The Dartmouth Co-Op

This place sells Dartmouth-​insignia sweats and T’s, but it’s mainly low quality off-​brand stuff. Not sure who this store is for, maybe tourists and well-​meaning but clueless grandparents.
If you’re in the market for Dartmouth gear, try the Dartmouth Bookstore right next door — it has much better stuff.

So Dad forwards an email from the Dartmouth Co-​Op about their great Father’s Day gifts as a hint. OK, so I click through and pick a cool looking Dartmouth money clip. They can engrave it and it makes a perfect Father’s Day gift, they say. OK. I order.
Then I get email-​we can’t get the engraving done and ship in time for Father’s Day. OK, says I, forget the engraving and just ship.
No word. Then, the Wednesday AFTER Father’s Day, I get an email that just says «we don’t carry money clips in stock any more. Do you want us to order this or cancel the order.»
This raised some questions. Like, uhhh, WHY THE HELL DID YOU ADVERTISE THIS ITEM AS A FATHER’S DAY GIFT, and HOW THE HELL DO YOU CLOWNS STAY IN BUSINESS and uh WHY THE HELL DIDN’T YOU MENTION THIS AROUND, OH, MAYBE BEFORE FATHER’S DAY WHEN I COULD HAVE ORDERED FROM AN ACTUAL COMPETENT BUSINESS?
But then if they can’t fill an order for an item that they advertised, by a holiday for which they advertised this product, then I doubt that the could satisfactorily answer such existential questions.
One question I had answered itself, however. Why was this money clip so grossly over priced? Maybe because I’m the only customer left in the face of such incompetence.