On 1/15/2016 9:16 PM, rbowman wrote:
When Amazon first started up they tended to promise items they couldn't
deliver, especially with less popular books and European CDs, so I ordered more
from Barnes & Noble. Amazon got it together. There's a brick & mortar B&N
across from where I work and I walked over last week to but a 50% off calendar.
I think that's the only thing I've bought there in about a year. Leaning
towards Amazon is why I went with the Kindle rather than the Nook. In
retrospect it was the better choice.

We deal with Amazon very little. Our two most recent transactions
were net losses -- for Amazon *and* us (items returned for full
refund -- Amazon lost two shipping charges; we lost two "buying
events")

The second package is sitting on the kitchen counter waiting to
be dropped off at the UPS office tomorrow.

The BIG advantage to brick and mortars is you can actually *see*
what you are buying and don't have to rely on some dweeb to put
the *right* item in the box!