This is a "new" book from Amazon
mood: 
angry
angrySo, I signed up for Amazon Prime in April, mainly because I am a huge book nerd. I also lack a great deal of patience, so I like to have what I want NOW. So, I figured that it'd be a good investment. Since signing up for Amazon Prime, though, I've been getting a hell of a lot of books that look like this:
That, my friends, is a "new" book shipped from Amazon. Oh yes, it arrived in two days. But...the condition! The front cover has two large diagonal creases (the "classic" you see in the bottom corner is actually from the first page and not the cover), and the top corner is literally peeling apart (the inside pages aren't white - that's the "guts" of the cover) and smushed.
Now, I know that this could happen to any order. What I dislike, however, is that this is happening at a very high rate. Out of the nine books I've ordered in the past two months, five have been damaged so much that I have had to return them. That's over 50%, and I don't like those odds.
The problem is that Amazon throws books into boxes that are far too large for them without any packing materials at all. So, in the end, I get a book that looks like it has been brought here by the Pony Express from California, not UPS from Kentucky.
I'm pissed. I'm tired of having to return books all of the time because Amazon can't get this right. I've emailed customer service three times, and all I get is a "oh I'm sorry, we'll send you a replacement" canned response. The kicker? The "replacement" is often in just as bad of shape, if not worse, than the original.
Take, for example, the Clay Enos Watchmen book I bought for $35. The first copy I received had a three inch tear in the dust jacket. Now, I pay $35 for a book, I expect it to be in very good condition. I do not expect a three inch tear in the jacket. I returned it. Amazon sent me a replacement. I was happy until I opened the box. The replacement had three tears in them, one of them being four inches long. Yes, I measured these tears. Back it went to Amazon, this time for a refund, and I bought the book on eBay from someone for $18 including shipping. It arrived in pristine condition.
ARGH. I am definitely not renewing my Prime membership once it expires. :P It's nice to get books quickly, but you know what's even nicer? Getting them in good condition. :P
I'm still pretty pissed. They're going to mail me a replacement copy tomorrow, so I should have it Friday (they're upgrading it to one day shipping since I bitched about it, haha). We'll see...but I don't have much hope that it will be in any better condition. :P
Yay having no hope left!
(The having no hope part, not the homophobe part, because you're seriously the most gay-friendly straight person I know. XD)
Also, Deadpool looks kind of like spiderman there.
Deadpool > Spider-Man
SO.MUCH.
And I hope the coffee reaches you in good condition! I USED LIKE AN ENTIRE ROLL OF PACKAGE TAPE ON THE BOX.
...I just read straight through from DP #14 to DP #24. ONCE I START I CAN'T STOP. But the awesome definitely does pick up again.
Edited at 2009-05-28 02:59 am (UTC)
Oh my poor mangled Deadpool book. :\
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE COFFEE. :D THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN. AND ALSO I NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH I OWE YOU.
Oh god, I am so glad to hear that the awesomeness picks up again soon. I don't know how much more of The Box I can take. Although seeing him board it up was kind of awwww-inspiring. And DEADPOOL IN COVERALLS. LOLOLOL.
I'm going to read the Death Annual soon (since I just finished the one that segues into the annual), but I'm waiting for tomorrow when I have a fresh mind, because I've heard that it is made of awesome and I don't want to rush through it.
AND BEE. HE HAD A SHEEP GUN. NOT TO SHOOT SHEEP; MOUNTED ON A SHEEP TO SHOOT CASTLES.
That *is* a good one. The Death Annual.
He has actually worked his way up to making me squee again (after that HUGE downer) in the last few issues I've just read. There was stuff I wanted to message you about but I am being relatively good.
This book is on such crack. I can't stop reading. I like it best when it's the good kind of crack.
Edited at 2009-05-28 03:05 am (UTC)
AND THE COVERALLS. *flails*
You can spoil me all that you like! :D It gives me things to look forward to in my reading, since I don't think that I am ever going to catch up to you!
I love good crack. The bad crack was making me angsty. :|
...
Is it wrong to admit that I stared at the avatar of Wade I used when I last replied to you for a solid three minutes? UNF, he looks so fierce and determined there.
COVERALLS
boyish smirk before he GOES CRAZY AND KILLS PEOPLE
MANICURE? >:D
I seriously need a thousand icon slots for all of the icons I want to use. Also, I wish that I was better at them. :\
FGAHSJHALFJHKLJASHJKL MANICURE OH MAN THAT IS MY FAVORITE
AND LOOK AT HIS DETERMINED FACE IN THE SECOND ONE
AND THOSE COVERALLS
there's some new movie!pr0ns on plus4chan too...
The second kills me. It killed me in the theaters, and it kills me now just looking at it. Oh man, my thoughts, they are so far from pure right now. XD
Ooooooh! New movie!pr0ns! Link plz? :D
New fic is in the same thread as before: there's new two-parter at the bottom here. I haven't read it; I don't usually read other fics when I'm trying to write one and here I am chain-reading comic books. FAIL. Oh well, I hated my last chapter.
LOL. I don't know if I'll ever post anything in it. Maybe I will.
Oh my god. That Remy/Wade fic. And when he's all coughing because he has cancer. I tell you Lid, I am going to bawl like a baby when Wade has cancer in the Deadpool movie (AND HE HAD BETTER HAVE CANCER, DAMMIT).
How can you hate your last chapter? It's so good. :( And people agree with me! I saw that you just got another comment about it. And before you say that was me (and I must admit it was awkwardly timed, lol), I would never use "d'awwww" for ANYTHING.
Ah-
Bu-
Ngg-
......
D'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw (No other response seemed to come out)
IS THAT CODE FOR BEGONE FOUL INTERLOPER AND TAKE YOUR FIC WITH YOU? D:
Ah = Ah, this is good.
Bu = I'm not sure what this means, to be honest.
Ngg = THIS IS ALWAYS THE SOUND PEOPLE ON KINK MEMES MAKE WHEN THEY FIND SOMETHING HOT. Usually has an h on the end though.
D'aaaaaaaaw = THIS IS ADORABLE. I LOVE YOUR FIC. PLZ CONTINUE.
See! It is a good comment.