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2017-12-15 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Yes! Amen! Get the goobers involved wit mo regalation!Obumma gonna send me alexa! Surely Andrew will join this effort! Floyd Thursby via Mercedes December 15, 2017 at 7:50 AM I think we need to petition the gummint for Amazon Neutrality regulations Make

Re: [MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody?

2017-12-15 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I think we need to petition the gummint for Amazon Neutrality regulations Make Amazon Great Again! --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

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2017-12-15 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
>>>Youth-in-Asia. Not Just For Pets! >>Those "people" abandoned their home >>after Social Services took their eight children.  ‎>my grandfather would take stray cats for >a ride to the gravel pit and "give them >their final taste of tuna" ‎Those "people" need "their final taste of tuna".  

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2017-12-14 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
cedes@okiebenz.com>; Scott Ritchey via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Rick Knoble > <rickkno...@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody? > > When I were a lad up in the great white No

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2017-12-14 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Actually, my first call was to Animal Control. Animal Control told me they could do nothing without permission of the property owner (who was USDA in St. Louis after foreclosure). To their credit, Animal Control did visit the place and verified that the abandoned house provided adequate

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2017-12-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
When I were a lad up in the great white North and we were entering the cold season my grandfather would take stray cats for a ride to the gravel pit and "give them their final taste of tuna" before a quick lead injection.It was better than finding them in a snow bank come spring. Curt Sent

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2017-12-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
When I were a lad up in the great white North and we were entering the cold season my grandfather would take stray cats for a ride to the gravel pit and "give them their final taste of tuna" before a quick lead injection.It was better than finding them in a snow bank come spring. Curt Sent

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2017-12-14 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Youth-in-Asia. Not Just For Pets! Rick   Original Message   From: Scott Ritchey via Mercedes Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 8:01 PM Dan, In addition to our four housecats, we are feeding 18 cats that were abandoned by some crappy neighbors. Those "people" abandoned their home after Social

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2017-12-14 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Dan, In addition to our four housecats, we are feeding 18 cats that were abandoned by some crappy neighbors. Those "people" abandoned their home after Social Services took their eight children. Don't feel sorry for them, they defaulted on their USDA-guaranteed mortgage and they destroyed a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody?

2017-12-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On December 14, 2017 at 2:47 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Andrew, thanks for the tip. I'll check it out. Scott One trick with Chewy is to wait for the '$15 off on your first $49 order' coupon to come in the mail and then set up an account there. I

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2017-12-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
He manages a feline petting zoo. On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 3:54 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > He's feeding Kleb's car menagerie > > ==FT > > > On 12/14/17 12:32 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: > >> I don’t mean to pry, but could I ask what sort of menagerie you’re

Re: [MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody?

2017-12-14 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
He's feeding Kleb's car menagerie ==FT On 12/14/17 12:32 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: I don’t mean to pry, but could I ask what sort of menagerie you’re feeding to require 18 cases of car food a month? -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

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2017-12-14 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Andrew, thanks for the tip. I'll check it out. Scott On Dec 14, 2017 10:18 AM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I buy all my cat supplies from www.chewy.com. Great prices, mind boggling > selection, and instant telephone or chat customer service. They also >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody?

2017-12-14 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 20:37:37 + Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > Gerry sez: > > >‎Now on my way to install the master >cylinder which just arrived. > > Good God. I hope to be as spry as you when I'm your age. > > Rick > Not feeling spry today >

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2017-12-14 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
I don’t mean to pry, but could I ask what sort of menagerie you’re feeding to require 18 cases of car food a month? -D > On Dec 14, 2017, at 12:24 AM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > wrote: > > I know there is a separate program for groceries but I currently get 18 >

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2017-12-14 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I have heard from several people that if there is any problem with the order they tell you to donate it to a shelter or something, not bother to send it back, and send the right thing right away.  I think they recently got bought by Petco (?) but so far have not been screwed up by the

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2017-12-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I buy all my cat supplies from www.chewy.com. Great prices, mind boggling selection, and instant telephone or chat customer service. They also credited me twice for wet cat food that my resident landlord didn't like, or threw up. Orders over $50 - including cat litter -- are shipped free.

