I think Andy may be on to something. Maybe we should all send Lauren Lip
gloss. The least expensive I could find on Amazon was $3.00. Maybe we could get Jeff Bald head polish. (I checked it is sold on Amazon.) it is more expensive, but Jeff is worth it.
LOLF!!! I sent the orange sadist something (darned if I can remember what it was) at mardalogo a few years back, in a "group send". Something he hated. Very cheap item. Wish I could remember!
Probably ear jobs. Little Marco Rubio can use two of them. He is the only Secretary of State in history to closest resemble a ventriloquist dummy when he is sitting on that couch in the oval office.
How I know: 12 years ago I had a breast reduction, and the plastic surgeon’s office would periodically send me news of “specials,” of which the surgery in question was one. With an eye-roll, I unsubscribed
You have heard of CarFax, where you can get a report on a used car for sale to see "what work has been done". Dating sites should require a Carfax for women so their potential dates can get a clearer picture of what they are "buying"
Honestly, I'm 69. I don't have wrinkles(except for crows feet which I like. I've lived) I'm never outside or in the sun You want to kill me? Take me on a beach vacation. I'm a city person. I like the night. Even my dermatologist was shocked at my last check. I don't look like a spring chicken, but I'm not ravaged either. I read what Martha Stewart does and she looks fabulous. She does lasers and stuff. NEVER! The pain.. If I did anything it would be my eye bags, but I am terrified of needles and surgery which outweighs my vanity. My SIL had a birthday party for her 75th. I know most of her oldest friends since I'm a kid. I could not recognize half of them from the work (terrible I might add. And they have money. They weren't running to Tijuana,Mexico).
It's happening now. Have you seen those young men with the "Ear gauges"? They look like nickels or quarters, inside their earlobes. Can only imagine what the lobe looks like empty. Dumbo ears.
I just did a whole Google search on this too. It's not pretty! I remember when I was young and would see National Geographic articles on tribal cultures which did this. This whole body modification like these huge ear holes or having your eyeball tattooed. I don't get it. My young niece at 10 got her ears pierced (and I was the same age when I got mine) and then at age 11 she got her second hole which is in style now and all her friends have them and all I wanted to say was "honey, I know no one else will tell you this, but just like everything else, when you get older they sag, and it's not pretty" but who wants to know reality when you're 11?
A lot of cons are faking their reading level. Secretaries of government departments who read at the third grade level but claim to be able to read the Constitution, Animal Farm, and Superman comics. Like SecEd, SecTreas, and SecDef.
I remember hearing Phyllis Diller joke one time about all her friends who'd undergone surgery, resulting in permanent smiles: "Now they don't dare go to a funeral!"
Me.too. i.can.still hear her laugh. She had one of the best face lifts ever, at a time when people didn't really talk about them. I mean, I know they all had them, but it was great work then. You just looked better, refreshed, not like a sci-fi experiment.
She had another one in 2023 I think before the final year of the election. And new veneers that are so blindingly white you can see them from space, unless her lips were pulled so tight the other ones look huge. I can't do my usual investigative forensic reporting on her because I can't stand to look at her that long.
And it is soooo refreshing to see The Orange Turd is manipulating the stock market again for all his followers…you can bet his sons, Beavis and Butthead , have been instructed to move the correct stocks around…pathetic and disgusting
JB's second headache was trying to cancel the gift subscription he received to the Washington Post -- that included lifetime auto-renewal.
Then to top it off, the disciplined Wash Post staff refused to print his letters to the Editor and Op Ed complaining about his problems with Amazon returns and Post subscription cancellation.
For those without your classical education, here's the history of the Post adopting their now poorly matched slogan when 45 was inaugurated in 2017:
-------------------------
"Democracy Dies in Darkness" is the official slogan of The Washington Post, adopted in 2017. It was introduced to underscore the newspaper's role as a government watchdog, particularly in the context of the new presidential administration. The slogan wasintended to convey the idea that a lack of transparency and accountability can lead to the erosion of democratic principles.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
Origin:
The slogan was first introduced on The Washington Post's website on February 22, 2017, and then added to print copies a week later.
Context:
The slogan's adoption coincided with the start of Donald Trump's presidency, a period marked by increased scrutiny of the executive branch and concerns about the potential for government overreach.
Purpose:
The slogan serves as a reminder of the importance of a free and independent press in holding those in power accountable and preventing the abuse of power.
Unfortunately, JB's actions have declawed his newspaper's slogan.
