Re: OT - Ping: whoever it was that suggested Amazon to me

sf wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:41:30 +1000, Old Mother Ashby wrote:

sf wrote:
> My new digital camera is here. >
> I didn't "join" Amazon, so I paid for shipping (very reasonable). All
> in all, I saved $55+. Hubby read the customer feedback, so we didn't
> buy from the lowest price vendor. However, their price was lower than
> what we could do locally and of course we didn't have to pay tax. >
> FedEx was awesome! Hubby got a chuckle because the vendor's
> documentation said it was shipped the day before we ordered it
> (regular 3-5 day delivery). He tracked it this morning. FedEx said
> it was on a truck scheduled to be delivered tomorrow, but it came
> today.... TWO DAYS after we ordered. Wow! Whatta country!
> Last year I bought some stuff from Thinkgeek in New Jersey. It was shipped via FedEx and arrived in Australia two days later, on the same day as the email saying it had been despatched. Awesome indeed!
I'm assuming you paid for the expedited delivery time, we didn't.
I didn't knowingly pay any extra, I wasn't offered any choice as one is with amazon. I don't recall thinking that the shipping charge was particularly steep.

Christine
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