# What is going on with Amazon? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 21, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-amazon/809244 "2018-02-21T02:56:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-amazon/809244/21 "2018-02-23T14:15:34Z")
I’m puzzled that your question is generalized to _amazon_, when it’s only one product you’re asking about. It’s a VAST organization, and yeah, there are going to be glitches and inconsistencies. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-amazon/809244/22 "2018-02-23T16:31:22Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Or worse yet, waiting for the replacement [container](https://www.google.com/search?q=containers+lost+at+sea&client=firefox-b-1&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=tvGj43LqVC4y1M%253A%252C7bSyTuXq16hsuM%252C_&usg= __SbneLqknhpgC0PaC4tG-wvl88nA%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwicw__ mmLzZAhXqhlQKHXK4DxIQ9QEIjQEwDg#imgrc=_), the first one having gone ker-plunk. To be fair, the front’s not supposed to fall off. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-amazon/809244/23 "2018-03-01T02:26:38Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > Is this what you’re looking for? > > [https://www.amazon.com/Permanent-Clear-Application-Stick-Sticks/dp/B01B0LIMRK/ref=sr\_1\_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1519188349&sr=8-5&keywords=uhu+glue](https://www.amazon.com/Permanent-Clear-Application-Stick-Sticks/dp/B01B0LIMRK/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1519188349&sr=8-5&keywords=uhu+glue) > Says it will be here by Friday with Prime shipping. > > I’m in Ohio, btw. Are you in mainland US? I need the glue that’s in a tube. Glue sticks don’t hold very well, and I’m working on 3-d moving things that need to stick together really well. I do have some of the Uhu glue sticks. They’re actually very good–they go on smoothly and don’t get gloppy like other glue sticks. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-amazon/809244/24 "2018-03-01T02:29:57Z")
> [@Bad News Baboon](#): > > Try this on scraps and see if it works for you: > > Squeeze Elmer’s glue into puddle. Let it sit for a bit - as it dries it will thicken up a bit. Then get a toothpick and dot onto paper. We used this method for model building. It was much stronger than glue sticks and because it was condensed, it wouldn’t ripple your paper. Ah. This sounds very interesting! I’ll give it a try. Thank you! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-amazon/809244/25 "2018-03-01T16:27:08Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > ‘14 left’ indicates the remaining notional stock number that the seller has entered in their vendor database - it doesn’t mean anything more than that. I pretty much click the ‘Prime’ filter first thing, since dealing with 3rd party fulfillers is irritating, so it’s been a while. But I was definitely under the impression that Amazon didn’t show a count of in-stock inventory unless they were the fulfiller. Just poking around a bit I didn’t see any counter-examples. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-amazon/809244.md?page=1)