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Cannae Brentano

NeoTermite

Join date: 21 Apr 2006

Posts: 368

07-13-2006 08:37

From: Nyx Divine

When people get screwed out of their $L in SL it sucks so you have my sympathies.

But there are so many things about your story that have me biting my tongue to keep from misbehaving.

Well, overpaying for the service was our fault, we should have shopped around more, but that didn't happen for reasons that are not relevant. This was not the first time I've overpaid for something in SL and I doubt if it will be the last.

But the bottom line is we paid for services and a working object and they were not delivered. When the broken baby object was given to us, we wanted the baby object fixed and returned to us in time to coordinate with the second clinic. If Wish couldn't do that, even an IM saying they needed more time would have been acceptable and I would not have requested a refund.

Instead we got a a lecture of a no refund policy and promises of a gift certificate followed by a real bad attitude.

I hope that others had a better experience with Wish than we did, and perhaps there were RL issues preventing the owner of Wish from fullfilling their end of the agreement. If so, they should have given us our money back, its as simple as that.

Cannae Brentano

NeoTermite

Join date: 21 Apr 2006

Posts: 368

07-13-2006 08:39

From: Lucifer Baphomet

This is typical......
Pregnant Avatars in second life frequently drink, smoke, take drugs, and shove things up their vaginas that suggest those very vaginas operate on a principle similar to a tardis, then theyre surprised when the child has birth defects!!!!!

Now that is very funny, and in disturbing sort of way reminds me of intimate moments with a RL ex!

Alicia Cyr

Registered User

Join date: 14 Jan 2006

Posts: 1

07-13-2006 09:46

I was very sorry to have learned of your loss. And I think you very lovingly paid tribute to your baby besides letting residents of SL, who are thinking of giving birth, choose a reliable clinic. I think all residents should be made aware of businesses who have not resolved viable issues of goods or services rendered. In fact, SL has a Better Business Bureau (under groups). We should all take advantage of it and use it as one would in RL before buying.

Io Zeno

Registered User

Join date: 1 Jun 2006

Posts: 940

07-13-2006 09:51

From: Cannae Brentano

Well, overpaying for the service was our fault, we should have shopped around more, but that didn't happen for reasons that are not relevant. This was not the first time I've overpaid for something in SL and I doubt if it will be the last.

But the bottom line is we paid for services and a working object and they were not delivered. When the broken baby object was given to us, we wanted the baby object fixed and returned to us in time to coordinate with the second clinic. If Wish couldn't do that, even an IM saying they needed more time would have been acceptable and I would not have requested a refund.

Instead we got a a lecture of a no refund policy and promises of a gift certificate followed by a real bad attitude.

I hope that others had a better experience with Wish than we did, and perhaps there were RL issues preventing the owner of Wish from fullfilling their end of the agreement. If so, they should have given us our money back, its as simple as that.

Well, they suck. Anyone charging those kind of Lindens better... deliver, pardon the pun, or I would be livid.

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Luciftias Neurocam

Ecosystem Design

Join date: 13 Oct 2005

Posts: 742

07-13-2006 09:53

From: Cannae Brentano

Now that is very funny, and in disturbing sort of way reminds me of intimate moments with a RL ex!

Please elaborate. Remember, this is for posterity.

Ranma Tardis

沖縄弛緩の明確で青い水

Join date: 8 Nov 2005

Posts: 1,415

07-13-2006 09:56

From: Willow Zander

I want a scripted vagina with tardis sounds

kthxbai

What kind of "Tardis" sounds would you like to have?

Joannah Cramer

Registered User

Join date: 12 Apr 2006

Posts: 1,539

07-13-2006 10:02

From: Moss Talamasca

If you have modify permissions on the infant i have a jack o lantern from last halloween you could link in the missing head's place. Let me know if you want it.

I can sense next Grim Baby in making...

Cannae Brentano

NeoTermite

Join date: 21 Apr 2006

Posts: 368

07-13-2006 12:38

From: Luciftias Neurocam

Please elaborate. Remember, this is for posterity.

Now remember, this is an ex we are talking about.

Imagine throwing a cucumber into the grand canyon.

Richie Waves

Predictable

Join date: 29 Jun 2005

Posts: 1,424

07-13-2006 12:45

From: Cannae Brentano

Now remember, this is an ex we are talking about.

