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Courageous Cat
I'll write about our Christmas soon. The short version: it was a good one.
But things can never go entirely smoothly, of course. One of the things I'd gotten from Sebastian was an old VHS tape, Courageous Cat #1. I'd bought it via Amazon from Granbury Trader. I'd have bought the DVDs, but they're insanely expensive; I think they've been discontinued.
When it arrived, I was a little surprised at how worn the case was. The tape had a very old, stained label, but it appeared to be the correct one.
You've probably guessed that I wouldn't be writing this if it were the correct one, I'm betting.
Yup; we put it in the VCR today, and discovered that A) the tape was almost unwatchable, with incredible amounts of snow and serious tracking problems that c could not be resolved, and B) it wasn't a Courageous Cat tape at all - it was filled with random material apparently taped off the air, including commercials and some Disney TV stuff.
What's more, the record safety tab was still present - which indicated to me that this was almost certainly never a commercial pre-recorded tape. Those are manufactured without the tabs to begin with. I took a look at the label, and - well, here's the letter I sent to the vendors:
I hope we hear back from them soon. Sebastian cried and cried when we found out that it wasn't a Courageous Cat tape. I'd chosen them to begin with because they seemed to be more reputable.
But things can never go entirely smoothly, of course. One of the things I'd gotten from Sebastian was an old VHS tape, Courageous Cat #1. I'd bought it via Amazon from Granbury Trader. I'd have bought the DVDs, but they're insanely expensive; I think they've been discontinued.
When it arrived, I was a little surprised at how worn the case was. The tape had a very old, stained label, but it appeared to be the correct one.
You've probably guessed that I wouldn't be writing this if it were the correct one, I'm betting.
Yup; we put it in the VCR today, and discovered that A) the tape was almost unwatchable, with incredible amounts of snow and serious tracking problems that c could not be resolved, and B) it wasn't a Courageous Cat tape at all - it was filled with random material apparently taped off the air, including commercials and some Disney TV stuff.
What's more, the record safety tab was still present - which indicated to me that this was almost certainly never a commercial pre-recorded tape. Those are manufactured without the tabs to begin with. I took a look at the label, and - well, here's the letter I sent to the vendors:
| Sirs, Regarding order 058-5210333-2224327, which I placed with you on 15-November-2007 for Courageous Cat #1 [VHS Tape]: the tape which you sent to me is incorrect. It is an old VHS cassette containing material taped off the air, including commercials and Disney TV programming (among others) - but with no Courageous Cat content at all, as far as we have been able to determine. There is considerable snow and the picture is extremely poor, almost unwatchable. It has the appearance of a home tape which has been re-used many times. The record safety tab on the tape has not been punched out. Its presence clearly indicates that this was never a commercially pre-recorded tape, but rather a home VHS cassette. The Courageous Cat #1 label is also half-detached from the cassette. How would you like to resolve this issue? Please contact me at xxxxxx@xxxxxx.com. Thanks! |
I hope we hear back from them soon. Sebastian cried and cried when we found out that it wasn't a Courageous Cat tape. I'd chosen them to begin with because they seemed to be more reputable.