[thelist] fun with form entries
Burhan Khalid
thelist at meidomus.com
Mon Feb 28 23:59:18 CST 2005
Steve Lewis wrote:
> I had a bit of fun today with my favorite online bookstore.
>
> I ordered a book about three weeks ago. The book shipped a bit over two
> weeks ago. I have not received it yet. Today I took the time to start
> sleuthing a bit, and I discovered that the book is being returned to the
> shipper, having been flagged as undeliverable.
>
> It turns out that the Suite number for the address at work never made it
> into the mailing address in the bookstore's database. A little more
> sleuthing, and I discover that the address entry form has a max limit on
> the field which is shorter than the address I was shipping to, and which
> is shorter than any other address fields I have seen.
>
> A phone call gets me in touch with the web master and I suggest having
> the field auto-advance to the second address line when the first line is
> full. He likes the idea and told me to feel free to offer him an
> example of what I am thinking.
>
> Here is what I sent him.
Did you also send him a bill, or ask for a discount on your next
purchase? :)
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