using Duolingo to improve my Spanish vocabulary and also learn some French. Some of the phrases it gives are really strange. I don't think cats eat croissants last I checked...

For German the first thing I learned is Kinder mögen Bohnen und Brot (Kids like beans and bread)

 

[King Racoon 77]

I can see your nose growing from this side of the pond

Proof
September

December

 

[MinnieM123]

Proof
September
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December
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That's a big oobie doobie, I'd say.

 

[King Racoon 77]

That's a big oobie doobie, I'd say.

Oobie doobie ?

 

[MinnieM123]

^^^^ What he said. If you wind up having to return it just look at it as an excuse for another Target run

@ajrwdwgirl , I 100% agree here with Figgy and Goofyernmost. You have nothing to lose by buying the item as a security backup, in case the other one is late, or a no-show. My hunch is that she'll still get it to you on time, but I completely understand your angst over this as well.

 

[MinnieM123]

Oobie doobie ?

It's an old expression about fun and excitement -- although an old song by Roy Orbison took it to a hiigher level (I just found that one out!).

 

[FutureCEO]

I'm using Duolingo to improve my Spanish vocabulary and also learn some French. Some of the phrases it gives are really strange. I don't think cats eat croissants last I checked...

Duolingo is nice. I find it to be a little lacking. It does not tell you why the sentence structure is the way is it. I did the whole German course and wanted more so I'm doing it again.

 

[King Racoon 77]

It's an old expression about fun and excitement -- although an old song by Roy Orbison took it to a hiigher level (I just found that one out!).

Phew. Thought it might be another inappropriate phrase

 

[MinnieM123]

Phew. Thought it might be another inappropriate phrase

Borderline.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

^^^^ What he said. If you wind up having to return it just look at it as an excuse for another Target run

I would wait until at least Thursday and then ask her how much you owe her and if she has a tracking number...... if you get an undesireable response, I hope you can still find it!

Thanks for the advice. The idea just to buy one is a good one as is the advice to wait until Thursday to contact.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

It will be 80 degrees here in SC close to the record of 82. Still have peppers and kale, broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage in the garden sure does not feel like winter. Don't think we will have a white Christmas here.

You are growing everything I need right niw. How much to ship.

 

[Figgy1]

I'm using Duolingo to improve my Spanish vocabulary and also learn some French. Some of the phrases it gives are really strange. I don't think cats eat croissants last I checked...

Maybe they were thinking about Jasmine