especially in rural america ----- Original Message ----- From: Jay Weekley To: af@afmug.com Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 11:21 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Weird Amazon Package return
Not everything is on demand. Josh Reynolds wrote: > Both. > > On Nov 13, 2017 10:09 AM, "Forrest Christian (List Account)" > <li...@packetflux.com <mailto:li...@packetflux.com>> wrote: > > Are you more amazed about DVD's (vs Blu Ray) or amazed that > physical media is still a thing? > > There are some tv shows which a Blu Ray transfer isn't likely to > happen anytime soon since the program was recorded using SD TV > cameras instead of film. For those, DVD is just as good as Blu-Ray. > > On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 8:52 AM, Josh Reynolds > <j...@kyneticwifi.com <mailto:j...@kyneticwifi.com>> wrote: > > I'm more amazed that in (almost) 2018 people are still buying > DVDs. > > On Nov 13, 2017 8:59 AM, "Nate Burke" <n...@blastcomm.com > <mailto:n...@blastcomm.com>> wrote: > > I ordered a DVD from Amazon that came cracked (Prime, > shipped from Amazon), so I returned it and they sent me a > new one. The UPS return label for the damaged disk had it > being sent to a PO Box at the post office of a town of > 1200 people in rural Illinois. When I checked the tracking > info from UPS, I saw that the package had been re-routed > once in UPS's possession to Lexington Ky, where I normally > see Amazon returns go. I'm perplexed as to why it was > initially going to be sent to this small town. It's like > Amazon was trying to Game UPS for cheaper shipping, but I > can't imagine with the size of the contract they surely > have with UPS, it would be worth while to play games like > that. > > > > > -- > *Forrest Christian* /CEO//, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc./ > Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT > 59602 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=3577+Countryside+Road,+Helena,+MT+59602&entry=gmail&source=g> > forre...@imach.com <mailto:forre...@imach.com> | > http://www.packetflux.com <http://www.packetflux.com/> > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> > <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > Virus-free. www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