Imagine throwing a cucumber into the grand canyon.

ROFL!! Chucking a stick up O'connel Street as we say round these parts ^.^!!!

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Horris Fitzcarraldo

Registered User

Join date: 12 Jan 2006

Posts: 69

07-13-2006 12:57

Hmm, since you didn't get a head with your baby I wonder if there is another baby out there with 2 heads. And if so is the speech script in the left or the right head or maybe its in both so the heads talk to one another?

Tang Lightcloud

Sweet & Juicy

Join date: 22 May 2004

Posts: 377

07-13-2006 14:00

Im sorry for your loss. Please provide pictures.

Blake Poindexter

Registered User

Join date: 1 Mar 2006

Posts: 8

"Cephalic Disassociation"

07-13-2006 14:14

From: Soleil Mirabeau

Quoted for great truth.

hahahahahhahaaaa.

I'm in med school. I had to say that.

Blake Poindexter

Registered User

Join date: 1 Mar 2006

Posts: 8

07-13-2006 14:18

From: Horris Fitzcarraldo

Hmm, since you didn't get a head with your baby I wonder if there is another baby out there with 2 heads. And if so is the speech script in the left or the right head or maybe its in both so the heads talk to one another?

<a href="http://www.talking-heads.net/david.html">I found the other talking head!</a>

custer Einarmige

oldbie

Join date: 31 Oct 2005

Posts: 17

07-13-2006 14:26

From: Mickey McLuhan

I... I...
wow.
Can I link to this thread on the next "Furries are weird" flamewar?
'cuz THIS is some freaky shit right here.

This is wierdness on a new scale that has nothing to do with furries whatsoever.

You want to gripe about the fact you paid $30US for something that did not get delivered to the agreed specifications, I'm with you.

Otherwise this reminds me of the "Cabbage Patch Kid" that got chewed up by a dog, was sent back to the factory for repair, and was instead returend to the owner with a Death Certificate.

Its just funny.

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Jezebella Desmoulins

Registered User

Join date: 4 Nov 2005

Posts: 561

07-13-2006 14:29

All these horror stories about prim babies are why I've started asking my SL partners to wear prim condoms on their Xcite attachments.

Doubledown Tandino

ADULT on the Mainland!

Join date: 9 Mar 2006

Posts: 1,020

07-13-2006 14:37

This whole thing is psychologically whacked. I'm simply sitting here with my jaw open, dumbfounded. Laughing and crying at this... not laughing at this instance and situation, but simply blown away at the weirdness of prim-baby technology. I just don't get it.

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Mickey McLuhan

She of the SwissArmy Tail

Join date: 22 Aug 2005

Posts: 1,032

07-13-2006 15:01

From: custer Einarmige

You want to gripe about the fact you paid $30US for something that did not get delivered to the agreed specifications, I'm with you.

Amen, brother. I'm with you on the "We got ripped off" bit... but... wow.

From: custer Einarmige

Otherwise this reminds me of the "Cabbage Patch Kid" that got chewed up by a dog, was sent back to the factory for repair, and was instead returend to the owner with a Death Certificate.

Its just funny.

BRILLIANT!

Cannae Brentano

NeoTermite

Join date: 21 Apr 2006

Posts: 368

07-13-2006 15:18

From: Tang Lightcloud

Im sorry for your loss. Please provide pictures.

Pictures are on my profile in game under picks, numbers 5 and 6.

Selador Cellardoor

Registered User

Join date: 16 Nov 2003

Posts: 3,082

07-13-2006 16:08

From: Karsten Rutledge

It's a wonder that Wish Upon A Star is still in business, it seems like every thread like this (and there have been a lot, ugh) have been about them. Headless babies are a new low, though!

Are they still running?

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Selador Cellardoor

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Join date: 16 Nov 2003

Posts: 3,082

07-13-2006 16:14

From: Doubledown Tandino

This whole thing is psychologically whacked. I'm simply sitting here with my jaw open, dumbfounded. Laughing and crying at this... not laughing at this instance and situation, but simply blown away at the weirdness of prim-baby technology. I just don't get it.

Some couples are incapable of having children, or have had stillbirths or other horrendous things happen to them. SL gives them an opportunity to role-play the process of birth, which many find helps them heal. There have been cases before where this particular sl company has let people down, and the result has been devastating for them.

