Selling a Printer
I listed a printer for sale on craigslist about a week ago. It's nothing special, and it's been through graduate school twice now, so I'm offering it for pretty cheap. Its only two particularly good features are almost brand new toner and quick printing.
One person responded to the listing, just yesterday, and he was supposed to show up here at 6:00, 27 minutes ago. As you know, I value punctuality, and I'm not very patient.
I paced the length of my living room, dining room, and kitchen until about 6:12, when I decided to come upstairs and read the news. Now 28 minutes on, the guy hasn't called me or turned up at my door. He made a point to ask my phone number, so why doesn't he use it? Maybe that's just people these days.
Until this guy shows up or I get tired of waiting for him, I have to pay attention to the door, which is difficult to hear from my computer in the first place. Alas.
Comments
I'm sorry that the guy didn't call you....but he did call me. He couldn't make it to your house because he was in line waiting to buy an iphone. He sends his regrets. Seriously, though, discourteous behavior seems to be the order of the day. When people actually do keep to their word, it kind of freaks me out.
Posted by: arc | June 29, 2007 09:24 PM