LOL @ PearlJam
MrBean - you have some very good points there, but it gets very difficult to handle things in a "civilised" manner when you know you're getting swindled.
The problem is, as I've mentioned before, that I'm without transport this week, so it's not a question of not wanting to go to the police, but I just haven't been able to.
As soon as I can, believe you me, I will.
Brian and I had another email conversation yesterday, so we'll see how it goes. He mentioned that he would get my current card picked up and taken to Legend, and that they would swop it out if the card is indeed faulty.
This poses a bit of an irritation for me because that means that I can sit without my card for weeks. Why am I annoyed? Well, because (if you refer to my earlier communication with Brian) I was told that the courier with deliver the replacement card when he comes to pick up my current card... and again, now there's a different spin to the story - I get promised an easy solution, and it turns into a schlep after a few emails.
As for my refund: I think it was mentioned MrBean, but I got the card for free, because it was almost two weeks late and it was supposed to be my birthday present - looooong story.
Anyway, it's all just a big mess. Brian basically has 3 hours a day to sort out all this - considering that the US "wakes up" at about 14:00 SA time and our shops close at 17:00.
*sigh* I don't know... I'm just at my wit's end. Asking nicely doesn't help, threatening doesn't help. So I guess as soon as I can, we'll have to see what a visit to the police does.