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2017-12-14 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
We lost Leo Brau's Pharmacy, 2 doors down, pretty quickly. Leo had celebrated his 16th birthday the year before. (Feb 29) I didn't get any details, but I think he had enough nest egg and he retired at 65 and took social suckurity. It was a loss, but he didn't let it suck him dry first. I

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2017-12-14 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
The people I spoke of were neighbors who owned one of two pharmacies in town. The other one wasn’t affected nearly as badly as they were, since it was one of three in rural towns in the area and it had a liquor license - something Dead Sam couldn’t get in WI. Anyway, one day a guy from Dead

Re: [MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody?

2017-12-13 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Randy Bennell wrote: > Why would the Prius not run on the big battery? Gerry wrote: I'm still learning the various systems catch as catch can, so I may be wrong on some systems: The little battery, 12v, runs nearly everything but the electric A/C. It is charged by a large liquid cooled

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2017-12-13 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
I know there is a separate program for groceries but I currently get 18 (heavy) cases of canned cat food a month, shipped free under the Prime program. I don't see how they can be making money, but that's not my problem. This month's shipment will be cheaper (per can) than the local Walmart,

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2017-12-13 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
They only lower the prices until they kill off the local stores. Then the prices go WAY up! There are few bargains at wallyland. Before wally, I saw the chain grocery stores do the same thing. Sell at a loss until the competition gives up, then the prices go WAY up! Where you used to have

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2017-12-13 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Similar experience for me. Dead Sam, before he was dead, made the rounds of the square with his henchman. The town, (only 7500 people in the whole county) had tried hard and was successful in landing the first wally warehouse outside arkieland. When they came in our store, they just

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2017-12-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I can tell you the town I live it had a Walmart. From what I hear there were lots of businesses here before. Most of the died then Walmart pulled out when they decided to build a super center the next town over. Now there is nothing much here now. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 13, 2017, at

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2017-12-13 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Heh. I find it interesting when I grocery shop. I typically go very early on Sunday mornings so I have the place (WalMart) to myself. Despite the early hour, I still see potential entries for the “People of WalMart” blog. Ugh. What’s even better is the stark contrast when I leave WalMart

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2017-12-13 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
That is nobody's fault but the snears beancounters. It is what happens when beancounters call the shots. "Gee, lots of people who don't have a snears store can buy at their catalog store. Lets dump the catalog stores without reason or recompense! That will [artificially] boost our profit

Re: [MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody?

2017-12-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On December 13, 2017 at 5:06 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Why would the Prius not run on the big battery? I don't know about the Prius, but a Spark EV will refuse to power up if the 12v battery is dead. Don't ask me why it doesn't just use the 360v

Re: [MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody?

2017-12-13 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Why would the Prius not run on the big battery? I would have thought you could run around on the electric system and get the motor started up while moving if the start battery gave up. I don't expect you mean you went to FLAPS for the big battery to be replaced. Secondly, how did you know the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody?

2017-12-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Sears screwed themselves 30 years ago when they got rid of any employee that was competent.  They got by on tools for a long time, then started shipping that business out to China and lowering the quality standards.There is basically nothing for me to buy at Sears, its all garbage and nobody

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2017-12-13 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
And the stores that you used to shop at disappear. Sears is gone in Canada and likely soon will be in the USA. RB On 13/12/2017 3:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: The Amazon Walmart seesaw. As Amazon goes down, WM goes up. On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 4:50 PM, Curt Raymond via

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2017-12-13 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
The Amazon Walmart seesaw. As Amazon goes down, WM goes up. On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 4:50 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I actually relaxed my hated for Wal-Mart some when I realized it was > actually the Wal-Martians I hated, not the place itself.My local WM

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2017-12-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I actually relaxed my hated for Wal-Mart some when I realized it was actually the Wal-Martians I hated, not the place itself.My local WM closes at 10pm so I if I need something I aim to get there at 9:30 when its mostly empty. I'm surprised recently to find more "Made in USA" stuff there, in

