Ebuyer UK is stuck in the dark ages!

I had issues with ebuyer and contacted customer support... This is the reply


Dear Piotr Kula,

Thank you for contacting our Customer Support Team.

Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience or annoyance caused as a
result of this matter.

Your RMA request number is 117xxxx.

To process your request to the next stage please contact our technical
support team on 03303 339 390 who will be able to review your request
fully.

Our opening times are 9am - 6pm Monday to Friday. Please be aware that we
experience a high volume of calls on Mondays between 9am - 12pm also
between 9am-10am throughout the week.

Kind Regards, 

Sarah

Ebuyer.com
Customer Support Team

Can you spot the problem? Come on - read it again- If you still cannot find it it is because that how confusing it is and should not be used today. Here is a hint:
Please consider the 12h time to be a relic from the dark ages when Roman numerals were used, the number zero had not yet been invented and analog clocks were the only known form of displaying a time. Please avoid using it today, especially in technical applications!

Hehehe - Here is my reply to them.

"ening times are 9am - 6pm Monday to Friday. Please be aware that we
experience a high volume of calls on Mondays between 9am - 12pm also"


You have an error in the time you provided.

12PM is NOT noon it is midnight. That 9am - 12pm should in fact to be
9am-1pm (1am is one in the morning - 1minute pas 11:59am is NOT 12:00pm but
in fact 1:00pm)

From this website i will quote..
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html


"Please consider the 12h time to be a relic from the dark ages when Roman
numerals were used, the number zero had not yet been invented and analog
clocks were the only known form of displaying a time. Please avoid using it
today, especially in technical applications!"

Time to get out of the dark ages and start using the internationally
approved 24 hour time notation.


Seriously though , I am confused my self now. Better to use 24hours, No?

Sigh :-|

Comments

Anonymous said…
"Please consider the 12h time to be a relic from the dark ages when Roman
numerals were used, the number zero had not yet been invented and analog
clocks were the only known form of displaying a time. Please avoid using it
today, especially in technical applications!"

agreed but tbh i think the majority of people will understand their wording which infact was less confusing than yours.
Allan said…
I am sorry but I think you will find you are wrong, 11:59 AM doesn't roll to 1PM.

11:58 AM
11:59 AM
12:00 PM
12:01 PM
12:02 PM
.
.
12:59 PM
01:00 PM (13:00)
.
.
11:58 PM (23:58)
11:59 PM (23:59)

12:00 AM (00:00)

12:01 AM (00:01)