Top Screw Ups # 4
- $81 billion dollar charge to fill a cars gas tank
- Children swapped for pet bird and cash
- $2,517,345 for the new Apple iPhone '3G Kings Button'
Your gas tank's full; that'll be $81,400,836,908" and will that be all Sir?
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- Image by Getty Images via Daylife
Now I have to say that if this happened to me I would be more than ticked off, but I would be royally ticked off if I had to convince some brain starved 'I am a customer service agent nitwit' that I had not in fact pumped $81B+ dollars of gas into my cars gas tank.
When a commuter pulled in to get gas he thought the $90 he had on his PayPal debit card would easily cover the $26 bill.
The transaction, Juan Zamora told the newspaper, was recorded as $81,400,836,908. "That's a B, as in billions!" Zamora wrote in an e-mail to the Herald on Wednesday.
Zamora called customer service for PayPal, only to have to argue with the agent over the bill. "Like I had to prove that I didn't pump $81,400,836,908 in gas," he told the Herald.....Read Full Story
Children swapped for pet bird and cash
Having brought up 3 kids of my own I have to admit to being prepared to, at least on a couple of occasions, 'give them away' .
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An American woman is accused of trading two young children in her care for a pet cockatoo and $US175 ($269) in cash. The transaction for the 5-year-old boy and girl, 4, was negotiated by phone after Ms Greenwell spotted a flier posted at a livestock barn selling a cockatoo for $US1500 ($2309).
When the Romeros said they couldn't meet the price, Mr Dupre said, "Ms Greenwell agreed to make an even trade: the bird for the kids" and ....Read Full Story
Apple iPhone 3G ‘Kings Button’: World’s most expensive phone
Seems the world financial crisis has not affected an Austrian jeweler who created a record for himself by designing the world’s most expensive phone Apple iPhone 3G Kings Button.
The main operating button is integrated with high quality 6.6 carat diamonds, is made of solid 18-carat yellow gold, white gold and rose gold......Read Full Story
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Well why has Paypal questioned a charge like that? Man, what would I do with 8 Billion? :O.
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Hey Jakk – you and me both…$8B…Wow! As for Paypal..who knows. Anyway great story.
Take Care
Lorrette
That is pretty unbelievable that Paypal would question a charge of that price. I mean most cards have spending limits and I feel like 8 billion would probably fall into most card companies limits.
Thank you for your comment. Yes it is pretty amazing.