Nothing like having an empty box under a Christmas tree for the person you care about the most.
Thanks B&N, you really made the holidays complete.
Go make the beast with two backs yourselves.
yeah..books are stupid anyways!
:P
Quote from: corey on December 18, 2009, 09:52:34 AM
Nothing like having an empty box under a Christmas tree for the person you care about the most.
Thanks B&N, you really made the holidays complete.
Go make the beast with two backs yourselves.
Saturday Night Live - Dick In A Box (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwbxEfy7fg#normal)
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 18, 2009, 10:02:07 AM
yeah..books are stupid anyways!
:P
not a book..
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp)
pre-ordered on Nov.11
"guaranteed to ship on Dec. 10"
make the beast with two backsing liars.
I hate that. Amazon did that with a gift for my niece in AZ. I was just there for an early Chrsitmas and her present wasn't. Good thing it wasn't her only gift. I ordered it weeks ago and promised it would ship and it didn't. They sent me an email saying that it wouldn't ship until February, and then it shipped the next day. How can they be that out of touch with their inventory? She will get it before Christmas day at least.
Quote from: corey on December 18, 2009, 10:42:43 AM
"guaranteed to ship on Dec. 10"
Um...and what is the punishment if they forget what the work "guarantee" means? At least tell me that they give you some sort of store credit!!
Should have gotten a Kindle. ;)
Quote from: Monster Dave on December 18, 2009, 11:13:35 AM
Um...and what is the punishment if they forget what the work "guarantee" means? At least tell me that they give you some sort of store credit!!
That is exactly what i said when i called.
Guaranteed to ship or WHAT?! I'll tell you what... Guaranteed to ship or... IT SHIPS SOME OTHER DAY.
make the beast with two backs you assholes. Some people got a $10 gift card, which i told them was just insulting, and to make the beast with two backsing keep it, and send me my make the beast with two backsing order. They said, it's in the warehouse in New Jersey. I said, fine, give me the address, i'll go pick it up tomorrow.. Then all the sudden it was still with the MFG... right...
I'm feeling like i got the ol' bait & switch...
Quote from: Triple J on December 18, 2009, 11:16:15 AM
Should have gotten a Kindle. ;)
Thought about it, but I really like the form-factor of the nook, as well as it's features.
It just fits the person it's meant for better than the kindle.
She hates Amazon too... It's wierd. Some type of ungodly hate for the company for some reason... Unexplainable, but a factor none the less...
so a box with a printout picture of it with a note it's backordered isn't ok?
I heard they were doing this like 2 weeks ago on NPR. I think it's annoying, but no more so than Sony and Nintendo leaving people hanging for months and rushing from store to store looking for a product that doesn't exist.
Quote from: Statler on December 18, 2009, 11:25:29 AM
so a box with a printout picture of it with a note it's backordered isn't ok?
it's OKAY. but not what i WANT to do. it's just disappointing for me, i was really excited about this surpise, thus me ordering it so early.
we will wait until it arrives to do presents. luckily it's for the best person i've ever met, who is very understanding and knows what xmas is REALLY about.
Quote from: corey on December 18, 2009, 11:46:34 AM
luckily it's for the best person i've ever met, who is very understanding and knows what xmas is REALLY about.
Eggnog?
Quote from: corey on December 18, 2009, 11:46:34 AM
it's OKAY. but not what i WANT to do. it's just disappointing for me, i was really excited about this surpise, thus me ordering it so early.
we will wait until it arrives to do presents. luckily it's for the best person i've ever met, who is very understanding and knows what xmas is REALLY about.
What's xmas?
Quote from: NAKID on December 18, 2009, 12:55:28 PM
What's xmas?
touche'
CHRISTmas.
xmas = bad habit when typing.
;D
A little late for Christmas, but for future reference...
http://www.tatteredcover.com/ (http://www.tatteredcover.com/)
Also for future reference: Powell's Books (http://www.powells.com/)
Quote from: Bick on December 18, 2009, 05:30:25 PM
A little late for Christmas, but for future reference...
http://www.tatteredcover.com/ (http://www.tatteredcover.com/)
Quote from: gojira on December 18, 2009, 05:57:49 PMAlso for future reference: Powell's Books (http://www.powells.com/)
Neither of those appear to sell handheld digital readers....
Quote from: corey on December 18, 2009, 10:42:43 AM
not a book..
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp)
its the He Man curse
Quote from: gojira on December 18, 2009, 05:57:49 PM
Also for future reference: Powell's Books (http://www.powells.com/)
I live in Portland, & I
love Powell's Books. [thumbsup]
:'(
still a small semblance of hope. it's "supposed" to be here by the 24th, so I guess we shall see..
I'm sooo glad we don't celebrate Christmas. Everyone here is so much happier and less stressed all the way around. The good thing about everyone else having Christmas is that stuff goes on sale.
Quote from: D on December 19, 2009, 05:57:28 AM
I'm sooo glad we don't celebrate Christmas. Everyone here is so much happier and less stressed all the way around. The good thing about everyone else having Christmas is that stuff goes on sale.
+1
Especially the days just after X-mas(Yeah, I do it too.) Ebay is just full of unwanted X-mas(There it is again!) gifts for way below retail.
Quote from: corey on December 18, 2009, 11:46:34 AM
we will wait until it arrives to do presents. luckily it's for the best person i've ever met, who is very understanding and knows what xmas is REALLY about.
