"This Is Not An Invoice"

"Ted Zieglar" wrote in message
...
My recent purchase of a replacement power supply from Dell made for some
amusing paperwork.

Apparently, Dell is dead-set against giving you an invoice. I had the same
situation when I purchased my last computer from Dell. You get lots of
paperwork, but no invoice. I got an Order Confirmation, an Acknowledgement
and ultimately, a Packing Slip. Each one of these documents had "THIS IS
NOT AN INVOICE" stamped on it. Particularly amusing was the
Acknowledgement, which had this line prominently printed in blue:

"Please Review Important Terms & Conditions On the Reverse Side Of This
Invoice"

Oops! Looks like somebody goofed, since just below this sentence, in thick
gray letters, was "THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE". And what's that "Invoice
Number" doing in the upper right corner?

If you ask for an invoice, you're told to go to the web site, which
strikes me as peculiar: if Dell will send me an Order Confirmation, an
Acknowledgement and a Packing Slip, surely they could spring for an
Invoice? Anyway, if you look up your invoice number on the web site, you
get your Acknowledgement...which says "THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE".

Do you suppose Dell thinks that by not invoicing its customers it can save
on taxes?

Ted Zieglar



Very funny. I had to chuckle.

;-)

"Ted Zieglar" wrote in message
...
"This is the way things are done all across the USA every day."

I buy lots of stuff on the internet, and I always get an invoice. Dell has
an invoice for me somewhere. I know this, because I have an invoice
number.
They're just hiding it from me. Maybe someone scribbled something
embarassing on it.

Ted Zieglar




Your invoice is written on a Blimpy's napkin in a cubicle someplace


Stew

Thank goodness at least somebody understands that the point of my post was
to bring a smile.

Ted Zieglar

"S.Lewis" wrote in message
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"Ted Zieglar" wrote in message
...
My recent purchase of a replacement power supply from Dell made for some
amusing paperwork.

Apparently, Dell is dead-set against giving you an invoice. I had the
same situation when I purchased my last computer from Dell. You get lots
of paperwork, but no invoice. I got an Order Confirmation, an
Acknowledgement and ultimately, a Packing Slip. Each one of these
documents had "THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE" stamped on it. Particularly
amusing was the Acknowledgement, which had this line prominently printed
in blue:

"Please Review Important Terms & Conditions On the Reverse Side Of This
Invoice"

Oops! Looks like somebody goofed, since just below this sentence, in
thick gray letters, was "THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE". And what's that
"Invoice Number" doing in the upper right corner?

If you ask for an invoice, you're told to go to the web site, which
strikes me as peculiar: if Dell will send me an Order Confirmation, an
Acknowledgement and a Packing Slip, surely they could spring for an
Invoice? Anyway, if you look up your invoice number on the web site, you
get your Acknowledgement...which says "THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE".

Do you suppose Dell thinks that by not invoicing its customers it can
save on taxes?

Ted Zieglar



Very funny. I had to chuckle.

;-)

"Ted Zieglar" wrote in message
...
Thank goodness at least somebody understands that the point of my post was
to bring a smile.

Ted Zieglar



I fully understood the intent, Ted. Sometimes good humor is wasted around
here....


Stew

Jim Higgins wrote:
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 18:01:42 +0000 (UTC), in
, "Time Teamer"
wrote:


"Ted Zieglar" wrote in message
...

My recent purchase of a replacement power supply from Dell made for some
amusing paperwork.

Apparently, Dell is dead-set against giving you an invoice. I had the same
situation when I purchased my last computer from Dell. You get lots of
paperwork, but no invoice. I got an Order Confirmation, an Acknowledgement
and ultimately, a Packing Slip. Each one of these documents had "THIS IS
NOT AN INVOICE" stamped on it. Particularly amusing was the
Acknowledgement, which had this line prominently printed in blue:

"Please Review Important Terms & Conditions On the Reverse Side Of This
Invoice"

Oops! Looks like somebody goofed, since just below this sentence, in thick
gray letters, was "THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE". And what's that "Invoice
Number" doing in the upper right corner?

If you ask for an invoice, you're told to go to the web site, which
strikes me as peculiar: if Dell will send me an Order Confirmation, an
Acknowledgement and a Packing Slip, surely they could spring for an
Invoice? Anyway, if you look up your invoice number on the web site, you
get your Acknowledgement...which says "THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE".

Do you suppose Dell thinks that by not invoicing its customers it can save
on taxes?

Ted Zieglar


tis a VAT shift and lets them juggle the sales figures. They should eventual
release a FULL invoice. Perhaps also to suit certain sales quarters.


********!

Exactly, especially because there's no VAT in the USA (as of 04/07/2005).

Ted Zieglar wrote:
"This is the way things are done all across the USA every day."

I buy lots of stuff on the internet, and I always get an invoice. Dell has
an invoice for me somewhere. I know this, because I have an invoice number.
They're just hiding it from me. Maybe someone scribbled something
embarassing on it.

Ted, please, either toss in a smiley or stop smoking PCP - it's got you
all paranoid and stuff.

"S.Lewis" wrote:

"Ted Zieglar" wrote

Thank goodness at least somebody understands that the point of my post was
to bring a smile.

I fully understood the intent, Ted. Sometimes good humor is wasted around
here....

In comedy, timing is everything. In the presence of real rants,
a subtle faux rant might not be the best choice over a broader,
or even slapstick, joke as a tension reliever.
--
OJ III
[Email to Yahoo address may be burned before reading.
Lower and crunch the sig and you'll net me at comcast.]

Ogden Johnson III wrote:
"lower and crunch the sig"

Can you explain to me what this means?

Doug

Doug Ellice wrote:

Ogden Johnson III wrote:

"lower and crunch the sig"

Can you explain to me what this means?

OJ III
[Email to Yahoo address may be burned before reading.
Lower and crunch the sig and you'll net me at comcast.]

Reread the *entire* sig I just quoted above since you truncated
it in your reply, look at the cite line Gecko put on your reply,
and look at that Yahoo address I use on my Usenet posts.

You should be able to figure it out. My only caveat is that when
you do, just confine yourself to an "Oh, s[tuff], how could I
miss that!] and forgo slapping your forehead. Which is why I
don't explain outright; I'd hate to be responsible for you
injuring yourself.

[Hint: I couldn't use what I wanted to when I signed up with
Yahoo, someone else had it.]
--
OJ III
[Email to Yahoo address may be burned before reading.
Lower and crunch the sig and you'll net me at comcast.]

I doubt very much that Dell is embarrassed.

"Jim Higgins" wrote in message =
...
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 15:36:06 -0400, in
, "Ted Zieglar"
wrote:
=20
You haven't uncovered a conspiracy to avoid taxes, not have you
caught Dell in an embarrassing mistake.