I was really curious about the offending term and didn't want to ask here and require someone to repeat it, so I researched it online. Wowza. How on earth could THAT have gotten missed? I don't care how small the writing was. I assume when a company makes a stamp, they actually look throughly at the image before sending off to be manufactured. And the fact that it was an old historical map they were replicating should have been a tip off and made them triply careful.
I read SU's official "apology" on a demo website. Too little too late IMO. And they aren't immediately and automatically reshipping new and corrected catalogs to everyone? I think that's very bad damage control. All catalogs with that stamp showing that word should be replaced ASAP so that as few people as possible see it. Instead, demos are supposed to just say "Oh, yeah, that's been fixed. Your stamp won't say that."?
I guess I shouldn't be surprised. These are the same folks who sell a stamp that misquotes the lyrics of a James Taylor song. The secret of life is not enjoying the "passing" of time. It's the "passage" of time. That's merely sloppy, though (and it kept me from buying the stamp, which I would have if it had been correct). This is outright offensive.
Last edited by Rachelrose; 08-01-2013 at 10:19 AM..
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