howdy

I found it confusing when you used harsh words 
like "gouged" and "bad customer service"  in your 
second post. Then in your third post, you spent 
most of your posting making allusions to 
Mandarake's incompetence and a non-caring staff.  
So basically, whether it was your design or not, 
you gave a very negative tone to the post (and to 
Mandarake).  And it seems that before you 
finished, you realized this and the last 
paragraph was complete damage control and 
spinning. 

So in my opinion, just go the original post.  
Don't worry, they aren't reading this, and they 
won't carry a grudge.  Even if they do, they 
don't know what you look like and won't bar you 
from the stores.  If the first 2.75 posts is what 
you really feel, just go with it.  I think it is 
better to speak your mind and stand by it rather 
than using allusions, and then following it up 
with recantations.  

Before you flurry to your keyboard to reply to my 
post with fire and brimstone I did not intend for 
this to be a flame.  Just an observation.

ciao

tony