Dear Amazon, I HATE YOU

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For 4 days now, Amazon tells me the stocking I ordered for my son is on it's way and will arrive Wednesday (which, how that's 2 day prime shipping IDK but that's another story) . This morning, I get an email saying "Due to a lack of availability, we will not be able to obtain the following item(s") oh, sorry for the inconvenience.

BUT IT WAS THE PERFECT STOCKING YOU ASSHOLES!


Commiserate with me or post your own online holiday ordering woes.

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I have been trying to order a BBQ from Home Depot, hoping that it would be delivered before my h gets home so I can hide it. They keep sending me emails that my order is on hold, so they can't process it yet. I don't know wtf this means. Are they out of stock? Anyway, even if they process the order today it won't arrive until the 17th ish, so the surprise will be blown anyway. Jerkoffs.

And they don't have it in store, so I can't just go pick it up.

[zarapipe]

Booo!!

I know more $$$ probably, but get this one! Lands End has great stockings:
www.landsend.com/products/needlepoint-christmas-stocking/id_27370?sku_0=::TRA

ETA- the train one at the end

[thinkofthesoldiers]

They saved you the hassle of returning it. Omg that is hideous.

[happyholiday]

Ugh, that sucks. Pottery Barn Kids has some on sale for $18 right now, maybe check them?

[queenbee]

I ordered a chalk hair dye set for my younger sister. It was supposed to arrive today. I got an email on Saturday saying it would not arrive on time. Um great but can you let me know WHEN it's going to arrive. Like before Chrsitmas?

[darkling_glory]

Dec 10, 2013 8:37:24 GMT -5 queenbee said:

I ordered a chalk hair dye set for my younger sister. It was supposed to arrive today. I got an email on Saturday saying it would not arrive on time. Um great but can you let me know WHEN it's going to arrive. Like before Chrsitmas?

I've had two orders where I got this email - and I have Amazon Prime. I wonder what's going on? If they're just slammed or if something else is behind the delays.

[sewf]

My work sells on Amazon, and we had a gliych in the last cohple of days where they triple listed our stuff. Maybe that happened amd they couldn't find another.

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Dec 10, 2013 8:34:36 GMT -5 thinkofthesoldiers said:

They saved you the hassle of returning it. Omg that is hideous.

*gasp* What? I love it! What is hideous?

zarapipe, Thanks for the LE link! Their stocking is bigger, costs less AND I got personalization and shipping FREE. I got the train for DS and the reindeer for DH since he doesn't have a stocking either.

[thinkofthesoldiers]

For real? The colors and design are just too much. Too much going on. I feel the same way about the LE choices too. Blech.

[picaflora]

i bought from an Amazon seller, and somehow its taking 12 days to get a t-shirt. Like - it SHIPPED 12 days ago. I do have a tracking number (and possibly a sister's phone number...) and it's showing up as still heading my way. At this point I'm wondering if its actually being hand-delivered and someone wanted to sight-see up and down the east coast first.

I have NO info on the smart wool socks I ordered for my mom for her birthday. I'm really hoping they magically appear by the 17th.

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It is pretty ugly.

But, anyway, I think Amazon and others had a bunch of shopping delays due to the weather recently. A couple of my orders are behind schedule, too.

[SusanBAnthony]

I noticed that Legos on Amazon now all have their prices jacked up. DH's aunt wanted to get some for the kids, so I sent her ideas from Amazon, but advised her to buy them ANYWHERE BUT AMAZON.

But I have a feeling she was lazy and ordered them from Amazon anyway.

[Jermys]

Do one from Lands End. They're gorgeous and fantastic quality.

[Jermys]

kooshball, I didn't even do my own stockings LOL Wayyyyy too much work!