My Life's So Complicated At Times....

[gness]

I bought, online, a coffee machine from Aldi......

It's the first Aldi purchase I've not been satisfied with....(their hairdryers are great, by the way)......so today I took it to the store for a refund.....

When I got home I checked my receipt to find I've been refunded for a faulty inflatable boat...........☺

[DTCwordfan]

you must be going up in the Aldi world, gness....

[Arksided]

Lol.... nothing I can add to that. :-)

[Arksided]

Do you ever have that sinking feeling.

[gness]

I was wondering at what point you find out your Aldi inflatable boat is faulty.......☺

[seekeerz]

When the coffee leaks out I guess ....now that could only happen to you ....

Just a thought ....do Aldi even sell inflatable boats ??

[gness]

Seek.....that's what I thought......I have never seen an inflatable boat for sale in Aldi.......I think I'll ask for one next time I'm in there....☺

[douglas9401]

They do indeed seekeerz, but you have to ask. They're kept in a dinghy corner of the store room. :P

[Buenchico]

Are you sure it wasn't a telly that you were getting a refund on?
http://tinyurl.com/lcmkx22

;-)

[gness]

Oh lord!...I hope it wasn't a telly, Chris.....I poured a jug of water into the back of it...... :-(

[tttom_tomagain]

A similar scenario perhaps !

A-G' Reference (No 1 of 1983) [1985] QB 182.

The defendant, a policewoman, was overpaid. The money was credited to her bank account as a result of an error by her employer. The evidence suggested that having discovered the overpayment, the defendant simply allowed the money to remain in the account. She was charged with theft of the sum overpaid but the trial judge directed the jury to acquit. The question of whether a charge of theft was possible in such a situation was referred to the Court of Appeal.

It was decided that provided there was sufficient evidence of mens rea, a charge of theft could succeed in such a situation. The defendant had got property (the excess payment) by another's mistake and was under an obligation to restore the debt (a chose in action) to her employer. Further, Lord Lane CJ suggested that s5(4) only started to operate from the moment the defendant became aware of the overpayment.

[gness]

Crikey, Tom!!!! It was only a little coffee machine!.... :-(...and I really don't have the inflatable boat....honestly....... ;-)

[Arksided]

Don't be too deflated.

[gness]

I'll try not to be, Ark.....but Tom's put the wind up me...... :-(

[anneasquith]

So it was a sailing boat ?

[Buenchico]

A coffee machine:
http://tinyurl.com/kqugwc7

[gness]

Anne....how would I know....I wanted a coffee machine......still, the link Chris has put up says it's no longer available.....I wonder why!....x

[anneasquith]

That's a pity I need a new kayak.

[marval]

At least it wasn't an inflatable coffee machine.

[gness]

What happened to your old one, Anne?.....x

It might as well have been, Marval.........because it certainly didn't make coffee...... :-(

[sunny-dave]

I'm not surprised you took it back, gness - the machine was an ergonomic nightmare and the coffee was vile.

Aldi are usually pretty good with their own versions of proprietary hardware - but this was the worst Nespresso machine I've ever had the misfortune to use.