Not saying that is the case here, but nevertheless, people often invest a great deal emotionally in a sl baby. I really wish there was some way of closing this company down before they can do any more harm to people.

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Mustelid Carnot

Made from quality ferrets

Join date: 7 Sep 2005

Posts: 106

07-13-2006 16:16

This is probably one of the worst things I've read about. Regardless on how you feel on prim babies, taking something as emotional as this, ripping people off of money, and then giving them some sort of freak experience instead of a nice happy event they wanted to have... well... that's just every bit of wrong. I feel for them :/

Luciftias Neurocam

Ecosystem Design

Join date: 13 Oct 2005

Posts: 742

07-13-2006 16:41

From: Mustelid Carnot

This is probably one of the worst things I've read about. Regardless on how you feel on prim babies, taking something as emotional as this, ripping people off of money, and then giving them some sort of freak experience instead of a nice happy event they wanted to have... well... that's just every bit of wrong. I feel for them :/

What's "emotional" about buying a bunch of prims shaped like a baby? Than, say, buying some prim shoes?

Whimsycallie Pegler

Registered User

Join date: 28 Apr 2006

Posts: 1,003

07-13-2006 16:41

From: Merlyn Bailly

Twins? Oh, please! ROFLMAO!!!

It's a PRIM BABY. It's just prims.

Well my post was intended to be somewhat tonque in cheek.

It really is not funny though to be frauded of your $L. It sounds like this couple got very shoddy service. Definately not what was promised.

Lucifer Baphomet

Postmodern Demon

Join date: 8 Sep 2005

Posts: 1,771

07-13-2006 17:44

On a serious note, sure theres a certain comedy value in the situation.... but Cannae paid $30 worth of lindens, and got no return.
That's not a laughing matter.
If you paid $30 dollars for a bottle of malt whisky, got broken empty bottle given to you, im damn sure you'd want the whiskey you paid for, or your cash back.

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Joannah Cramer

Registered User

Join date: 12 Apr 2006

Posts: 1,539

07-13-2006 17:49

From: Luciftias Neurocam

What's "emotional" about buying a bunch of prims shaped like a baby? Than, say, buying some prim shoes?

Emotions are in one's mind. Just like "fun" from seeing your avatar "dance" or "fly", even though it's just set of pixels on screen of some piece of hardware.

People choose to make-believe in all kinds of things, their right and no one else's business as long as it doesn't affect them.

