# Tsk Tsk Tsk Amazon **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 30, 2015, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012 "2015-11-30T04:39:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/1 "2015-11-30T04:39:59Z")
Oh Amazon, what are we going to do with you. I needed a new power strip, that would accept 4 or 5 of those wall wart power adapters, and they wouldn’t all fit on my current one. So I went looking on Amazon for one that might work, and I found this: [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002YU25NY/ref=sr\_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1448857993&sr=1&keywords=quirky](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002YU25NY/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1448857993&sr=1&keywords=quirky) It comes in a selection of cute designer colors. Notice the difference between them. I’m cheap, so guess which one I bought, even if it does offend my manly sensibilities ( I kid. Anyway, it’s going to be behind the couch, so you cant see it anyway.) ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/2 "2015-11-30T06:06:18Z")
Um, you do know that simple, straight, power strip ARE available with the outlets arranged sideways, right? But: use this opportunity to get in touch with your feminine side. Until the flexing breaks the conductor wires inside the silly thing. _Then_ you can find the ordinary, rigid model. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/3 "2015-11-30T13:43:24Z")
I solved that problem by buying a dozen short power-cord extenders [like these](http://www.monoprice.com/mobile/product/details/5296?maincategoryid=102&categoryid=10228&subcategoryid=1022802&cpncd=). They go into the power bar and my wall warts go into them. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/4 "2015-11-30T13:58:59Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > Um, you do know that simple, straight, power strip ARE available with the outlets arranged sideways, right? > > But: use this opportunity to get in touch with your feminine side. > > Until the flexing breaks the conductor wires inside the silly thing. > > _Then_ you can find the ordinary, rigid model. And many of those are still not spaced far enough apart if you’re using larger wall warts. Though I doubt the OP’s adorable pink floppy thing would solve that problem any better. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/5 "2015-11-30T14:25:49Z")
I use a [Power Squid](http://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Power+Squid). ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/6 "2015-11-30T14:41:46Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > even if it does offend my manly sensibilities ( I kid. Anyway, it’s going to be behind the couch, so you cant see it anyway.) That would useful in black. I have several aquarium lights that have wall transformers. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/7 "2015-11-30T14:51:11Z")
For aquariums I think you really ought to use the power squid. They just go together. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/8 "2015-11-30T14:52:36Z")
I got one a [portable USB power brick](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JU7YJ6K) cheap by taking the lime green one. Actually, I consider that a feature rather than a bug when it gets buried at the bottom of a bag. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/9 "2015-11-30T14:52:55Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > …the OP’s adorable pink floppy thing … That’s what she said! ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/10 "2015-11-30T15:04:33Z")
We have one of those in black and I really like it, because you can bend it around a couch leg and it doesn’t wander around the floor like a straight one does sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/11 "2015-11-30T15:04:42Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > For aquariums I think you really ought to use the power squid. They just go together. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/12 "2015-11-30T15:15:30Z")
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**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/13 "2015-11-30T16:30:36Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > That’s what she said! Hey! I’ll have you know … Ok, you got me. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/14 "2015-11-30T16:34:40Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > We have one of those in black and I really like it, because you can bend it around a couch leg and it doesn’t wander around the floor like a straight one does sometimes. I guess I made my point ineptly, but I thought it was funny that the pink one was $4 cheaper than the other colors. I do like that power squid though. Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fhtagn! ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/15 "2015-11-30T19:41:08Z")
Hey, we have a pink car seat in my husband’s car because it was seven dollars cheaper. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsk-tsk-tsk-amazon/739012/16 "2015-11-30T19:47:26Z")
Since this thread is here, I’d like to add a word of praise for Amazon. I bought some (probably Chinese made) cosmetic parts for my car (they’re badges that go into a recess on the seats that are inexplicably deleted on US models of this particular car, leaving a noticeable and pointless gap). The third party seller had 80% positive feedback, so I didn’t worry too much about it. Well, 21 days later I get a package from China. Yay! My badges! I installed one. Then I went to do the other one. Fuck! They sent me two of the passenger side ones and this won’t fit! So I e-mailed the seller, and 25 days later another package shows up … with the same two passenger-side badges. I e-mailed again. This time they ignore me. So after two more weeks I try to file a complaint ticket with Amazon. Unfortunately, their “A to Z guarantee” is only good for 60 days, but I file one anyway. They call me, and say they can pursue a guarantee claim if I want, but how about they just refund my money? Um, yes! So thanks, Amazon.