Huh.
Good on them. Also, good idea to nip this issue in the bud (and turn it into a P.R. positive).
Mighty fine shindig.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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tommyrot - Sep 06, 2007 10:29:03 am PDT #2676 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
omnis_audis - Sep 06, 2007 1:22:42 pm PDT #2677 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I knew when I bought my new Nano last month that there was likely a new line of iPods coming soon, but I didn't think there would be such a price drop. The new 8G Nanos are Cdn $80 cheaper than the old ones. Damn me and my bad timing!
Still have the receipt? Can you return it?
Stephanie - Sep 06, 2007 1:45:13 pm PDT #2678 of 25496
Trust my rage
I'm actually impressed by the iPhone thing - good decision on their part and males me love them even more.
§ ita § - Sep 06, 2007 2:54:04 pm PDT #2679 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Does anyone know: If you go to Amazon through an affiliate link, but just put an item on your wish-list, does it retain the affiliate information for when you decide to buy?
Jon B. - Sep 06, 2007 3:08:32 pm PDT #2680 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I don't know, but if you find out, please share!
Sue - Sep 06, 2007 3:13:49 pm PDT #2681 of 25496
hip deep in pie
Still have the receipt? Can you return it?
I do have the receipt somewhere, but I don't think I can return it. It's been a little over a month. Maybe if I complain to Apple like all the iPhone users, I'll get a partial refund too.
le nubian - Sep 06, 2007 4:48:46 pm PDT #2682 of 25496
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ita, I'm pretty sure it does NOT keep the affiliate link. But if you find out differently, let me know.
§ ita § - Sep 06, 2007 6:52:56 pm PDT #2683 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Their FAQ said it would still be an affiliate person if the buyer came back later that day--maybe it's a cookie thing, which doesn't bode well for it being something encoded in the URL that you can hit up from another computer.
Hrm. I'll keep an eye on my URL as I break my Amazon ban yet again.
§ ita § - Sep 06, 2007 7:27:39 pm PDT #2684 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My interim research indicates that Amazon's search function is capricious and moody, since I'm having a bitch of a time getting to the shoes without going through my wishlist.
Did I say shoes? I'm not buying shoes. Ignore that.
eta: Ah, fuck. The URLs are unintelligible. Maybe I'll buy straight from the wishlist and ask Jesse if she sees activity.
tommyrot - Sep 06, 2007 8:10:00 pm PDT #2685 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
You know how some people have trouble getting their promised rebates for in-store purchases of electronics and what-not?
1,300 Unopened Rebate Applications Found In Dumpster
I know that Shu Wong of San Jose hasn't received the $3.50 mail-in rebate for a Vastech computer networking USB hub purchased at a Fry's Electronics in May. Richard Louie of Austin, Olivia Sattaypiwat of Saratoga and Buu Duong of San Jose haven't received their rebates, either.
I know this because they told me so, and because I am staring at more than 1,300 rebate requests sent to Vastech on Bonaventura Drive in San Jose. The envelopes were tossed - unopened - into a garbage dumpster near Vastech. I have two boxes of envelopes that were thrown out without being processed. In all of my years of reporting, I have never encountered such outrageous behavior against consumers.