Whateva!
My honey still loves this video, cracks him up every time.
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Flashback of the Week (7/29/09)
This is one of my all time favorite posts because every word is purely from the heart. I hope everyone on earth can or has experienced something so special. So this is the first of the Flashback posts, more to come.Click here to read: The Story of Pookie
I Don't Like You All The Time
Don't take it personal but...
This video is just one of many videos from copgirl406 on YouTube. Her kids are so funny. I totally understand this kid though, I like my mama when she gives me cookies too! Cute.
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This video is just one of many videos from copgirl406 on YouTube. Her kids are so funny. I totally understand this kid though, I like my mama when she gives me cookies too! Cute.
Treadmill Gangsta
My friend showed this to me and I couldn't help but laugh...really hard! Sorry dude, but you FAIL. I will never look at a treadmill or slippers the same!
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Changes
I've decided to make a few changes to my blog content. No worries, my random posts will still live on! This is more like additions, than changes. So here are some things I am going to try to add on Princess Says...
More Reviews: I buy so much stuff! More than just clothes, skin care, hair care & makeup. So I'm going to try to review more of the things I buy including household items, food, books, etc. I always try the new products, some work & some are crap! I feel obligated to share this crapiness with you all and save you from wasting your money. I even plan to review the stores I shop at.
Useless Chatter: My friends and I are fabulously silly and I love it! Often I have convos with freinds about random, useless things. Like every day! I'm going to post bits of these texts, emails, IM's, etc. so you can laugh at our "deep" conversations. Of course my friends will approve before I post them and I will hide their identities, except the crazies who love the attention.
Flashbacks: Over time old posts are often forgotten and new readers may not even know they exist. So at least once a week, I plan to highlight a post from the past. I will list the "Flashback" in a new post and/or on my Facebook page. If you're not on my Facebook yet, you can add me at facebook.com/princessmina1
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More Reviews: I buy so much stuff! More than just clothes, skin care, hair care & makeup. So I'm going to try to review more of the things I buy including household items, food, books, etc. I always try the new products, some work & some are crap! I feel obligated to share this crapiness with you all and save you from wasting your money. I even plan to review the stores I shop at.
Useless Chatter: My friends and I are fabulously silly and I love it! Often I have convos with freinds about random, useless things. Like every day! I'm going to post bits of these texts, emails, IM's, etc. so you can laugh at our "deep" conversations. Of course my friends will approve before I post them and I will hide their identities, except the crazies who love the attention.
Flashbacks: Over time old posts are often forgotten and new readers may not even know they exist. So at least once a week, I plan to highlight a post from the past. I will list the "Flashback" in a new post and/or on my Facebook page. If you're not on my Facebook yet, you can add me at facebook.com/princessmina1
Forever 21 or Never 21?
Forever 21 has cute clothes at super cheap prices...which is why I should have known better! Shop in store, maybe. But shop online? Sorry sucker! Let me tell you about my recent online shopping experience with Forever 21.I placed an order on June 21, 2009. I received a welcome email but never an order confirmation nor update status. Five days passed and I received shipments from other companies I ordered from prior to placing my Forever 21 order but still no word from F21.
I logged in to my account to see my order was still processing. Ugh? After 5 days? The following week, my order status changed to shipped. Finally! By checking my account I was able to find the UPS tracking number. UPS.com showed an estimated delivery date of July 1, 2009. Yay! Right on time for the holiday.
July 3rd rolls around and I realized I didn't get my package. Checked online and UPS.com shows a status of "Out for delivery" since July 1st. I smell a lost package! So I call UPS and the lovely representative confirms this means my package is lost in the UPS abyss. She stated that I needed to have the shipper (F21) call to issue a trace on the shipment.
Call the number listed on the F21 website..."You have reached a non-working number" WTF? Okay, maybe I dialed a wrong digit or two. Retry..."You have reached a non-working number". Okay, email! I emailed customer service providing a very detailed version of my issue. Provided my order number, dates, UPS tracking number, etc. This is what I got back:
Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for emailing us with your concern. We apologize for the delayed response.
According to our records, you have one order placed with us. Order information is as follows:
Order Number: 2******9
Order Status: Shipped
Tracking Number : 1ZA**************9
Delivery Date : 07/07/09
You can now check the status of your order by logging into our website, www.forever21.com. Once logged in, click on the 'Orders' link. You will then see your order number along with its' status. Once your order has been shipped, you will notice a tracking number when you click on the 'View Order Details' link. Click on this tracking number and you will be directed to the shipping carrier's website where you will receive up to the minute status on your package.
