Paypal Update
“We are happy to offer you $100 donations to each of the 200 families you were planning to support this holiday season. I hope this helps to ease the stress and inconvenience our error has caused. I want you to know that we’re all sincerely sorry for this mistake.”
- Paypal
- Click image to visit the artist’s Etsy store
Paypal has formally agreed to make a $100 donation to each of the 200 families we were trying to assist in our recent Secret Santa program.
We are working on the details now, but I am very, very happy that we’ve come to an agreement. We have already shipped the toys and the personalized letters from Santa, so everything is on schedule.
It’s going to take a few days to put this together, but they’re hoping to have it all done by the end of the week. If you are on the list (and you know by now if you are) please email me when you get your gift. Also let me know when you get your toys, and if you want to send pictures, we would love to see them.
And now… BACK TO THE CRAPPY CRAFTS
December 7, 2011 at 3:13 pm
So glad to hear this!
December 7, 2011 at 3:18 pm
Its great to see the good guys (or in this case, the fat, jealous, losers) score a win!
December 7, 2011 at 3:22 pm
“Oh god, oh god, there are 100k of them, and they are angry, and one of them might know someone.”
December 7, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Yeah I don’t think Paypal had any idea what was going to happen once April yelled “RELEASE THE HOUNDS”. Also I think that it is amazing that in less then a week:
A. Thousands of dollars were donated to help people in need.
B. Paypal fucked with Regretsy.
C. Regretsy Fucked back.
D. Paypal ponied up 20K to avoid a PR nightmare.
I love you guys.
December 7, 2011 at 4:13 pm
My favorite part is that April only provided us with the e-mail addresses and phone numbers of the Paypal execs. We all took it upon ourselves to flood Facebook and submit the news everywhere ever…we sort of released ourselves. How awesome are we??
December 7, 2011 at 4:40 pm
We are a force to be reckoned with! Especially when you screw with our young. CF4L!
I’m glad that the families the fund was intended for are going to be receiving something.
December 7, 2011 at 5:11 pm
During this whole thing, I kept hearing “Release the hounds!” in Mr. Burns’ voice, and “RELEASE THE FUNDS, DICKBAGS!” in HKpril’s.
December 7, 2011 at 5:49 pm
HUZZAH!!!!
December 7, 2011 at 7:42 pm
I’m glad PayPal finally did the right thing in the end, but my days with them are over. They’ve done this too many times to get off so easily.
(… Hehe, I said “get off.”)
December 7, 2011 at 8:01 pm
Maybe if paypal “got off” a little more often this wouldnt have happened
December 7, 2011 at 9:18 pm
I have been sitting in awe watching the wonderful world of Regretsy. This is simply so magnificent that April was able to bring PayPal to it’s bloody knees. My God! How fucking fantastic is that? …and trend on Twitter? …all in the frame of hours, days…and raise all that money to help those less fortunate? My God! April is even more spectacular than I could have ever imagined her to be. Beyond AMAZING!!! I love you April Winchell, so much!!!! xoxoxoxo
December 7, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Still…
December 7, 2011 at 6:28 pm
Wow… Paypal still sucks, but this is impressive.
http://randomosityblog.com/2011/12/paypal-sucks.html
December 7, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Brilliantly handled!
December 7, 2011 at 3:38 pm
You all fucking rock!
December 7, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Goddammit, Babs, I cried.
YOU ASSHOLE!
December 7, 2011 at 4:16 pm
I’m with you, beebs. Fuck.
December 7, 2011 at 4:43 pm
Yeah, what the hell?! *sniff sniff* You made me feel an emotion, Babs. Dammit!
December 7, 2011 at 6:51 pm
Must be my contact lenses. Yeah, that’s it.
December 7, 2011 at 7:52 pm
So I sometimes get a little smirky when I read the “oh I’m crying…” posts. Then I scrolled down and saw this and burst out.
December 7, 2011 at 3:44 pm
omg…its time to pinch cheeks!
December 7, 2011 at 3:48 pm
The kid in this pic is the one who rocks. Wish it could be Xmas every day for him and all the others.
December 7, 2011 at 4:16 pm
this^^^
December 7, 2011 at 6:44 pm
multiplied by 1,000,000
December 7, 2011 at 4:07 pm
AW :’)
December 7, 2011 at 4:16 pm
(sniffle, sniff) Clown tear.
December 7, 2011 at 4:28 pm
I have just shed a tear – and it’s glittering.
Merry Christmas kid!
December 7, 2011 at 9:21 pm
I just peed a little…glitter.
December 7, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Ya know thumbed downer…go thumb down Buffalo Bill and leave me and my lame attempt for humor the fuck alone.
December 8, 2011 at 1:23 pm
This must be what Life is all about…Bless ya Kid!
December 7, 2011 at 5:03 pm
I have managed to not cry up until this point.
I hate/love you right now.
December 7, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Right there with you, gnomestress–and the rest of you losers, too! *sniff
December 7, 2011 at 5:31 pm
Why is there something in my eye?!?!
December 7, 2011 at 6:30 pm
FJL filled with mirth. Thank you Babs!
December 7, 2011 at 7:11 pm
That kid doesn’t look needy, he already has laser eye upgrades!
Just kidding, have a good holiday, adorable child!
December 7, 2011 at 7:47 pm
You are so welcome!!! My payment was processed today!
December 7, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Yes…it does feel so good to give to the children. I gave what I could. Wish it could be more…in fact I had shit in my eyes while I wished it old have been more…
December 7, 2011 at 7:57 pm
I’m crying the biggest glitter tear right now.
It’s just this damned dust, promise.
December 7, 2011 at 8:20 pm
Ultimately this^^^ is what it was all about in the end. Big love to all y’all!
December 7, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Every time you cry a glitter tear, a Dennis gets his wings…
December 7, 2011 at 8:58 pm
Evil eyed crotchfruit made me tear up too.
December 7, 2011 at 10:14 pm
My eyes are melting! That haircut is too cute!!!
December 8, 2011 at 2:15 pm
That’s just way too much adorable, there should be a law.
December 8, 2011 at 7:31 pm
That makes it all totally and completely worth it. Well, not really, but it reminds us why we knew it was worth it. I hope you guys have an AWESOME Christmas.
December 8, 2011 at 9:28 pm
oh, now with the waterworks!! *wipes tears*
December 7, 2011 at 4:03 pm
We got shit done. CF4L.
December 7, 2011 at 11:14 pm
No longer lurking either! Registration was MUCH easier than I thought it would be…
I’m a small seller, too, so, in all honesty, can’t get rid of stupid preypal (someone else came up with this name and it fits)
Kenders are passed out, I need my meds… CF4L, you FJL’s and thanks for the giggles.
December 7, 2011 at 11:17 pm
Well crap, this isn’t where this was supposed to go…
December 8, 2011 at 5:44 am
Heh. Preypal.
How delightfully appropriate.
December 7, 2011 at 3:13 pm
Good. Bastards deserve to pay $20,000 for that royal fuck up.
December 7, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Woah, didn’t realize it was that much. Hell yeah they deserve it!
December 7, 2011 at 3:58 pm
Yeah, I couldn’t do that math either.
So does this mean that 1) we don’t need to send the money for the THIRD time, which I am more than happy to do, and 2) that all the fees were refunded?
December 8, 2011 at 1:20 am
Surely April is still out of pocket, as she bought the gifts and had to refund the donations that were supposed to pay for them. The $20k is going direct to the families. April, what’s the story? Do you still need those donations?
December 7, 2011 at 6:52 pm
I’d done the math, and I honestly didn’t expect them to pony up that much $$$.
December 7, 2011 at 3:37 pm
They deserve to pay a lot more. They’re getting off easy as hell.
December 7, 2011 at 3:50 pm
GREEDY bastards.
December 7, 2011 at 4:33 pm
I did the math in my head, and thought “nah, they wouldn’t really pay that much to make this go away.” Then I put it in the calculator.
$20,000 is a lot of fees collected through shady practices. I guess if it keeps them from being regulated its got to be a drop in the bucket, though.
December 7, 2011 at 5:13 pm
I thought it was pretty awesome of HK to stick them for that much.
December 8, 2011 at 1:21 am
It must have taken cheek, but aren’t we glad she has it?
December 7, 2011 at 3:13 pm
YAY!
December 7, 2011 at 3:14 pm
That’s for once great news. Somebody pinch me?
December 7, 2011 at 5:08 pm
December 7, 2011 at 5:26 pm
Whose tits and which one is Phyllis?
December 7, 2011 at 6:52 pm
Thanks! ^_^
[As a side note, no more PayPal for Luvvies, since I deleted my account earlier this week, but their spamfest in my email inbox continues, despite unsubscribing and all.]
December 7, 2011 at 7:46 pm
Still waiting for a transaction from earlier this week to clear, but I’m standing by my word. I’m done with PayPal, and hopefully my mom’s nonprofit will be too.
December 7, 2011 at 7:45 pm
Aww, he’s adorable. Can I name him Dinner?
December 8, 2011 at 1:01 pm
Only if I get a share.
December 7, 2011 at 3:14 pm
WOOT! BTW – my local news just did an interview w/me on this (and my donation). I hope this will teach them a lesson and be more clear on their policies and who they mess with. CF4L!
December 7, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Post the link!
December 7, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Sadly – our news station has not yet put it online. However – if they do – I will be PROUD to post it. Beware of FJLs!
December 7, 2011 at 7:46 pm
PLEASE keep us updated! =)
December 7, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Good for them. Hopefully this will cause them to go over their rules and fine print VERY carefully. Regretsy isn’t alone on this happening but thank god you’ve got a bigger army who can make a bigger stink on behalf of those who needed this holiday better for once. Congrats HK.
December 7, 2011 at 3:28 pm
I also hope people will still close their accounts though because they are still effing with people tht don’t have an ARMY behind them like cf4l. PayPal still sucks for wht they did.
December 7, 2011 at 3:42 pm
I closed my account over it, and I didn’t open it again even though I got my first sale in months yesterday (figures). I’m not going back to PayPal because of this. I wasn’t a great customer of theirs, but I was still a customer.
December 7, 2011 at 4:48 pm
I cancelled mine too, and I won’t be opening a new account. I didn’t use it much, but it’s still a lost costumer for them.
December 7, 2011 at 3:54 pm
I closed my account and am definitely *not* going to open a new one. Apparently, there are a few other options out there, and if more people start using them, PayPal will begin to lose its monopoly status.
December 7, 2011 at 4:07 pm
I’m interested in learning more about amazon and google payments. Not that they’d be any less corporate and scummy, but it’s nice that this paypal debacle has opened the eyes of a few of us small business owners and we’re starting to shop around. Down with monopolies!
December 7, 2011 at 4:23 pm
There is also WePay and Stripe. Never dealt with them personally, though…but it’s an alternative! ^_~
December 7, 2011 at 6:49 pm
I accept both Amazon and Google payments in my Bonanza store. Both work very well. One is about the same cost as paypal, and one is a bit cheaper, I think Google is less expensive. Here are the links if you want to check it out.
checkout.google.com
sellercentral.amazon.com
Now we need to lobby Etsy to accept these forms of payment.
December 8, 2011 at 1:24 am
Keep an eye open for Visa opening a PayPal equivalent as well – I’ve heard it’s in the pipeline. Obviously that’s another large corporation, but it’s competition, and of a more effective kind, as both individuals and large online retailers are more likely to accept an equivalent if it says “Visa” on it.
Plus they have been running financial transactions for decades, and have slightly more awareness of the difference between their backside and a hole in the ground.
December 8, 2011 at 1:27 am
In fact it’s already up and running in Oz, called Payclick. Hopefully it’ll roll out worldwide soon and that’ll start to release PayPal’s stranglehold on the market.
