Our son called to let us know the water broke and he and wife were on the way to the hospital with a subsequent call early the next morning to let us know our granddaughter had been born and was doing well. He ended this call with “by the way, can you bring me some Cornhusker’s Lotion because we can’t find any in Missouri”.
Wow, we are grandparents and you need hand lotion? It was an overwhelming moment and with all due diligence we scoured our local retail stores but found no cornhusker’s lotion. When all else fails, turn to the “WWW”. I found one place that had a 7 ounce bottle listed for $3.98 plus shipping but they were out of stock. I found another place in Georgia that had a 7 ounce bottle listed for $24.99 plus $6.98 shipping and handling. I checked the manufacturer info on the product and found that it comes in a twelve count case so I assumed that the Georgia price was for twelve bottles, besides who would charge $6.98 to ship a seven ounce package?
I placed my order and had it shipped to Missouri for our son. The package arrived USPS while we were at their house just before Christmas. It was a small package that easily fit into the mail box. I contacted the shipper by email and was advised that there was no error and it was indeed $25 for one seven ounce bottle. They will not accept returns unless there is damage but did offer to accept this item back due to the scarcity of the item.
It was my error because their information stated their price for one seven ounce bottle. If I send this back it will cost me to return ship plus the original shipping that is non- refundable. I can return the product and have nothing for a total expense of about $10 or I can keep the lotion and lock it in a safety deposit box and wait for the price to go up and then offer it on EBay.
I think our son has an expensive hand lotion that will make his hands soft while he nurtures our new granddaughter. I must remember to teach our grandchild about making assumptions.
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