So, for those you that were kind enough to read my plight, last week I attempted to buy the Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition DVD box set. It sold out at all the major retailers the day it came out and silly me thinking no one would really care about it, failed to pre-order the damn thing.
In a frantic search I discovered it was still in stock at J&R Music and Computer World–a local store not too far from the former World Trade Center site. I ordered it on-line and discovered Google Checkout for the first time.
BIG MISTAKE!
A week and a whole lot of stress later, Google cancelled my order because J&R ran out of stock (But if you visit their website, it tells a different story).
So I’m surfing the web, trying to find this thing and come across Yahoo Shopping. Now typically I steer clear of them because they can be a little pricey, BUT they point me in the direction of Barnes & Noble. When I checked them last week, they were charging an arm and a leg for the set. Now they are just a hair higher than other outlets, but more importantly they have the set in stock!
Further more, Yahoo offers a coupon (uh-oh, I just don’t learn do I?) which gives you 25% off of a single item. Best part, it’s a coupon code for use on the BN website so there are no third parties involved.
I place the order, enter the code and the price is suddenly a few bucks more than what I would have paid through J&R–even with Google’s bribe money.
Even better, Barnes & Noble is also offering FREE SHIPPING and if you have the item delivered to an address in Manhattan, it’s SAME DAY DELIVERY!
Baring any unforeseen drama (re:Google Checkout), I should finally have the only thing I want for Christmas tomorrow evening.
Isn’t it funny how Google had me seeing red and the Yahoo! logo is that very same color.
December 7, 2006...6:35 am
Move over Google, I’m seeing Yahoo! now!
So, for those you that were kind enough to read my plight, last week I attempted to buy the Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition DVD box set. It sold out at all the major retailers the day it came out and silly me thinking no one would really care about it, failed to pre-order the damn thing.
In a frantic search I discovered it was still in stock at J&R Music and Computer World–a local store not too far from the former World Trade Center site. I ordered it on-line and discovered
Google Checkoutfor the first time.BIG MISTAKE!
A week and a whole lot of stress later, Google cancelled my order because J&R ran out of stock (But if you visit their website, it tells a different story).
So I’m surfing the web, trying to find this thing and come across Yahoo Shopping. Now typically I steer clear of them because they can be a little pricey, BUT they point me in the direction of Barnes & Noble. When I checked them last week, they were charging an arm and a leg for the set. Now they are just a hair higher than other outlets, but more importantly they have the set in stock!
Further more, Yahoo offers a coupon (uh-oh, I just don’t learn do I?) which gives you 25% off of a single item. Best part, it’s a coupon code for use on the BN website so there are no third parties involved.
I place the order, enter the code and the price is suddenly a few bucks more than what I would have paid through J&R–even with Google’s bribe money.
Even better, Barnes & Noble is also offering FREE SHIPPING and if you have the item delivered to an address in Manhattan, it’s SAME DAY DELIVERY!
Baring any unforeseen drama (re:Google Checkout), I should finally have the only thing I want for Christmas tomorrow evening.
Isn’t it funny how Google had me seeing red and the Yahoo! logo is that very same color.
I think it’s love.
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