December 8, 2011 at 5:43 am
New team forming on Etsy, for buyers and sellers alike:
http://www.etsy.com/teams/11258/etsians-for-payment-choice
December 7, 2011 at 6:21 pm
I offer money order, western union, cash, and certified check as payment options. I’m sure I don’t get a lot of the impulse buys because of it, but at least I get all of the payment (after Etsy fees).
December 7, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Closed my account over it and told them exactly why.
December 8, 2011 at 7:11 pm
Yeah, I totally closed mine. Told them exactly why, too.
December 7, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Merry Christmas Bitches!
December 7, 2011 at 3:58 pm
POWER TO THE PEOPLE! Listen to this and it will make you feel even better than you already do.
Power to the FJLs!
December 7, 2011 at 3:15 pm
fantastic!
December 7, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Woo hoo… finally some good news!
December 7, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Gawrsh, I feel all warm and fuzzy inside…though that could be the liquor…
Seriously, though–this is fantastic.
December 7, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Alright!
December 7, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Great news!
Why so tiny?
December 7, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Ne’ermind! (about the tiny, that is)
December 7, 2011 at 3:16 pm
I am so happy to hear this that I made a Regretsy account in order to tell you guys about my happiness!
December 7, 2011 at 3:48 pm
welcome to the family!
December 7, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Time to gain some weight and get some social defects!
Welcome to the fat jealous losers club!
December 7, 2011 at 4:15 pm
I just joined like…a week ago and I’m already fat(ter) and way more socially awkward than I ever thought possible.
Welcome to the family!
December 7, 2011 at 4:22 pm
OMG – are you me? *I* just made an account in order to say Yay.
That is seriously creepy.
December 7, 2011 at 4:27 pm
That’s what we do best here. You’ll fit right in.
December 7, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Yep, we attract creepiness like shit draws flies. Welcome!
December 7, 2011 at 5:51 pm
Did we mention the height requirement? What about the mandatory meds? We do have standards however low they may be!
December 7, 2011 at 7:03 pm
You must be at least tall enough to reach the keyboard or to use your device of choice. Medication is not required, but it helps (check the “candy dish” by the door). Please to ignore the pet hair all over everything.
Watch out for hamsters.
December 8, 2011 at 10:35 am
And be extra careful, because sometimes they like to disguise themselves as tiny dinosaurs!
December 8, 2011 at 10:36 am
The hamsters, that is.
December 8, 2011 at 8:05 pm
If I see one I’ll let you know!
December 7, 2011 at 9:13 pm
I logged in just to say I love your screen name.
December 7, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Hah! We can become fat, jealous Eryns together!
December 7, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Yay! We’re even more exclusive than regular fat jealous losers!
December 7, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Now both of you come to the forums.
December 7, 2011 at 7:17 pm
Ha – I did the same!
December 7, 2011 at 10:09 pm
You got a awesome looking avatar, too.
December 7, 2011 at 3:16 pm
So that warm, sticky feeling is not just santorum, it comes from knowing that you’ve actually -helped- people this Christmas. Not just the poor kids and the cats who want to see them swing. Not just the crafters, and not just a bunch of Internet losers (both fat and jealous and fatandjealous)…
No, you’ve also helped expose the abuses of PayPal and that earns you a stiff…
.
.
.
…drink. Don’t be nasty.
December 7, 2011 at 3:20 pm
double points for using the word “santorum” without mentioning any member of Congress.
December 7, 2011 at 3:52 pm
I got a bunch of santorum on my shoe today…
December 7, 2011 at 4:53 pm
Please don’t tell us what you were doing when that happened. My imagination is already running wild with unwanted images.
December 7, 2011 at 5:08 pm
Oooo kinky!
December 7, 2011 at 8:44 pm
December 7, 2011 at 6:06 pm
hehe, member.
December 7, 2011 at 3:16 pm
It’s so great this was all resolved in such a good way. Behold the power of pissed off people on the internet.
December 7, 2011 at 3:16 pm
…And to all a good night!
December 7, 2011 at 3:20 pm
and razzleberry dressing!
December 8, 2011 at 10:58 am
Oh, razzleberry dressing! It sure puts me in the Christmas spirit!
La! La! Lalalala LA!
December 7, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Good on ‘em – but I still ain’t using them for diddly squat when avoidable.
December 7, 2011 at 3:19 pm
me too i did my christmas shopping by manually typing in the numbers ever time to avoid them. probably not good for them in december. had it not been gift buying season they may not have listened. im sure they lost a lot of fees.
December 7, 2011 at 3:16 pm
December 7, 2011 at 3:21 pm
My thoughts exactly!
December 7, 2011 at 3:35 pm
this always reminds me of Judd Nelson at the end of Breakfast Club…
December 7, 2011 at 5:27 pm
“Don’t you… forget about me…”
December 7, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Don’t mess with April’s Army or you’ll get one of these up your *skreehonk*!
Namaste Bitches!
December 7, 2011 at 3:38 pm
What can we learn from all of this? When you mess with Regretsy, you get the knitted balaclava horns. CF4L, BITCHES!
December 7, 2011 at 8:12 pm
ONE? Why so parsimonious with the fistings? You mess with April’s Army, you get ALL of these. If you beg nicely, one at a time, of course. We’re not ANIMALS.
December 7, 2011 at 3:53 pm
I haven’t felt this powerful in a long, long time.
December 7, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Those arms need to be fatter and add some tattoos!
December 7, 2011 at 4:16 pm
And possibly waving dildos.
December 7, 2011 at 5:11 pm
And cheap beer and liquor bottles.
December 7, 2011 at 9:58 pm
And a big bag of cheetos too!
December 8, 2011 at 1:26 pm
…and empty 40s of OE 8-ball!
December 7, 2011 at 6:03 pm
Possibly?
…you’re new here, right?
[They DEFINITELY be waving dildos.]
December 7, 2011 at 9:02 pm
Don’t forget the vicodin bottles and glue guns. Oh, and the glitter. can’t forget the glitter.
December 7, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Oh the herpes! It gets everywhere!
December 7, 2011 at 10:51 pm
I need to take a picture of someone with a straw snorting a line of glitter.
December 8, 2011 at 10:59 am
@GranoblasticMan: Oh, that would make SUCH a cool holiday card!
December 7, 2011 at 8:32 pm
And at least one should be a tentacle with a mustache.
December 7, 2011 at 10:41 pm
and looking up and to the left…
December 7, 2011 at 3:16 pm
This is great and welcome news, but I think a deeper lesson has been learned. (hopefully)
December 7, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Oh, to be young and hopeful.
December 7, 2011 at 3:44 pm
And that deeper lesson is: PayPal sucks.
December 7, 2011 at 8:15 pm
Not only does PayPal suck, they’ve done this exact bullshit many times in the past, and gotten away with it.
Let me repeat: They’ve done this before, and it was only THIS time that they got their noses tweaked by the media.
We can only HOPE that they will realize that their corporate policy is deeply fucked, and that they need to change.
But, realistically, that’s not going to happen unless the Feds decide to lean on them. And that just isn’t going to happen. (Obama’s busy with bigger problems.)
December 7, 2011 at 3:16 pm
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December 7, 2011 at 3:21 pm
The rest of the shop is all fish.
December 7, 2011 at 3:26 pm
…*light bulb* Oh.
December 7, 2011 at 8:55 pm
S’ok meanbeads, I just started drunk listing hellephants a few days ago. When I sober up, I’ll either fix it, or draw greek hellephants in sailor suits.
I’ll also post in the proper places.
December 8, 2011 at 11:01 am
Greek Hellephants in sailor suits??? Make it so!
December 7, 2011 at 3:24 pm
I’m not hating on the print, I’m just giggling at its style classifications! Where’s the sarcasm font when you need it.
December 7, 2011 at 4:28 pm
Sarcasm font? Are you an RPGnetter too?
December 7, 2011 at 8:35 pm
Sorry, I just started drunk listing hellephants a few days ago. When I sober up, I’ll either fix it, or draw greek hellephants in sailor suits.
December 7, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Whew, good. I was worried they’d be like “oh that 77 dollars WAS your donation. Merry Christmas!”
December 7, 2011 at 3:17 pm
yay for us! i think i speak for all of us when i say we spread that paypal bullshit as far as we could. glad we could get you some results in time.
December 7, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Oh god. Did you have to say “spread that … as far as we could?”
December 7, 2011 at 3:17 pm
HELLS YEAH!
December 7, 2011 at 3:17 pm
Score 1 for the fightin’ keyboardists!
December 7, 2011 at 3:18 pm
why are we all writing in tiny-font? am I that high?
December 7, 2011 at 3:21 pm
tiny font went back to normal! i didn’t take that much benadryl…
December 8, 2011 at 1:33 am
I suspect the site is slightly intoxicated due to too many views. It jumped its formatting four times (sending me back to the top each time) before I could read the comment – and the format it arrived at made no sense, with the top comment mangled up with the adverts.
It’ll fix itself when all the excitement dies down, I expect.
December 7, 2011 at 4:05 pm
Don’t know about you L2the E, but I am!!! High on the victory for FJL’s, and, well, just high.
December 7, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Well I’ll be a fat ugly jealous loser. Go Paypal!
December 7, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Hooray! This story has a happy ending after all.
December 7, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Totoro!!!
December 8, 2011 at 1:35 am
Coy lady in pageboy haircut and mutton chop sleeves!
December 8, 2011 at 4:37 pm
Green diamond thingy sticking out its tongue!
December 8, 2011 at 5:41 pm
Stoned green chiclet with its tongue hanging out!
December 7, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Woohoo
December 7, 2011 at 3:20 pm
GREAT ENDING! I am hoping that my donation made it as well since I think I got it in before all the hullabaloooooooo–great job!
December 7, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Yay!!! FJL’s rule! Don’t mess with April’s Army!!!
December 7, 2011 at 3:20 pm
tiny font for a big win!!!
December 7, 2011 at 3:20 pm
I still feel like they’re a bunch of donkey-raping shit-eaters, but it does make me feel better to know they’ve done this. We may be fat, jealous losers, but my we make a might band when threatened.
December 7, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Yes, but we’re donkey-raping shit-eaters that gets shit done!
December 7, 2011 at 8:07 pm
I.. um… I think you read that incorrectly.
*WE’RE* fat, jealous losers.
*PAYPAL* are donkey-raping shit-eaters.
I prefer being an FJL D:
December 7, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Never underestimate the shit storm that a bunch of angry dildo waving drunk fat jealous losers can generate when their right to do good deeds at Christmas is threatened.
December 7, 2011 at 3:21 pm
Oooooooooooooo. *wipes tears*
December 7, 2011 at 3:21 pm
FUCK YEAH.
December 7, 2011 at 3:21 pm
off topic….is it just me or is the text suddenly super small on the site today?!
December 7, 2011 at 3:22 pm
Never mind, it’s back to normal. That was weird.
December 7, 2011 at 3:27 pm
*passes the nyQuil*
December 7, 2011 at 4:28 pm
NyQuil NyQuil NyQuil we love you, you giant f*cking Q!
December 7, 2011 at 4:25 pm
We’re all high.
December 8, 2011 at 1:36 am
I think the comments page is high too.
December 7, 2011 at 3:22 pm
FAN. FUCKING. TASTIC. Intoxication commencing!
Happy holidays to all the gift recipients, and big thanks to April and everybody who made it possible. God (or, you know, whatever) bless you everyone.
December 7, 2011 at 3:22 pm
Yay! I’m glad they finally conceded.
Now if only we could get them to stop all of their OTHER shady business practices, like holding funds in escrow!
December 7, 2011 at 3:23 pm
This is fantastic, but April–did they reimburse you for your all of the transaction fees (sorry if this was answered already).
