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01-17-04, 02:34 PM
Having just spent over £80 in one shop on parts for my fixie, I was not best pleased when I had to go another and spend £130 on the bits I couldn't find in the first one (didn't mind that much, it's a great little shop), not to mention walking about a bajillion miles to get to them.
But that's nothing compared to how annoyed I was when I got home and checked my receipts; it was not £130, but £160. Not because I'd bought more than I though I had, or because things are more expensive than they used to be, but because the bugger had charged me twice for a pair of pedals. I'm sure it was an oversight, he's always been very helpful and honest in the past, and I'm sure (I hope) that he'll admit his error when I go back on monday and point it out to him, but it's pretty irritating all the same.
But it wasn't all bad. I now have everything I need to complete my project, except the BB (chainline issues :rolleyes: ), brake cable and spokes for the back wheel (rim hasn't arrived yet). Just gotta paint the frame and build her up :)
But that's nothing compared to how annoyed I was when I got home and checked my receipts; it was not £130, but £160. Not because I'd bought more than I though I had, or because things are more expensive than they used to be, but because the bugger had charged me twice for a pair of pedals. I'm sure it was an oversight, he's always been very helpful and honest in the past, and I'm sure (I hope) that he'll admit his error when I go back on monday and point it out to him, but it's pretty irritating all the same.
But it wasn't all bad. I now have everything I need to complete my project, except the BB (chainline issues :rolleyes: ), brake cable and spokes for the back wheel (rim hasn't arrived yet). Just gotta paint the frame and build her up :)