No fool like an old fool

I should have known better. Ordering a Christmas jumper online. It arrived. It looks like the picture, maybe not quite the same texture, but it drapes off my shoulders.

I decided to return it. Only to find a message from the seller along the lines of, we fooled you now we're not giving you back your money. The excuse is they're re-organising their warehouse and to contact them before returning goods. I'm trying to do that but don't hold out a lot of hope

I suspect if I return it I'll end up with neither jumper nor refund, so I'll have to pretend off-the-shoulder is THE look for this season. 

I was misled because the shop was called 4.9*Good Find* online store. I should have checked. My own fault. Looking at reviews now I see nothing but 1* and complaints.

I'm usually so careful but the jumper looked so pretty . . . as did the t-shirt I bought in another store. I'm not even going to think about that. 

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In much cheerier news, I was asked to light the second candle of Advent this morning in church, and to read a prayer for peace, today's theme. I wrote this prayer:

Prince of Peace

For our battle-torn, battle-worn world

we pray.

For the invaded and the invaders

Peace for the innocents

Justice for humanity

Courage for the peace-makers.

For our community

behind locked doors 

we pray.

For the abused, and the abusers

the lost and the frightened.

That they may discover your peace.

For us

as church, as individuals,

for the broken,

wearied by inner turmoil

burdened by outside pressures

grant us your peace 

we pray.

Thank you, Prince of Peace.

I was also called a blessing to the church this morning! You can fool some of the people etc.

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Now that's interesting. I thought I might as well see if I could return the t-shirt or if there would be similar problems. This time it says, your refund is being processed, no need to return the item! Have to wait and see if the refund comes through I guess, although this seems to be more of an Amazon thing.