Alan, thank goodness Andy gets us to laugh at Bezos/Bozo. Otherwise, we'd be mired in the tragedy of what Bezos has done to WaPo, and what he, Dump, Musk, etc. have done to the country. By way of humor, I should have put quotes around "The benefits of a classical education." For some crazy reason, I thought others would recognize it as a line from Diehard that was beautifully delivered by Alan Rickman.
With or without quotes, I think most TBR subscribers assume expressions like that one are either references to another source or contributions to the TBR satire. I added the context because it's ironic that the Post tagline was created in his first term to fight the things they're now allowing to weaken freedom of the press.
If only we knew where to send a gift, there are LOTS of things on Amazon we could have bombarded him with…I may have headed toward the scary sex toys department. How about you?
I apologize that the sarcasm in this specific section of the discussion isn't always properly noted.
I've frequently been criticized for my lack of emojis, especially to indicate sarcasm.
My response has always been to agree to use emojis as soon as Swift, Dickens, Twain, and Vonnegut do. (I guess the closest might be James Thurber, but tragically his drawings never gained "emoji level" acceptance.)
I guess I still like to see readers doing some of the work. (We're gonna need a LOT of "readers doing the work" for the next while...or next forever, I fear.)
I just got 3 Thurber books from the library b/c I needed cheering up. They hold up nicely! I especially like his dog drawings. My hound dog in profile looks like one of his dog drawings.
I just wish the Amazon drivers observed speed limits and stop signs. Almost got hit by one. Luckily, I saw it was an Amazon truck and stopped....even through I did not have a stop sign at that intersection. Please note, this is NOT the Indy 500 in my neighborhood.
The sad and terrrible truth made me laugh, but it is part of the ongoing American tragedy that Amazon owns the retail market. There are no more places to shop except fancy boutiques with high prices that only the top earners can afford. Nobody ever leaves home because it's the only place they are safe from ICE. We are all victimis of Bezos, Apple, and Zuckerberg and all the other billionaires who own us. My last comment is about the Amazon REAL people, the delivery drivers. and warehouse workers. As much as we complain, their lives are truly hell. What a world. Boy did we make America great!!!!
I remember those days too. JC Penney had a catalog too. All those stores had brick and mortar too. Catalogs helped people who couldn't "get around so easily," None of them cornered the market, and they are all GONE now. I still shop at J.C P. I have a beautiful story about why. My fatther worked in a hotel where JCP got into the elevator. My daddy said to him, "You're a rchi man, why are you wearing an off the rack suit?" People used to talk to each other. Old JCP answered, " If it's good enough for my customers, it's good enough for me." I know nothing is the same, but I love that story, and I love JCP.
Rosemary, I think Amazon is a success because Bezos figured out that the currency of contemporary American life isn’t money, it’s time. I would hate driving from one retailer to the next in search of a specific product that business today got me hooked on. Sorry about ending the sentence with a preposition.
I don't think anybody can disagree with you, but it's the abuse of the "great idea" that most people question. I always talk to the sweet beautiful delivery people, and wonder what life holds in store for them. They work so very hard. I just want them to get a fair share. Having to pee in a jar to meet a quota is a disgrace and must be addressed. Idea guys are important, but billionaires who seem to get way to much of the benefits of the "great idea." I'm a little sicck of the trickle down bullshit.
Was just thinking about this--having to drive to the mall, to the shopping "centers". Back in the old days, before malls, Jane Jacobs lobbied against building malls. She described East NY city where the homes were above the shops, the sidewalks wide, the park across the street, and everyone watched out for each other. Instead of just walking out of your house to go shopping, now you need to get in your car. (Good for the oil and gas companies!) She lost, and so did the rest of us. Her book, The Death and Life of the American City, is a must-read.
When her two sons became draft age during the Vietnam war, she moved the family to Toronto.
Agree, it’s all about the Convenience these days. And if you live in an area with constant unsafe & bad driving habits as we do, you’re safer ordering online.
Oh, the joys of convenience! I have two or three very-Dem friends who still buy from Fucking Amazon. (At least two member of MY OWN FAMILY use Fucking Amazon. Not hollering at them is...difficult.)
Oh this made me snicker. I refuse to buy from Amazon. Those tentacles have infiltrated everything but I’ll go to the gene du boast website and buy directly from this gene guy to cut those slimy tentacles.
Wonderful. "Customer service" at amazon is a complete joke, especially their so-called "author line." It's just a flank of semi-understandable, well-meaning Philippinas reading off cards, who cannot help you with anything else. Back in my naive self-publishing days, I listed with them, and the first thing they did was offer my Kindle for free and mess with the overall price of the thing. Then they wiped out a bunch of 5-star reviews from colleagues, thinking that they must be related (although names were obviously different).
