Posted by Mika on 11/28/07 18:43

"Mika" <anon@anon.com> wrote in message
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> "Bergamot" <bergamot@visi.com> wrote in message
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>> Mika wrote:
>>> "Bergamot" <bergamot@visi.com> wrote in message
>>> news:5r3bs6F12lfo6U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> Mika wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The online sites we
>>>>> link to are UK shops and designed for UK visitors as they won't ship
>>>>> overseas
>>>>
>>>> Really? When did Miami, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, and New York
>>>> relocate to the UK? They are listed bold as day on your home page.
>>>
>>> *Sigh* it's like spoon feeding a baby this. Reread what we said, then
>>> work
>>> out why your comment is pointless.
>>
>> I reread it. I quote:
>> "...The online sites we
>> link to are UK shops and designed for UK visitors as they won't ship
>> overseas unfortunately (this is out of our hands). If you are in the UK
>> the page should load in a few seconds."
>>
>> In another post, replying to rf:
>> "Oh dear you are ready to be offended... but no, it is not our choice,
>> it is the choice of the shops. 99% of them do not offer International
>> delivery you see, so unless you live in the UK, there is little point
>> shopping at UK online shops. Do you understand now? Is that okay?
>> Shall we rewrite all their websites and convert their delivery depots
>> for you? This is a UK site featuring UK streets on a UK server. Is
>> that unfair? Do you want us to move Oxford Street to Pakistan perhaps?"
>>
>> Your statements insisting it's strictly UK is obviously false.
>
> Oh. My. God. Well, just for fun, we are going to help you with the plain
> English we used. Ready? Are you sitting down? Here we go...
>
>
> We said, "The online sites we link to are UK SHOPS".
>
> You replied, "When did Miami, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, and New York
> relocate to the UK?"
>
> Solution to the puzzle:
>
> Miami, Beverley Hills, SF, and NY are not... "SHOPS"... *gasp*. They are
> funny things called "States".
>
>
> Now let's think about this Berg. Did we say, "The online sites we link to
> are UK CITIES"? Or did we say, "The online sites we link to are UK
> SHOPS"? Hmm... are you getting warm yet?
>
> That's right! Clever boy! :) You got it! All 3 full Streetscapes are
> UK streets. The other 'Street-lites' are link to brands you'd find around
> the world, and they all still link to *UK* shop websites.
>
> Why? Because you can't actually have a truly international shopping site
> where all or even most products are available to be delivered to visitors
> from all countries. Virtually no single retailer supports this delivery
> structure. The USA is reknowned for not allowing UK delivery addresses
> when shopping at its websites. Even Amazon have not managed this on the
> whole, so they split their site into UK, USA, Germany, Australia, etc. to
> solve the problem.
>
> Berg, let's help you understand. We are a small startup. We have chosen
> to start in the UK. It could have been USA or Australia if we lived
> there, but we are in the UK.
>
> If we get big, sure, one day Superhighstreet.COM (which means
> 'Commercial', not 'USA', and is used by the majority of British websites)
> will be our global portal, and redirect you to our .co.uk, .au and all
> other country-specific sites just like Amazon, but for now, as we are just
> beginning, is it okay by you if we just support one country at the start?
> Like just about every single website that has ever been launched in the
> history of mankind did? Is that okay? Please Berg? Pretty please? Only
> with your consent to this ludicrous proposal of ours can we ever find the
> comfort to go on!...
>
> :P

Just going to repeat this but...

That's interesting... no reply from you. You are like a rottweiler with a
bone
when you think you're right about something and often turn to pack bullying,
but as soon as you realise you were wrong you just back away quietly without
a word.

People would have so much more respect if you were humble and mature enough
to say, "Apologies, what you said is true". It's good advice, take it or
leave it though.

Mika

PS: I will fall off my chair if Beauregard now replies saying, "Sorry I was
wrong, you do only link to UK shops... I confused them with cities - you
were right."

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