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12-The Canadian Champion, Fniday, December 7, 2001 'Couple lost $1,500 in friued'1 ru ra By FANNIE SUNSHINE Thse Champion A woman testified in Burlinglon court last Friday she rcceivcd excuse after excuse as to why the fumnitîîre she ordered from the Village Pine Shoppe in Campbellville failcd to be dclivcred. WHAT'S ONIN MILTONie Wednesday Night Entertainment Mike Treblecock Thursday Nlights - 150 Wlngs R cifi1ke :98 29iM The Grand Chalet Excptomal Csul Dfntssg e b&Wtc Italian CoWnte Our famous signatre dish fd Barbeque 1mb shish kebob Book your Cbristmas Party Today!0 Elizabeth Tomassetti took the stand in the fraud trial of Charles Currie, Oriena Cornie and Sheri Duif. She bold foc court she and lier now cx-husband visited the fomni- turc store in September, 1999 and purchascd a bedroom suite. "Wc ordered il from Sheri Duiff" she said, adding bier ex-bus- band paid foc full amount of $2,990 from their joint VISA account. "I îhought it was a little unusual (paying the full amnount) but Sheri told us we could pay 10 per cent now but would bave 10 psy foc reat by cash upon dclivery or foc full amoont now. We pai foc full amount because aI foat lime I didn't foresce a problcm (in rcciv- ing foc fumitore)." Ms Tomassetti tcstificd Ms Duif told ber and hier ex-husband to, expect a dclivcry date of four wceks, bot foat it might take Op 10 eigbt wecks because foc furnitore wan being manofactured by Mennonites and il wan barvesting scason. "She (Ms Doff) told me ber busband (Mr. Curne) osoally deals wifo foc customers and she was just minding foc store," she said. In early November, Ms Tomansetti sald, she visiîcd the store to, check on ber order. "Bofo Sheri and dbIarles Currie were focre and Sheri askcd bim about foc tatus of my order. He said my order was being worked on and wouldn't be much longer. At the end of November, I visit- cd foc store again, and Charles Cornie advised me foc store bad received an unusually large amount of orders and my order wan addcd bo the back log and sbould be rcady in another fcw wecks. Thie KFC Turttes Holiday Feast: Tan Pleces ot the Colonel's chilîkes, tries, grsny, salads, plus eight deticious Tailles. JusI $19.99 276 Main St. 878-4171 COME JOIN us AT THE DICKENS 189 Mill Street a 878-6680 [e Ivy Arms Join us for Hlot Bananas on Dec. 8" 3MDM Dec 13 Anniversary Party Dec 20 wjth 3MDM New Year's live entertainmrent tickets on sale soon 'Jinu i our "S ok Fre do n tai lone pn rdy 201 Main St. E. 905-876-4899 1 told him 1 undcrstood but these were new customners. my order was Iwo months old." In early December, Ms Tomassetti said, she went to the store once again, only 10 be told by Mr. Cun-ie the workers in charge of staining the furniture had increased the cost and il would take sev- eral weeks for thc problem 10 be sorted out. But a few weeks later, she tcsîified, Mr. Currie told hier the order had been temporarily lost and had neyer been given to, the manu- facturer. "I was completely livid," she said. In January, 200 1, the Village Pine Shoppe delivered the bed, but the other items werc flot received, she said. Ms Tomassetti continued hier testimony in Burlinglon court Monday. In April, she and her ex-husband decided 10 cancel the remainder of their order, she told the court. 'Charles Cornie said he couldn't refond our money and said the mout hie could do was selI our fumiture and then provide us with the money from the sale. 1 told him that was completely unac- ceptable." At the end of Juty, after Ms Tomassetti had left numerous phone catît and faxes, she uaid, she and her ex-husband visited tbe shop. 'Charles Cornie wasn't present on that day, but Oriena was tbere," Ms Tomassetti said. "My husband sbowed ber the card that had our naine on il for thse dresser that was sitting ini the back of the store. My busband and I remnoved the dresser from the store oorsetves and loaded il mbt a truck we borrowed from a ncigb- bour. We aaked Oriena where our tbree outstanding pieces were and shte said shte didn't have any information and it would be ready in two weeks and 10 come back then. I aaked ber t0 pot il in writ- ing, wvhicb she did." She said ber elt-husband bas yet te, receive the remaining pieces of fomniture, and they're both out of pocket $1 ,500. Defence lawyer Peter McWilliams, representing Ms Currie, pointed out a delivery date wasn't stated on the mnvoice and foc small print on the invoice stated ail sales were final and the items weren't subject 10 cancellation. Mr. McWilliamns suggested Ms Tomassetti and ber ex-husband decided 10, visit the Village Pine Shoppe in laIe July only after speaking 10 Halton Regional Police. "We knew we were going before we spoke 10 the police," Ms Tomassetti said. "in fact, I was disappointed with the police because thcy rcfused 10 aid me. 1 was shocked 10 fmnd ouI tbey (Village Pine Shoppe) could continue 10 mun their business. Detective Owen Gray bold me not 10 phone thse police for assis- tance (whcn attending thc sbop). In Augost I lcarned (the case) was in the hands of the police and I didn't contact (foc store) aftcr foat." Chartes Cornie is charged wifo eigbt counits of fraud under $5,000. Oriena Cornie is chargcd wifo aryen courus of fraud under $5,000 and Sheri Duif is cbargcd wifo four counts of fraud under $5,000. The force pleaded flot guilty in Ontario court (provincial divi- sion) in Oakville November 26. 'Me trial will continue Jonc 14 in Burlmngton. -Suspect in court A Brampton man charged in a bit-and-run accident thal killed a cyclist on Tremaine Road, will rctumn 10 court January 10 after making a brief appearance November 28. Paul Carroll. 29, chargcd wifo dangerous driving causing dcatb and failing 10, remain aI foc scene of an accident, appeared in Ontario court (provincial division) in Milton 10 set a date for trial, but the date was put over until next month. Mr. Carroll was arrestcd in August aftcr Etobicoke cyclist Jacck Wierzbicki was struck by a car travelling southbound on Tremaine Road, just norfo of Denry Road. CUoYDGE P. CK T& o m a Brian or AI may N~b aAbleS~ to8 be l fl* ~you get a late 1998 me n model vehicte Plymouth OAC wuth the voyager -epc o Crn" repeto auto, air, deserve. AM/FM casa. 'v WN 1998 Dodge Neon 4 to choos fro Cranb rr im Syl k air AMIFM 410chosetrM g VKHICILRE1 IN INVENTORY 1...tn 4mcau air, AMIFMl 1;