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"Super Saver"

I finally picked up the Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Server Controls and Components book from Amazon.com.  I opted for the Super Saver because I really didn't need it quite yet.  Well, I kinda hit a snag in a project and I was hoping a quick skim of that book might get me back on track (I need to create a simple server control...I think).  Well, it shipped out from Amazon's warehouse in Lexington early yesterday morning.  Great I thought, it will be here Wednesday (Lexington is an hour drive from Louisville).  Nope, it went right to Cincinatti (two hours from Louisville, about an hour and half from Lexington).  So it will probably make it to Louisville sometime tomorrow, if they decide the book doesn't need to tour Virginia too.  Followed by HOPEFULLY a delivery in time for the weekend.

For the record, I could have jogged to and from the warehouse much quicker than the postal service.  That's what I get for being cheap I guess.

Comments

 

Greg said:

Amazon, slow, are you kidding me! I blogged about this last week on my http://dotnetrocks.blogspot.com/ blog. Totally random on when you will get something from them. Try bookpool.com, takes about 3 days and they are much cheaper.

I tried the 2 day delivery last week. Weel, what they forget to tell you is it will take 5 days to get it ready for shipment! Try complaining, they gave me a $10 coupon...wohoo!!
February 12, 2003 6:16 PM
 

Phil Scott said:

I've had good luck with Amazon themselves (they ship just south of here), it's the freakin' postal company that is devilish.
February 12, 2003 8:35 PM

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