[thelist] fun with form entries

[Burhan Khalid]

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? :)