Are you geek enough to wear this?
A few months ago while looking through one of my favorite Web sites, thinkgeek.com, I stumbled upon this pretty cool shirt. I thought it would get some laughs at an upcoming conference. I placed my order, and even paid extra for 3-day shipping to make sure I had it in time. Here’s where the trouble starts – I neglected to read the fine print. As it turns out, the 3-days starts from when THEY ship it, not from when I order it. And, it only counts weekdays, not weekends. So, my shirt was waiting for me when I returned from the conference. I could have returned it. I actually meant to return it. Each night before bed I would see the box sitting on the floor next to my dresser and think to myself “Dang! Gotta get that RMA number before my 30 days passes!”. As you might have guessed by now, I never got the RMA number. I could still wear it, but while I may be geek enough to wear it in a room full of geeks, I am no where near geek enough to wear it any other time. more…