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2017-12-13 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I understand your dislike for the el mercado de wal. I used to dislike them as much, and was ambivalent about the river of big women. However, this the gaming (and the prices) by the Jeffturd crew has gotten worse, while the mercado de wall now allows third party vendors, and in many cases,

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2017-12-13 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Gerry sez: >‎Now on my way to install the master >cylinder which just arrived. Good God. I hope to be as spry as you when I'm your age. Rick Not feeling spry today ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

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2017-12-13 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Thanks, Rick. I'll keep that in mind. Could have used it a couple weeks ago when the Prius battery died, and then when I headed to the store to buy groceries, the brake master cylinder went out on the 240D. Managed to limp home but was without a car until I got the Prius started with a

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2017-12-13 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
My understanding has always been that the business has to pay the extra three percent or so processing charge whether it was a debit or a credit card transaction, and that the only way this could be avoided is to pay in cash. This is how it is at my local hobby shop since he always encourages

Re: [MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody?

2017-12-13 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
archer wrote: > > I clicked on the 30 day Prime trial. At the end of the 30 days Amazon > > billed my credit card $100 for Prime without my permission. > > I would have assumed they'd charge you 10.99/month, unless you specified $100 > per year. > When you take the trial, you need to cancel

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2017-12-13 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Thanks. I'll have to start reading the fine print. Gerry ~ Dan Penoff wrote: > Gerry, > I would respectfully disagree. > > When you signed up for Prime, there is a very clearly stated disclaimer that > says if you don’t cancel at the end of the 30 day

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2017-12-13 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
It’s definitely a game, and the target is constantly moving. Their algorithms are constantly trying to “catch” you from what I’ve experienced. It makes me wonder how successful they are at this sort of thing, as it must be working on a portion of their clientele or they wouldn’t do it. Is

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2017-12-13 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 07:17:51 -0500 (EST) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > > > On December 12, 2017 at 8:08 PM Craig via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > > > > Please let us know if the seller responds and how it turns out. > > (Methinks Nina might be

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2017-12-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On December 13, 2017 at 1:56 PM Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Good strategies! > > Another one that has occasionally worked for me is to go to the > manufacturer's or vendor's (that Amazon is reselling) website directly. > Sometimes you will find a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody?

2017-12-13 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan Penoff via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 6:49 AM To: Mercedes List Cc: Dan Penoff Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody? It’s like any online venue - you have to shop smart. A good example: I wanted

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2017-12-13 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
How can it not be ethical? Being ethical is conforming to accepted standards of conduct. The terms are there in clear view, there’s no effort on Amazon’s part to be obtuse or conceal them. Both parties have to understand what their obligations are, and they’re pretty clear without having to

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2017-12-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Isn't that true of everybody? Are you saying you're 100% ethical in all situations. The son was sent home from school for stealing a pencil. The father said "Son, don't steal pencils, I will bring you one from the office." -Curt On Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 1:17:19 PM EST, Curley

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2017-12-13 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Call it what you want. It is not an ethical sale, although it is legal. How many ethical lawyers have you come across? I can't think of one I have come across that was ethical in all situations.(All have sinned and fall short...) Dan Penoff via Mercedes

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2017-12-13 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Failure to read the terms before you give someone a credit card number is not the fault of the seller or provider of services. As with any purchase, it’s a buyer beware situation. Having done this with Amazon several times and dropped the membership before I was charged, they are very clear

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2017-12-13 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I respectfully disagree. I believe all the places that bill you at the end of a trial, or "automatically renew" are a scam, UNLESS YOU SPECIFICALLY TAKE ACTION to allow them to auto renew, or bill you at the end of the trial, etc. Yes, legally, they informed Gerry, but ONLY if he (you,

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2017-12-13 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
That is their scam! archer75--- via Mercedes December 13, 2017 at 9:46 AM I clicked on the 30 day Prime trial. At the end of the 30 days Amazon billed my credit card $100 for Prime without my permission.... Gerry ~~

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2017-12-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Also this is how pretty much all free trials work... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 10:52 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Gerry, I would respectfully disagree. When you signed up for Prime, there is a very clearly stated

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2017-12-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Also this is how pretty much all free trials work... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 10:52 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Gerry, I would respectfully disagree. When you signed up for Prime, there is a very clearly stated

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2017-12-13 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Gerry a‎sks: >‎Does Prime pay the freight on foodstuffs? Yes. It's called "Prime Pantry" and they fill a giant box with your "stuff". BTW, it's peak season for shippers. I try not to order anything online for delivery between Thanksgiving and New Years day.

