Rediffed.. :(

I now know what the guy who invented the term 'Shanghaied' must have felt. There is no worse feeling than to be taken for a ride by someone, specially when you pride yourself to be real smart and above all cheatability. Well, my 'Smart' bubble burst last week, and it wasnt pretty, let me tell you.

It was just another routine day at work for me. I had absolutely nothing to do. I had tried it all, from trying out all the fonts and calculations and what not in excel (Its a great tool by Microsoft, let me tell you) to logging in to check my mail 36 times, in the vain hope of catching someone with whom I had not already had a chat in the previous hour, or to find any new forwards. No luck. And I was still bored. So I went for login number 37.

I was in luck this time. There was a mail!! It was from rediff shopping. Get a 2 GB Shuffle MP3 player for just Rs 599/- with extra BASS headphones absolutely free. What a steal, I thought to myself. I quickly filled up the online registration forms and then ordered for my product, paying through my debit card. And then the wait began.

Day 1 : Well, it has only been a day since I placed the order, lets wait.
Day 2 : Well, it has only been two days since I placed the order, lets wait.
Day 3 : Well, it has only been three days since I placed the order, lets wait. But I am beginning to lose my patience.
Day 4 : Thats it. I have had it. Let me write a mail asking where the hell is my IPOD. I do write the mail.
Day 5: No response. I forward the mail again to them.
Day 6 : Aha! Theres a response. Your order has been dispatched.
Day 7 : I get a call from the courier service that my package will be arriving today. They just called to know if I will be available. You bet I will. And then it finally arrived. All my waiting is going to bear fruit now. I open the package. Looks bulky. I remove the thermocol cover. Oh My god!! I almost faint in horror! I was expecting a cool Apple IPOD shuffle and waht do I see? Its not an Apple! Its not an IPOD.Its 'Crapple'.And far from being an IPOD. My dreams are shattered. So much for the 'steal'. It was more like stolen. I had no idea what to do. I was stuck with it. Now wait! What about the free headphone? I search frantically in the box. There it is! What the *#@! ? They call THESE headphones? These little pieces of junk? There was the head, alright. And the phone. So are WE supposed to bring them together into holy matrimony or something? Wheres the wire? And where in hell is the the thing to connect it to the music player?

It then dawned on me that I had been taken for a ride. A real ride. I could picture the faces of the dealers now, thinking of me and how gullible I had been. Well, the jokes on you guys. I may have become poorer by 600 bucks, but I am now richer with the experience. Really rich. Really Really rich. :)

Forget Shanghaied, been Rediffed, anyone?