Christmas Eve & Amazon.com

Monday, December 24, 2007 at 10:55AM
Sherri Caldwell in Holiday, Shopping

One more and then I'm done and offline for Christmas...

Three packages just arrived from Amazon.com, which is a good thing. I ordered three last gifts on Friday, when it became evident that The Big Gift we had planned was not going to make it, even as a New Year's Eve surprise -- we were willing to wait, it was just that cool. But, alas, those video game makers and their production and release slips...

Anyway, I ordered these other items on Friday, clicking on the SATURDAY DELIVERY ONE-CLICK buttons and willingly paying the extra shipping (actually, it's only $4.99 if you've paid your $79 for Amazon Prime, which I do, because I'm a total Amazon shopper -- I save at least that much never having to go to the mall. And I do mean never...can't remember the last time, since we escaped Buckhead three years ago...)

Amazon.com had me nervous, and kind of irate, this time: None of the packages showed up on Saturday. When I checked the account, the delivery dates had all changed to December 24th -- arrrggghhh!! No margin for error. I was mostly disappointed: Amazon.com has never let me down before. I sent a little note, Saturday night at 11:30pm, and by Sunday afternoon, they sent a reassuring email in reply, along with refunding the additional shipping charges for the One-Day/Saturday Delivery that wasn't. Now the packages are here, and all is right in our little corner of the world...

Love my Amazon.com

Article originally appeared on The Rebel Housewife (http://www.rebelhousewife.com/).