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2017-12-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On December 13, 2017 at 10:57 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > > That is interesting. I bought one for the daughter's E320 and it was > really cheap. Was a different number from the one on the Curt site, > which was wa more expensive, but appeared

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2017-12-13 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Well, they are, but not so overtly.  Gotta pay for Whole Foods somehow. BTW, didn't I see something about the WF/amazon deal where you could order stuff to pick up there or something?  The nearest WF is like 45min away so I wouldn't go there anyway, but whatever the deal was seemed

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2017-12-13 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
That is interesting.   I bought one for the daughter's E320 and it was really cheap.  Was a different number from the one on the Curt site, which was wa more expensive, but appeared to be identical and actually had a hitch insert and ball to go with it. I called up Curt and talked to a

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2017-12-13 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Gerry, I would respectfully disagree. When you signed up for Prime, there is a very clearly stated disclaimer that says if you don’t cancel at the end of the 30 day period, you give them permission to charge your credit card. Also: Membership Cancellation You may cancel your Prime membership

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2017-12-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On December 13, 2017 at 10:46 AM archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I clicked on the 30 day Prime trial. At the end of the 30 days Amazon billed > my credit card $100 for Prime without my permission. I would have assumed they'd charge you 10.99/month, unless

Re: [MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody?

2017-12-13 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
I clicked on the 30 day Prime trial. At the end of the 30 days Amazon billed my credit card $100 for Prime without my permission. I don't go to the trouble of trying to get my money back from these sorts of racketeers, so I'm thinking of just ordering the heaviest possible items I normally buy

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2017-12-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On December 13, 2017 at 9:48 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Another place you can make out well is their “warehouse deals”. These are > the scratch and dent/returns sort of things they offer. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ERX60LS I got this for

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2017-12-13 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
It’s like any online venue - you have to shop smart. A good example: I wanted a bench mat with a Walther PPQ exploded view on it, a common pistol sort of thing that’s handy to have for a number of reasons. Here’s how they priced it: Prime: $11.00 Other sellers: $7.00 and up In most cases,

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2017-12-13 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
THat is a good idea, but why bother? Buy it elsewhere. The river of big women has no bargains that I see. Most of what I look at is higher than retail plus shipping from other places, or higher than the local hardware/lumber/FLAPS store with tax. Mitch Haley via Mercedes

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2017-12-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On December 12, 2017 at 8:08 PM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Please let us know if the seller responds and how it turns out. (Methinks Nina might be in China, her English isn't very goodly) Mitch. Thank you for your email. I emailed them and asked to info

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2017-12-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On December 12, 2017 at 8:08 PM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > If they shipped it on the 13th, would it make it to you by the 15th? Depends on where it is. If they've got some in Indiana or Kentucky and they don't use multiple carriers, it probably would. But if they

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2017-12-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
This is exactly the same kind of garbage they would pull with me before I got a Prime membership. As I said previously, I did this a couple of times and suddenly the orders after that would ship promptly. Jerks. -D > On Dec 12, 2017, at 7:37 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes

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2017-12-12 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 19:37:35 -0500 (EST) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > I just canceled an item ordered through Amazon, and bought a similar > item from an eBay seller to replace it. > > Bought it Wednesday the 6th, for delivery between the 12th and the > 15th.