December 7, 2011 at 3:30 pm
I had the same thought. I do hope you’ve been reimbursed for every dime of the ‘fees’ you were charged.
Dip me in shit and call me Patsy on the rest of it. I am pleasantly surprised as all hell that they made this right. And I hope it really helps some people get a little ahead, but more importantly to have the feeling that there are a whole lot of helping hands out there willing to give them the support they need now, when we’re not busy cleaning most of the cheese off our next clock base.
December 8, 2011 at 1:38 am
Spin my nipple-nuts and send me to Alaska!
December 7, 2011 at 3:41 pm
I was wondering the same thing. I don’t remember seeing any specific mention to it anywhere.
December 7, 2011 at 4:35 pm
Seconded. All those fees they chanrged came out of her personal funds. PayPal seriously needs to refund every dime to her.
December 7, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Yippee! Hope they actually learned something…
December 7, 2011 at 3:24 pm
December 7, 2011 at 5:12 pm
At first I was all
But then I
December 7, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Feel the wrath of the
interwebs, bitches! WOOT!December 7, 2011 at 3:25 pm
Good work, Loyal Losers.
December 7, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Bra. Va. (That’s for you, April.)
And Bra. Vi. (That’s for us.)
December 7, 2011 at 3:26 pm
YES! GO, REGRETSY, GO!!!
December 7, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Glad to hear about the happy ending!
I’m just sorry I missed out on donating for these families. I hope I can help out next time!
December 7, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Let me know when I can redonate. That ten bucks was going to float me well into 2012, and now I’m back to square zero for good deeds.
December 7, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Well fuck me sideways. They’re actually going to do it. I’m going to go get drunk now. I don’t even care it’s 10.26am in Australia.
December 7, 2011 at 3:40 pm
@pinkbits, right there with you….it is now 10.38am, Sydney time, and I don’t give a rat’s arse that the sun hasn’t passed the yard-arm yet! This deserves a tipple or two!
Good on you April! A battle well fought! And a small pat on the head for PayPal for finally getting it together and making *something* right!
December 7, 2011 at 3:46 pm
what? Australians care about what time they start drinking?
Well, there goes another cultural stereotype…
December 7, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Australians care about what time they start drinking?
Yes. The earlier the better. Anzac day anyone?
December 7, 2011 at 4:03 pm
And Christmas Eve…and New Year’s Day….and Australia Day… >.<
December 7, 2011 at 4:26 pm
And Wednesday…
December 7, 2011 at 5:24 pm
hmmmm its anytime somewhere…. Better have a drink.
December 8, 2011 at 1:53 pm
I’m still drunk.
December 7, 2011 at 8:14 pm
And in hot weather, cold weather, when happy, when sad, to celebrate, to commiserate…
As an Aussie, I really do feel weird about drinking before noon.
December 7, 2011 at 10:37 pm
As long as you feel weird about it, it’s OK to get stuck in as soon as you can. Hell, I know I did today…
December 7, 2011 at 4:03 pm
So it’s almost time for elevensies! Or brunch, if you prefer. Perfect time for mimosas, bahama mamas, bloody marys, white wine, red wine, or beer if you must.
December 7, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Wait April come back! I got refunded and I never saw an option to re-donate. Can I??
December 7, 2011 at 3:28 pm
Yes, please let us know when we can re-donate.
December 7, 2011 at 3:29 pm
I was so unhappy when my husband made me go to bed that night, ready to make a pot of coffee and stay up all night, chipping away at PayPal. So glad there were plenty of other fat jealous losers on hand to take up my slack.
Also, w00t!
December 7, 2011 at 3:29 pm
FUCK YEAH!!!
December 7, 2011 at 3:32 pm
I love you so much right now. (Paul Rudd is ADORBZ! even with the scary 70s mustache)
December 7, 2011 at 3:38 pm
ohhh yea..he could give me a mustache ride aaaaaaany tiiiime…
December 7, 2011 at 3:40 pm
I believe that’s called a “pornstache” in some circles, and on Paul Rudd, the idea of a pornstache is crazyhot.
December 7, 2011 at 4:23 pm
I’d fuck him till I starved to death. That is all.
December 7, 2011 at 5:23 pm
Husbutt wanted to know what I just guffawed at. I LIED.
December 7, 2011 at 10:43 pm
Heh. That would take a while for me.
December 7, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Paul Rudd is ADORBZ in ALL THE WAYS, damn it!
December 7, 2011 at 3:30 pm
I like the fact that they admit clearly it was their bad (just in email and not in their statement, but still)
this amount is small potatoes for a company of that size to contain a PR disaster, so they would have been massively stupid not to go through with that
and back to crappy crafts, they are not gonna criticize themselves
December 7, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Argh, I accidentally thumbs-downed you, and meant to do the opposite. I feel good inside because I’m so proud of KH and everyone else’s work, but I’m not warming up to Pay Pal just yet.
December 7, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Well, in THAT case…. Hmmmm… What ELSE can we do? ::rubbing hands together::
December 7, 2011 at 3:33 pm
December 7, 2011 at 4:05 pm
Holy shit this gif make me laugh so hard I ALMOST DIED. /highfive
December 7, 2011 at 9:01 pm
EXCELLENT!!!!!
December 7, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Screw PayPal. They aren’t doing this out of any charitable spirit, much less to right a wrong. They’re just doing it to stop the horrible publicity. $20,000 is less than a drop in the bucket to them, but they still won’t be putting anymore of my pennies in their pockets.
December 7, 2011 at 3:45 pm
To those families right now, it doesn’t matter why PayPal is doing it. I’ve been in their shoes, grocery/bill money is grocery/bill money no matter where it comes from or the motivation behind it.
YAY FJL!
December 7, 2011 at 3:57 pm
It’s true that they are only doing it for their own benefit, but I’m surprised they did ANYTHING! At least it will help the families out a little (and that is what we all wanted).
December 7, 2011 at 4:05 pm
really, does it matter why, just as long as our 200 families get what they need? I get what you’re saying, really I do, but, seriously, does it really matter for our purposes on this day?
December 7, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Sandi, I read your comment as “they still won’t be putting anymore of my penises in their pockets.”
MINE NEITHER
December 7, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Oh, this is just giving me warm fuzzies all over the place. Even if it is just a marketing/image move, I’m still happy that the families will benefit.
Also now I can use Paypal again without feeling like a traitor.
December 7, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Beautiful!
now show me some crappy crafts!
December 7, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Also, this is the dance I am doing.
December 7, 2011 at 3:36 pm
OMG I think I just peed myself. It really is to bad that we can’t imbed this image on their FB page under the caption “Fat Jealous Loosers of April’s Army (Regretsy) 1 : PAYPAL Asshats 0″
December 7, 2011 at 3:36 pm
I’m the one on the right in the muumuu
December 7, 2011 at 5:38 pm
December 7, 2011 at 3:34 pm
WALLA!!
Just amazing, amazing stick-to-itiveness by HK and the community of slags. It’s a Holiday Miracle.
December 7, 2011 at 3:35 pm
My money was not refunded, because I did not use the Paypal option, there was another option on the page to use a card so I did that – even got an email later ‘did you know you have Paypal?’ Had Paypal. Cancelled and closed. Most vendors can take a card, and I’d rather even make a phone call to give them my info than use Paypal. Quick and easy, my Ass. Like quicksand is quick and easy to get into……
December 7, 2011 at 4:59 pm
PayPal is just like quicksand, actually: quick and easy to get into, exhausting and sometimes impossible to get the fuck out of. :\
December 7, 2011 at 3:36 pm
That hellaphant painting made me cry, dammit! And I think…could it be? I think my tears are made of glitter!
December 7, 2011 at 3:36 pm
April you are awesome!
Don’t mess with Regretsy Thugs on a mission to spread joy and cheer.
December 7, 2011 at 3:37 pm
I wish I could take you out for drinks April! You rock!
December 7, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Congratulations, everyone *standing ovations* and “Merry Christmas”.
December 7, 2011 at 3:38 pm
I am very pleased! Fat jealous losers UNITE!
Although, I was one that was refunded. Do you still need monies? Or is everything taken care of for this fundraiser? If so, I’ll save my money for the next one! Just let us know please.
December 7, 2011 at 3:38 pm
I just did The Wave. But since I’m alone, it looked ridiculous. So I poked each one of my dogs with a pencil to make them get up, too.
It didn’t look any less ridiculous, but at least it was a proper Wave.
December 7, 2011 at 4:06 pm
It might have looked ridiculous to you, but let me assure you – it looked FANTASTIC in my imagination.
It inspired me to try to do my own animal-staffed wave, but I felt bad poking all my sick cats with a pencil.
December 7, 2011 at 4:12 pm
No, no, no… don’t poke the cats. They exact revenge. The dogs just forget in a few minutes.
December 7, 2011 at 5:28 pm
My husband and I do the wave to embarrass our children. Just the two of us–good times…
December 7, 2011 at 5:57 pm
When we attend the ren faire (we- me and the 18 year old daughter), if there aren’t any spectators across the tilt yard in one jouster’s section, she goes over so his area isn’t empty. Then she does the wave. Then I do it from my seat, on the other side. And we do it till other people in the seats start to do it with us.
For some reason, non-garbed patrons think we’re plants by the jousting troupe.
December 7, 2011 at 3:38 pm
They’re donating real American currency, & not PayPal gift cards, right? I’m so glad my donation was early enough to not get caught up in this nonsense!
December 7, 2011 at 10:58 pm
Good question about PayPal gift cards. Does the user have to pay a fee to spend them, as they do with Green Dot and so many others?
December 7, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Congratulations, a big win for all the families who really need help. A drop in the ocean to Paypal. I must have been one of the first to donate as my money has not been refunded. Even if it was, I would be glad to do it all over again.
In this time where all of us are having to squeeze the budget, it is heartwarming to know that people are still willing to help others worse off than themselves. I hope it never happens to me, that is why I always try to give back what I can. My grandchildren have everything, they can do with one less gift, they won’t even notice.
Hope we see lots of pics, especially of that red wagon!!
I will be waiting for the next Regretsython!!
December 7, 2011 at 3:39 pm
I’m still definitely never using them again, and I’ll continue to encourage everyone I know to avoid them as well, but I’m SO happy with the outcome.
December 7, 2011 at 3:58 pm
I understand. I still have my account; for various reasons it may not be a good idea for me to cancel it now…but I may be using it only when absolutely and utterly necessary from now on.
December 7, 2011 at 3:40 pm
I got so worked up over this whole thing. It feels like a nice relief, finally. I just wanted to yell, “WE’RE TRYING TO BE NICE, YOU ASSHOLES!”
December 7, 2011 at 3:43 pm
I want that picture as my Christmas card for next year. Unfortunately my friends are just plain ol’ losers not fat, jealous losers like us and they wouldn’t get the Hellephant reference.
December 7, 2011 at 4:04 pm
That made me giggle. Doesn’t that make it even better? People looking at that on the card you sent them, thinking, ONE EAR ELEPHANT WHAT
December 8, 2011 at 7:54 pm
I’ve actually had a few relatives who are regretsy ignorant buy prints. Hellepant crosses all social boundaries.
December 7, 2011 at 3:44 pm
God, FINALLY…
Now can we all get back to being disgusting, hateful, fat, jealous, losers who mock the pain and efforts of others?
December 7, 2011 at 4:06 pm
my god yes. I used up like six months of caring on this.
December 7, 2011 at 3:47 pm
Good everything worked out. It’s too bad everybody who encounters bureaucratic assholes doesn’t have an obscenely large army like Regretsy does.
