B!TC# IT OUT!

**Amphitrite** · 03-09-2015, 10:26 PM

I forgot my glasses at the pool tonight. And my AMAZING insurance company is refusing to pay for them in the first place. There's this huge court to-do between my glasses person and them. So there is NO CHANCE of my getting a new or temp pair at all. *sob* I'm scared because when I didn't have glasses I had constant, really bad headaches, neck aches, shoulder aches, couldn't see worth a crap of course and was constantly walking into things! CRAP! HOW STUPID!

**Merman Chatfish** · 03-09-2015, 11:01 PM

Could you or someone you live with stop at the pool tomorrow and get them for you?

**Amphitrite** · 03-09-2015, 11:34 PM

Yeah that's what we're going to do. BUT no actual plans were made so I'm a bit nervous about that too.

**MermaidShannon** · 03-10-2015, 12:44 PM

Last night I accidentally took one too many benadryl to go to sleep after a long day flying back into the country. Body exhausted. Head in clouds all morning coffee not working. I have to walk two dogs pick up kids from school go get mani pedi and waxed painfully then sit forever in a hair and makeup chair to walk in a fashion show. I have no poise in heels. No big deal right waah. Whatever until
I trip and fall into some chairs and spill drinks on everyone and become YouTube viral. Haha.

**Merman Arion** · 03-10-2015, 04:41 PM

Okay, I seriously need to bitch right now...

I found on Etsy a gorgeous replica of the Splash necklace, worn by Darryl Hannah. Here is the link of the item :

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1576091...dison-necklace

I was interested to buy it so I sent a message to the seller yesterday. And today, this happened :

Me : Hello, I'm a merman living in France.
I'm a fan of the Splash movie and I'm interested in your item. I would love it to be a match with the red Splash tail I'm getting soon. I'm hoping a quick answer soon because I really would like to buy it but you are currently not offering shipping to France. Thank you.

Her : Alex, I appreciate your interest however I don't have enough beads to supply your request and don't currently ship internationally due to there not being any tracking available. I'm sorry I can't supply your request and wish you the best of luck with your merman career.

Me : That's a bummer...
Are you meaning you don't have enough funds for the beads to supply my request? How much do you need then? I'm willing to pay an additional cost if that would help you. You are the only one providing a good replica of the necklace from the Splash movie here.

Her : Alex, The beads I buy don't have a ton of red and are harder to find. If the necklace gets lost or damaged in transit there's not much I can do plus no way to track it.

Me : You do not seem very motivated, nor having much faith in the postal services. I never had a problem with international shipping here as people always gave me a tracking number. If you are not willing to work on this item, in spite of the additional cost I was willing to pay, both for the beads and the shipping, I suggest that you withdraw this necklace from sale. That might save false hopes for the next buyers. Have a nice week.

Seriously, what's her deal?!

Never met such a seller so unwilling to work on an item she's offering for sale.

The fact that she's making no effort to offer shipping to France really pisses me off.
I find that not cool and exclusionary.

**shimmygoddess** · 03-10-2015, 05:26 PM

I am confused? I can understand not shipping to France but 'not enough beads to supply'? Why is it for sale in the first place then ???

**Winged Mermaid** · 03-10-2015, 05:26 PM

That's lame dude. I know that some Etsy sellers dislike shipping internationally because true, the basic tracking is not reliable- unless you pay a crap ton for special services. But, you can get insurance through etsy (u-pic is the provider for that) that's cheap – like two or three bucks covers up to 50 bucks I think? I've sent a lot of international packages, never had a problem. It sounds like she's just being lame. Then again, maybe she's super flooded with personal stuff that she doesn't want the extra stress of dealing with this order. But if that's the case, she should really just say so. Just my opinion.

**Sherielle** · 03-10-2015, 05:39 PM

That's ridiculous, Arion. I have shipped my etsy sales worldwide with NO problem whatsoever. And looking at her beads? How can she not get the colors you want?

**Mermaid Coralia** · 03-10-2015, 07:51 PM

Maybe if you can set something up with someone you know who lives where she ships, you can give them the money, then they can buy it and send it to you in france.? Just a thought.

**Mermaid Jaffa** · 03-10-2015, 08:18 PM

Maybe she only works with discontinued beads? Not trying to defend her actions but some artists, even myself, only buy discontinued stock as they are more unique. I have yet to see another mermaid or human clothed in the same fabrics that I've bought! Sometimes, you can't get a bulk order of them like you do with other stuff, usually its just remnants from shop or warehouse.

**PearlieMae** · 03-10-2015, 08:59 PM

Baby, that necklace looks nothing like Madison's necklace. You're better off not pushing her for it because I think you would be terribly disappointed. The beads look like seconds and leftovers from a craft company that markets them under the name Mass O' Glass.

If I see a better one, I'll let you know, okay?

**Merman Arion** · 03-11-2015, 03:21 AM

Originally Posted by PearlieMae

Baby, that necklace looks nothing like Madison's necklace. You're better off not pushing her for it because I think you would be terribly disappointed. The beads look like seconds and leftovers from a craft company that markets them under the name Mass O' Glass.

If I see a better one, I'll let you know, okay?

Thank you Pearlie

I really appreciate the thought.

Love ya.

**MermaidShannon** · 03-11-2015, 07:30 AM

Yesterday I checked into hair and makeup before I had to walk in a fashion show and the lady started working with my hair. It is always chaos backstage and she said my hair was still damp and that I needed to take the blow dryer and dry it more in the bathroom while she worked on another model. I did it and I didn't detect any wetness so I came back. She sent me back AGAIN.
The third time I came back I asked her to check again if it was good enough. ( I have MS I can't feel "slightly wet" the nerves in my hands just don't pick it up. I only feel heat or cool. She stopped what she was doing , and said very loudly. You don't know how to feel WET??? what planet are you from?? In front of 30 makeup hair people modelers and handlers. Some laughed. I had to embarrassingly explain to her my nerve disorder. She still didn't seem to get it. I wanted to sink into the floor I felt so humiliated and stupid.

**MermaidShannon** · 03-11-2015, 07:31 AM

Modelers lol I meant models. My words. Geesh

**Shimmer Mermaid** · 03-11-2015, 04:39 PM

Okay, so I had/have a crush on my old bio teacher. When we found out my dad had cancer again, said bio teacher agreed to help us out when it came to farm stuff. (Awesome right?)
I will ask him a question, and he will answer seemingly wanting to talk, and if I respond back, he ignores me. -_- wtf? He keeps giving me mixed signals suggesting that we hang out and such, but when I try to pursue conversation he doesn't respond very often. #_# He's so cute, and all I want is to talk to him.

**Shimmer Mermaid** · 03-11-2015, 04:46 PM

I want to just send back in response to him "am I that horrid to talk to?" And see where it goes.

**Venessa Louisiana Mermaid** · 03-11-2015, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by Shimmer Mermaid

Okay, so I had/have a crush on my old bio teacher. When we found out my dad had cancer again, said bio teacher agreed to help us out when it came to farm stuff. (Awesome right?)
I will ask him a question, and he will answer seemingly wanting to talk, and if I respond back, he ignores me. -_- wtf? He keeps giving me mixed signals suggesting that we hang out and such, but when I try to pursue conversation he doesn't respond very often. #_# He's so cute, and all I want is to talk to him.

Uhhh....how old are you and how old is your teacher? And is he still your teacher? Yeah....either way I'd probably say leave all that alone because it sounds like a Dateline episode could be in the works here.