If you have any further questions/concerns, please call our customer service line at (888) 494-3837 or by emailing us at online@forever21.com. Our representatives are available to take your calls and emails Monday through Friday, 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM, and Saturday through Sunday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.
Sincerely,
Forever 21 - Customer Service
OMG, they just repeated what I told them and act as if I should continue tracking a package that says "Out for delivery" every flippin day! Of course the delivery date says July 7th...it was also out for delivery the 1st, 2nd, 3rd...you get the picture! I did not appreciate this email which was clearly a canned, nearly automated response when I clearly stated a UPS rep told me the package was lost and F21 needed to place a trace on the order.
Also in my email to them I stated I would be out of town for a few weeks and that if my package was not delivered by July 6th, I wanted a full refund. To make a long story short, today is July 21, 209 (1 month later) and I have not received my order nor a refund. This is after several attempts to reach Forever 21's customer service reps via telephone and email. I paid for items I never received and I want my money back.
I do not want a store credit as I will not shop there. I want my money refunded back to my credit card, the same format I paid for the order. I also do not want to hear their crap about how it will take 3-4 weeks for my refund to be issued to my card. It did not take those pansies 3-4 weeks to charge my card for the order therefore it should not take that time to refund it!
With such low prices normally a red flag would've gone up however the store is so popular nationwide you wouldn't expect to have such issues. Also, be aware that even in store you can run into issues with F21. Lubby & I went there last week and were told that we could not buy the shirt off the mannequin even though it was the only one left in the size needed. They took our contact info and said they'd call Tuesday (today) when they change the floor stock. So they keep the clothes displayed even though they don't have them available and expect you to drive back a few days later to make the purchase.
Also they do not do refunds in store, they may allow you to exchange or receive store credit. However this is after a lengthy argument. They don't care if it doesn't fit, is damaged or whatever. They train their store associates to spew company policies like robots. The employees don't even know why things are that way, they just know they are company policy.
Am I saying do not shop there? No. What I am saying is do not order online unless you are okay with potentially losing your money. If shopping in store, carefully inspect everything you buy for rips, tears, missing buttons, scrapes, etc. Try everything on. Be sure you want to make the purchase because all sales are basically final at F21.
Forever 21, in my opinion should be called Never 21. Because if you order online you may never get your order. If lost, you may never get a refund. If purchased in store, you may never get an exchange or credit. Keyword: Never.
The end.
Missing In Action (M.I.A.)
Hello my darlings, I know I have not updated for a week. As you may know my uncle, the eldest member of my family, passed away. Our entire family took it hard but we pulled together to get through the first week of grieving. So I have been out of town and under the circumstances was in no shape to post by mobile.
I am so very sorry that I have not responded to all of your emails from last week yet, I will get to them right away. I want to thank you all for your condolences for my family. Also thank you for your kind words of encouragement, kudos and overall comments on my site. It really pushes me to keep it going!
So, let's see. I will be out of town with my honey this week, however I will try to update. After the last few stressful months, this short getaway with him is much needed. He'll have me relaxing, laughing and returning all happy and refreshed! I have a few product reviews to share and some posts from the Coming Soon section on the sidebar to the right.
Also regarding comments on posts, I received your emails about his although like I said, have not gotten to answer yet. You can still comment on posts, I did not remove this feature. For some reason Intense Debate's comment system is working a bit funky with my current layout. The Add Comment button or the number of comments do not appear on the main page any longer. However if you click on the title of the post you want to comment on, you will see a comment box there. I am working with Intense Debate to fix this but for now we will all have to click the post title to comment. Bare with me darlings!
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I am so very sorry that I have not responded to all of your emails from last week yet, I will get to them right away. I want to thank you all for your condolences for my family. Also thank you for your kind words of encouragement, kudos and overall comments on my site. It really pushes me to keep it going!
So, let's see. I will be out of town with my honey this week, however I will try to update. After the last few stressful months, this short getaway with him is much needed. He'll have me relaxing, laughing and returning all happy and refreshed! I have a few product reviews to share and some posts from the Coming Soon section on the sidebar to the right.