December 7, 2011 at 3:48 pm
As much as the whole thing sucked, I’m kind of glad it played out the way it did. Now all of these families will get an additional $100 that they wouldn’t have gotten before if Pay Pal didn’t fuck up so majorly. I have to give them props for making good on their fuck up. They could have just unfrozen your account, said “sorry” and been done with it. It’s actually nice of them that they went beyond that and donated to the cause.
December 7, 2011 at 3:50 pm
They only donated because it got so big. They’d have NEVER done so if they thought they could get away with not.
December 7, 2011 at 3:53 pm
And just think…some families are going to get some bill collector satisfied, for now…or will be able to buy something for a special dinner…or find some good use for that money. That just warms the cockles of my cold black heart.
December 7, 2011 at 3:57 pm
You said “cockles” lol.
December 7, 2011 at 10:47 pm
We don’t want you to overheat those cockles though. Have a drink to cool down.
December 7, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Yes! I am so glad paypal is doing the right thing, even if it did take an army of FJL’s creating a massive PR shit storm to convince. At least it did happen. Bless the FJL’s and their might.
December 7, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Oh Internet, you lovable scamp! This was you at your ornery best!
December 7, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Please tell me everyone realizes that this shouldn’t be the end of this? Like April said, “If I were Sally’s Soap Shack, I would be waiting out that six month hold right now and wondering how to make Ramen noodles taste like Christmas ham.” Paypal has made it VERY clear where they stand on this sort of thing, and I don’t intend to just let them off the hook because they made a couple of too-public apologies and donations to try to save face.
December 7, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Of course everyone realizes that. It does however feel nice to at least have some one get noticed. That’s why they do this stuff. It’s all about how much noise you make
December 7, 2011 at 4:25 pm
There is, however, nothing wrong with celebrating our current victory.
December 7, 2011 at 4:26 pm
There is at least one, but i’ll be damned if I can remember the name.
They’re small, doing the same thing, with the same result.
AFAIK, they’re currently wondering how to keep their home without their money…
It was on the PP Facebook page…
December 7, 2011 at 4:37 pm
Oh definitely, my first comment was just a yay. ^_^
December 7, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Yay! A happy ending for everyone involved!
And better yet!! A happy ending I don’t have to pay for!
December 7, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Well, I CERTAINLY hope some Administrator at Paypal lost his/her Caviar Pit privileges over this screw up!
December 7, 2011 at 3:57 pm
HA! caviar pit!
December 7, 2011 at 4:10 pm
I seriously doubt the person that told April she could donate to cats but not people is still in the employ of Pay Pal.
That person caused a PR storm and a loss of more than their annual salary to Pay Pal. No way that won’t be used as an example to the rest of the phone staff.
Merry Christmass, here’s your severence check.
December 7, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Yup. I actually had the whole scene in my head, each time Helen had to go round and round with some pissant dweeb, who was probably getting a woodie from his little power trip. He’ll be at home for the next few months, whining to his cat (who doesn’t like him at all): “I was right Fluffy! And I told her what was what! They can’t fire me for that!”
Fluffy is thinking “Well they did, cheesedick, now how’re you going to pay for my Tender Vittles?”
December 7, 2011 at 5:33 pm
Despite the “sick cat” caveat, NO WAY does someone so heartless share his/her home with a pet. Fluffy wouldn’t have him, and he lacks the necessary compassion to care for a cat or dog.
I see an angry, sociopathic loner living in his parents basement who deals with his disappointment with life by fucking with customers during the holidays.
December 7, 2011 at 7:04 pm
snake. has a snake. they hissss….
December 7, 2011 at 5:34 pm
Maybe he can put a donate button on his blog to raise money for the cat food.
December 8, 2011 at 1:46 am
Severance check? I don’t know how things happen over in the States, but this is a clear dismissal case, and here you’d get the notice period in your contract and that would be it. No redundancy money.
December 7, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Thank you for not having the vulva bless us every one… just sayin’…
December 7, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Do we still need to re-donate some money or is everything all set?
December 7, 2011 at 3:58 pm
This response makes me feel better about all the terrible experiences I’ve had with paypal over the last decade. I’m glad they tried to make things right after such a colossal wrong. I’d like to think this will have an impact on customer service but I won’t get greedy…
December 7, 2011 at 7:56 pm
As others have said, PayPal got off easy. They did the right thing in the end, but even doing the right thing doesn’t mean everything is sunshine and rainbows.
They lost me permanently as a customer because of their repeated, unrepentant abuse of power.
December 7, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Glad they’ve fixed this and the donations will help the families, but I am concerned about what this means for the average person who will not be able to get the whole world angry at Paypal until their problems are fixed.
BTW, I want the Tiny Tim Hellephant image as a Christmas card! You really should sell these! It’s so perfect
December 7, 2011 at 5:27 pm
I’m pretty sure that seller (JewelRenee) can’t sell cards (believe I read that long story somewhere). Guess you could get the small size and make your own?
December 7, 2011 at 6:41 pm
She did mention in the forums that she could do cards next Christmas, though.
December 7, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Yippee!
So glad to hear this! I’m glad it turned out the way it was supposed to turn out afterall.
And, there really is a part of me (probably the fat, jealous loser,) that hopes the Asshat in customer service that was on the horn with April got his/her ass handed to him/her over this.
December 7, 2011 at 4:06 pm
And so good triumphs over evil. Yesss!!!
December 7, 2011 at 4:06 pm
I’m so glad this is all resolved now, although I’m definitely not going back to PayPal after this. This has even inspired me to close my regular bank account and open one with a local credit union. I’m so sick of banks and huge corporations mowing over people like they’ll never have to face the consequences for their actions. I’m proud that all us FJLs came together to make at least one of these behemoth corporations answer for their shitty behavior.
But more importantly, I’m so happy for these 200 families who are going to have a great holiday because of your collective generosity. I say “your” because I wasn’t able to donate. I wish I had, but my own family is in a very bad economic situation this year. I’m just glad my little girl isn’t old enough yet to notice. She’ll be a year old in a month, but I’m hoping our situation improves before next xmas.
April, Bronc, and all the FJLs, you guys rock.
December 7, 2011 at 4:07 pm
I feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and for once it’s not the xanaxtini working it’s way through my nervous system. This is the best news I’ve read all year (been a shit year), and I’m keeping my Paypal account closed until further notice. I’ll find someone else to rip me off, I’m sure. Keep up the good work HK and all the rest of you FJL’s out there.
December 7, 2011 at 4:07 pm
Rad! We just need a Dror video to celebrate
December 7, 2011 at 10:27 pm
Dror would be marvelous, indeed. And a couple of days ago I would have given anything to unleash Sam on them.
December 8, 2011 at 1:48 am
I think Sam would still be justified, although it might be prudent to wait until the donation has been sent out. They still badly need to change their ways.
December 7, 2011 at 4:08 pm
OCCUPY PAYPAL?
December 7, 2011 at 5:49 pm
… We just did.
December 10, 2011 at 8:44 am
I think we temporarily broke PayPal.
I was trying to do something on their site on the Night of the Long Glittery Knives, and it just wasn’t working.
December 7, 2011 at 4:09 pm
I hope whoever you had to talk to that said none of their supervisors would talk to you has been pointed and laughed at, then summarily dismissed.
December 7, 2011 at 4:15 pm
The $20,000 is coming out of what used to be his salary, I think.
December 7, 2011 at 4:09 pm
That’s incredible. The power of motherfucking trolling.
December 7, 2011 at 4:11 pm
Wow. This shit made national news, not just hipster blogger rantage.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/06/tech/web/regretsy-paypal-gifts/index.html?hpt=hp_bn6
I’ve seen this story in other places of course – that’s how it caught wildfire, but once you make the cnn front page, it’s all downhill from here.
Both of my parents have at different times had their debit card bank accounts emptied by paypal identity fraud scammers. My dad got his money refunded by his bank, Wells Fargo, right away, while my mother had to wait two weeks for her credit union to refund the debit account bucks. Our family will of course never use paypal ever again, since their “agents” accused my parents of trying to steal from them.
So I’m glad to see that the money is going somewhere useful.
I like to call them, “PreyPal”.
December 7, 2011 at 4:14 pm
Santa letters, check. Toys, check. April an angel, check. My black heart melted, also check.
December 7, 2011 at 10:48 pm
<3
December 7, 2011 at 4:14 pm
Thanks for sticking to your guns April.
You made this happen, not us. We might have helped but you got it done!
Merry Christmass BITCH!
December 7, 2011 at 4:20 pm
I have never been so proud to be a fat jealous loser! I have no illusions that PayPal has “turned over a new leaf” but for now, they made kids happy at Christmas. This crabby bitch has a glitter tear in her eye! CF4L BITCHES!
December 7, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Not a new leaf but I guarantee this incident will be required training for all phone operators and execs.
I can hear the PR department’s keyboard clacking out a big fat memo as we continue to be fat jealous losers.
December 7, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Yeah, and unfortunately the training will be along the lines of “Check to see if account is associated with a well-read blog before fucking customer over.”
But regardless, PayPal might not have learned what we’d like them to have learned, but if nothing else, they’ve undoubtedly learned to be more careful.
December 7, 2011 at 4:21 pm
We’re supposed to be the assholes of the internet, why are we helping children?
Because fucking Christmas, that’s why.
December 7, 2011 at 4:22 pm
If my calculations are correct, a “WOOOOHOOO!” is in order.
December 7, 2011 at 4:23 pm
HELL YEAH!! Now excuse me while I go wash all this damned dust out of my eyes…
December 7, 2011 at 4:40 pm
OMG OMG OMG SHERLOCK. SHERLOCK. Can he BE any more adorable?????
December 7, 2011 at 4:47 pm
SHERLOCK! SHERLOCK! SHERLOCK! SHERLOCK! SHERLOCK!
December 7, 2011 at 5:00 pm
Other people love that Sherlock series and not just my husband? Oh, wait, I guess you people could be from the UK. When he talks about it here in the US, no one knows what it is.
December 7, 2011 at 5:09 pm
Are you kidding? I’m in the US and I want to DO that high-functioning sociopath until my EYES fall out!!!!
December 7, 2011 at 5:19 pm
I know, right? Sadly, the show no longer seems to be airing on my local station. There were a few initial episodes, then it disappeared.
I’ve been heartbroken.
December 7, 2011 at 5:49 pm
I totally second that, Twight Rose! CAN’T WAIT for new eps in March!!
December 7, 2011 at 5:52 pm
It’s supposed to be back in 2012.
December 7, 2011 at 8:42 pm
Haikukitty- if they stopped after 3 episodes, it’s because they had to. That’s all there are so far. Welcome to the goddamn frustrating world of UK TV.
December 8, 2011 at 1:52 am
You seriously think this show would even have been made anywhere else? Thank your lucky stars that the BBC exists to commission half-baked crazy shows like this and Doctor Who.
US networks put out some great shows, too, and they do run longer seasons, but there’s always a risk that the show will get cancelled mid-season. There are advantages and hair-tearing frustrations with both systems.
December 8, 2011 at 10:38 am
Hey, I’m not saying he’s not hot
I just didn’t know that OTHERS knew about it. I think my husband randomly found it on Netflix. And he laments once a week that there won’t be any new ones until 2012, poor dude.
December 7, 2011 at 6:06 pm
I only found it on Netfix; and it was only three eps. I hoping got more soon.
December 7, 2011 at 7:20 pm
They had to get Watson back from New Zealand (Martin Freeman’s playing Bilbo in the Hobbit movies) long enough to film the next three. They’re in the BBC1 promo for upcoming shows (you can see it on YouTube).
Mr. Herder admitted getting the DVD of the first series for me for Xmas. That’s what, 18 more days I have to wait?
December 8, 2011 at 10:39 am
Not until 2012. We looked into it after my husband found it on Netflix. Sooooo disappointing, right after it was getting good.
