Where in the World Isn't Bob Saget?

[Songbird76]

Usually when that happens to me, they offer to refund it or send another one.

Supposedly it will be here tonight. If not, I'll definitely be asking for them to send another one.

 

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Just spent over an hour on a chat with Amazon because for some reason today the Amazon Currency Converter is coming up when I go to pay. It by default wants me to pay in GBP, and now I have to manually select USD. They had no idea what I was talking about and had no idea how to fix it. I'm wondering if it had to do with a gift card I redeemed last night? So I guess now I'm just waiting for that purchase to clear and hope that the Currency Converter will go away. I've tried everything else. Otherwise I'll have to choose to pay in USD every time I buy something.

 

[JenniferS]

Just spent over an hour on a chat with Amazon because for some reason today the Amazon Currency Converter is coming up when I go to pay. It by default wants me to pay in GBP, and now I have to manually select USD. They had no idea what I was talking about and had no idea how to fix it. I'm wondering if it had to do with a gift card I redeemed last night? So I guess now I'm just waiting for that purchase to clear and hope that the Currency Converter will go away. I've tried everything else. Otherwise I'll have to choose to pay in USD every time I buy something.

Do you use the app? If so, delete it and re-download it.

 

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Do you use the app? If so, delete it and re-download it.

It's the app and the website.

 

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The dude who was trying to help me just sent me an email with the help page's words that he copy and pasted. He keeps saying "If you're a cross-currency customer you can use the Amazon Currency Converter" or "If your order qualifies for Amazon Currency Converter, we'll display your order total in your local currency when you place your order."

I told him multiple times that I'm NOT a cross-currency customer, and I don't want the Amazon Currency Convertor. My local currency IS USD, so I don't need GBP as an option! But he hopes I'm enjoying my day.

 

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So now I'm chatting with another dude because clearly the first person didn't understand my problem. So maybe it's an easy fix someone else will know.

 

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Nope, this dude doesn't know what's up either.

 

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Nope, this dude doesn't know what's up either.

what about all the deals your missing will they reimburse you

 

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what about all the deals your missing will they reimburse you

I can still purchase things in USD, but I have to manually select it for every purchase. I'm just trying to get it back to how it was 24 hours ago.

 

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I got put on a call with somebody who told me how to go change my currency settings, but upon getting there... there were no currency settings to choose from. So she sent a ticket into somebody and told me to wait 24 hours, and if it was still a problem to call back.

In summary... nobody knows.

 

[MinnieM123]

I got put on a call with somebody who told me how to go change my currency settings, but upon getting there... there were no currency settings to choose from. So she sent a ticket into somebody and told me to wait 24 hours, and if it was still a problem to call back.

In summary... nobody knows.

And this is the problem with many online companies. They do not even know their OWN systems. (I've dumped companies in the past for poor customer service.)

In your case, you have a workaround, but that should never have been the solution from them. It's not a solution -- it's just a way to continue to get your money, while placing the extra step to make that happen -- on you.

 

[Songbird76]

I can still purchase things in USD, but I have to manually select it for every purchase. I'm just trying to get it back to how it was 24 hours ago.

Do you use any sort of a VPN, like windscribe or something? That's the only way I can see prices on the different Disney sites and Amazon. Several countries have their own amazon sites and you can order via a different one, like my friends in the UK ordered something from the Dutch one for me for Christmas to avoid paying out-of-country shipping. Some people use a VPN to watch other countries' offerings on streaming services like Netflix. There are also some news articles or videos you can't watch without a VPN because your country doesn't allow it. If you use one of those, you'd need to turn it off before you open Amazon.

 

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Do you use any sort of a VPN, like windscribe or something? That's the only way I can see prices on the different Disney sites and Amazon. Several countries have their own amazon sites and you can order via a different one, like my friends in the UK ordered something from the Dutch one for me for Christmas to avoid paying out-of-country shipping. Some people use a VPN to watch other countries' offerings on streaming services like Netflix. There are also some news articles or videos you can't watch without a VPN because your country doesn't allow it. If you use one of those, you'd need to turn it off before you open Amazon.