At the same time, they published a low-ball review from a guy who admitted he hadn't read the book and was using his wife's account to comment. He was ruthless, bringing my average down.
Since then I have nothing to do with them or (after Bezos's endorsement prank) their products.
They have sent me no royalties to speak of, although at one point I received a check for 4c.
Yep, it took more money to mail it. And of course there was no explanation.
This wedding was nothing more than a circus that came to town, unfortunately for the Venetians. And circus it was, complete with clowns, a freak show, cheats and grifters. And the attendees- well no surprise there either!
Remember who attended and more importantly, who was not there and considered future patronage.
Stop supporting them with your hard earned money, stop buying from Amazon, and patronizing whatever they are pitching this week!
This is overbearingly simplistic (I apologize), but maybe we might be slightly better off if we did more to support local small businesses, and support our local communities.
We don’t need the distraction of circus performers in these very difficult times.
We know how to be responsible adults, take care of one another, and do good things. We got this!
So funny.
But not nearly as funny as when Jeff struggles to understand the accent of the representative who keeps calling him Mr. Bozo.
And asks if he’s having a nice day.
This comment wins the day! Chef's 💋 😘
<snort laugh> . . . that's Robert, the rep, right?
An inspired reply!
Yes! My name is Bill and they keep calling me Mr Bill. I do an imitation of the Mr Bill character from the Simpsons
Reminiscent of Nixon's pal Bebe Rebozo. Jefe Rabosa.
I bet he got more that steak knives from Jared and Ivanka!!
I bet he also got instructions on where to shove them!!
the knives are for eating the poor.....
Ouch!
In each other:s backs? 😂
😆😆😆
...and there's no point in yelling racist epithets to a machine
Particularly since it's programmed to hang up on you when you do. Ask me how I know.
Now Barbara, were you screaming FU st the phone LOL?
Hard to believe hospitals are closing because this slime ball "needs" a tax break.
All because his wife's lips aren't quite "lippy" enough yet.
This fake lip fad is getting worse than the fake tit fad. What's next?
I think Andy may be on to something. Maybe we should all send Lauren Lip
gloss. The least expensive I could find on Amazon was $3.00. Maybe we could get Jeff Bald head polish. (I checked it is sold on Amazon.) it is more expensive, but Jeff is worth it.
Better buy her two containers of lip gloss - one for each lip.
A lifetime supply would last her 10 minutes, tops.
Hahahahaha…🤩
😂😂😂😂😂💄💄
Just send Jeffy an industrial vat of Crisco for his chrome dome!
--and his love life...?
Nasty-funny.
Bald
Head
Polish
"For the billionaire who has almost everything."
Or maybe Donald Trump Hair
LOLF!!! I sent the orange sadist something (darned if I can remember what it was) at mardalogo a few years back, in a "group send". Something he hated. Very cheap item. Wish I could remember!
A windmill, maybe?
A shark-themed windmill?
With the option for Trump to be electrocuted instead.
(HIS words, NOT MINE!)
LOL!!!
A soul? Nah, he would just eat it.
Probably ear jobs. Little Marco Rubio can use two of them. He is the only Secretary of State in history to closest resemble a ventriloquist dummy when he is sitting on that couch in the oval office.
You haven’t noticed the string that comes out of the back of his head?
I thought they put a hand up his... oh, never mind.
I've seen them! But who's speaking the words mouthed by Dummy Rubio? Dump isn't as coherent as a dummy, so it can't be him.
My question is how do we know that Marco isn't an early A.I. beta test?
<golf clap>
Every notice that in those Oval Office photos, every male, be they staff or kings, all try to sit exactly like Trump does.
And wear almost-identical outfits. Ick - those ties!
Yup...
On that lap.
I forgot about the fake ass. That's a thing now too.
Maybe your best source is HuffPo.
I understand they've agreed to replace half of their "Kardashian News" with "Lauren's Lips". And it only cost them a BARGAIN $40M!
well, both those fads have not quite surpassed the fake personality fad...
who knows what's being done to "improve" the body parts we can't see
Labia sculpting. It’s really a thing.
I was perfectly happy not knowing that this is a thing.
How I know: 12 years ago I had a breast reduction, and the plastic surgeon’s office would periodically send me news of “specials,” of which the surgery in question was one. With an eye-roll, I unsubscribed
Yes, this falls into the Things I didn't need to know category
Happier...
WTF? I have not heard of that. That's cringe-worthy, for sure.
When you absolutely positively must look like a porn star “down there.”