December 7, 2011 at 7:23 pm
Wait a sec! That’s from the unaired pilot, isn’t it?!
December 8, 2011 at 7:30 am
It’s from the first regular episode, A Study in Pink. In the pilot sir Adorable has bad helmet hair, and no nice suits.
December 7, 2011 at 7:58 pm
Hmm. And Regretsians turn out to have a hidden love for the misanthrope who can’t seem to stop helping people.
Funny how that comes out in this thread.
December 7, 2011 at 8:22 pm
SHERLOCK <333
December 7, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Ok, thanks for making me explain why I was suddenly making a happy ‘eeeee’ noise at the screen. ;P Oh Sherlock, never stop being adorably happy with your backwards delight over another dead body discovered…
December 7, 2011 at 4:24 pm
I’m so happy that they agreed to give the gift cards! I was worried that their donation wouldn’t even cover the fees that they took. I’m glad that you made them pay, but what really matters is that the families will be getting money to help brighten Christmas.
I’m with everyone who says that we should keep pushing PayPal to have better business practices.
Also, that Hellephant is amazing. As soon as I saw it, I bought one!
December 7, 2011 at 4:26 pm
I bet the idiot agents who made the crappy decision don’t even make $20K. Wonder if Paypal is just donating a salary they no longer have to pay?
December 7, 2011 at 4:27 pm
I have never commented on here and though I was able to donate what little I could (been unemployed since 2009), and happy to do so and happy that things are resolved with paypal, I actually am just posting to say this:
Hellephants cuddling and taking a shower are adorable!!!!
Thank you–will go back to lurking now.
December 7, 2011 at 4:29 pm
In retrospect, HK could probably have asked for twice that and they would have paid up. Dammit!
December 7, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Also…not to be rude…but now that this is resolved, WE WANT THE FINAL FINLAND REPORT!!!!!!!
We want to hear about Petja and see videos and Bronc taking his clothes off in an ice bar and everything else.
One of the reasons I wanted this clusterfuck taken care of was so that we could get back to your travel stories. DO IT.
(Please?)
December 7, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Bronc took his clothes off? *ears perked*
December 7, 2011 at 7:47 pm
The real question is does video of this really exist? Photos at least? Pretty please?
December 7, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Bronc took his clothes off? *other things perked*
December 7, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Huh? What? Naked man?
December 7, 2011 at 4:31 pm
i’ve never had a paypal account, and now never will, but i’ve convinced my mom and other friends that do have one to cancel. the important thing is that these families get to have a better xmas thanks to you guys (i couldn’t donate due to bad economic situation). you rock.
December 7, 2011 at 4:31 pm
I’ve been lurking for a while, just browsing the aisles of whimsical fuckery.
But this got me to get off my fat ugly jealous loser butt and sign up.
December 7, 2011 at 6:59 pm
The fat jealousy is strong with this one…
HERRRRrrrrrKKKSSSSsssss HERRRRrrrrrKKKSSSSsssss
December 7, 2011 at 4:33 pm
Well, it’s a good end to the mess with April, and IDEALLY it should be a good start for PayPal to get their house in order, re-evaluate how they’re training their service staff, and clarify how their donation system works (and make sure EVERYONE is on the same page with how it works!).
In practice– we’re going to have to keep leaning on them. I’m not sure if we want to use Regretsy for it, or a FB page, but keeping abreast of other PayPal messes– and letting others know– will be important.
December 7, 2011 at 4:33 pm
I really want to buy that Hellephant print, but I’m not sure I could deal with all the crying every day. That is just too damn cute for me to deal with.
December 7, 2011 at 4:39 pm
Don’t fuck with the kids’ Christmas or FJL’s for that matter. Great job! Great outcome!
Paypal still needs to be stopped. They act like a bank and should be regulated as one–not left to make up their own rules This little PR stunt–here’s some chump change now go away–cannot be the end of it or they ultimately win at everyone’s expense. They need some federal regulators crawling around the PayPal offices.
http://www.paypalsucks.com/newforums/has-paypal-limited-your-account/95322-petition-ftc-investigation-into-paypal.html
December 8, 2011 at 7:05 am
I really would sign that petition, but as a general practice I don’t put my personal information into random forms on the internet. I wish them the best of luck, though!
December 7, 2011 at 4:40 pm
Yay for Paypal doing the right thing.
And yay for HellYes/JewelRenee’s Hellephant pic making the main page!
December 7, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Yay!
December 7, 2011 at 4:42 pm
I am glad that they came around and tried to set things right. However, it shouldn’t have taken a PR debacle of Netflix proportions for them to admit to their fuck up.
December 7, 2011 at 4:55 pm
That Hellephant drawing is absolutely AMAZING! Please make more available for purchase.
December 7, 2011 at 4:55 pm
I like it too – I want it for christmas cards!
December 7, 2011 at 5:29 pm
I have her Leafy Sea Dragon print, it’s very good quality!
December 7, 2011 at 6:15 pm
I have two of her prints. They’re BETTER than awesome!!
December 7, 2011 at 4:55 pm
FJL’s and paypal just made me cry and $100 will put gas in my car so my daughter and I will be able to spend the holidays with my parents and siblings and nephews (strange, but I acutally like my family sometimes) instead of alone like we did for thanksgiving. That mean so much to us. Flogging FB was way more fun than a 5K, too.. Thank you everyone. I love this “commuity”– I wish we could all have a big sleepover at my house.
December 7, 2011 at 7:05 pm
With this crowd, you don’t want a sleep over.
Let us know if the $100 is paypal purchases only… we’ll get you some cash for gas (do what we can that is).
December 7, 2011 at 8:18 pm
That’s so kind, Dog Breath. Haha.. Reread that and it’s sounded so insincere– like something I’d say to the paper boy when I finally find my newspaper under a snow drift.. I didn’t even think about it being a paypal purchase. That would suck! Then they’d get a cut of it! Ugghhh… At any rate, fingers crossed for those Christmas miracles I hear about.
December 8, 2011 at 6:33 am
Not in insincere at all. I’d hate to find out you got the card and still had to stay home waiting for your Christmass ham flavored ramen to come via Pay Pal purchase.
You guys have gone through a lot and you DESERVE your happy Christmass.
Just because someone wanted to help yours be more happy is no reason to feel guilty. We want you to be happy and enjoy your gift! What you did was look out for your kids, not pan handle for a free ride. You are a good parent and an appreciative gift receiver. Be proud of the fact you were not too stuck up to ask for help and that you take care of your own at the expense of your Ego. That’s a noble thing.
December 8, 2011 at 10:19 pm
It’s been a rough year for a lot of families. I feel fortunate that that I have a roof over my head and been able to keep the utilities in service. Sometimes I don’t know HOW I managed that; I chock it up to luck. Barely scraping by is no fun and 5 year olds don’t understand what it means to be poor. My kid is a pretty good sport, but she’s done without a lot this year. Especially since starting school. I get so frustrated that they get the kids hyped about little cheerleading, book fairs, Christmas bazaars– all this stuff that costs money– and how disappointed my kid is when I just have to put my foot down and tell her we can’t swing it. Really broke my heart that she cried because she couldn’t “shop” at the holiday bazaar because she just wanted to get me something for Christmas. I know what you mean, sometimes I have to swallow my pride and ask for help when I’ve exhausted all my means. Fingers crossed that I can get my back and neck in order and get back to work soon:)
December 7, 2011 at 10:06 pm
We love you too honey! Merry Hannakkah and Happy Christmas!
December 7, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Amazing what the power of some pissed off Regretsy fans can do! I hope those 200 families can have a great christmas now.
December 7, 2011 at 5:53 pm
Someday when my children are older, i will tell them the story of how a hundred thousand people brought down an evil corporation in less than a day, and alerted the world to that corporation’s injustices, just so that they could have a Christmas. That sounds like a pretty great Christmas to me!
December 7, 2011 at 8:21 pm
Dear god, not another crappy Christmas movie!
December 7, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Some one should write a screenplay. I’ll play April!!!
December 7, 2011 at 4:57 pm
YAYAY!
December 7, 2011 at 4:58 pm
This calls for a dance! The glittery tears are falling!
December 7, 2011 at 8:26 pm
I see your strange dancing fish and raise you THIS:
December 7, 2011 at 10:11 pm
Ok…now we need a dancing Drawer….yeah, I know it’s “Dror”
December 8, 2011 at 1:53 pm
I see Mr. Bean’s vicodin and alcohol induced dance and raise you THIS!
Behold the power of cats!
December 8, 2011 at 3:18 pm
I keep imagining that they are listening to Metallica.
December 8, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Metalli-cats!
December 9, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Thumbs up, way up, for Mr. Bean!
December 7, 2011 at 5:00 pm
There is not enough
in the world right now for me to express how happy I am.
December 7, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Interestingly, one of the old posts, about the Regretsy bag’o'stuff sold on eBay was on the page so I was all nostalgic and clicked. And Helen said
December 7, 2011 at 5:14 pm
This is fantastic.
December 7, 2011 at 5:21 pm
What I want to know now is this – WHICH ONE of you fat jealous losers got to that adorable Tiny Tim Hellephant before me??!
December 7, 2011 at 6:35 pm
Don’t worry. She can print more! But after my stuff.
December 7, 2011 at 7:54 pm
I am completely smitten with that Hellephant. He now reminds me of Corduroy, my favorite children’s book – and I never made that connection until she gave the poor Hellephant a tiny crutch and a hat.
December 7, 2011 at 5:21 pm
Dammit, you bastards are making my misanthropy seem unreasonable. How can I continue hating all of humanity when April and the rest of you fat jealous losers are part of it?
December 7, 2011 at 7:10 pm
You can still hate PEOPLE! We aren’t people, we are FJL you will be assimilated.
December 7, 2011 at 9:10 pm
Oh thank the fuck Christ. I was scared for a minute there. In that case, let the hating recommence!
*assimilating*
December 8, 2011 at 1:57 am
Nobody left to hate? There’s always PayPal.
December 7, 2011 at 5:22 pm
So wonderful to see this pan out so well. I will say though, that I’m not planning to close my Paypal. I do however plan to make it my last resort option. I won’t punish sellers who can’t find another reasonable option. I will however always choose another option if it is available to me.
December 7, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Also, when did my gravatar become the surprise buttsecks square? I thought I had a blue triangle thing. Oddness.
December 7, 2011 at 7:27 pm
Same here. Keeping PP as long as that’s the only way to buy stuff from the sellers around here.
December 7, 2011 at 8:44 pm
Thank you!
December 7, 2011 at 9:26 pm
Now, see… without being pro-PP, I was honestly wondering about that unaddressed bit of the aftereffect of this — people have mentioned several other services, but for so many sellers who use it because it’s what most other people use, how do they know what other wagon to jump on?
December 8, 2011 at 1:58 am
Can’t you pay a seller using your card, if they have PayPal? I don’t think you need your own account.
December 7, 2011 at 5:22 pm
This is why I friggin’ love Regretsy!!
December 7, 2011 at 5:22 pm
Pay Pal still sucks. Please please send an xmas card to your elected representatives and add a PS “If Pay Pal is NOT a bank, what are they? Why aren’t they regulated??”
I say they deserve continued fuckery. Fair play, they’ve done fuckery to too many for too long.
December 7, 2011 at 9:08 pm
http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00342394
December 7, 2011 at 11:40 pm
Click the “Expenditures” tab. It’s most enlightening.
December 7, 2011 at 5:24 pm
December 7, 2011 at 5:49 pm
This is EXACTLY how I feel!! I feel lucky to have made it through the first round with my donation intact, and this? THIS is beyond anything I ever expected from the whole debacle. I am still canceling my PreyPal account – if it’s something I can’t wait to own an extra week or two, how badly do I *really* NEED it?
