Re: Stupid Amazon.com

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 09:37:37 -0700, Josh McKee
<jtmckee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> chose to bless us with the following wisdom:

>On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 08:10:44 -0600, Travelinman <nowhere@xxxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
>>In article <yimdf.25692$td.10565@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> "zara" <zspook@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> "MGB" <MGB@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:1nx70jwoiaw5y.rxvrhp8orhrp$.dlg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:57:20 -0600, Travelinman wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Path:
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>>> >> .com!nntp.giganews.com!peer01.cox.net!cox.net!p01!dukeread04.POSTED!53ab275
>>> >> 0!not-for-mail
>>> >> From: Travelinman <nowhere@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.advocacy
>>> >> Subject: Stupid Amazon.com
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>>> >> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:57:20 -0600
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>>> >>
>>> >> I ordered my Quad PowerMac from Amazon a few weeks ago. When I checked
>>> >> online, I was given a ship date of about November 11.
>>> >>
>>> >> I had originally checked 'ground shipping' which means it might have
>>> >> arrived as late as November 22. Since I have a project I'd like to do
>>> >> before then, I went back to their site to change the order to '2nd day
>>> >> shipping'. There was no warning that this would change my place in line.
>>> >>
>>> >> After changing the order, I checked the anticipated delivery date - and
>>> >> it's now December 5. Apparently, when you expedite the shipping, they
>>> >> move you to the bottom of the queue.
>>> >>
>>> >> What in insanely stupid procedure. Why should expediting the shipping
>>> >> dump you to the bottom of the list? When you contact their people by
>>> >> email, they don't seem to care that it doesn't make sense to charge
>>> >> someone extra for 2nd day shipping - and then have the product arrive a
>>> >> week later. They say that there's nothing they can do.
>>> >>
>>> >> And, of course, there's no phone number to call to try to talk to a
>>> >> person directly.
>>> >>
>>> >> Grrrrrrrrrrr.....
>>> >
>>> > I just ordered my G5 Quad Yesterday on Nov 10 at (roughly) 3:45 PST via
>>> > the
>>> > Canadian Apple Store and I was told also that it would be shipping by Dec
>>> > 5th.
>>> >
>>> > I also had requested expedited shipping.
>>> >
>>> > However, I don't have a problem with this shipping date as...
>>> >
>>> > 1. I never increased the ram on the Quad, it's stock 512mb. I'd rather get
>>> > it from a local vendor at cheaper rates. This delay buys me plenty time to
>>> > shop around for the best prices. Should the Quad arrive before I have
>>> > bought my ram, I'm not even going to bother opening the box the Quad
>>> > arrives in until I do. I'm looking for at least 8gb. 1 gig in each slot.
>>> > This is the best computer I have ever bought in my life, I want to do this
>>> > right.
>>> >
>>> > 2. I'm still considering a monitor for it, I'm currently between either a
>>> > 30" inch Cinema Display or two 23" cinema displays, or perhaps even two
>>> > 20"
>>> > ...or perhaps something else from another vendor. I haven't settled on it
>>> > yet. Again, this delay buys me time.
>>> >
>>> > 3. Dec 5th is IMHO a rough guess on Apple's part, it might (emphasis on
>>> > "might") ship earlier. I've never ordered anything from the Apple store
>>> > before other than Quickitme so I really don't know.
>>> >
>>> > 4. The Quad is without a doubt the hotest offering in Apple's entire
>>> > lineup....EVER! Without doubt. Read the forums, EVERYONE is talking about
>>> > the Quad. This might be the most desired Mac Apple has ever made. Why, If
>>> > I
>>> > may say so, this may be the single most desired computer on the planet, at
>>> > the moment. That is sure to put a strain on the available stock & supply
>>> > Apple has on hand. Which is to be expected and probably a very good thing
>>> > for Apple in the long run.
>>> >
>>> > 5. A Dec 5th shipping date means it arrives well before Christmas, and
>>> > that's OK by me. Besides I don't want to rush Apple, let them ship it when
>>> > they are ready. I'm sure they test and stuff before shipping anyway, let
>>> > em
>>> > test, It's all good.
>>> >
>>> > 6. The reason I ordered yesterday and not on the following Monday as I had
>>> > planned is some people (The ones that ordered the earliest) have already
>>> > received thier Quads and are posting benchmarks on forum sites already. I
>>> > figured this would encourage more orders and bump me further down the
>>> > list.
>>> > I think those that promptly ordered when the Quad was announced already
>>> > did
>>> > to some extent. Fair enough.
>>> >
>>> > 7. Both Apple stores in America and Canada clearly state that the Quad
>>> > takes two to three weeks before shipping and that's an estimate, which
>>> > depends on available stock and thier supply chain and total volume of
>>> > customers and orders. I knew what I was getting into when I ordered.
>>> >
>>> > 8. I will own this computer for my lifetime. What really is two or three
>>> > weeks?
>>>
>>> It will be obsolete in about 3 years.
>>
>>When it becomes obsolete (probably not 3 years, btw), I'll buy another
>>one.
>>
>>You see, I'm not like you cheap burger flippers who think a computer is
>>a lifetime purchase.
>
>Sure you are. That's the underlying reason that led to your having
>started this thread.
>
>Josh

The best part is where he says he ordered it from Amazon instead of
the Apple Store solely to get a $200 rebate. $200 should be pocket
change to Joe. It would be real money to someone working in fast food.
Maybe Joe is trying to tell us something? 8)







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