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bill.purvis2012 · ‎10-23-2023

Well this is interesting. Just got a positive feedback from a buyer. She bought a scan of yarn. In the feedback she mentions "even a little gift inside". Folks, I have no idea what she is talking about.

I have from time to time added a little gift, but not in quite a while. Nothing was added in this package. So, I have no idea what she is talking about and I am not wanting to ask her. No telling what it is. LOL.

Yes. I'm curious. I checked all the other shipments for that day to make sure everything was sent, had its tracking, etc. I was afraid maybe a piece of jewelry somehow got into the package. All the shipments have been received and no one said anything about an empty package. I think they're all fine.

So, I wonder what was on my work table that could have gotten into her yarn. I have no idea.

gurlcat · ‎10-24-2023

I would not leave it alone. I like to talk to buyers and have a sense of curiosity that won't quit. Also I can't think of any harm that could come from a quick email just saying they've got me scratching my head. From their cheerful feedback I bet they'd happily reply.
EDIT: After reading @ebooksdiva 's post, now I think it would be a good idea to check their feedback left for others.

inhawaii · ‎10-24-2023

"Curiosity killed the cat."

No pun intended.

Yeah I would ask too.

I'm curious as hell, and it's not even my listing. LOL

Telephone Line - Electric Light Orchestra

gurlcat · ‎10-24-2023

@inhawaii wrote:
"Curiosity killed the cat."
No pun intended.
Yeah I would ask too.
I'm curious as hell, and it's not even my listing. LOL

It almost did kill me once. You heard of urban exploration? Well I don't make a point of finding private properties to trespass, but if an abandoned one is just going to sit there somewhere near me day after day, it's just a matter of time until I break. But this one next door to where I lived 10 years ago ... broke my sternum when I fell part way through the rotted floor. I could feel immediately something BAD-bad happened, and it felt like my heart. But once I eased myself out of that fang-y wooden mouth, got home and assessed the damages, it was the scrapes and bruises on my legs and thighs that looked the worst, and they weren't too horrible, so I didn't go to the hospital or anything.

After that my chest continued to hurt, just a bit at first, but a month later my students were asking why I was only speaking a few words between gasps, so I went to the doctor and learned not only was there a fracture but also learned a new word -costochondritis, infection of the ribs or sternum. So he gave me a big ole shot of steroids in my butt, and about 24 hours later it was like it never happened. I've not done much poking around inside old buildings since then, mostly stick to metal detecting because I have to know what's in the ground, and it only bites my fingers a little bit.

gloryglorygifts · ‎10-24-2023

Reminds me of the beautiful feedback that i got that said thank you for the little Yoda. Um what? LOL. I even had a game with my friends on facebook trying to decipher what the original word may have been before autocorrect. Had another feedback that said the curtains looked beautiful in her house. Another head scratcher. Buyers do get sellers and purchases confused on here. I just left mine as is and never asked for explanations.

Maybe a pair of earrings got hooked into it, or a pin? Don't think you would have gotten a positive if there was a bug in it.

sin-n-dex · ‎10-24-2023

@lukdudle wrote:
" bugs don't live very long in my house because of the diatomaceous earth I put out for them"

hey can you tell me about this? i know i can google it but ima lazy guy. does it kill spiders and moths? do you just have a bowl of it on a shelf?

It's available at home depot, they make it to kill all sorts of insects, specifically for ants, and specifically for bedbugs. Read the label to see what it kills, different bugs need different concentrations. It's like glass shards for bugs, their exoskeletons get wrecked on it and they go off and die somewhere. I don't see many dead bugs around the house, but I use it in places where they like to come in. It's just a powder, you can put it anywhere, but it might be a bit messy.

C.