I am *so proud* to be a part of Regretsy, and this past week has rekindled my belief of the goodness in people. I wish everyone at PreyPal the merriest of holidays, and hope that they learned something from this as well.
FAT JEALOUS LOSERS FOR THE WIN!!
December 7, 2011 at 5:57 pm
^^^^^^
This!
I am crying and freaking out because I live on the forums and my little hellephant is up there at the top of the page! ESPECIALLY TODAY when the world is right side up again!
(my husband laughed when I showed him the pencil sketch last night. Well who’s laughing now, biatch?)
I signed a noncompete agreement with a card company that laid me off in Sep ’10. I can’t make cards until Sep 2012. I don’t know where the Zazzle stuff is in this clusterfuck, but if April want’s to put them up for the emergency fund, I will gladly donate the image.
You all know how much I love you. I wish I could send a happy fish to everybody here!
December 7, 2011 at 6:31 pm
You are effing awesome. That is all.
December 7, 2011 at 6:46 pm
Your cards will be brilliant next Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza/Winter Solstice/New Years. Keep selling the prints and are you sure PayPal didn’t get to your husband?
December 7, 2011 at 7:37 pm
He’s seen the light and is now building a fire so my fingers can keep typing. He doesn’t understand hellephant ways. He now respects them though.
December 8, 2011 at 10:10 am
Well, even if you can’t make cards, *I* can — I got the 4×6 prints, and all I need to do is glue them on some cardstock and, voila! Cards! So if anybody else just HAS to have a card or two, you still can, albeit not quite as professionally done…and in the meantime, Hell Yes, keep making Hellephant designs and we’ll keep buying them!
December 8, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Aww, thanks Whawhawhatsis.
I love your name BTW!
December 7, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Cue the happy ending music–VERY good news. It’s been a stressful couple of days, but all is well now!
December 7, 2011 at 6:27 pm
Love your username.
December 7, 2011 at 8:25 pm
Yeah, I know what I’m doing tonight.
December 7, 2011 at 5:48 pm
Do you guys realize that you forced a corporate mega-giant to bow before you in less than 24 hours for the sake of 200 children that most of you will probably never meet (including my 3 children)? Do you understand just how wonderful that makes each and every one of you? Thank you, Thank you, thank you all, so very much.
December 7, 2011 at 7:44 pm
Aw hell, this is the one that got me sniffly….
I… i mean… damn these allergies!
December 7, 2011 at 8:30 pm
My desk phone is blurry now ;~; Taking off my glasses to prevent them fogging up.
I hope you and everyone else this was for have an amazing Christmas. You truly deserve it.
December 7, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Never underestimate the power off pissed-off slackers. I’m equally giddy we got them to bend and kiss their asses, and that April’s mission was finally accomplished. Now if we could just make all the policy-wonks at PissPal dance naked down the street in 30 below zero weather I’d be content.
December 7, 2011 at 5:48 pm
The little black rock that sits in my chest where my heart is supposed to be feels weird. It’s all…warm. And glowy. Could this be that happiness that people always talk about?
And I have dust in my eyes.
I LOVE YOU ALL, YOU FAT SLAGS. I am so proud to have participated in this Quest For Justice.
December 7, 2011 at 8:28 pm
Could this be that happiness that people always talk about?
Might just mean you’re radioactive.
December 7, 2011 at 8:35 pm
I’m okay with that. Maybe I’ll become Spiderman. “With great power comes great responsibility.”
December 8, 2011 at 1:15 am
Do you realize what half the fiber artists here would give for spinnerets? CELEBRATE YOUR
MUTATIONDIFFERENCE!December 7, 2011 at 8:48 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtJmVDoY904
December 8, 2011 at 1:31 am
Wow! Serious flashback. I had that album.
December 7, 2011 at 5:53 pm
I was
in rehabout of town for a while, and I missed the fray. I’m glad it all turned out well.December 7, 2011 at 6:02 pm
Let’s hope my shaky HTML skills don’t fail me…
December 7, 2011 at 8:47 pm
How much for the pretty girl?
Seriously she’s gorgeous! Merry Christmas! We should be sending you concertina wire for her windows.
December 7, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Thanks.
There will be much concertina wire across her windows in a few years.
I wish there was a way to thank April, Bronc and every single person who donated and fought to make this all happen. I don’t have the words to adequately do so. All I can do is get weepy every time I think about it all and repeatedly say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!
There will be more pics when she opens her prezzie(s?) so that all of you amazing people can see the christmas morning smile your efforts bring to my girl’s face.
I honestly and truly love all of you more than it’s possible to vocalize. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
December 8, 2011 at 4:42 am
If there was a way for me to personally take away all poverty, hunger, and hatred, I would’ve done it decades ago. But at least you and your family know that we FUJLs give a shit about you and that we believe every kid should have some magic in their lives, if only for 1 day. It’s all about the kids. Hug your kid for me.
December 8, 2011 at 4:57 am
I’ll hug her for you as soon as she’s home from school. (Just got back from dropping her off at the bus stop. SO COLD OUT THERE. Stupid winter weather.)
Thank you soooooooooo much. I’ve already decided that as soon as I’m able, I’m paying all of you guys’ kindness forward. Hopefully next year, she and I will be able to help other kids they way you’ve helped us.
December 8, 2011 at 7:47 pm
I’m sorry, who is this child? Don’t you know there are no real recipients, and that this has all been a huge scam by HK and myself to steal all your money?
God, pay attention to Twitter, people.
December 8, 2011 at 8:15 pm
LIES. ALL LIES.
Also, a huge box (that is sitting BY our tree because it doesn’t fit UNDER it) with the MOST AWESOME, WONDERFUL, PERFECT PREZZIE EVER FOR HER IN IT never showed up at my place tonight. Nope. Not at all. And I sure as hell didn’t wrap that shit up and then take a shower so I could cry glittery tears of joy where she couldn’t see me.
You and HK are simply too awesome for words. As are all the FJLs on here.
December 8, 2011 at 6:59 pm
“How much for zee little girl?” Are you quoting Jake?
December 8, 2011 at 8:05 pm
I was! 100 internet points for you Ravenclaw. (Your rendition is soo much better than mine.)
December 7, 2011 at 8:49 pm
every single time I see one of these shiny, smily, beautiful faces I tear up. I mean really, look at her, how lovely is she? Happy Christmas to us all!
December 7, 2011 at 9:21 pm
Thank you. See my above comment to Hell Yes and every single one of you wonderful, amazing, amazaballs people. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!
December 8, 2011 at 1:44 am
Her smile is unbelievably gorgeous. I love her to bits. She makes me want to buy a Hellephant and paste glitter tears on it.
December 8, 2011 at 4:59 am
And who doesn’t approve of glittery teared Hellephants???
Seriously, THANK YOU. My jaded little black heart is currently covered in glitter and christmas lights because of you guys.
December 7, 2011 at 6:18 pm
tried to buy a copy of the Helliphant print and PUSSYPAL won’t let me! I WANT.. no NEED it! Some shit about about the password. Or username. Or fuckwhat. Fuckers, I can’t remember all this shit, I am getting O.L.D. FAST. SoCo don’t help, but still…I just want to spend money I can’t afford to spend while I am very comfortably numb. Isn’t that what America is all about???
December 7, 2011 at 7:40 pm
Send me a check and self-addressed stamped envelope. We’ll pretend it’s 1982.
(kidding about the envelope, not about the rad hair)
December 7, 2011 at 6:29 pm
POWER TO THE LOSER PEOPLE.
December 7, 2011 at 6:30 pm
The moral of the story: Never underestimate the power of fat jealous losers in large numbers.
December 7, 2011 at 7:26 pm
I love your username!
December 7, 2011 at 7:51 pm
I always eat my pickle. As long as it’s not a sweet pickle. Those are icky.
December 7, 2011 at 11:34 pm
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December 8, 2011 at 2:24 am
I hate bread and butter pickles, so I thumbs you down. haters gonna hate.
December 8, 2011 at 6:08 am
I join you in your hatefest.
There is too much joy in this thread, anyway, we need a couple of bitches here to stand tall and declare that a pickle should be as sour as the one who noms it.
(Cains State Fair Jack and Jill’s Baby Dills? Hard to find, but AWESOME)
December 8, 2011 at 8:08 pm
Tony Packos! Chunky Dills and Deep Fried Pickles and Peppers with ranch dressing. MMMMMMM.
Yeah, I’m fat. S’what?
December 7, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Sweet.
December 7, 2011 at 7:07 pm
This whole Paypal mess is what brought me here for the first time ever (and no, I have not been living under a rock). So I have Paypal assfuckery to thank for that – I have been literally lmao for a couple hours now going over the archives.
So glad to see Paypal *finally* do the right thing. What’s sucky is that it took people en masse going at them in an uproar to make them do it. All of you are awesome for helping to make this happen!
December 7, 2011 at 10:40 pm
You are fat slag approved. Welcome!
December 8, 2011 at 6:10 am
Welcome! Your initiation includes vodka, semi-nude men (although nice boobies are an acceptable alternative if you prefer), and lots of creative swearing.
Skants optional.
December 7, 2011 at 7:11 pm
well, I’m glad to hear that those bastards finally admitted that they were wrong and tried to rectify things. However, I really don’t think they would have done this if it were not all the hell we all raised. Once PP became a Twitter trend and the incident was reported on their Wikipedia page, I think they realized that they better get their shit together fast or become even more unpopular. They screwed me over once so I certainly don’t have any love for them. Greedy, corporate tools. Oh well, this is a start.
December 8, 2011 at 2:03 am
Their Wikipedia page is semi-protected due to “vandalism”. Does that have anything to do with this debacle?
December 7, 2011 at 7:16 pm
I’m so glad this came out with a wonderful happy ending. It’s like some cheesy Hallmark Channel Christmas Special, but with swearing and booze. (Come to think of it, I’d probably get cable again if that’s what was on the Hallmark channel.) I hope so much that this will cause a change. This kind of crap has happened too many times and for once, they didn’t get away with it. People are aware of the problems and maybe something will be done. In the meantime, there’s a lot of happy kids out there now and people who are going to have a little bit easier time for the holiday, and that is such a wonderful thing.
December 7, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Peeeeople have the Poowwwer. Fat Jealous Losers have the powwweerrrr….
December 7, 2011 at 7:30 pm
This could actually be a new business strategy. 1)implement 3rd party payment vendor using poorly documented feature that they might get pissy about 2)get account frozen by said vendor 3)release the hounds 4)release extra funds
I LOVE IT!!!!!
December 7, 2011 at 7:37 pm
Good job, FJLs. I am proud.
December 7, 2011 at 7:41 pm
This made me fart hearts.
December 7, 2011 at 7:51 pm
I’m farting hearts all over this post. And I have dust in my eyes.
Even, I suppose.
December 7, 2011 at 8:42 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGes7FDmHAM
December 7, 2011 at 7:42 pm
Oh fuck yes! I’m so happy!
December 7, 2011 at 7:51 pm
Another super awesome thing about all of this (aside from “Underdog kicks Corporate Ass Swiftly and Soundly, Kids not Screwed Over After All”) is- hey, notice how many long-time lurkers have popped out of the woodwork?
You can look at the total numbers and see how many people read the blog, sure, but it’s nice to see how many people (like me) have been reading faithfully for a long time and feel just as much a part of the core community, but are maybe shy or something (until we get drunk.. that’s not just me, right?) – finally because of this having a reason to show some solidarity and join in.
It’s kinda neat, I think.
December 7, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Aye- I’m a long-time lurker and this actually got me posting here. Lurker high-five?
December 7, 2011 at 8:37 pm
That would be me. I’ve lurked for months. This fuckery got me out of the shadows.
