Hi Darla and everyone, I'll bet you could order over the phone. I have found Amazons price is to be cheaper overall. And in order for us to get the things that we need, when you consider the cost of care and transportation to get there and come back, coupled with having to carry all that heavy stuff up our stairs in our apartment, Amazon is more than worth it!c Sent from My iPhone
> On Nov 15, 2014, at 8:07 PM, Darla <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wow; I have found Amazon's prices to be the best in quite a few things I > need around here--dog food and the items Judy mentioned--but your aren't > forced to use them, and it sounds like it may be possible for you to phone > order if that is your preference. > Darla > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ATI [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 5cj5 > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 7:46 PM > To: 'Adaptive technology information and support.' > Subject: Re: [ATI] Amazon web site > > All, > > I don't like to order any item from Amazon at all. > I prefer to call direct any company. I notice Amazon cost a little higher > than companies what I ordered. > CS > > -----Original Message----- > From: ATI [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Judy Burch > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 3:28 PM > To: 'Adaptive technology information and support.' > Subject: Re: [ATI] Amazon web site > > Franklin, > > I'm not Darrel <smile> but the link is > www.amazon.com/access > > I want to share a story with you guys. Last Saturday, I went on the Amazon > site to order a few things. Rick and I have been ordering a lot from Amazon > lately because it's just so convenient. We now get our dog and cat food, > cat litter, laundry and dishwashing detergent and paper towels and toilet > paper through them. And, of course, we have purchased some fun items as > well, such as some Rachael Ray cookware. But I digress. When I tried to > place my order for dog food and doggie pickup bags last Saturday, I couldn't > because none of the buttons, check boxes or links needed to select shipping > speed, card, quantity, etc. would work with JAWS. Needless to say, I wasn't > a happy camper! > > A friend went on the site and found a link to click which allowed her to put > in my phone number. There was a choice of having them call me back right > away, within five minutes, etc. I told her to have them call back in five > minutes. > > And, would you believe, about five minutes later, my phone rang, and it was > a very nice lady from Amazon! I couldn't believe it. > > I explained to her the situation, telling her also that we have come to > depend on the convenience of having certain items delivered to our door. I > also explained that the links, buttons, check boxes, etc., wouldn't work > with my screenreader. > > She noted all my information and said she was passing it on to the people > who would deal with this sort of thing. She did tell me that Amazon is > doing a lot of updating on their site. > > I did write of my experience to friends on Facebook, and I believe several > of them were going to call. > > On Monday, I went online again, and successfully ordered my items, which > came on Wednesday! > > I have heard so many horror stories about these large companies that don't > respond to situations like this, and I was pleasantly surprised, and > pleased, with Amazon regarding this matter. > > Judy > > -----Original Message----- > From: ATI [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of franklin Johnson > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 2:56 PM > To: 'Adaptive technology information and support.' > Subject: Re: [ATI] Amazon web site > > Darrel what is the blind friendly link to Amazon you use please? > > > Franklin > > Schneider my pocket guide dog > Cocoa who is being bothered no end by the kitten yummmyumm who can't be > bothered with it all Onyx is busy getting into as much trouble as possible > and giving us all headaches I still miss my old Guide Dog Sandler > > Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig. > > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ATI [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Darrel Vickers > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ATI] Amazon web site > > If you shop at Amazon, They have redone there screen reader page. It is much > better at least with Jaws. It now has all the same info as there normal > page but is much easier to navigate. > > Thank You, > Darrel > Please Visit me and my friends at: > http://ww4b.org <http://ww4b.org/> > --- > > > _______________________________________________ > ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) > A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind > http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology > > > _______________________________________________ > ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) > A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind > http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology _______________________________________________ ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology
