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July 21, 2005
My ad didn't turn out as expected
First-off... it is under the wrong heading. I guess that is something I could live with if the URL wasn't so badly mangled. The preview they printed at the newspaper before I paid them had the URL breaking in what I thought was an all-right place. This, of course, takes into consideration that it is a long URL. However what appeared in the paper today shows an URL with two hyphens; one that is required, and one that isn't.
Moving along
I canceled it until I can register for a shorter URL. I will also see if I can have the word "Visit:" removed, so I can get the shorter URL on one line.
No, I didn't register a new domain name. I will try using a shorter URL which will redirect to this monster using the free service from www.shorturl.com.
UPDATE: — Aug, 2, 2005 — ShortURL didn't turn out to be a good idea. See my review of the service here.
Rats! What was the line from that Mary Chapin Carpenter's song that would be applicable?
"Some days you're the windshield; some days you're the bug."
Another favorite, although I don't know who said it, is, "Ya' pays your money; ya' takes your chances."
UPDATE: — Aug, 2, 2005 — The newspaper agreed to give me full credit since the URL was mangled and is running a new ad for me this week at no extra charge.
Posted by Steve MacLellan at July 21, 2005 03:15 PM
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In case you're wondering — and I understand most of you aren't sitting on the edge of your stools &mdash when I found the error in the ad I called the classified ad department at the The Truro Daily News. I told them this extra hyphen was NOT in the preview I had said OK to.
Since I called them past 11am, the first day the ad ran, they told me it would have to run Friday as well.
And "NO" I don't get my money back.
See when you're the only newspaper in town, you don't have to offer much in the way of customer service. They know this, so they don't even try.
If you visit their website you will see that they say, they have been "serving Truro and area since 1891." It doesn't tell you how well they have been serving the area though...
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at July 22, 2005 07:49 PM
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