graculus: (It's all Cyc's fault)
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After my derogatory comments to various people about 'pigeon post' where buying stuff from Amazon is concerned (that's the US version, not the UK one to which I have basically sold my soul), I came home from work just now to discover a card saying the postie had tried to deliver a parcel. And since I'm not expecting anything else, it can only be my Wild Wild West dvds! EEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Of course, the downside is now I have to arrange for re-delivery on Saturday since it's a pain in the arse to try and get into town to pick them up, now the local office closes at 6pm. But still, EEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

I was also worrying that I wouldn't get to see the new Jet Li movie, 'Fearless' without significant effort on my part when it opens here on June 23rd, but this morning a bus went past my house with a big advert for the film on it. This is a hopeful sign!

Oh, and one of my stories was on [livejournal.com profile] crack_van yesterday. *boggles delightedly*

Date: 2006-06-14 05:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wildcard-sej.livejournal.com
They'll actually re-deliver on a Saturday where you live? *envies*

Date: 2006-06-14 06:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] graculus.livejournal.com
They do at the moment, but who knows how long that will last - the delivery office also used to open till 7pm on weekdays and now closes at 6pm , which is not much use to anyone working outside the city...

Date: 2006-06-14 06:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wildcard-sej.livejournal.com
The local sorting office is sort of on my way to work-ish, which isn't too bad, but sometimes my stuff ends up at the big one down by the docks, which is a major pain to get to.

Also, none of the couriers seem to work on Saturdays any more - not even for us to go down to their offices and collect things ourselves - plus they rarely bother to leave cards or try the neighbours, but either leave the parcel propped against the door or return it to sender as undeliverable.

It's weird that with so much shopping being done online these days that the delivery services are so poor. :(

Date: 2006-06-14 07:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] graculus.livejournal.com
Yeah, the couriers suck - I'm always vastly relieved when I get notification from Amazon that says something's coming to me by regular mail, since at least then I can get some chance of getting it.

These companies don't seem to realise that folks actually work, so oddly enough you won't be home to get a delivery! ;)

Date: 2006-06-14 06:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blktauna.livejournal.com
hoo hoo your gay bondage porn made it through customs!

Date: 2006-06-14 07:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] graculus.livejournal.com
Like I said, it's all good! ;)

Date: 2006-06-14 10:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] katyabaturinsky.livejournal.com
How lovely to see some good UNCLE recs on [livejournal.com profile] crack_van -- go you!

Date: 2006-06-15 10:02 am (UTC)
obelix: (Flamingos)
From: [personal profile] obelix
Woo Hoo on the DVDs :-)

Congratulations on the rec, it's well deserved :-)

Since I'm still at home, I'm working on your set of OAT dvds ;-)

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