December 7, 2011 at 9:16 pm
Me too…LURK NO MORE!!
December 7, 2011 at 9:23 pm
Yup, me too. Been lurking so long I can’t remember how long it’s been. And it is awesome that we’re all coming out of the woodwork now.
*high fives Grueka*
December 8, 2011 at 6:53 am
long time lurker as well….highest of high fives…possibly even a high six!
December 8, 2011 at 1:28 pm
…and another…
I’ve been lurking off and on for a year or more…I don’t spend much time online and you guys have a LOT of interesting stuff to say, so it can take me forever to catch up.
I guess now there will be that many *more* crazy posts to wade through, but that’s ok…keeps life interesting.
December 7, 2011 at 8:18 pm
…when men of good faith clasp their hands together and…uh, no…people all over the world, join in, will start a love…no,no,no…c’mon people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together…sombody stop me…i know…the Sex Pistols…fuck this and fuck that, fuck it all and fuck the fucking brat….at last…closure…
December 7, 2011 at 8:20 pm
You all made me cry today, a box came with a gift for my daughter. I have been reading this whole saga, and I am amazed. Fucking amazed that people still have hearts and give a shit. Immensely grateful for fat jealous losers this Christmas.
December 7, 2011 at 8:24 pm
All the cats are happy. Even the sick ones.
December 7, 2011 at 8:25 pm
OK, since we now have this intoxicating power over corporations I would like to request that the next demand be for 10,000 bottles of vodka for the Army. The good shit.
December 8, 2011 at 2:07 am
What, a bottle each? All at once? Including those currently in combat situations?
Is that a good idea?
Maybe if we included all the world’s armies it could have an unforeseen effect on global conflict.
December 8, 2011 at 9:02 am
I like your thinking and second this motion.
December 7, 2011 at 8:30 pm
Sign a petition to demand that the FTC investigate Ebay and Paypal’s business practices, especially those related to freezing customer accounts and holding funds:
http://www.change.org/petitions/ftcs-bureau-of-consumer-protection-investigate-paypal-ebay-business-practices#
Aaaaaand GO!
December 7, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Dammit! Meant to thumbs up and hit thumbs down with my clumsy-ass loser hands!
Oh, and petition signed.
December 7, 2011 at 10:43 pm
Everyone, please tweet and FB like we did the other day. Thanks!
December 8, 2011 at 1:43 am
Well we gotta keep it going, keep it going full steam
Too sweet to be sour, too nice to be mean —
Well, keep it going at least. The rest can wait until after cocktails.
December 8, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Yes. YES.
December 8, 2011 at 10:37 am
Yes! We have won this battle handily, my FJL in arms; now we must go forth and win the war.
December 7, 2011 at 8:30 pm
December 7, 2011 at 10:01 pm
I almost posted a pic of Chastain ripping her shirt off in victory too. Great minds…
December 7, 2011 at 8:49 pm
This is the first correspondence you’re received from them that sounds like they are genuinely sorry and not just saying “oh, i guess we’re kinda sorry, but this thing you did…”
Glad that the 200 families will have a better Christmas!
December 7, 2011 at 8:53 pm
That’s great news, April. I take for what it’s worth which is:
1.) Lesson learned to never use paypal again (waiting to close my account when the transaction that already closed closes).
2.) $100 for each family struggling right now.
I hope, April, that you didn’t end up eating the costs of any of this because of the reimbursements and buying all the presents yourself, etc…
I’m proud to have been a part of the people voicing our disgust over how this was handled on paypal’s facebook page and twitter. Thanks for all you do. You bring much laughter to our lives and clearly have a huge heart for the underdog.
December 7, 2011 at 9:05 pm
fanfreakingtabulous!!
December 7, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Just once, the goodguys won. That makes me happy. ;_;
December 8, 2011 at 1:03 am
“Everybody lives, Rose! Just this once, everybody lives!”
December 7, 2011 at 9:11 pm
I donated twice, just to be sure. I only had $3 in my account but gave it all, then again after the fiasco I was able to give more which made me feel a warm tingle in the cavity my heart should be in. I am so glad to see that it It is shameful that pay”pal” made such a huge issue out of nothing, but so commendable that April had the cool to not fucking lose it over having to play a game with them, which they lost. assholes. I have been bitching about what happened to everyone who would listen, which since I am a fat jealous loser with no friends, was not not many people but still… I was so moved and sad and mad and then moved again but still mad but not sad anymore that I had to create an account just now to say, “Way to be you bunch of FJLs. Keep it up, you make me proud!”
December 7, 2011 at 9:18 pm
I finally remembered my log in information. I’m glad it turned out this way! I’m so happy these kids will get a Christmas this year. I still closed my PP account and my husband will do the same as soon as a payment clears. They dicked him over not too long ago; siding with a buyer who claimed the item he sold was bent. When we got it back, NOTHING was wrong with it. Way to not look into it, PayPal.
December 7, 2011 at 9:22 pm
People 1
Corporate “people” 0
December 7, 2011 at 10:44 pm
Word, Zippy. Word.
December 7, 2011 at 9:26 pm
i’ve been meaning to sign up here for every, but this made it to hard to make another excuse. congratulations on this victory. i honestly can not believe how fast something bad for the little guys, or fat jealous losers, became something bad for PayPal.
you guys rock!!!
and honestly, the picture of the kid made me bawl!
December 7, 2011 at 10:45 pm
Wrong pronoun, nightengale, you’re one of us now. WE rock.
December 8, 2011 at 6:13 am
One of us, One of us………
December 7, 2011 at 9:47 pm
I’m one of the small sellers that really can’t drop Paypal (even though I’d love to after they sided with a customer this summer who claimed non-delivery of a package and gave me a negative balance) but I will be trying to use them less and less. I’ve already made a Google and Amazon payment account and there’s also http://www.serve.com/ which has been easy for me to use as well.
As one of the families y’all are helping this holiday, thank you for your support and your help. You’ve shown the true meaning of the holiday season,
December 7, 2011 at 10:05 pm
Shit, I think I just heard actual fucking christmas bells. Now I have to go around with a goddamn smile on my face. This is my season to scowl you bitches! Fucking kids and their fucking happy christmas making me happy with us winning a fucking battle and now everything worked out and my mutherfucking heart is actually beating well screw you too Regretsy! . . . grumble grumble grumble.
And holy shit, 20 grand eh? It’s against my nature, but I’ve got a pretty warm and fuzzy about that. NOw to go spend the cash I was refunded on some Regretsy sellers. . . ho, ho, hoes.
December 7, 2011 at 10:38 pm
How long you reckon it takes PayPal to make $20k? Five minutes? Less?
Yeah, yeah, cynical bitch and all that. I want PayPal to SUFFER, and it doesn’t appear that that’s happening. Instead, people are all, “Awwww, how nice of PayPal!” No. It’s not nice. It’s cheap (for them) CYA PR and then business as usual.
Don’t let them manipulate you like that. Stay pissed!!!!
December 7, 2011 at 10:45 pm
WORD. This is not the end as far as I am concerned. They have a lot of changes to make, and a lot of crow to eat.
December 7, 2011 at 11:40 pm
Oh, don’t get me wrong, I’m still pissed – believe it or not, I work in government and first thing I thought was, “holy shit, none of us would ever get away with treating another human being like that.” Let me repeat that, I WORK IN GOVERNMENT AND COULDN’T GET AWAY WITH THAT SHIT.
But the fact is, squeezing 20 grand out of a company that normally pulls its puckerstring over a 3% fee refund is pretty impressive. Plus the kids we were all concerned about in the first place and their families get a bump at a crucial time of year. So, that’s good, I’m happy. Mollified? No. Perfectly placated? no. A lot less disappointed than I was when I heard that donations were being refunded, kids’ families would not get any extra cash, and HK was being personally punished? Hell yes.
December 8, 2011 at 4:42 pm
THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS. If I *at all* said anything that terrible to a client, I would be out of a job pretty much immediately (when they want you out, standard process doesn’t take long). If I said anything terrible to a colleague and it was reported, the same thing would happen. I’ve seen it.
So yes, this is far from over, but my happiness in this situation lies in the fact that 200 families are going to have a decent Christmas despite the fact that PP tried to stop that happening.
December 7, 2011 at 11:50 pm
Of course. . . anything less than 20k would be an insult (Hey PayPal, how’s about 20k+interest over the next 4 years?).
And there is a serious need for some policy clarity. . . I refuse to believe that one customer service rep made those decisions in a vacuum.
but I’m still pretty proud of our loser brigade.
December 7, 2011 at 11:59 pm
Despite my continued anger at PayPal, I AM grateful that the kids and families receiving the toys and gift cards (which had better damned well be cash cards, and not for PayPal purchases only) will have a better Christmas.
But PayPal didn’t do that! YOU did that. April did that. The people who donated the flood of cash did that. The bitchers (like me and my Facebook friends and family) and the bloggers and the reporters who leaned heavily on PayPal to make things right did that.
PAYPAL DID NOT DO THAT.
December 8, 2011 at 12:10 am
*Ding* – you are correct.
December 7, 2011 at 10:54 pm
And another yaaaaay! Good for you!
December 8, 2011 at 12:00 am
Also wanted to say… First things first… trying to mentally send hugs and righteous high-fives that this turned out okay since we appreciate everything April does for us so much. Can’t believe PayPal… this sucks… had no idea they were so bad before… my money wasn’t refunded, so -hopefully- it was in the early amount you got to spend right away…
That said, I had an interesting argument with my mom earlier when I told her I was bummed about this ‘online charity PayPal fiasco’ thing I had contributed to. I explained a blogger I enjoyed was raising donations online to buy poor kids toys (who weren’t already involved in, say, Toys for Tots, and had applied to her via her readers), and how PayPal has apparently screwed charity drives over before. She asked why even use a third-party money site, explained it was a safer/organized way of holding/sending funds than mailing our money to her (just like you donate online to known charities). But how do you/we know we can
December 8, 2011 at 2:11 am
What?
December 8, 2011 at 9:17 am
(con’t.) trust her? That’s why there’s so much of that ‘scammer’ crap going on that ruins it for everyone else, like you just told me was PP’s ‘problem’! Yes, but this isn’t just about PP watching for scammers… they were outright being asses!! And look what we managed to do!! And we trust her because we’ve been reading her for years, know about her, know she’s run tons of other drives for people that we’ve gotten to see the benifits of. Oh… well… she just things it’s hard to know what’s trustworthy on the Internet. She doesn’t mean to diss helping people online, but the Internet just makes it so easy to just stay safe in your chair, click a button, and you never know. What about people right in your own community? Why not help them? Well, um, you have a point… but while communities have churches/programs/shelters I could have thrown that money at, it just seems to me that’s what those places DO, and they’re already in the public eye and get help.
December 8, 2011 at 9:20 am
(con’t.) These people that April found, I’m betting a lot of them are just trying to get by on their own, and decided to sign up and ask for help, and we/their town wouldn’t have known about them otherwise. Helping the unknown little guys. But… but your own backyard! If that lady can inspire you guys to give that much, instead of having to go through all those website channels and pay shipping on top of that, inspire everyone to go give their donation to a local place, or find a poor family and send them toys, and share about it. And then I gave up because she had a point, but there’s a /reason/ the Internet/online communities are so easy/great for facilitating this kind of outreach…
December 8, 2011 at 9:21 am
So I thought I’d share with you guys because I always appreciate the intelligent snark here, and wonder (hopefully, hopefully, without causing an argument!) what your take on it is, since it’s still stuck in my head. There’s just too many people out there to know where to start helping them, so if someone I’m a fan of drives of her choices for people reaping the direct benefits of… sounds good? Right? Sorry for the lengthiness! Maybe to follow-up, we can spread the word about a better service… Thank you April!
