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To: mr.mark who wrote (4228)	2/1/2002 9:00:54 AM
From: Zakrosian	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12669

mark - are you the big Mariah Carey fan? Here's something you might enjoy: NFL PLANS TO FIRE MARIAH CAREY DURING NATIONAL ANTHEM League to Pay Diva $40 Million to Stop Singing at Superbowl newsandopinion.com -- PLANS are underway for the National Football League to dismiss Mariah Carey during the diva's performance at this Sunday's Superbowl in New Orleans, league officials announced today. While the league was not forthcoming as to the exact moment at which Ms. Carey would be shown the door, there seems to be a consensus to fire the singer after the words "the rockets' red glare." There is some support, however, for firing Ms. Carey as early as "can you see." The NFL will pay Ms. Carey $40 million dollars to stop singing, league officials said, which is believed to be the largest sum ever paid to induce a recording artist not to perform at the Superbowl. An armored car carrying the $40 million in small bills will drive directly onto the playing field to persuade Ms. Carey to desist, officials said. At that point, according to the league office, superstar Whitney Houston will appear on the field and conclude the nation anthem to a thunderous standing ovation. Recording industry insiders acknowledged that being fired mid-song during the Superbowl was not a positive for Ms. Carey's career, but said that the diva should not be counted out just yet. "If I were Mariah's management, I'd see this as a time for her to regroup and focus on singing the national anthem of a smaller country, like Canada or Ecuador," one insider said.

To: mr.mark who wrote (4228)	2/1/2002 10:02:14 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12669

>>Most will not give you any money back unless an auditor can confirm if the refund was legit."<< Somewhat related topic...I recently had my credit card stolen. It was a somewhat unusual situation in that it was at a doctors office, I was getting ready to pay the copayment amount for services, had my card in hand, when the billing clerk checked the account and said...."don't worry, you have a credit balance, so no payment is necessary." I laid my card down along with a prescription and some other papers, was distracted, picked up my papers and left the card when I left. The office called me the next day and left a message on my voicemail (later the next day) and I returned the call the next morning, indicating that I would be by to pick up my card.....At that point the receptionist put me on hold, came back and said that while she had seen the envelope with my name with the card inside, now she couldn't find it. I told her to check with office manager and call me back. She didn't. Long story short...someone in the office stole my card and ran about $1000 of charges. Now the kicker is this...I have no liability, the doctors office has no liability, the charges will be paid to the vendors, and last but not least, the THIEF will have no liability. CitiBank says they will not prosecute because it costs "too much"...but I guess I should feel encouraged know that retailers are trying to stay on top light bulb refund fraud..

To: mr.mark who wrote (4228)	2/1/2002 7:43:00 PM
From: Phil(bullrider)	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12669

Mark, The auditors are not trying to catch shoplifters that return stuff for money. That might happen, but not often. The auditors are trying to catch employees who ring up refunds for fictitious customers and pocket the money. The policy of obtaining the phone number of a person asking for a cash refund is for that purpose and that purpose alone, receipt or not. A credit card refund is different. One should not have to divulge any information other than proof of purchase on a credit card refund. Have fun, Phil