It’s big in LA, I have read. How truly grotesque.
Woohoo baby! Those are some hot labia! Where’d you get them done? Nobody said ever.
Ouch. Another sexual mutilation.
She probably needs tightening!
I just had to look up sculpting.<insert vomit emoji my cheap kindle fire doesn't have-- you hear that you cheap fuck BEZOS??>
It's my own fault because I'm too inquisitive and it had pictures and now I have to go bleach my eyes.
You know what would be really funny. If after getting that labia sculping, public hair became fashionable again....🤣
Never can have too much public hair, no matter what the fashion!
I heard about this on an episode of Curb, wasn't sure if it was real or not. Don't want to think about it.
Please don’t post that again, ty
Why would I repeat myself…? 🤔
Sanchez-Bezos excels at both.
But do they tip?
You have heard of CarFax, where you can get a report on a used car for sale to see "what work has been done". Dating sites should require a Carfax for women so their potential dates can get a clearer picture of what they are "buying"
Um, it's needed on men these days too, Hon.
Works both ways, man. I've heard of people getting credit checks, background reports, and who knows what else.
What's next? You don't really want to know....
Then there’s the botulism swollen ego.
Wrinkles, if I had my way. As in bring them back so uninflated 70-year-olds needn't feel bad that they don't look 30!
Honestly, I'm 69. I don't have wrinkles(except for crows feet which I like. I've lived) I'm never outside or in the sun You want to kill me? Take me on a beach vacation. I'm a city person. I like the night. Even my dermatologist was shocked at my last check. I don't look like a spring chicken, but I'm not ravaged either. I read what Martha Stewart does and she looks fabulous. She does lasers and stuff. NEVER! The pain.. If I did anything it would be my eye bags, but I am terrified of needles and surgery which outweighs my vanity. My SIL had a birthday party for her 75th. I know most of her oldest friends since I'm a kid. I could not recognize half of them from the work (terrible I might add. And they have money. They weren't running to Tijuana,Mexico).
Fake ears, I think. A tribute to Dumbo. Kim K. is getting them done right now.
Great minds think alike and honestly, this is natural. Especially looking at some of the lips, boobs and butts.
It's happening now. Have you seen those young men with the "Ear gauges"? They look like nickels or quarters, inside their earlobes. Can only imagine what the lobe looks like empty. Dumbo ears.
I just did a whole Google search on this too. It's not pretty! I remember when I was young and would see National Geographic articles on tribal cultures which did this. This whole body modification like these huge ear holes or having your eyeball tattooed. I don't get it. My young niece at 10 got her ears pierced (and I was the same age when I got mine) and then at age 11 she got her second hole which is in style now and all her friends have them and all I wanted to say was "honey, I know no one else will tell you this, but just like everything else, when you get older they sag, and it's not pretty" but who wants to know reality when you're 11?
Oops, you beat me to it. Have asked to change waitpersons twice in Denver restaurants.
Fake lips, check. Fake nose, check. Fake boobs, check. Fack butt, check. I'm thinking the next fake will need to be really long Dumbo-like ear lobes.
It's happening. Google "ear gauging".
The millennials have been doing it for at least 15 years. Then they insert those nasty black plastic circular earrings into them.
Not joking.
Mostly the males.
We have walked off at least three customer service lines b/c the Rep had them.
Cannot stand to have to look at voluntary body mutilation.
Oh, I swear I didn't read your comment before I wrote mine! I think I love you.
A lot of cons are faking their reading level. Secretaries of government departments who read at the third grade level but claim to be able to read the Constitution, Animal Farm, and Superman comics. Like SecEd, SecTreas, and SecDef.
Don’t ask. Please.
Can she even move her lips? She has the exact same expression in every picture….
I remember hearing Phyllis Diller joke one time about all her friends who'd undergone surgery, resulting in permanent smiles: "Now they don't dare go to a funeral!"
Loved Phyllis Diller!
Me.too. i.can.still hear her laugh. She had one of the best face lifts ever, at a time when people didn't really talk about them. I mean, I know they all had them, but it was great work then. You just looked better, refreshed, not like a sci-fi experiment.
😂
She looks like Kristi Noem!
All of them have the same look. Fake. Also, the over-inflated cheeks. So weird that people think any of it looks good.
Cheeks? Damn!
I meant the cheekbones on the face, but some people overinflate the other cheeks, too.
Yes, they get cheek implants.
I’m guessing her lips are very slippery…..
Her lips enter a room five minutes before she does
If she inflates them any more, she'll drift away like a kid's balloon.
