Am I just being too picky??

[always quiet]

Just to warn you....there's a small rant coming!!

First, when my DD's PERSONALIZE hoodie came in for cheerleading, it needed to be sent back....they spelled her first name wrong. The hoodie arrived just in time for the LAST game...which was rained out!!!

Today, DD brings home her cheerleading photographs. I ordered the bigger (more expensive!!) package so she could have a team photo as well...with all the girls names on it. Guess what?! Her last name is spelled wrong this time!!! I called up and left a message with the company. Don't know what they can do for me at this point but geez! You would at least think that they would double check names for things like this!!

 

[doxdogy]

No, I don't think you are being picky. As someone who has spent her entire life having her first name spelled wrong and the years before I was married, having my last name spelled wrong. It is definitely a pet peeve of mine.

 

[MICKEY88]

who filled out th order forms...?? is it possible the cheerleading advisor is at fault...

 

[always quiet]

The order form was sent back with the pictures....I DO think I know how to spell my daughter's name! I even made sure to print really carefully since her first name is spelled differently. In the last name that they mispelled, they substituted an O for an S!!! Not even close!!

 

[kimber79]

I think this is very unexceptable! I would not give up until they make it right for you. It costs too much money for them to make these kinds of errors.........

 

[Kimberle]

I HATE when my name is misspelled!!

It is KIMBERLE, not KimberlEY or KimberLEE or KimberlY!

 

[MICKEY88]

Originally posted by always quiet
The order form was sent back with the pictures....I DO think I know how to spell my daughter's name! I even made sure to print really carefully since her first name is spelled differently. In the last name that they mispelled, they substituted an O for an S!!! Not even close!!

if that was directed at me...chill...I'm sure you do know how to spell her name, I also have had experience with coaches and teachers spelling names incorrectly...I was just wondering if maybe the advisor was at fault not the picture company...

 

[dizneenut]

Nope, don't think your being picky at all. I would be very upset. I hate when people spell my name wrong.

 

[MICKEY88]

when my younger sister was in elementary school she came home from school crying one day, my Mom asked her what was wrong and she said the teacher yelled at her for spelling her last name wrong, my mom looked at the paper and she had spelled it correctly. my Dad arrived home at about that time and Mom told him what had happened....Dad who was always a very quiet man who never argued with anyone, walked right back out of the house went to the school and proceeded to tell the teacher that she better check the school records because it was she, not my sister that didn't know how to spell..LOL...

being the quiet man that he was, he was always embarrassed when mom told that story...

 

[always quiet]

No Mickey88....I didn't mean to sound like that comment was directed at you!! I'm soo sorry if it sounded that way!! It's just that I was being so careful and despite my daughter's objections, I wouldn't even let her fill out the order form (I had a "feeling" about there being a mistake when I filled it out!) I wanted to be sure that the writing was very legible so they couldn't find an excuse for a mistake. I am just so aggrivated!! I called them and naturally, no one was in. I called before 4 pm as well!! Can't figure out how in the world they could 'see' an O in an S!! Again, I am so sorry if you thought I was being snotty towards you!!

 

[Lanshark]

As a person whose name is misspelled frequently I don't think you're being picky. I wonder if they would have caught a mistake on the number amount on the check you wrote them. Say substitute a 0 for a 9. Bet they would have caught that one quickly.

 

[MICKEY88]

Originally posted by always quiet
No Mickey88....I didn't mean to sound like that comment was directed at you!! I'm soo sorry if it sounded that way!! It's just that I was being so careful and despite my daughter's objections, I wouldn't even let her fill out the order form (I had a "feeling" about there being a mistake when I filled it out!) I wanted to be sure that the writing was very legible so they couldn't find an excuse for a mistake. I am just so aggrivated!! I called them and naturally, no one was in. I called before 4 pm as well!! Can't figure out how in the world they could 'see' an O in an S!! Again, I am so sorry if you thought I was being snotty towards you!!

I didn't think you were being snotty, I thought that you thought that I was blaming you, and getting defensive, after re--reading my post I must apologize to you...the use of the word chill sounds kind of harsh.....sorry....

 

[robinb]

Are you picky ... probably not. Especially when it comes to the spelling of your LAST night. However, I think that if you name your child a "different" name or use a "different" spelling for a more common name then it shouldn't surprise you that sometimes that name is misspelled. Is it acceptable? No. Is it worth getting all worked up over? No again.

 

[Talking Hands]

No you are not being picky. People misspell my name all the time even when I spell it to them or write it down clearly. My name is Lisabeth not Elizabeth or Elisabeth. In my family the distinction is important since my mom is Elizabeth and my daughter is Elisabeth.

 

[always quiet]

Well, now I am twice as ticked!!

I got an email back from the photo company. Turns out the COACH spelled her last name wrong. This is the same coach who misspelled her FIRST name on the personalized hoodie!!! You would think she would make sure that she fills out the form correctly. I think this is the photo the school uses in the yearbook as well.

The company told me they would make up a new photo for me if I send the shot back to them. It's just the whole principal of this thing. This coach was so miserable with the kids that my daughter didn't want to continue with cheerleading and cheer for basketball.

 

[robinb]

Originally posted by always quiet
Well, now I am twice as ticked!!

I got an email back from the photo company. Turns out the COACH spelled her last name wrong. This is the same coach who misspelled her FIRST name on the personalized hoodie!!! You would think she would make sure that she fills out the form correctly. I think this is the photo the school uses in the yearbook as well.

Okay. NowI'd be ticked too. What an idiot. He should know how your child's first and last name is spelled. Period.

 

[MICKEY88]

Originally posted by always quiet
Well, now I am twice as ticked!!

I got an email back from the photo company. Turns out the COACH spelled her last name wrong. This is the same coach who misspelled her FIRST name on the personalized hoodie!!! You would think she would make sure that she fills out the form correctly. I think this is the photo the school uses in the yearbook as well.

The company told me they would make up a new photo for me if I send the shot back to them. It's just the whole principal of this thing. This coach was so miserable with the kids that my daughter didn't want to continue with cheerleading and cheer for basketball.

I had a feeling it might be the coach..,,I would have a talk with this person..she needs to be more responsible in her actions