Breaking News: Strange Development with the TiVDIO Transmitter
Just got a phone call from Angela, a young lady with a strong Asian accent, who would tell me later in the call that she was calling from China. Our conversation went essentially as follows.
"Is this person who return the FM transmitter to Amazon?"
"Yes."
"Well, we like to send replacement..."
"That won't be necessary. I've already returned it for full credit, and decided against the purchase."
"Yes. I know you return for credit, but we like to send replacement."
"I can understand that, but I tried out the transmitter, and it was too noisy for my purpose, so why don't we just leave it like it is?"
"But we think you have one that defective, and like to send replacement you try."
"Ma'am, I'm sorry, but I decided I didn't want to buy it."
"Did Amazon give you money back? You have refund."
"I think they probably have, not entirely certain, but they issued a credit and said it should show up on my credit card in two or three days."
"So you receive refund, and now we send replacement you try."
"While I admire your persistence, I simply don't want to buy another one."
"I not understand all, but we send you replacement, you try, and if happy you change review - you gave us two stars."
"Ma'am, I just don't want to buy one anymore."
"No, you have refund, we no ask money."
"Are you saying you want to send me one free - no charge, no pay - just to try out?"
"Uh... but we want you change review."
"I think we better just leave things as they are, because I'm not sure we are communicating clearly."
"Yes, but we send you new transmitter, if make you happy you change review."
"But I decided I don't want one."
"You try new one? You no pay. If you like, you change review."
"Ma'am, I don't think this is a good idea. I won't change my review in exchange for a free transmitter."
"No. You change if like transmitter. We think you like."
"I don't want to pay to ship it back, either. Understand. No pay for transmitter, no pay shipping, no pay anything.."
"No, no. No pay anything. You keep transmitter. You change review if make you happy."
"I still think this is a bad idea. I will not promise a good review. If you want to send a free one for me to give a second shot, okay, but if you charge me, I will complain to Amazon and will lower your transmitter to one star. Do you understand?"
"Yes. We send you transmitter. No pay. It make you happy, you change review. You keep transmitter, no pay. If no make you happy you talk me in emails and we try make work good."
"I can make you no promises that you will like what I write in review. Understand?"
"Yes, you watch email and I send message now."
"What is your name, and where are you calling from?"
"My name Angela, I call in China where is business."
So I gave her the email address and she sent a hi just to confirm communication. By this time next week some Chinese scammer will probably be writing nonsense at Audio Zen under the name musichal while emptying our bank accounts. LOL. If I hadn't read so many remarks about Angela by Amazon user reviewers, about how nice she is, I wouldn't have agreed to this deal.
I think she had as much trouble with my Deep Southern accent (Mississippi, ya'll) as I did with her Asian one, and the conversation went much longer than this, as I am always suspicious when someone wants to give me something, though the circumstance seldom arises. I refused more times than indicated in the above paraphrase, but she was patient, persistent and so nice she wore me down. Looks like there may be a Round Two upcoming.