In loving memory and 9K wasted
Cannae Brentano NeoTermite Join date: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 368	07-13-2006 08:37 From: Nyx Divine When people get screwed out of their $L in SL it sucks so you have my sympathies. But there are so many things about your story that have me biting my tongue to keep from misbehaving. Well, overpaying for the service was our fault, we should have shopped around more, but that didn't happen for reasons that are not relevant. This was not the first time I've overpaid for something in SL and I doubt if it will be the last. But the bottom line is we paid for services and a working object and they were not delivered. When the broken baby object was given to us, we wanted the baby object fixed and returned to us in time to coordinate with the second clinic. If Wish couldn't do that, even an IM saying they needed more time would have been acceptable and I would not have requested a refund. Instead we got a a lecture of a no refund policy and promises of a gift certificate followed by a real bad attitude. I hope that others had a better experience with Wish than we did, and perhaps there were RL issues preventing the owner of Wish from fullfilling their end of the agreement. If so, they should have given us our money back, its as simple as that.
Cannae Brentano NeoTermite Join date: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 368	07-13-2006 08:39 From: Lucifer Baphomet This is typical...... Pregnant Avatars in second life frequently drink, smoke, take drugs, and shove things up their vaginas that suggest those very vaginas operate on a principle similar to a tardis, then theyre surprised when the child has birth defects!!!!! Now that is very funny, and in disturbing sort of way reminds me of intimate moments with a RL ex!
Alicia Cyr Registered User Join date: 14 Jan 2006 Posts: 1	07-13-2006 09:46 I was very sorry to have learned of your loss. And I think you very lovingly paid tribute to your baby besides letting residents of SL, who are thinking of giving birth, choose a reliable clinic. I think all residents should be made aware of businesses who have not resolved viable issues of goods or services rendered. In fact, SL has a Better Business Bureau (under groups). We should all take advantage of it and use it as one would in RL before buying.
Io Zeno Registered User Join date: 1 Jun 2006 Posts: 940	07-13-2006 09:51 From: Cannae Brentano Well, overpaying for the service was our fault, we should have shopped around more, but that didn't happen for reasons that are not relevant. This was not the first time I've overpaid for something in SL and I doubt if it will be the last. But the bottom line is we paid for services and a working object and they were not delivered. When the broken baby object was given to us, we wanted the baby object fixed and returned to us in time to coordinate with the second clinic. If Wish couldn't do that, even an IM saying they needed more time would have been acceptable and I would not have requested a refund. Instead we got a a lecture of a no refund policy and promises of a gift certificate followed by a real bad attitude. I hope that others had a better experience with Wish than we did, and perhaps there were RL issues preventing the owner of Wish from fullfilling their end of the agreement. If so, they should have given us our money back, its as simple as that. Well, they suck. Anyone charging those kind of Lindens better... deliver, pardon the pun, or I would be livid. _____________________
Luciftias Neurocam Ecosystem Design Join date: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 742	07-13-2006 09:53 From: Cannae Brentano Now that is very funny, and in disturbing sort of way reminds me of intimate moments with a RL ex! Please elaborate. Remember, this is for posterity.
Ranma Tardis 沖縄弛緩の明確で青い水 Join date: 8 Nov 2005 Posts: 1,415	07-13-2006 09:56 From: Willow Zander I want a scripted vagina with tardis sounds kthxbai What kind of "Tardis" sounds would you like to have?
Joannah Cramer Registered User Join date: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,539	07-13-2006 10:02 From: Moss Talamasca If you have modify permissions on the infant i have a jack o lantern from last halloween you could link in the missing head's place. Let me know if you want it. I can sense next Grim Baby in making...
Cannae Brentano NeoTermite Join date: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 368	07-13-2006 12:38 From: Luciftias Neurocam Please elaborate. Remember, this is for posterity. Now remember, this is an ex we are talking about. Imagine throwing a cucumber into the grand canyon.
Richie Waves Predictable Join date: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 1,424	07-13-2006 12:45 From: Cannae Brentano Now remember, this is an ex we are talking about. Imagine throwing a cucumber into the grand canyon. ROFL!! Chucking a stick up O'connel Street as we say round these parts ^.^!!! _____________________ no u!
Horris Fitzcarraldo Registered User Join date: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 69	07-13-2006 12:57 Hmm, since you didn't get a head with your baby I wonder if there is another baby out there with 2 heads. And if so is the speech script in the left or the right head or maybe its in both so the heads talk to one another?
Tang Lightcloud Sweet & Juicy Join date: 22 May 2004 Posts: 377	07-13-2006 14:00 Im sorry for your loss. Please provide pictures.
Blake Poindexter Registered User Join date: 1 Mar 2006 Posts: 8	"Cephalic Disassociation" 07-13-2006 14:14 From: Soleil Mirabeau Quoted for great truth. hahahahahhahaaaa. I'm in med school. I had to say that.
Blake Poindexter Registered User Join date: 1 Mar 2006 Posts: 8	07-13-2006 14:18 From: Horris Fitzcarraldo Hmm, since you didn't get a head with your baby I wonder if there is another baby out there with 2 heads. And if so is the speech script in the left or the right head or maybe its in both so the heads talk to one another? <a href="http://www.talking-heads.net/david.html">I found the other talking head!</a>
