Scary Knitting Story

This is a cautionary tale for all knitters out there. Even though I generally consider knitters to be honest and trustworthy people, I guess every group has its black sheep. As I mentioned, I started Starsky at Rebecca's yesterday and by the end of the day, I had gotten halfway to the armholes. I did a quick and dirty measurement and it was several inches too narrow. I figured it was because my swatch had been a little narrow, too - you know, another gauge lesson to be learned. I thought that with a good, aggressive blocking, everything would be OK. So, this morning, I continued and for some reason, all of the pieces started fitting together. For you ladies who were at Rebecca's with me, since when has Addi switched to black cords for its Turbos? Again, I just figured they had made a change. I don't know why it was so hard to get it through my head. Then, wait a minute, these are a little small to be 10 1/2's. I wonder what size they are...

Then it hits me. These aren't even Addi Turbos! Check the bag - everything OK there. It's just the needles. But how could this happen? OK, they're size 9's. Why would the Grove do this? I mean, they wouldn't, right? Aha, now I get it - some asshole returned size 9 Susan Bates needles in place of size 10 1/2 Addi Turbos! I swear, couldn't they have returned size 10 1/2 Susan Bates needlesso at least I wouldn't have to rip out everything I'd done so far! God, I was so pissed, as you can imagine. So, I went to the Grove where they were totally shocked and dismayed because they had been ripped off. So much for trusting knitters, huh? I considered buying the right size, but I figured I'll use some cheap needles that I already have and buy myself a little treat to make myself feel better. So, I bought this patern and the Dyed Cotton in Shrimp to match. Btw, I understand that the pattern has MAJOR error in it, so if you're planning on making it, let me know.