# Damn you Amazon.com (a lame shopping rant) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 18, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-amazon-com-a-lame-shopping-rant/219660 "2003-12-18T00:36:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-amazon-com-a-lame-shopping-rant/219660/1 "2003-12-18T00:36:41Z")
I have been on the road for the last two weeks and I don’t get home till Friday night. So I have being doing some shopping in the evenings and on line. I can’t do all my Christmas shopping in the evening, as my luggage would fill to overflowing. Anyway the week before last I saw one of [these](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008GSAD/qid=1071707659/br=1-4/ref=br_lf_k_4//102-0740231-6398536?v=glance&s=kitchen&n=297843) in a local store. I thought it would be perfect for my wife. I checked it out at Amazon and found that they had it for lots less money, no tax, and free shipping. What’s not to like? I ordered it. I instruct the wife not to open any boxes that might arrive from Amazon. She agrees. Today I get a phone call from the wife. “I have good news and bad news” “What” “Your box from Amazon just came” “And?” “They did not bother to put the Kitchen Aid box into a bigger box, so I know what you are giving me for Christmas.” Shit. Goddamn it. My wife told me that this is exactly what she wants, so I won’t be returning it. The problem is I won’t get to see her face when she unwraps it.:mad: ☹ Hey Amazon can you tell by the finger that I am holding up that I think you guys are number 1? :wally :wally :wally :wally :wally :wally :wally Oh yeah since this is the pit, Fucknuggets. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-amazon-com-a-lame-shopping-rant/219660/2 "2003-12-18T01:13:27Z")
Dude, should have chosen the gift wrap option. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-amazon-com-a-lame-shopping-rant/219660/3 "2003-12-18T01:16:44Z")
Yeah, really. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-amazon-com-a-lame-shopping-rant/219660/4 "2003-12-18T01:49:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pepperlandgirl \* > \*\*Dude, should have chosen the gift wrap option. \*\* No shit Sherlock. Which one of the obvious brothers are you? Painfully, or Blatantly? If I had had a clue that they were not going to put the unit into an outer box I would have. Unfortunately clues are on back order right now. I can see that with my 20/20 hindsight. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-amazon-com-a-lame-shopping-rant/219660/5 "2003-12-18T02:31:59Z")
You know what sucks even more? It really is Amazon’s fault. Look at the packaging info on [this other item](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000058BCQ), also at Amazon: > [@](#): > > Packaging: This item may be delivered in the manufacturer’s original packaging, which could reveal the contents of the box. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-amazon-com-a-lame-shopping-rant/219660/6 "2003-12-18T02:55:51Z")
That does indeed suck. Just a note, though – whenever I see the words: > [@](#): > > Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. I pretty much assume it might ship in the original packaging. I learned that from experience.