custer Einarmige oldbie Join date: 31 Oct 2005 Posts: 17	07-13-2006 14:26 From: Mickey McLuhan I... I... wow. Can I link to this thread on the next "Furries are weird" flamewar? 'cuz THIS is some freaky shit right here. This is wierdness on a new scale that has nothing to do with furries whatsoever. You want to gripe about the fact you paid $30US for something that did not get delivered to the agreed specifications, I'm with you. Otherwise this reminds me of the "Cabbage Patch Kid" that got chewed up by a dog, was sent back to the factory for repair, and was instead returend to the owner with a Death Certificate. Its just funny. _____________________ http://custer-einarmige.spaces.msn.com/
Jezebella Desmoulins Registered User Join date: 4 Nov 2005 Posts: 561	07-13-2006 14:29 All these horror stories about prim babies are why I've started asking my SL partners to wear prim condoms on their Xcite attachments.
Doubledown Tandino ADULT on the Mainland! Join date: 9 Mar 2006 Posts: 1,020	07-13-2006 14:37 This whole thing is psychologically whacked. I'm simply sitting here with my jaw open, dumbfounded. Laughing and crying at this... not laughing at this instance and situation, but simply blown away at the weirdness of prim-baby technology. I just don't get it. _____________________ http://djdoubledown.blogspot.com
Mickey McLuhan She of the SwissArmy Tail Join date: 22 Aug 2005 Posts: 1,032	07-13-2006 15:01 From: custer Einarmige You want to gripe about the fact you paid $30US for something that did not get delivered to the agreed specifications, I'm with you. Amen, brother. I'm with you on the "We got ripped off" bit... but... wow. From: custer Einarmige Otherwise this reminds me of the "Cabbage Patch Kid" that got chewed up by a dog, was sent back to the factory for repair, and was instead returend to the owner with a Death Certificate. Its just funny. BRILLIANT!
Cannae Brentano NeoTermite Join date: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 368	07-13-2006 15:18 From: Tang Lightcloud Im sorry for your loss. Please provide pictures. Pictures are on my profile in game under picks, numbers 5 and 6.
Selador Cellardoor Registered User Join date: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 3,082	07-13-2006 16:08 From: Karsten Rutledge It's a wonder that Wish Upon A Star is still in business, it seems like every thread like this (and there have been a lot, ugh) have been about them. Headless babies are a new low, though! Are they still running? _____________________
Selador Cellardoor Registered User Join date: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 3,082	07-13-2006 16:14 From: Doubledown Tandino This whole thing is psychologically whacked. I'm simply sitting here with my jaw open, dumbfounded. Laughing and crying at this... not laughing at this instance and situation, but simply blown away at the weirdness of prim-baby technology. I just don't get it. Some couples are incapable of having children, or have had stillbirths or other horrendous things happen to them. SL gives them an opportunity to role-play the process of birth, which many find helps them heal. There have been cases before where this particular sl company has let people down, and the result has been devastating for them. Not saying that is the case here, but nevertheless, people often invest a great deal emotionally in a sl baby. I really wish there was some way of closing this company down before they can do any more harm to people. _____________________
Mustelid Carnot Made from quality ferrets Join date: 7 Sep 2005 Posts: 106	07-13-2006 16:16 This is probably one of the worst things I've read about. Regardless on how you feel on prim babies, taking something as emotional as this, ripping people off of money, and then giving them some sort of freak experience instead of a nice happy event they wanted to have... well... that's just every bit of wrong. I feel for them :/
Luciftias Neurocam Ecosystem Design Join date: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 742	07-13-2006 16:41 From: Mustelid Carnot This is probably one of the worst things I've read about. Regardless on how you feel on prim babies, taking something as emotional as this, ripping people off of money, and then giving them some sort of freak experience instead of a nice happy event they wanted to have... well... that's just every bit of wrong. I feel for them :/ What's "emotional" about buying a bunch of prims shaped like a baby? Than, say, buying some prim shoes?
Whimsycallie Pegler Registered User Join date: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,003	07-13-2006 16:41 From: Merlyn Bailly Twins? Oh, please! ROFLMAO!!! It's a PRIM BABY. It's just prims. Well my post was intended to be somewhat tonque in cheek. It really is not funny though to be frauded of your $L. It sounds like this couple got very shoddy service. Definately not what was promised.
Lucifer Baphomet Postmodern Demon Join date: 8 Sep 2005 Posts: 1,771	07-13-2006 17:44 On a serious note, sure theres a certain comedy value in the situation.... but Cannae paid $30 worth of lindens, and got no return. That's not a laughing matter. If you paid $30 dollars for a bottle of malt whisky, got broken empty bottle given to you, im damn sure you'd want the whiskey you paid for, or your cash back. _____________________ I have no signature,
Joannah Cramer Registered User Join date: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,539	07-13-2006 17:49 From: Luciftias Neurocam What's "emotional" about buying a bunch of prims shaped like a baby? Than, say, buying some prim shoes? Emotions are in one's mind. Just like "fun" from seeing your avatar "dance" or "fly", even though it's just set of pixels on screen of some piece of hardware. People choose to make-believe in all kinds of things, their right and no one else's business as long as it doesn't affect them.

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