Scotch?
SHIPPPEEEDDDDD!
my stuff from Amazon came a day early -shrugs-...
how come you don't celebrate? i wish i wouldn't have too.. i was brought up with it though.. too me, everyday is Christmas...
Quote from: corey on December 21, 2009, 05:15:22 PM
SHIPPPEEEDDDDD!
so unmake the beast with two backs B&N? ;D
Quote from: corey on December 21, 2009, 05:15:22 PM
SHIPPPEEEDDDDD!
So, alot of unwarrented drama. [roll]
I think the drama was ordering way back in the beginning of November and not shipping until a few days before Christmas.
Kinda annoying when you're trying to stay ahead of the game.
Quote from: alfisti on December 22, 2009, 02:03:27 AM
I think the drama was ordering way back in the beginning of November and not shipping until a few days before Christmas.
Kinda annoying when you're trying to stay ahead of the game.
yea, that and a little more.
the drama is that they don't tell you what is going on. "Oh it's going to ship the 10th".... on the 10th: "Oh, it's shipping out 15th"... on the 15th: "Oh it's shipping on the 18th"...
they are pulling this shit where they keep baiting you on that it's going to ship in time, and keep "guaranteeing" these ship dates, but you really aren't guaranteed anything. this whole time, if they would just tell you "hey, it's still being manufactured, and we don't have them yet, it might not ship in time for Christmas" then people could actually cancel their orders and buy something else in time. but they don't want that, so they just keep dangling that little string of hope...
either way, i'm one of the lucky people who are actually getting their nooks in time, so hopefully it doesnt arrive broken or damaged.
Quote from: corey on December 18, 2009, 10:42:43 AM
not a book..
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp)
pre-ordered on Nov.11
"guaranteed to ship on Dec. 10"
make the beast with two backsing liars.
You believed an advertisement!! [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Quote from: pompetta on December 22, 2009, 05:05:45 AM
You believed an advertisement!! [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
nah, there was no advertisement. just a pre-order, and then i was given a shipment date.
trust me... doing what i do for a living, i know much better than to believe any type of advertisement.
im not "unmake the beast with two backsing" B&N until i get the box today.
Quote from: corey on December 22, 2009, 06:45:13 AM
...im not "unmake the beast with two backsing" B&N until i get the box today.
"unmake the beast with two backsing" [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
[RANT]
I have officially lost all respect for this planet.
It used to be standard make the beast with two backsing practice, that no matter what the circumstance or situation, when you say you are going to do something to your customer as a business, you make the beast with two backsing get it done, no matter what. Now U-P-make the beast with two backsing-S has decided that my "overnight" shipment will be "rescheduled" until tomorrow... That's TWO days. WTF happened to responsibility. There is zero make the beast with two backsing consequence for them to not have this delivered when it was supposed to be, and nothing will get make the beast with two backsing done about it.
I took it upon my self to call UPS and clarify for "Tammy" the difference between one day, and TWO... and that you can't exactly "RESCHEDULE" the term "OVERNIGHT."
Is it that hard to do your make the beast with two backsing jobs?
I could have driven my ass to New make the beast with two backsING Jersey in my Dodge make the beast with two backsING Neon and BACK with my OVERNIGHT package TWICE today. They left Jersey at 10pm last night, and only made it to make the beast with two backsing Philadelphia?! make the beast with two backs THAT. Were they on a make the beast with two backsing horse-drawn carriage?! The Jersey make the beast with two backsing Devils made it back and forth between there and Pittsburgh 3 make the beast with two backsing times in 3 days... Give their bus driver my make the beast with two backsing box.
CHRIST.
[/RANT]
(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/online_package_tracking.png)
Quote from: triangleforge on December 23, 2009, 07:17:56 AM
(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/online_package_tracking.png)
lol. so true.
love this sketch.
saw this today on woot.com
to print out and give to gift recipients ;D
http://wootblogimages.s3.amazonaws.com/holiday-shipping-notice.pdf (http://wootblogimages.s3.amazonaws.com/holiday-shipping-notice.pdf)
Quote from: JEFF_H on December 23, 2009, 12:36:59 PM
saw this today on woot.com
to print out and give to gift recipients ;D
http://wootblogimages.s3.amazonaws.com/holiday-shipping-notice.pdf (http://wootblogimages.s3.amazonaws.com/holiday-shipping-notice.pdf)
yea yea... but i bought it on November 11th...
success.
arrived at front door last nigh... around 10pm...
wrapped, tagged, and unwrapped this morning. she loves it.
it's a very sharp piece of equipment.
the shift-tech carbon fiber belt covers that were under the tree with it look pretty good too ;D ;D
what can i say, she knows what makes me happy. [clap]
merry christmas all, thanks for letting me vent. [thumbsup]
Time to "unmake the beast with two backs" 'em ;)
Quote from: corey on December 24, 2009, 08:26:05 AM
success.
arrived at front door last nigh... around 10pm...
wrapped, tagged, and unwrapped this morning. she loves it.
it's a very sharp piece of equipment.
the shift-tech carbon fiber belt covers that were under the tree with it look pretty good too ;D ;D
what can i say, she knows what makes me happy. [clap]
merry christmas all, thanks for letting me vent. [thumbsup]
Sooo, Once again a bunch of unwarrented Drama. :-*