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2017-12-12 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I just canceled an item ordered through Amazon, and bought a similar item from an eBay seller to replace it. Bought it Wednesday the 6th, for delivery between the 12th and the 15th. Canceled it the evening of the 12th, Amazon still hadn't shipped it. Emailed the seller and told them I

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2017-12-11 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sun, 10 Dec 2017 09:06:43 -0500 (EST) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > > > On December 9, 2017 at 9:15 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes > > wrote: About the same time, I ordered some > > other stuff that was never delivered. no refunds.

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2017-12-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Weird, any time stuff doesn't get delivered to me they make it right double quick... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Dec 9, 2017 at 9:15 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Last Feb or so, on the recommendation of list members, I ordered 4 jugs of

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2017-12-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Weird, any time stuff doesn't get delivered to me they make it right double quick... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Dec 9, 2017 at 9:15 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Last Feb or so, on the recommendation of list members, I ordered 4 jugs of

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2017-12-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
It's December after all, you kinda gotta expect they'll be slower than July but those times are bad... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Dec 9, 2017 at 5:16 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: About a month ago, I ordered a bunch of stuff from Amazon.

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2017-12-10 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes
BTW,  There was a fire at the local Amazon Distribution Center in Chesterfield Va early Saturday.  Caused a lot of excitement for a few hours, it probably upset their operations as well... LarryT On 12/10/2017 9:06 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: On December 9, 2017 at 9:15 PM Curley

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2017-12-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On December 9, 2017 at 9:15 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: >About the same time, I ordered some other stuff that was never > delivered. no refunds. Jeffturd sez "tough" I bought from scam sellers twice last winter. Both times, I had to 'contact the

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2017-12-09 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes
I ordered a new laptop on 11/23 and had it delivered (w/prime) the next day for free.  (Yes, I know, there are no free lunches). It arrived as promised. It's very rare for them to be slow shipping - course they use "outside" companies for some products LarryT On 12/9/2017 5:16 PM,

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2017-12-09 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Last Feb or so, on the recommendation of list members, I ordered 4 jugs of D-05 from the river of big women. I think it took 3 weeks to be delivered. Luckily, I didn't need it, it was just to have some on hand. About the same time, I ordered some other stuff that was never delivered.

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2017-12-09 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On December 9, 2017 at 6:58 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > > My deliveries- free & non prime have been fast-2 or 3 days. Mostly USPS. Mine always shipped within 24 hours, then took 2-4 business days to get here after they were shipped. But my October

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2017-12-09 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
My deliveries- free & non prime have been fast-2 or 3 days. Mostly USPS. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 9, 2017 6:52 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > Prime, for the most part, has standard two day delivery unless it’s > specified otherwise. You have to be

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2017-12-09 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Prime, for the most part, has standard two day delivery unless it’s specified otherwise. You have to be careful, however…. If the item isn’t fulfilled by Amazon, it can take longer, some times going into weeks. I just got a .22 chamber flag from a third party on Amazon (Amazon didn’t carry

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2017-12-09 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 9 Dec 2017 17:16:02 -0500 (EST) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > Stuff from Amazon or fulfilled by Amazon always used to ship in a day > or two. Are they now deliberately holding shipments for a week if you > don't pay for better service? Yes. They tell you a

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2017-12-09 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On December 9, 2017 at 5:37 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Could also be the Christmas rush has slowed them down, and they are > prioritizing Prime members over non-prime. That might explain my December 6 order, but not my October 30 order. I got most

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2017-12-09 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
--Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2017 2:16 PM To: Mercedes List Cc: Mitch Haley Subject: [MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody? About a month ago, I ordered a bunch of stuff from Amaz

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2017-12-09 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Could also be the Christmas rush has slowed them down, and they are prioritizing Prime members over non-prime. - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Dec 9, 2017 at 5:16 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > About a month ago, I ordered a bunch of stuff from Amazon.

[MBZ] OT: Is Amazon slow for everybody?

2017-12-09 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
About a month ago, I ordered a bunch of stuff from Amazon. When I started to check out, it wanted me to 'try Prime'. I hit the OK button thinking it was a free trial. It wasn't. I realized my mistake and canceled the Prime subscription, and made my order with free super saver shipping. That