Morning surprise

[lihpster]

Got up today and found a surprise. Not a good surprise. No Marilyn Monroe with a cup of coffee and my robe. Nope. my TV went gunnybag. I don't actually use it for television, it's my monitor for my laptop. The TV was only 20 years old or so.
So, go on Amazon and look at what they have. A lot of their TVs, especially the inexpensive ones, ship from Best Buy. There are 3 Best Buys within 20 miles of me, including a Best Buy warehouse, but they can't seem to take less than a week to deliver a TV if you order off Best Buy's website. At least the models I am interested in.
Now, I could go and pick it up, however fitting a 65 inch TV in my Camry would be difficult if not impossible. Luckily, if I order off Amazon, I can get the same TV that Best Buy wants a week to get to me. Amazon will get it here tomorrow.
This bothers me and I don't know why. I mean, even a week is much better service than the old days, where mail order often took several weeks. Being able to get it in one day? Amazing. But the difference in shipping bothers me. It shouldn't but it does. Just getting cranky in my later years, I guess.
Anyway, hope your morning surprise was better than mine. Have the best day you possibly can.

 

[H Richard]

If you are an Amazon Prime member, normally your shipping is NO Charge.

 

[lihpster]

If you are an Amazon Prime member, normally your shipping is NO Charge.

Yep. Thankfully I am a prime member!

 

[Rustyt1953]

We have been Prime members since its inception.

Currently we have 5 flat screens under roof.

If one goes belly up we just shuffle a few feet to the next room.

 

[GypsmJim]

IMHO, Prime amounts to paying your shipping upfront. If the thing you buy is over $35, shipping is free anyway. I might go 2 or 3 months between orders. When I don't order I would be paying shipping for no product.

I'm not so impatient that I need next day shipping. Amazon rarely takes more than 3 days for me anyway.

 

[Bekeart]

IMHO, Prime amounts to paying your shipping upfront. If the thing you buy is over $35, shipping is free anyway. I might go 2 or 3 months between orders. When I don't order I would be paying shipping for no product.

I'm not so impatient that I need next day shipping. Amazon rarely takes more than 3 days for me anyway.

AMEN!

Amazon signed me up for a FREE month of Prime even after I check NO for their offer.

I did not order anything that month.

Typically several months between orders.

I keep things that I MIGHT want in the SAVED FOR LATER.

Can use something from the list to reach $35 for FREE SHIPPING.

Bekeart

 

[Chuck24]

At least it didn't snow

 

[LVSteve]

The TV was only 20 years old or so.

ROFLMAO!!! That's stone age in TV terms. I have a Sony LCD of similar vintage and there are OTA TV signals it cannot decode, and there is no software update to help. Anything sent in MP4 format is sound only, and forget the hi-def ATSC 3.0 signals. Also, it has no streaming capabilities, I'd have to get a Tablo or similar.

 

[GypsmJim]

ROFLMAO!!! That's stone age in TV terms. I have a Sony LCD of similar vintage and there are OTA TV signals it cannot decode, and there is no software update to help. Anything sent in MP4 format is sound only, and forget the hi-def ATSC 3.0 signals. Also, it has no streaming capabilities, I'd have to get a Tablo or similar.

We have several flat screens in the house, but I have an old Tube TV (I guess that's what you call it) in the basement in my Wife's sewing room. She only uses it once in awhile, but it still works. It's connected to a cable. It must be at least 30 years old.

 

[ACORN]

IMHO, Prime amounts to paying your shipping upfront. If the thing you buy is over $35, shipping is free anyway. I might go 2 or 3 months between orders. When I don't order I would be paying shipping for no product.

I'm not so impatient that I need next day shipping. Amazon rarely takes more than 3 days for me anyway.

Shhhh! Don't let out the secret.

 

[S42N8]

IMHO, Prime amounts to paying your shipping upfront. If the thing you buy is over $35, shipping is free anyway. I might go 2 or 3 months between orders. When I don't order I would be paying shipping for no product.

I'm not so impatient that I need next day shipping. Amazon rarely takes more than 3 days for me anyway.

And saves the time/gas/general inconvenience of shlepping my cranky self to Best Buy or whatever store to get what I'm after. Iffn I want to go shopping I go shopping…but Amazon takes a lot of the fuss out of it

 

[GypsmJim]

And saves the time/gas/general inconvenience of shlepping my cranky self to Best Buy or whatever store to get what I'm after. Iffn I want to go shopping I go shopping…but Amazon takes a lot of the fuss out of it

Oh absolutely yes. Amazon is a godsend.

But Best Buy is a whole other story. If ya go there and are not cranky, you will be after you get there. They have fired most of their employees, and the ones left are clueless. Thus, if Amazon says that's where it will come from I will pass.

For stuff like TVs I have found that Target is a better choice.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I used to have morning surprises.

 

[lihpster]

If I could make it to morning without having to pee, now THAT would be a surprise. And a pleasant change.

 

[JohnRippert]

IMHO, Prime amounts to paying your shipping upfront. If the thing you buy is over $35, shipping is free anyway. I might go 2 or 3 months between orders. When I don't order I would be paying shipping for no product.

I'm not so impatient that I need next day shipping. Amazon rarely takes more than 3 days for me anyway.

I have already paid for my Prime membership for this year with the shipping savings. I order a LOT from Amazon.

 

[lihpster]

I have already paid for my Prime membership for this year with the shipping savings. I order a LOT from Amazon.

I do too.

 

[sophie]

I have already paid for my Prime membership for this year with the shipping savings. I order a LOT from Amazon.

Me too, and I buy lots of stuff from Amazon. I've been a Prime Member for years. I placed an order today as a matter of fact. Todays order was just $22.50 and wouldn't qualify for free shipping unless you're a Prime Member. If you're not a Prime Member, then you have to spend more money to qualify for free shipping.
They got you either way.

 

[jeffrefrig]

"...and then I awoke. Was this some kind of joke? Then I opened up my eyes..."

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Got up today and found a surprise. Not a good surprise. No Marilyn Monroe with a cup of coffee and my robe. Nope. my TV went gunnybag. I don't actually use it for television, it's my monitor for my laptop. The TV was only 20 years old or so.
So, go on Amazon and look at what they have. A lot of their TVs, especially the inexpensive ones, ship from Best Buy. There are 3 Best Buys within 20 miles of me, including a Best Buy warehouse, but they can't seem to take less than a week to deliver a TV if you order off Best Buy's website. At least the models I am interested in.
Now, I could go and pick it up, however fitting a 65 inch TV in my Camry would be difficult if not impossible. Luckily, if I order off Amazon, I can get the same TV that Best Buy wants a week to get to me. Amazon will get it here tomorrow.
This bothers me and I don't know why. I mean, even a week is much better service than the old days, where mail order often took several weeks. Being able to get it in one day? Amazing. But the difference in shipping bothers me. It shouldn't but it does. Just getting cranky in my later years, I guess.
Anyway, hope your morning surprise was better than mine. Have the best day you possibly can.

Problem is you amigo I am afraid to say.
You shoulda bought a Tacoma.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Yep. Thankfully I am a prime member!

Just found out a few weeks ago that we are an Amazon Prime household. Ya want something, click and it shows up at yer door. I just got to put up with getting yelled at twice. Once when the stuff gets home and again when the charge shows up on my wife's credit card.
Hell, I don't know how to do all that "add a credit card" stuff....