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‘We will hold it for you until Tuesday”
Posted: September 27th, 2019, 8:47 pm
by Howyoudoin
How do you interpret the above statement sent to me in an email after placing an order with a high street store?
Thanks,
HYD
Re: ‘We will hold it for you until Tuesday”
Posted: September 27th, 2019, 8:50 pm
by kiloran
I think most people would assume the first case, but I suspect a more literal interpretation would be the second case.
Which doesn't help you
--kiloran
Re: ‘We will hold it for you until Tuesday”
Posted: September 27th, 2019, 9:03 pm
by Howyoudoin
kiloran wrote:I think most people would assume the first case, but I suspect a more literal interpretation would be the second case.
Which doesn't help you
--kiloran
That’s my interpretation too K. My instinct tells me A but the more I read the statement I think B.
HYD
Re: ‘We will hold it for you until Tuesday”
Posted: October 1st, 2019, 5:28 pm
by brightncheerful
‘We will hold it for you until Tuesday”
Depends what it is of course but I'd interpret it 'after that we'll drop it!"
Alternatively, 'after that you can hold it yourself.'
Re: ‘We will hold it for you until Tuesday”
Posted: October 1st, 2019, 9:46 pm
by AleisterCrowley
Probably A, but it's very ambiguous. Do they mean 0001 Tuesday or 2359 Tuesday ?!
A better approach would be;
'We will hold it for you until close of business Tuesday'
or
'We will hold it for you until 6.30pm Tuesday'
Re: ‘We will hold it for you until Tuesday”
Posted: October 1st, 2019, 10:00 pm
by nmdhqbc
It could be either or at any time on Tuesday so get them to clarify.
Re: ‘We will hold it for you until Tuesday”
Posted: October 2nd, 2019, 10:54 pm
by Scott0966
Hmmm, the instinctive response is this Tuesday or next Tuesday?
Re: ‘We will hold it for you until Tuesday”
Posted: October 2nd, 2019, 10:59 pm
by XFool
So what happened on Tuesday? Or Wednesday?