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The region's...er...inclement weather must have given an extra boost to Amazon.com's sales this season. Or maybe depressed, laid-off people everywhere felt like the malls were too much to handle and decided to shop online, instead. Either way, Amazon had the best Christmas ever! All that money couldn't plow the roads, though, and Seattlest's gifts, guaranteed by Amazon to arrive at our house by Christmas Eve, still haven't landed on our doorstep. We pulled the trusty "print out a picture from the website and put it in a pretty envelope" trick to make up for it.
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I signed up for Prime.
Only one thing showed up in time over the last 3 WEEKS!
It was the one item that would have showed up on time without prime.
tsktsk.
It's not Amazon's fault that UPS can't deliver because of the weather. It's also not their fault if you ordered something that wasn't in stock, or didn't check the availability date. All but one of my prime packages came in time, and it's been sitting in Seattle just waiting to be delivered by UPS for the past week.
It is funny you mentioned the picture in a box. I did the exact same thing! I tried going to the mall. The roads were okay but the mall parking lot was a sheet of ice! Since I'm still limping a little from breaking my leg on the ice last December I decided cowardice was the best action. So, even though it was a week before Christmas, there was no hope of getting the wife's gift on time. Luckily, the printed picture had the desired effect. I'm new to the area and shocked at how bad the roads stayed and the lack of road clearing equipment. But, I agree with protecting Puget Sound so I guess there isn't much that can be done. I'm not sure though how snow plows damage the Sound? Happy Holidays!