Also regarding comments on posts, I received your emails about his although like I said, have not gotten to answer yet. You can still comment on posts, I did not remove this feature. For some reason Intense Debate's comment system is working a bit funky with my current layout. The Add Comment button or the number of comments do not appear on the main page any longer. However if you click on the title of the post you want to comment on, you will see a comment box there. I am working with Intense Debate to fix this but for now we will all have to click the post title to comment. Bare with me darlings!
Bridezillas!
Surely you've watched this show or at least heard of it. A bunch of psycho women abusing their poor fiances, wedding party, family and friends. I honestly find this amusing. It amazes me that these women can behave so ugly and evil towards their fiances and bridal party and get away with it. Someone please tell me these antics are staged and these psycho's are not really treating people this way.
You've got chics yelling at their soon to be hubbies, telling them how worthless and useless they are. Poor dudes didn't even do anything wrong most of the time! They are so evil towards their bridal party, threatening to kick them out of the wedding. Ready to disown family members. Disrespecting vendors...better watch it before the pastry chef puts a "special touch" on your cake!
If I were these men or the friends that are in the wedding I wouldn't take their crap! I'd break off the engagement pronto! If I were a bridesmaid I'd opt out of the wedding, throw up the deuces and sing No More Drama by Mary J Blige on my way out the door! I think they should revisit these couples in a few years for a marriage update. As crazy as the show is, there are bridezilla's out there that are a bit more tamed yet bad enough to earn the title. Trust me, I know one or two! Let's go over a few points of etiquette for weddings:
Bride
1. Don't belittle your honey, if he's really that bad why are you marrying him?
2. Don't ask someone to be in your wedding & then replace them unless they've done something wrong to you. It's tacky, hurtful and can change your relationship forever. I know from personal experience.
3. Don't communicate important details about your wedding via text message. This leaves too much room for error and confusion. Don't risk a no show rehearsal because of poor communication.
4. Don't disrespect your vendors unjustly, money doesn't give you that right.
5. Don't invite more people than you can fit at the venue. If you can have 50 guests, don't send 50 invitations that allow each attendee to bring guests. Personalize invitations to allow one guest, three guest or none at all.
6. Be strict, people shouldn't add 15 guests to your list after invitations have gone out. You know the limit and letting 15 extra people attend leaves no room for the people you actually invited. (Mom's are good for this, put your foot down and tell mama there ain't no room!)
7. Address invites correctly. If you're inviting your friend's married mother, it is proper respect to send them a separate invitation. One for your friend & a guest and one for the friend's mother and her husband.
8. Don't be secretive about your wedding colors and then get upset when guests wear the colors. You should have told them, if you don't want to spill the beans simply put a request on your invites that all guests wear specific colors. It's not uncommon.
9. Again, don't belittle your honey!!!
Bridal Party
1. Don't be lazy, help the bride out as much as you can within reason.
2. Don't be late for appointments! Traffic, etc happens, however being 30 minutes late to a fitting or rehearsal because you wanted to watch a tv show is unacceptable!
3. Don't make huge physical changes right before the wedding. Dying your hair pink or getting a huge tattoo on your arm 2 days before the wedding...umm no!
Guests
1. Do not wear white...duh! 9/10 brides will wear white.
2. Do not wear the colors of the bridal party. Most brides are willing to tell you the colors. Often you can go by the colors on the invitation as well.
3. Do not get super drunk. Drinks are ok but don't get so drunk that you can't control yourself and cause a scene! Know your limit.
4. Do not try to outshine the couple and be the center of attention. No one likes the spotlight whore or scene stealing loser at big events. Have some respect. It is their day, get your own!
Yes, wedding planning can be very hard and frustrating, especially when things don't go as smoothly as planned. It's your big day, your moment to shine but that doesn't mean you need to abuse your friends in the process. Is it really worth it to hurt your relationship with your honey, friends or family for a few hours in the spotlight? If someone is doing you harm then by all means let em have it! But don't take your frustration out on innocent people. Don't make it as if your friends don't matter. I think too many brides think they are giving their friends some huge gift, when really they are doing you a favor by standing by you with support. Remember, you asked them to be involved.
Weddings, including the planning process, are supposed to be a time of joy and celebration by everyone involved to support your union. Instead of just expecting things from your friends & family you need to be thankful that they came to support you. If you treat people poorly during your wedding process, don't be surprised if they don't speak to you much afterward of if they do not show up at all. Imagine your big day was amazing, but it's over now and you realize you've lost your best friend along the way. Or even if still friends the bond has been damaged...is that worth it when it didn't have to be that way? I've seen many bridesmaids drop out of weddings or end the friendship because the bride became a diva and forgot who her real friends were!
