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Offline Steve

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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #270 on: July 26, 2018, 11:14:58 AM »
Just had an email from Amazon:

"We noticed you are purchasing in large amounts. Are you purchasing for business?"

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So what business are you going in to?    VP Business Consultants (that us reprobates BTW) will be pleased to give you some useless advice

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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #271 on: July 26, 2018, 11:16:30 AM »
Just had an email from Amazon:

"We noticed you are purchasing in large amounts. Are you purchasing for business?"

 redface: redface:

There are cheaper ways to buy alcohol Unc...  noooo:
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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #272 on: July 26, 2018, 11:17:13 AM »
Just had an email from Amazon:

"We noticed you are purchasing in large amounts. Are you purchasing for business?"

 redface: redface:

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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #273 on: July 26, 2018, 11:34:09 AM »
Just a few books (for personal consumption)

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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #274 on: July 26, 2018, 12:19:21 PM »
Just a few books (for personal consumption)

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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #275 on: July 26, 2018, 12:19:29 PM »
Just a few books (for personal consumption)
food is usually tastier, even burnt pizza
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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #276 on: November 28, 2018, 10:37:03 AM »
SO I go out for FIVE minutes and the bastard delivery driver left a card  Banghead Banghead Banghead Banghead cussing: cussing: cussing:
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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #277 on: November 28, 2018, 11:11:59 AM »
SO I go out for FIVE minutes and the bastard delivery driver left a card  Banghead Banghead Banghead Banghead cussing: cussing: cussing:

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The poor sod had been waiting round the corner for three hours... ::)
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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #278 on: November 28, 2018, 12:48:37 PM »
SO I go out for FIVE minutes and the bastard delivery driver left a card  Banghead Banghead Banghead Banghead cussing: cussing: cussing:

 point: point: point:

The poor sod had been waiting round the corner for three hours... ::)

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Damn right I was, I've heard all the stories about this oddball and my insurance doesn't cover even half of what could happen...  noooo:

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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #279 on: July 07, 2020, 06:22:25 PM »
Just ordered some stuff off Amazon

Hello,
Thanks for your order. We’ll let you know once your item(s) have dispatched. Your estimated delivery date is indicated below. You can view the status of your order or make changes to it by visiting Your Orders on Amazon.co.uk.

Arriving:
Thursday, July 30 -
Monday, September 7

WTF????????????
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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #280 on: July 07, 2020, 06:31:17 PM »
Everyone is ordering online at the moment so most sellers are using a larger delivery window to avoid complaints. The longest I've had to wait for anything recently was a week and that was a computer desk from Germany.
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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #281 on: July 07, 2020, 08:09:42 PM »
Just ordered some stuff off Amazon

Hello,
Thanks for your order. We’ll let you know once your item(s) have dispatched. Your estimated delivery date is indicated below. You can view the status of your order or make changes to it by visiting Your Orders on Amazon.co.uk.

Arriving:
Thursday, July 30 -
Monday, September 7

WTF????????????
Cheap stuff coming from China is like that, prolly depends on when they fill the container and when it gets on a boat. 
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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #282 on: July 07, 2020, 08:31:26 PM »
 cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing:

Penguin books!!!
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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #283 on: July 07, 2020, 08:52:34 PM »
cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing:

Penguin books!!!

An extended game of rock, paper, scissors in order to choose the unfortunate victim delivery driver...?  rubschin:
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Re: Waiting for a delivery
« Reply #284 on: July 07, 2020, 10:10:27 PM »
cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing:

Penguin books!!!
Easier to work out.  They don't know when the print run will be

Mrs K often waits months for books
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