Remotely Remote

the a/c remote control i ordered finally is available for collection. so i went to the place during lunch time. the place is far and remote, at least for me. decided to live on a budget, i took a train to redhill and waited for the bus. i'm not sure if the bus i was waiting for will pass that place, actually. anyways .. 10 mins, 15 mins, 20 mins .. and the bus wasn't there. i crossed the road and took a cab at the taxi stand. just when i boarded the taxi, the bus came. very nice!! reached there, took a queue, collected my remote. i made a comment on how expensive it was during payment. bloody $87ish for a remote control. i made another comment before leaving saying how remote the place was and the guy only laughed, probably annoyed. went out and i didn't know what bus to take so i hailed a cab asking the driver to send me straight to office. now at home i tried the remote and it doesn't work!! OMG! i already drag the idea of having to go back to that place for an exchange. God knows how long it'll take this time to get a new one. waste of time. waste of money. sigh