With that said, I want to give some props to lovely, fabulous, soon to be brides Omy & Iris. Show them how to do it right ladies!
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You've got chics yelling at their soon to be hubbies, telling them how worthless and useless they are. Poor dudes didn't even do anything wrong most of the time! They are so evil towards their bridal party, threatening to kick them out of the wedding. Ready to disown family members. Disrespecting vendors...better watch it before the pastry chef puts a "special touch" on your cake!
If I were these men or the friends that are in the wedding I wouldn't take their crap! I'd break off the engagement pronto! If I were a bridesmaid I'd opt out of the wedding, throw up the deuces and sing No More Drama by Mary J Blige on my way out the door! I think they should revisit these couples in a few years for a marriage update. As crazy as the show is, there are bridezilla's out there that are a bit more tamed yet bad enough to earn the title. Trust me, I know one or two! Let's go over a few points of etiquette for weddings:
Bride
1. Don't belittle your honey, if he's really that bad why are you marrying him?
2. Don't ask someone to be in your wedding & then replace them unless they've done something wrong to you. It's tacky, hurtful and can change your relationship forever. I know from personal experience.
3. Don't communicate important details about your wedding via text message. This leaves too much room for error and confusion. Don't risk a no show rehearsal because of poor communication.
4. Don't disrespect your vendors unjustly, money doesn't give you that right.
5. Don't invite more people than you can fit at the venue. If you can have 50 guests, don't send 50 invitations that allow each attendee to bring guests. Personalize invitations to allow one guest, three guest or none at all.
6. Be strict, people shouldn't add 15 guests to your list after invitations have gone out. You know the limit and letting 15 extra people attend leaves no room for the people you actually invited. (Mom's are good for this, put your foot down and tell mama there ain't no room!)
7. Address invites correctly. If you're inviting your friend's married mother, it is proper respect to send them a separate invitation. One for your friend & a guest and one for the friend's mother and her husband.
8. Don't be secretive about your wedding colors and then get upset when guests wear the colors. You should have told them, if you don't want to spill the beans simply put a request on your invites that all guests wear specific colors. It's not uncommon.
9. Again, don't belittle your honey!!!
Bridal Party
1. Don't be lazy, help the bride out as much as you can within reason.
2. Don't be late for appointments! Traffic, etc happens, however being 30 minutes late to a fitting or rehearsal because you wanted to watch a tv show is unacceptable!
3. Don't make huge physical changes right before the wedding. Dying your hair pink or getting a huge tattoo on your arm 2 days before the wedding...umm no!
Guests
1. Do not wear white...duh! 9/10 brides will wear white.
2. Do not wear the colors of the bridal party. Most brides are willing to tell you the colors. Often you can go by the colors on the invitation as well.
3. Do not get super drunk. Drinks are ok but don't get so drunk that you can't control yourself and cause a scene! Know your limit.
4. Do not try to outshine the couple and be the center of attention. No one likes the spotlight whore or scene stealing loser at big events. Have some respect. It is their day, get your own!
Yes, wedding planning can be very hard and frustrating, especially when things don't go as smoothly as planned. It's your big day, your moment to shine but that doesn't mean you need to abuse your friends in the process. Is it really worth it to hurt your relationship with your honey, friends or family for a few hours in the spotlight? If someone is doing you harm then by all means let em have it! But don't take your frustration out on innocent people. Don't make it as if your friends don't matter. I think too many brides think they are giving their friends some huge gift, when really they are doing you a favor by standing by you with support. Remember, you asked them to be involved.
Weddings, including the planning process, are supposed to be a time of joy and celebration by everyone involved to support your union. Instead of just expecting things from your friends & family you need to be thankful that they came to support you. If you treat people poorly during your wedding process, don't be surprised if they don't speak to you much afterward of if they do not show up at all. Imagine your big day was amazing, but it's over now and you realize you've lost your best friend along the way. Or even if still friends the bond has been damaged...is that worth it when it didn't have to be that way? I've seen many bridesmaids drop out of weddings or end the friendship because the bride became a diva and forgot who her real friends were!
With that said, I want to give some props to lovely, fabulous, soon to be brides Omy & Iris. Show them how to do it right ladies!
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