So, that previously mentioned silver polishing plate- drum roll please- caused the following interaction by email-
This is what I wrote the company-
Dear Sirs,
I sent back the metal brite plate in today’s mail. I discovered it was only a piece of sheet aluminum! I feel that 19.95 is far too expensive for this “product” and I feel duped. I never used the it and it still has the plastic film attached. Please refund the purchase price.
This is what the company responded-
From: metalbrite <metalbrite@tnni.net>
Subject: Re: Return to Metal Brite
Date: Monday, June 16, 2008, 11:35 PM
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Excuse me, it is not just a sheet of aluminum, but a specific alloy. It creates an electrolytic negative charge which causes the negitive ions in the silver to go into the solution. It is not what it is but what it does. These plates were developed by the British Museum almost 100 years ago and are used by museums, fine resturants, cruise ships and millions of people every where. I have been selling them for over 15 years and you are the first person to feel DUPED. Maybe you are not as smart as you think. I have cleaned thousands of pieces of silver with this item and it has saved me time and money. So go ahead and polish your silver away. Every time you put polish on your silver you are removing some of the silver. Not to mention the time and cost of polish which you have to replace. The Plate lasts forever. Some people are just too stupid to know how ignorant they are. We will refund the purchase price upon receipt and resell it to someone who will appreciate it.
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This is what I responded-
I agree, some people are too stupid to know how ignorant they are.
I used a piece of scrap aluminum of a similar size, worth less than 10 cents, from a metal shop and it worked great. It also is a “specific alloy”, as is all aluminum.
Awesome business practice by the way.
What an asshole…Sorry, can I say that? How rude of him… You know how I clean my silver? I tear off a small sheet of aluminium foil… the ordinary kitchen type, place it into a plastic container, add a teaspoon of bicarbonate soda… the ordinary kitchen type, add some hot water (just boiled) and toss in my silver rings. Works a treat with all my plain silver jewellery….
Comment by Lee-Anne Gilbert — June 23, 2008 @ 8:33 pm |
P.S; Nice quilts, nice blog… Lx
Comment by Lee-Anne Gilbert — June 23, 2008 @ 8:35 pm |
Just came across your blog and caught this story via the “Quilting Bloggers”. Your response is priceless and I love it.
Comment by bobbinhead — July 11, 2008 @ 10:31 pm |