Blurb Burp
January 3rd, 2008 @ 1:35 pm by Mrs. Petunia
I practically stalk UPS delivery men these days and Mr. Petunia says I’ve become a Pavlovian dog lately, salivating at the sound of those brown trucks pulling up my street, never mind my obsession with tracking their packages online. So imagine my excitement yesterday as I awaited the arrival of the Blurb book I created with the boudoir photos I took back in November and which I created as a wedding gift for Mr. Petunia (that handy tracker guaranteed my little book was out for delivery that very day, and because the man was at home, I knew it was important I be there to intercept the delivery).
Oh the joy, the excitement, the butterflies in my stomach as I opened my package surreptitiously in the office while Mr. P kept himself busy elsewhere and then….what the %$@# is this???? Yes, there is the dust jacket I created with the picture I chose (stop and don’t scroll down if you don’t care to see a boudoir picture — I don’t think it’s particularly racy, but I know that not everyone cares for these types of pictures):
But the rest of the book? It isn’t mine! It’s another book entirely — someone’s BFA exhibition pictures actually. And to boot, the back flap of the dust jacket has a crease running down the middle of it - cry!
I’ve contacted Blurb about this and I am trusting that they will get back to me ASAP. I’m not sure whether I’m more upset that in all likelihood, since I got someone else’s book, someone out there is taking a look at my book and my pictures too. Or that time is just not on my side these days with so much left to do as it is already, or that I’ll have to be sneaky yet again to get the book out of Mr. Petunia’s hands when the next delivery occurs, but I’ll be sure to keep y’all posted on how this book business gets resolved…
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18 Responses to “Blurb Burp”
Oh that is so terrible! Let use all know how it is resolved, as I use Blurb and would like to know how their customer service deparment treats something like this. GORGEOUS picture! Where was it taken?
oh no! I would be so sad… especially since you`ve been waiting impatiently for this book. Please tell us how the blurb customer service is… in hopes it get resolved soon.
I looovvee your hair, and the room! That is one steaming hot but very classy budoir picture!!!
Oh man, I would be so angry at the thought of someone else getting my pictures! And that is an AMAZING picture! You look fabulous — Mr. Petunia will love the book when everything is all sorted out.
Agreed, you are smokin’ in that photo! Keep us posted!
Yikes! We had a similar situation when we had Mr. Hummingbird’s comic collection independently printed. For some reason, the file got corrupted or incorrectly merged with something and some of the copies got sent out to buyers all messed up.
I hope Blurb fixes things for you a.s.a.p. (but if it’s an consolation, your pics is pretty smokin’.)
Oh my gosh that happened to someone else too!! I can’t remember if it was on the knot boards or where, but you are not the first- and it was also with boudoir pics!
Did you do your hair yourself? It’s incredible!That picture is really classy– you look like a model!
That picture is AMAZING.
I mean…hot hot hot.
I hope they resolve your issue soon though!!
I hope your book didn’t make it into someone else’s hands :/ I created a book of my father’s pictures for the holidays and it came promptly and was gorgeous… So sorry to hear about your trouble!
yikes! i can’t believe they switched out books or mis-printed them! i hope it gets resolved soon. and yes, i think you should make sure that someone else wasn’t sent the contents of your book. but i must digress and say, you look smokin’!!!! the room looks fabulous and so do you!! who did your shoot?
Oh my goodness. I am SO sorry to hear that. That might be one of my top nightmares about doing a boudoir shoot! Hope everything works out!
I really hope that you get this sorted out - and thanks for the idea about a wedding gift for Mr Sweeney…and the extra motivation to get back into shape…..
eek! i hope everything gets resolved soon!
I was reading the blurb forums and noticed that seemed to happen quite often! i’m waiting to see if mine will be ok…
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Wow. Super smokin’ hawt, and what a great set for a boudoir shoot.
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Mrs. Petunia, Ft. Lauderdale
Age and Occupation: 31, College Professor
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Engineering Student/Part-time Barista
Engagement Date: December 8, 2006
Wedding Date: March 2, 2008
Venue: Riverside Hotel
Blogging Since: August 6, 2007
About Me: Our original idea of running off to get married quickly turned into an event with 100+ guests once other people got involved and I, too, got swept away in the lovely madness that is wedding planning. Mr. Petunia and I are obsessed with all things World of Warcraft, Monopoly, and Nintendo, so we’re planning on including some fun “game-y” details into our wedding.
Bummer…but if it’s any consolation, that’s one hot picture of you!!