# Ordered today **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 5, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102 "2008-09-05T01:36:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/1 "2008-09-05T01:36:37Z")
The two reviews on Amazon give it five stars. I’ve always enjoyed DIY misadventures, so I ordered it. I’ll be sure and post a review and thoughts when I receive and read it. I would not have known about it if not for this forum, so I’m glad it’s here. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/2 "2008-09-05T09:46:12Z")
I’m not trying to stir the shit, this is an honest question. Is there any chance of a “Charter Member” discount when ordering said book? I think a whole lot of the grumpy folks around here would get over it reeeeal quick if that happened. Also, any chance of the referral thing happening? Every time a Doper has to go to amazon on their own like I did, that’s a small bit of $ CL is missing out on. ---
**Author:** ![Pixilated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@Pixilated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixilated)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/3 "2008-09-05T09:52:58Z")
I completely missed out - link to the original forum discussion? ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/4 "2008-09-05T09:55:03Z")
[???](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=-1&f=18) ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/5 "2008-09-05T15:44:13Z")
> [@Darth\_Nader](#): > > I’m not trying to stir the shit, this is an honest question. > > Is there any chance of a “Charter Member” discount when ordering said book? > > I think a whole lot of the grumpy folks around here would get over it reeeeal quick if that happened. > > Also, any chance of the referral thing happening? > Every time a Doper has to go to amazon on their own like I did, that’s a small bit of $ CL is missing out on. I am not speaking for Ed here but I do note that at [edzotti.com](http://edzotti.com) one of the listings is “A cheaper place to buy the book.” Which, of course, takes you to Amazon. Where you can buy the book at discount. 🙂 I should also tell you that I have been told that while Amazon makes it very easy for the average Joe to add Amazon to their webpage it is a totally different story for companies; for the Reader pages to link to Amazon means that Amazon basically muscles in on the business. It’s not a discreet little bug that takes you to Amazon but a big ol’ block of stuff and it has to be this big size and Amazon dictates how and where it’s located on the page and you have to add other stuff in to it and etc. The CL/Reader staff decided it was not worthwhile to give Amazon so much house room and free advertising for what is a small return at best . Too much of a hassle. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/6 "2008-09-05T22:03:00Z")
Cool. Thanks for the info! ---
**Author:** ![leander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/7 "2008-09-07T13:15:09Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I should also tell you that I have been told that while Amazon makes it very easy for the average Joe to add Amazon to their webpage it is a totally different story for companies; for the Reader pages to link to Amazon means that Amazon basically muscles in on the business. It’s not a discreet little bug that takes you to Amazon but a big ol’ block of stuff and it has to be this big size and Amazon dictates how and where it’s located on the page and you have to add other stuff in to it and etc. > > The CL/Reader staff decided it was not worthwhile to give Amazon so much house room and free advertising for what is a small return at best . Too much of a hassle. THAT should be posted as a sticky in ATMB. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/8 "2008-09-07T14:15:35Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I am not speaking for Ed here but I do note that at [edzotti.com](http://edzotti.com) one of the listings is “A cheaper place to buy the book.” > > Which, of course, takes you to Amazon. Where you can buy the book at discount. 🙂 > > I should also tell you that I have been told that while Amazon makes it very easy for the average Joe to add Amazon to their webpage it is a totally different story for companies; for the Reader pages to link to Amazon means that Amazon basically muscles in on the business. It’s not a discreet little bug that takes you to Amazon but a big ol’ block of stuff and it has to be this big size and Amazon dictates how and where it’s located on the page and you have to add other stuff in to it and etc. > > The CL/Reader staff decided it was not worthwhile to give Amazon so much house room and free advertising for what is a small return at best . Too much of a hassle. Thank you for explaining this. **leander** is correct, this should be in the ATMB somewhere for the next time it is suggested. I have seen the suggestion so often on the board that I wondered why it wasn’t done. Jim ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/9 "2008-09-07T15:01:03Z")
Not to further hijack this thread – and yes, this probably will wind up being a sticky in ATMB – but I should also tell you that as an integral part of the Amazon Associates program a site is required to salt content pages with links to Amazon and its products. (Reference what I said earlier about Amazon muscling in on your business, I wasn’t kidding.) We have neither the resources or the time to do this on the SDMB and even if we did the return on such an investment is probably not worth the effort. And even if it was do you really want this site to be a shill for Amazon? [https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/join/002-8712303-6178447](https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/join/002-8712303-6178447) > [@](#): > > How the Program Works > > Associates drive internet traffic to [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) through specially formatted links that allow us to track sales and other activity. So no, as previously mentioned, it’s not just a matter of flipping a switch or adding a bit of coding and it’s quite intrusive to a commercial website, probably more intrusive than many of you would tolerate on this site. ---
**Author:** ![nd\_n8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/10 "2008-09-07T17:17:36Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > So no, as previously mentioned, it’s not just a matter of flipping a switch or adding a bit of coding and it’s quite intrusive to a commercial website, probably more intrusive than many of you would tolerate on this site. The understatement of the year. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![nd\_n8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/11 "2008-09-08T02:54:19Z")
So, do I get a free copy for [scooping the Dope and posting this in Cafe Society](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=476734)two months ago? Although I notice very little to no attention to that thread and have no intention of bringing it back. Thanks for the bump though **Tuba**. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/12 "2008-09-10T21:09:38Z")
UPS brought it by today. I refused to sign. Sent it back to [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com). Timing, folks. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/13 "2008-09-10T23:53:15Z")
I’ve been an [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) associate and it very much is simply a matter of adding a bit of code to your site (at least technically). On the other hand, it’s not really worth it. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/14 "2008-09-11T00:47:38Z")
Never mind. I see now on more careful reading that it’s trickier for a bidness than for some bloke with a blog. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/15 "2008-09-11T00:50:14Z")
Well, I just ordered it. I don’t have much of an interest in remodeling old houses, but I want to show support for our much maligned leader. Who knows - maybe I’ll develop a taste for renos! Anyhoo - should be here in about 2 weeks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Library\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@Library\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Library_Boy)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/16 "2008-09-11T04:47:46Z")
> [@Darth\_Nader](#): > > UPS brought it by today. > > I refused to sign. Sent it back to [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com). > > Timing, folks. That’s ok, I ordered 2 copies today. ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/17 "2008-09-12T02:03:04Z")
It’s thick! It’s got pictures. So far, it’s pretty damn good. I want to say one thing, and then I won’t say anything else until I’m done and write a whole review. I can’t believe Ed’s wife let him buy this house. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-today/462102/18 "2008-09-15T20:26:47Z")
My library bought it at my request. Do I still get brownie points? I still may get it myself, but there is no book budget, so I wait until Christmas…