A Word of Advice About Amazon
If you are purchasing something on Amazon that is not a DVD, CD, or Book, it is more than likely supplied by one of Amazon’s partner merchants rather than Amazon itself. This means that another party is listing their inventory in order to fulfill orders at Amazon. Shouldn’t be a problem, right? We will not only be able to purchase more things from Amazon, but we still get to pay an established online retailer like Amazon. But it is a problem. After purchasing one of these items be sure to check the delivery date of the item after you have placed your order.
Otherwise you might find yourself saying, “Hey. What happened to that innocuous non-media item that I ordered from the world’s largest Internet superstore about a month ago that still hasn’t arrived on my doorstep with unnecessary levels of packaging?”
What innocuous non-media item(s) did I order which apparently have more than two month’s lead time?
Vacuum Cleaner Bags.
Yes, I ordered some vacuum cleaner bags because I thought it would be quite convenient to search for the specific bag for my vacuum cleaner. And luckily for me, I found it on Amazon.com. Unluckily for me, the bags were still sitting in my account under “Undelivered Items” about 3 weeks after I placed the order.
I think maybe it is time for some new rules for Amazon to place on its partner merchants. You must have something in stock and ready to ship before it can be listed as inventory ready to be sold. Is that too much to ask? This is the third time this year that I have ordered something that didn’t seem very specialized, but had one hell of a specialized lead time. What about a zip drive is equal to supply chain disaster? Why would it take so long to ship a spindle of CD-R’s? I mean the only reason I order these things is because I don’t want to go to the store. It isn’t like they are rare or anything.
But apparently vacuum bags are rare too. Or maybe it is my deluxe vacuum that is rare, and the bags aren’t really all that common.
You see, I have a really great Panasonic vacuum cleaner.
It is very very powerful and just like Amazon’s partner merchants . . .
IT SUCKS. HARD.
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First I was worried that you wouldn’t have a table for me to sit at when we come to visit you tomorrow. But you assuaged my fears on that. Now I am worried that you won’t have been able to vacuum! This is a lot of stress for me! (smile)
Sadly, I have also ordered vacuum cleaner bags on Amazon. It’s been several years, as I now have a very nice bagless vac, but I think the extra bags are still lying around my apartment somewhere. If only you had a dirt devil, I’d bring them to you next month…
Go bagless man! Once you go bagless…… well you’ll never go back to a vacuum that requires bags.