No, I don't have a VPN. The only thing different is that I redeemed a gift card. Hopefully once that transaction is finished it will go back.

 

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And this is the problem with many online companies. They do not even know their OWN systems. (I've dumped companies in the past for poor customer service.)

In your case, you have a workaround, but that should never have been the solution from them. It's not a solution -- it's just a way to continue to get your money, while placing the extra step to make that happen -- on you.

I've always had great customer service from Amazon, but this is clearly something that someone in IT or a different, higher up department needs to handle. And you can only access the lowest paid employees who aren't specialized in anything. They literally just copy and paste things I've already read on their website help page.

 

[JenniferS]

 

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Two years ago from yesterday we started our day by exploring CS a little bit. Then we transferred over to POR for the remainder of our stay. We took the boat to DS for lunch at Chicken Guy, but it was packed. We ended up eating at D-Luxe Burger. After DS we boated back to POR, then went to AK for the night. (Thank you to my camera reel for reminding me what we did each day!)

Side note: I really hope POR opens up soon!

 

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Two years ago from today, we went to MK in the morning. We at lunch at CHH. In the afternoon we went to Epcot. After Epcot we went back to POR, and we went down to fill up our mugs and enjoy a few minutes at the River Roost.



For Jennifer and Mike: "Hey sweet thing."



My favorite drink from Club Cool. I hope they bring it back.

 

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SSE is so photogenic. It's my favorite of the park icons.

 

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June 25

• National Strawberry Parfait Day
• National Catfish Day
• National Leon Day
• Take Your Dog to Work Day – Friday After Father’s Day

June 26

• National Barcode Day *
• National Coconut Day
• National Beautician’s Day
• National Chocolate Pudding Day
• Summersgiving – Saturday after Summer Solstice

June 27

• National Onion Day
• National HIV Testing Day
• National Ice Cream Cake Day
• National Sunglasses Day
• National Orange Blossom Day
• National PTSD Awareness Day

June 28

• National Logistics Day
• National Paul Bunyan Day
• National Insurance Awareness Day – Now who do you think invented that!?!
• National Alaska Day

June 29

• National Camera Day
• National Waffle Iron Day
• National Almond Buttercrunch Day

June 30

• National Meteor Watch Day
• Social Media Day
• National Parchment Day – Last Wednesday in June

International days
June 25

• Day of the Seafarer
• Global Beatles Day
• World Vitiligo Day

June 26

• National Cream Tea Day – Last Friday in June
• Global Smurf Day – Saturday Closest to June 25
• International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

June 27

• Micro-, Small and Medium Enterprises Day

June 28

• International Caps Lock Day
• International Body Piercing Day

June 29

• International Day of the Tropics

June 30

• International Asteroid Day
• International Day of Parliamentarism

JULY NATIONAL MONTHS​

JULY NATIONAL MONTHS​

• National Hemp Month *
• National Contract Sewing Month
• World Watercolor Month
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• National Baked Bean Month
• National Cell Phone Courtesy Month
• National Culinary Arts Month
• National Grilling Month
• National Horseradish Month
• National Hot Dog Month
• National Ice Cream Month
• Independent Retailer Month
• National Blueberry Month
• National Picnic Month
• National Peach Month

JULY NATIONAL WEEKS​

Be Nice to Jersey Week – First Full Week in July
Nude Recreation Week – Week After Independence Day
National Farriers Week – Second Week in July
Everybody Deserves a Massage Week – Third Week in July
Week of Major League All-Star Baseball Game – July 12
Captive Nations Week – 3rd week in July
National Zoo Keeper Week – 3rd week in July
National Parenting Gifted Children Week – 3rd week in July
National Moth Week – Last week in July
Hepatitis Awareness Week – Week of July 28th

JULY NATIONAL DAYS​

July 1st

• National Postal Worker Day
• National U.S. Postage Stamp Day
• National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day
• National Gingersnap Day

JULY INTERNATIONAL DAYS​

July 1

• Canada Day
• International Joke Day
• International Reggae Day