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MotionMan

Lifer
Jan 11, 2006
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Why didn't you just order from Monoprice? It would ship from California and probably cost less. :|

That wasn't very elite of you, sir!


Because of the proximity of my place to Monoprice, I get almost all my items the next day (if I order before noon), but it feels even faster.

As I have joked many time before, when I am on the MonoPrice website placing an order, I almost feel like they are standing at my door waiting for me to complete my order so they can ring the doorbell and deliver the items.

MotionMan
 

preslove

Lifer
Sep 10, 2003
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MotionMan[/QUOTE]

She still looks decent for a mother of an 8 year old. You, however, are pretty damn ugly :P. Good thing you're a big time attorney.

As for the OP, I'm in the same boat. I bought a nice bike pump off amazon third party & am sad that it probably won't get here before the weekend.
 

MotionMan

Lifer
Jan 11, 2006
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She still looks decent for a mother of an 8 year old. You, however, are pretty damn ugly . Good thing you're a big time attorney.

A mother of two and last week, we went to an '80's party and she wore a dress that she had worn to a college formal in 1989.

And she agreed to marry me before I was a lawyer.

As for the OP, I'm in the same boat. I bought a nice bike pump off amazon third party & am sad that it probably won't get here before the weekend.

I will be lucky if the cover arrives before the monthend!

MotionMan
 

darkxshade

Lifer
Mar 31, 2001
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If you were a responsible parent, you would have steered your son away from SF.

C'mon MotionMan, do the right thing.
 
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Yesterday, I ordered a 49ers case cover for my 8 year old son's iPod Touch on Amazon. It was not a Prime eligible item and was through a third party.

I knew shipping would be slower, which I OK'd with my son, but the item was quite inexpensive and was exactly what he wanted.

I received an email today about it:

Part 1 of the e-mail - "Thank you for shopping with us. We thought you'd like to know that <vender> shipped your item, and that this completes your order. Your order is on its way, and can no longer be changed."

Part 2 of the e-mail - "Your estimated delivery date is:
Thursday, September 27, 2012 -
Tuesday, October 16, 2012"

LOL - I think it is literally on a boat from China.

MotionMan

Wait, you're paying for it, he's only 8, and you have to get HIS permission to order something?

lol.
 

Craig234

Lifer
May 1, 2006
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I thought each state was different?

My state refund asks me if I've bought more than $X in the past 12 months. I say no and we move on.

It is; which is why Intuit sells a different edition for each state. Maybe yours has a minimum.
 

Craig234

Lifer
May 1, 2006
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Wait, you're paying for it, he's only 8, and you have to get HIS permission to order something?

lol.

So what? He's ordering it for his child, and he asks the child how he feels about the delay.

Do you attack parents who ask their kids what they'd like for Christmas also?
 

MotionMan

Lifer
Jan 11, 2006
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If you were a responsible parent, you would have steered your son away from SF.

C'mon MotionMan, do the right thing.

My kids could choose any professional baseball, basketball or hockey team they wanted. However, they could either be a 49er fan or not follow football.

My daughter picked the latter. My son, the former.

MotionMan
 

MotionMan

Lifer
Jan 11, 2006
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Such ignorance.

And envy, when it's not ignorance.

They are just jealous because my son will have a lifetime of great memories of rooting for a great football franchise, just like his great-grandfather, grandfather and father, and their family failed to give that to them.





MotionMan
 

waggy

No Lifer
Dec 14, 2000
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If you post stupid shit, I will comment. If my son posts here, you can then comment on him. So, I will tell you what your limits are when it comes to my family. The 1st amendment does not apply (and you probably do not even know why). Do not test me. Drop it.

MotionMan

agreed. family should not be a reason to give someone shit. If people have a issue with me fine. leave the kids out of it.

it shows the poster has questionable morals in it.

aslo: i am in the same situation. i ordered a ELM 327 Bluetooth OBDII OBD2 on 8/30 teh estimated delivery is
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 -
Monday, October 15, 2012

really!? wow is it going via snail's?
 
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lupi

Lifer
Apr 8, 2001
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MM and craig can't live but so far away, think we can afford to put together a collection so they could meet in a walmart parking lot and solve this
 

Jeff7

Lifer
Jan 4, 2001
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Can anyone find out how much Amazon makes or loses on Prime? (There are a lot of free Prime account).
I think they were losing enough on it, or else not making enough.

- First they started offering a $1 MP3 download if you opted to use their Super Saver shipping instead of the 2-day Prime shipping. That was the first sign that I saw that they didn't like doing the 2-day thing.

- Then they did all those "add-on" items. I guess too many people were buying $5 of stuff with their Prime shipping.



Interestingly enough, they even have full-size refrigerators that are marked as Prime eligible. Though it looks like they're cheating a little bit: They all specify "Usually ships in 5 to 7 days." So it probably takes a hop on a freight carrier until it gets to a local distribution center. Then UPS shows up and stuffs it into your parcel box, and you go post on ATOT to ask why the tracking# says it's delivered.
 

T_Yamamoto

Lifer
Jul 6, 2011
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They are just jealous because my son will have a lifetime of great memories of rooting for a great football franchise, just like his great-grandfather, grandfather and father, and their family failed to give that to them.





MotionMan

MM, hes a cute looking kid.
(Like father like son)
 

jlee

Lifer
Sep 12, 2001
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I think they were losing enough on it, or else not making enough.

- First they started offering a $1 MP3 download if you opted to use their Super Saver shipping instead of the 2-day Prime shipping. That was the first sign that I saw that they didn't like doing the 2-day thing.

- Then they did all those "add-on" items. I guess too many people were buying $5 of stuff with their Prime shipping.



Interestingly enough, they even have full-size refrigerators that are marked as Prime eligible. Though it looks like they're cheating a little bit: They all specify "Usually ships in 5 to 7 days." So it probably takes a hop on a freight carrier until it gets to a local distribution center. Then UPS shows up and stuffs it into your parcel box, and you go post on ATOT to ask why the tracking# says it's delivered.

I think oversize items get free shipping with Prime, but it's not 2-day. I just looked up a refrigerator and it had a Prime icon but stated "Free Standard Shipping."
 

lupi

Lifer
Apr 8, 2001
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one of my favorite things to iritate the wife is going /madden voice and saying "and for those just joining us, steve young is out with a concussion"


god I wish I had a tape of that.
 
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