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rhythmaning) wrote2006-05-25 05:19 pm
rhythmaning) wrote2006-05-25 05:19 pm
Confusion at Amazon
Yesterday, I decided to buy some CDs and a book on Amazon – largely because my wife’s birthday is looming.
The book is about clouds – and since that is what she commonly paints, I thought she’d appreciate it.
So I pile all these things into my “shopping cart” and head to the “checkout”.
Only to find that delivery is guaranteed “within four to six weeks”. Too late, too late!
I look through my purchases, and all the CDs are delivered in one to two days… but the book would take up to six weeks.
I remove the book (which was the one thing I knew I wanted!) from the order, and complete that (oh, they make it so easy to spend money!), and then I google the book title.
Another site had it for sale, so I click through to their checkout – and it takes me to Amazon. Where the book is cheaper, and available in one to two days!
I didn’t buy it there and then since once I added on the postage it would cost the same as in a bookshop, but really, what are they thinking?
In Waterstone’s and Blackwell’s today, neither had it in stock; so I guess it might be something to do with the publisher or something, and maybe not Amazon’s fault – but then why would they tell me I could get it when I arrived via another site?!
The book is about clouds – and since that is what she commonly paints, I thought she’d appreciate it.
So I pile all these things into my “shopping cart” and head to the “checkout”.
Only to find that delivery is guaranteed “within four to six weeks”. Too late, too late!
I look through my purchases, and all the CDs are delivered in one to two days… but the book would take up to six weeks.
I remove the book (which was the one thing I knew I wanted!) from the order, and complete that (oh, they make it so easy to spend money!), and then I google the book title.
Another site had it for sale, so I click through to their checkout – and it takes me to Amazon. Where the book is cheaper, and available in one to two days!
I didn’t buy it there and then since once I added on the postage it would cost the same as in a bookshop, but really, what are they thinking?
In Waterstone’s and Blackwell’s today, neither had it in stock; so I guess it might be something to do with the publisher or something, and maybe not Amazon’s fault – but then why would they tell me I could get it when I arrived via another site?!
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