A little service...?

[vanillafluffy]

Seriously---I ordered "Catch and Release" a week ago last Friday---tomorrow will be two weeks---and the tracking still shows it as being prepared for shipment. Not shipped, in progress. WTF, people?! That's ridiculous! And I thought *I* was a world-class procrastinator!


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[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

Did you have free shipping? Lately Amazon and other book sellers don't get around to the free shipping stuff until they feel like it.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Nope, it was El Cheapo shipping, $2.99. And the site is saying I'll get it between 10/2-10/19. Good grief!

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

I think they send it by camel train when it's cheapo or free shipping. It once took three weeks to get a book from an Amazon seller in east Tennessee to my house. I could have walked there and back faster. *fume*

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

...And I just got an email that it shipped. Two weeks and a day after I ordered it. I am seriously underwhelmed by the service, and if it was eBay instead of Amazon, I'd be leaving a negative review.

Btw, I'm proud to say that I have made my yummy licorice last for a whole month after my b-day. Good stuff, thanks again!

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

I'm proud of you too! That was the best-smelling licorice I'd ever come across -- very rich and natural. :)

I got an e-mail back yesterday from an Abe Books vendor when I inquired the other day about a late order that said "don't contact us unless it doesn't show up by Oct. 22." Which would be ONE month after I ordered it.

I think this is all a giant conspiracy to force folks into paying extra for shipping, but I'm as patient as a rock when it comes to parting with money. *g*

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

I've been on the other end of the phone for that conversation, and I *do* understand the process---but that's along the lines of "Overnight shipping does not mean it'll be on your doorstep at 9 AM if you ordered it at 11:59 PM." I understand, "Economy shipping can take up to ten business days to arrive." (Ten business days = two weeks) But two weeks to ship? Inexcusable, unless the vendor was recuperating from an organ transplant or the like.