I for one am really quite surprized that anyone from TRF would order anything from Countdown.
I am a sucker for low prices but when I need a radio, I don't go down to the street corner to buy a stolen one.
im not defending anyone, but firstly, i'd like to say that as someone who has worked in private sector for half a decade, this matter has no business being on these forums, in my mind. and its irresponsible of whomever brought it up in my opinion. someone has had their reputation run through the mud, by people who've never met him, and never bought anything from him or had any type of relationship with him business or otherwise. maybe bruce from countdown is in the wrong, maybe not, who am i to even pass judgement on the scenario, not everything is as clear as it seems, please remember that...stuff like this can get people in a lot of trouble over a misunderstanding.
secondly, from what i can gather, items were shipped to countdown as a business transaction...is there paperwork of any sort?
and third of all
Stealing \Steal"ing\, n.
1. The act of taking feloniously the personal property of
another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.
the items were shipped to countdown under their address (from what i gather). even if bruces intent was to deprive the rightful owner of his property, how would any of us know that? you're judging things based upon what you've seen thus-far online within the past several weeks.
me personally, i've never had an issue ordering from countdown (again, im not defending anyone, please dont take it that way). i've never had the pleasure of ordering from squirrel works, however im sure he's like most every other vendor i've done business with...prompt, courteous, and helpful/knowledgeable.
my last injection here is that if it was ME, i would figure out a way of dealing with this outside of a public forum. i read that this was the only outlet for squirrel works to actually contact bruce from countdown. well that's unfortunate, however, there are debt collection agencies which will assist you in retrieving your funds. (so long as there is documentation showing that you supplied countdown with the goods in question). further than that though, i can't see a reason for this to continue in a public venue.
again, im not taking sides at ALL, im just giving my take on the scenario as a whole. i hope it all works out in the end, to both parties satisfaction. thats all from me.
