Christmas Shopping Hell

[Lord DragonsWing]

I usually don't wait till the last minute to do shopping but this year I thought it might be better because of the sales that take place before the big day.

Boy was I wrong. I got up early this morning and went to the mall to get my nephew the new Halo game he asked me for. The store hadn't even opened and the line must of been half a mile long. After a few cups of coffee from Barnies and watching people yell at the store clerks I decided to leave.

From there an hour at the driving range and then the flea market. Since I work every weekend and took the day off for personal matters I haven't been to the flea market in ages. It's even worse this time of year.

Little old ladies with blue hair arguing about purses, kids yelling at their parents buy me this, hawkers yelling as you push through the crowd "Hey man, this is what you want. I can give it to you cheap."

I ended up ordering the game online for overnight delivery. I think I'll stick with shopping on the internet next year. lol

 

[shereads]

Almost anything you can buy in Mall Hell you can buy, giftwrap and ship at amazon. This time of year, when the decible level in an enclosed shopping mall is comparable to standing on the tarmac at LaGuardia, I kiss the feet of amazon. Without them, lots more of us would become tower snipers.

 

[BlackShanglan]

Lord yes. As I read the first half of LDW's post, I was thinking "go to Amazon." I did all of my Christmas shopping this year in less time than it would have taken me to drive to the mall, stand in one insanely long queue, and drive back. And the selection is a thousand times better.

Shanglan

 

[R. Richard]

Amazon is good. Plus, there are a lot more good places in the Internet. Except for clothing where I need to check fit, I buy most things on-line now.

Of course, if you like to stand in line and deal with rude salesclerks and nasty fellow shoppers, have a session with a shrink!

 

[BigAndTall]

Amazon is good. Plus, there are a lot more good places in the Internet. Except for clothing where I need to check fit, I buy most things on-line now.

Of course, if you like to stand in line and deal with rude salesclerks and nasty fellow shoppers, have a session with a shrink!

Well I like to go and make just the most odd ball jokes.

Such as making a big deal about the horrible wait I had in line at Penny's (about 30 seconds )

I make sure to slow down this time of year. Let others cut me off, or what not and just try to enjoy it rather than feel that I have to do anything expected of me.

 

[BlackShanglan]

Actually, I like Amazon so much that one year I bought Jeff Bezos a Christmas present. This is qutie true; his wish list was posted on Amazon. I picked "The Birds," which I have always liked, and sent it to him with a note thanking him for saving my sanity in the holiday season. He wrote back, too, and sent me a thank-you note. I found it amusing.

Shanglan

 

[minsue]

Actually, I like Amazon so much that one year I bought Jeff Bezos a Christmas present. This is qutie true; his wish list was posted on Amazon. I picked "The Birds," which I have always liked, and sent it to him with a note thanking him for saving my sanity in the holiday season. He wrote back, too, and sent me a thank-you note. I found it amusing.

Shanglan

Damn, you are one charming horse.

 

[smoochypig]

It'd be a great way to kick start your literotic fiction sales; send a copy of your book to Bezos =)

 

[CrimsonMaiden]

Or you could have the problem I did and have Amazon not even send your order to UPS until over a week after they said they did.

Did you know that no matter how hard you search, you can't find a phone number for customer service on the Amazon.com site? It's *supposed* to be there, but I looked and looked and couldn't find it. (You can find it if you do a google search. People have it posted on their personal sites for that reason.)

I've done business with Amazon alot over the last two or three years. This is the first time I have had a problem. Luckily, it was resolved, but it makes me wary to order anything else. I do usually do the majority of my Christmas shopping through them because ToysRUs uses them for their webstore and I usually end up with $50-$60 worth of Amazon gift certificates to use each year through a website evaluation company that I do evaluations for.

 

[BlackShanglan]

Damn, you are one charming horse.

*bows* Charmed as always. You're one adorable goose.

Originally posted by smoochypig
It'd be a great way to kick start your literotic fiction sales; send a copy of your book to Bezos =)

Tempting, but I think that that might move me, in the mind of Mr. Bezos, from "charming if slightly eccentric" to "STALKER call 911!"

Shanglan

 

[minsue]

Or you could have the problem I did and have Amazon not even send your order to UPS until over a week after they said they did.

Did you know that no matter how hard you search, you can't find a phone number for customer service on the Amazon.com site? It's *supposed* to be there, but I looked and looked and couldn't find it. (You can find it if you do a google search. People have it posted on their personal sites for that reason.)

I've done business with Amazon alot over the last two or three years. This is the first time I have had a problem. Luckily, it was resolved, but it makes me wary to order anything else. I do usually do the majority of my Christmas shopping through them because ToysRUs uses them for their webstore and I usually end up with $50-$60 worth of Amazon gift certificates to use each year through a website evaluation company that I do evaluations for.

Crim!! Where've ya been?

 

[CrimsonMaiden]

I've been around... just really haven't had anything to say. You seem to be the only one who notices when I sneak a post in, lol.

 

[minsue]

I've been around... just really haven't had anything to say. You seem to be the only one who notices when I sneak a post in, lol.

Not having anything to say never stops me....

Good to see you, CM