Amazon Prime
One of the best things about having a job is that all of those little things that I have been putting off purchasing are now things I can more easily justify buying.
This year I bought in to the Amazon Prime thing in order to get free two day shipping on virtually everything that is available on amazon.com, which is virtually everything that is available for purchase on the planet. Plus, I get access to the Prime media library, which has been nice since I have cut ties with my cable company as I posted about here (it's funny, you should read it).
A lot of writers have worn the letters off their keyboards describing how awful it is that online retailers are using tracking tools to better understand their consumers. I say that this process isn't going far enough and that I would like to have more of a say in what goods and services are shown to me when I log in to my account with amazon.com. Recently, my employer asked me to look up some information on
Showing posts with label Shopping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shopping. Show all posts
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Sunday, December 25, 2011
It's Time
Holiday Shopping
I think about time some... well... times. Last Tuesday, I wrapped up my holiday shopping. In less than five minutes from thinking "I should really buy them something because the big day is less than a week away" I had finished placing an order for a piece of electronics, which would be delivered in time for Christmas.
The day before, I spent three hours driving from one store to another trying to find slacks in my size. To my dismay, I discovered that not a single one of the stores I visited carried anything with an inseem longer than 32". Finally, because a late afternoon meeting that day was the reason I was driving around looking for pants, I visited a slightly fancier caliber of store. After hours of searching, I found a decent pair of pants that fit well enough.
If there is anything worth taking away from this story (and I'm not sure there is) it's a suggestion/ reminder to plan ahead and shop online.
Whatcha Talkin'Willis,
Whatcha Talkin' 'Bout Everyone
(Ah, Simpsons, I remember when you were consistently funny)
Today is Christmas and that means that it's the perfect time to enjoy the following:
No, no I was wrong. It's too soon for us to watch this.
Errors in Posting Recently
I goofed recently. I allowed a pair of posts which I partially drafted but never finished to be published. I would blame the editorial staff but this is a one man operation.
I think about time some... well... times. Last Tuesday, I wrapped up my holiday shopping. In less than five minutes from thinking "I should really buy them something because the big day is less than a week away" I had finished placing an order for a piece of electronics, which would be delivered in time for Christmas.
The day before, I spent three hours driving from one store to another trying to find slacks in my size. To my dismay, I discovered that not a single one of the stores I visited carried anything with an inseem longer than 32". Finally, because a late afternoon meeting that day was the reason I was driving around looking for pants, I visited a slightly fancier caliber of store. After hours of searching, I found a decent pair of pants that fit well enough.
If there is anything worth taking away from this story (and I'm not sure there is) it's a suggestion/ reminder to plan ahead and shop online.
Whatcha Talkin'Willis,
Whatcha Talkin' 'Bout Everyone
(Ah, Simpsons, I remember when you were consistently funny)
Today is Christmas and that means that it's the perfect time to enjoy the following:
Skip ahead to 1:02 if you like
No, no I was wrong. It's too soon for us to watch this.
Errors in Posting Recently
I goofed recently. I allowed a pair of posts which I partially drafted but never finished to be published. I would blame the editorial staff but this is a one man operation.
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