December 8, 2011 at 9:26 am
And sorry about the weird cut-off… cripes, that ended up being ridiculously annoyingly difficult. For a couple hours last night, it wouldn’t let me copy/paste/post the segments I split up… blank screen after hitting the button. After getting more of the same this morning, I finally just re-typed each manually, and it went… anyone else have problems with doing that?
December 8, 2011 at 1:28 pm
Wordy.
December 8, 2011 at 12:17 am
Yesterday I said the Kraken could stand down.Today I say put the Kraken back in it’s crack.Well done April, I’m so happy for this outcome.
December 8, 2011 at 12:18 am
wow, i get a nasty cold and all this happens while i’m off the net. so overwhelming trying to catch up. i can’t believe how much press coverage there is!
i’m pretty sure my girl is one of the 200, she got a rocking letter from Santa Claus, which she read with an ear-to-ear grin and then put in a place of honor. our luck has been so awful for a couple of years, i’m almost afraid to hope. but the FJLs give me hope
Kirby applauds you!
December 8, 2011 at 1:33 am
My math was a little off. For some reason I thought it was $10 for each kid, ending up in $2000, which had me about livid, until I realized that instead of matching half of the money raised, they were multiplying the money raised by 5. OK, not bad, PayPal, not bad. I’m still not sure that I’m going to keep my account open, but I’d at least consider it, since I barely use PayPal anyway.
I must say, I do hope you made sure to specify that these gift cards MUST NOT BE PAYPAL GIFT CARDS. They’d better be simple Visa/MC gift cards that you can use ANYWHERE THE PARENTS/KIDS WANT! I swear to God (yes, with the big “G”, if there is one) if they give out PP gift cards I’m shutting the account down and will do everything I can for the next year to put them out of business!
That’s really all I have to say. Oh, except that I coined the name “PayGrinch”, and put it in the lyrics to the song. You’re welcome.
December 8, 2011 at 2:04 am
Actually they didn’t multiply anything. That’s about what we lost.
December 8, 2011 at 2:12 am
$20k? Dayum.
I’m sure people would be more than willing to re-donate, if you set it up again.
December 8, 2011 at 4:46 am
Let us help you replenish your bank account. You know we will in a heartbeat-FUJLs are mightier than the Cobert Nation, even!mjn
December 8, 2011 at 5:12 am
HOLY. SH*T. That blows so hard that you lost that damn much.
Also, as mom to one of the kids getting help this year, THANK YOU APRIL. THANK YOU BRONC. My kid (pic in comment 128) says thanks, too. You guys are beyond amazing.
December 8, 2011 at 4:46 pm
JAYSUS WOMAN. Seriously? Can we help you out in any way?
December 8, 2011 at 7:40 pm
Wait, plz explain. You *LOST* #20K? I am slow with the maths.
December 8, 2011 at 9:35 pm
Yes, someone please do explain. I stepped away from Regretsy for the last couple of months and missed this whole thing. I just saw an article on CNN.com about it, so I have the idea, but didn’t realize you lost money on this. I will contribute something if you set it up again.
December 8, 2011 at 1:39 am
This once, the good guys won. So awesome.
December 8, 2011 at 2:14 am
I keep banging on about this and I am sure April will get to it when she is finished sleeping all this off/catching up on Judge Judy, but don’t forget that the returned donations are still returned, and I’m pretty sure that means April is out of pocket.
New donation drive? Or “purchase” drive?
December 8, 2011 at 3:21 am
Seriously? Paypal is just going to give away $20,000?
Makes you wonder just how much profit they make if they can do that…
December 8, 2011 at 5:40 am
LMAO I probably personally hand them at least 5k a year, you do the math.
December 8, 2011 at 5:52 am
I don’t understand all the language and intricacies of finance, but from what I’ve been able to figure out, parent company eBay made around 9 BILLION DOLLARS last year, and they’re project to earn around 10.5 BILLION by the end of 2011.
PayPal is their biggest cash cow these days.
December 8, 2011 at 5:53 am
*projected
December 8, 2011 at 3:52 am
I’ve been glued to this since I saw Paypal were a trending topic on Twitter and had to make an account just to say congrats! I’m so happy those kids get to have a nice Christmas (and really wish everyday could be the same for them).
Also, you do realise this has all the makings of a heartwarming underdog movie right? Get on it!
December 8, 2011 at 5:17 am
I don’t think we’re done yet – I’ve been trying to cancel my account for three days, and it’s still frozen “until the current transaction is complete”. The only transaction is the donation I made, and the refund they forced. Both say they are complete. It seems that PayPal isn’t done with yet. They’ve made themselves look good to the public and are still taking it out on untold numbers of folks behind the scenes.
December 8, 2011 at 4:49 pm
Yeah, I’m in that situation too. Except I don’t want to close my account yet since I like purchasing online, and since I’m located in Australia, PP is probably my only option (need to research more) :/ All I wanna do is delete the card I have down as my back-up payment source, since it’s a non-existent card now.
December 8, 2011 at 5:38 am
Nice to see they buttered you up with a little hush money
December 8, 2011 at 5:59 am
YAY
December 8, 2011 at 6:59 am
We solved our immediate problem- actually we sort of immediately solved our problem- and I am so glad our families will get their ‘holiday’.
Those who can, will fight the PP monster.
Unresolvable are the agita Helen and Bronc had to go through because of this stupidity while they were meant to be enjoying the trip to Finland (for which the preparation brought us so much laughter), our loss of delighting in their travelogues as they were there and (my suspicion that they may not be) made financially whole. got lost in the grammar there….
If I were capable of noticing, much less appreciating, extreme grace under fire, I would be cheering for H and B but of course, as a Fat Jealous Loser, I didn’t see that in action.
December 8, 2011 at 9:13 am
My guess is the loss of enjoyment in Finland was adequately salved by the vicious ball kicking she was able to deliver to Pay Pal.
I bet she frames that shoe in a glass case.
December 8, 2011 at 7:31 am
De-lurking to say YAYYYYY and add my dance of joy!
I also cancelled my Preypal account. (Love that name.) Even though I wasn’t using it. But still, I used the opportunity to fill up the “why are you cancelling comments” section and give ‘em hell.
Pass the Baileys!
December 8, 2011 at 7:39 am
I’m happy to see the children and families not getting scroogepal’d after all. But like others, I still feel paypal needs more attention. They need to be regulated and investigated.
It was very impressive watching the events. I hope others who are at PP’s mercy use this momentum and keep the wave rolling.
Happy Holidays.
Oh by the way, I see as of December 5th, Paypal was looking o hire a PR specialist. Who could imagine that? (snicker)
http://tinyurl.com/d4lyw9w
http://preview.tinyurl.com/d4lyw9w
December 8, 2011 at 8:01 am
So glad this is resolved…but I still cancelled my PayPal account…in the comments section I wrote..
Because I heard that every time you use Paypal..Al Queda kills a glitter kitten!
December 8, 2011 at 1:35 pm
I’d love to cancel my Paypal account, but how would I accept money for Etsy orders? My product is digital files, can’t see waiting for personal checks to come in and clear for $1-$12 purchases. Seems PP has me by the balls, and I don’t even have balls.
December 8, 2011 at 8:24 am
BEHOLD the Power of Fuckery!!!
December 8, 2011 at 8:37 am
Just found this site from another that was talking about this PaPal insanity. Had to join! Congrats on the win!
December 8, 2011 at 9:22 am
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!
Not that it makes up for them being asshats, however, I’m glad the families will get their holiday
December 8, 2011 at 9:27 am
HK is my hero!
You will tell us if the “details” they work out consist of $100 on some lame ass limited gift card right? Not saying it will be, just saying I wouldn’t take my eyes off them till the last dollar has been spent, verified & cleared.
December 8, 2011 at 1:39 pm
My first thought upon seeing PP’s $100 comment was “ah, gift cards.” I hate to be cynical
But am watching and waiting, I so SO hope PP doesn’t let April and Bronc down any further.
December 8, 2011 at 9:34 am
20 Years from now this entire sequence of events will be made into a heartwarming Christmas family film.
- “Fat Jealous Losers” will become a staple of Christmas lawn ornament displays for at least the next decade.
- Liza Minelli will be nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of April Winchell.
- The CG talking Hellephant will steal every scene he’s in.
December 8, 2011 at 9:48 am
It will be a Lifetime film, definitely. They’re probably making it right now.
How long after the news of the royal engagement did they have their Will and Kate movie out? Like two months or something?
December 8, 2011 at 10:03 am
A Plate! A Plate! We need a pornographic commemorative Plate!
December 8, 2011 at 10:21 am
So am I the only grammar nazi who is going to go off-topic to point out that it should be “bless us, every one” not “bless us everyone” ?
…guess I am. *slinks away in nit-picker shame*
December 8, 2011 at 11:19 am
Poor Helliphant…
Not only is it disfigured, it’s functionally illiterate.
Thanks for pointing that out, you insensitive prick!
Helliphant is sobbing glittery tears of shame now. I think something is wrong with one of it’s legs, poor poor Helliphant…
December 8, 2011 at 10:22 am
Just de-lurking to say how proud I am of all you fat jealous losers. My glittery tears of joy are making my husband confused but oh well… he will get over it! Now, I will slink back to my sofa lair and lurk… muahahahaha….
December 8, 2011 at 11:15 am
Which reminds me! Did anyone else catch the Hellephant reference last week on BBT?
December 8, 2011 at 11:49 am
I did! What could an elephant do to warrant eternal damnation?
December 8, 2011 at 11:21 am
ummmmm Regretsy.com has paypal banner ads displaying on the site what gives?
December 8, 2011 at 4:52 pm
I’d say that was prior to being immensely ripped off. Remember, she’s in Finland at the moment.
December 8, 2011 at 4:53 pm
Also, NO SHIT. PayPal is the reason for this mess.
December 8, 2011 at 11:45 pm
I doubt Paypal purchased that ad directly from Regretsy; the word “Paypal” has come up on this site thousands of times in the past week or so. I’m sure that is a keyword-specific advertising banner.
December 8, 2011 at 11:31 am
Excellent news! However, Paypal can still eat a bag of dicks (with all the good ones picked out) for fucking around in the first place.
December 8, 2011 at 1:56 pm
December 8, 2011 at 2:10 pm
“Why PayPal’s bad reputation is bigger than Regretsy”
http://digitallife.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/07/9280634-why-paypals-bad-reputation-is-bigger-than-regretsy
PayPal claims PayPal Is Not a Payments Processor!
http://forums.auctionbytes.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=24148
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
December 8, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Thank you, Regretsy, for helping me decide on a topic for my persuasive speech. I’m going to give a presentation on why no one should have a PayPal account tomorrow morning.
December 8, 2011 at 3:38 pm
I also had my donation/purchase/whatever refunded and would like to re-donate/purchase/whatever. Hope that becomes an option!
December 8, 2011 at 7:14 pm
In other awesome news, I got my Regretsy tarot deck today…. and I know I’ve seen a comment from one other who did. Anyone else?
Wa laaa! They’re gorgeous!!
December 8, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Winning!
December 8, 2011 at 10:52 pm
Damn but this gives me chickenskin. Amazing. In a couple of days Killer whacks PayPal to its wobbly knees.
I’m beginning to think April should consider running for the highest office in the land. We need this kind of reponse to all the fuckery in Washington. Go for it Killer. Ya get my vote.
December 8, 2011 at 11:42 pm
I sure as hell hope this deal with Paypal for the $20k doesn’t include some sort of gag order or non-disclosure clause or whatever preventing April from telling the world how much she personally or the donation drive lost in this whole fiasco – I think Paypal still has cash to pony up before this thing is over!!