OMG what IS LIPPY enough?!
It's one of those things that's hard to define, but you'll know it when you see it (or them).
At least Melania isn't stupid enough to ruin her great face.
Great face? Have you seen her before pictures. She now looks like the Wildenstein lady
She barely has eyes because her face has been pulled so tight. Yikes!
One more facelift and she'll be sporting a goatee!
😂😂😂😂
She pulls them any tighter and she'll be able to see behind herself. 😆
She had another one in 2023 I think before the final year of the election. And new veneers that are so blindingly white you can see them from space, unless her lips were pulled so tight the other ones look huge. I can't do my usual investigative forensic reporting on her because I can't stand to look at her that long.
Ha!!!! Good one!!!
And it is soooo refreshing to see The Orange Turd is manipulating the stock market again for all his followers…you can bet his sons, Beavis and Butthead , have been instructed to move the correct stocks around…pathetic and disgusting
wonder if he's selling "Eat the Rich" bumper stickers....
Bezos and his wife deserve 'Tax the Rich' T-shirts(from AOC's merch)
Excellent Rachel, good on ya!
JB's second headache was trying to cancel the gift subscription he received to the Washington Post -- that included lifetime auto-renewal.
Then to top it off, the disciplined Wash Post staff refused to print his letters to the Editor and Op Ed complaining about his problems with Amazon returns and Post subscription cancellation.
Refunds Die in Darkness
Nicely done MLK!
For those without your classical education, here's the history of the Post adopting their now poorly matched slogan when 45 was inaugurated in 2017:
-------------------------
"Democracy Dies in Darkness" is the official slogan of The Washington Post, adopted in 2017. It was introduced to underscore the newspaper's role as a government watchdog, particularly in the context of the new presidential administration. The slogan wasintended to convey the idea that a lack of transparency and accountability can lead to the erosion of democratic principles.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
Origin:
The slogan was first introduced on The Washington Post's website on February 22, 2017, and then added to print copies a week later.
Context:
The slogan's adoption coincided with the start of Donald Trump's presidency, a period marked by increased scrutiny of the executive branch and concerns about the potential for government overreach.
Purpose:
The slogan serves as a reminder of the importance of a free and independent press in holding those in power accountable and preventing the abuse of power.
Unfortunately, JB's actions have declawed his newspaper's slogan.
Alan, thank goodness Andy gets us to laugh at Bezos/Bozo. Otherwise, we'd be mired in the tragedy of what Bezos has done to WaPo, and what he, Dump, Musk, etc. have done to the country. By way of humor, I should have put quotes around "The benefits of a classical education." For some crazy reason, I thought others would recognize it as a line from Diehard that was beautifully delivered by Alan Rickman.
With or without quotes, I think most TBR subscribers assume expressions like that one are either references to another source or contributions to the TBR satire. I added the context because it's ironic that the Post tagline was created in his first term to fight the things they're now allowing to weaken freedom of the press.
BRILLIANT
The benefits of a classical education….
<golf clap>
If only.....
If only we knew where to send a gift, there are LOTS of things on Amazon we could have bombarded him with…I may have headed toward the scary sex toys department. How about you?
I vote for matching chia pets.
Jeff would get jealous of the curly green hair.
Yep, I thought of that just after I wrote it.
I would search for a non-profit's food requests and send them in Jeffy's name
Jeff,
I'm certain there's a nation somewhere with just TOO MUCH silicone lying around.
I'm fairly certain that gifting Bezos that nation will make him VERY happy!
Could be expensive. Make sure you buy it on Prime Day!
JeffJ,
That's what JeffB wants us to believe! (Methinks you are not fooled...)
COMMUNITY NOTE: This article is PRIME!
"Prime Day is a scam"
https://popular.info/p/prime-day-is-a-scam
I don’t need an article, most items are marked up ahead of time to reduce them.
Bobbie.
You're absolutely, 100% correct!
I apologize that the sarcasm in this specific section of the discussion isn't always properly noted.
I've frequently been criticized for my lack of emojis, especially to indicate sarcasm.
My response has always been to agree to use emojis as soon as Swift, Dickens, Twain, and Vonnegut do. (I guess the closest might be James Thurber, but tragically his drawings never gained "emoji level" acceptance.)
I guess I still like to see readers doing some of the work. (We're gonna need a LOT of "readers doing the work" for the next while...or next forever, I fear.)
Thank you for your time and interest, Bobbie.
I used to believe in sales. But then I also believed in Santa Claus and the tooth fairy.
I just got 3 Thurber books from the library b/c I needed cheering up. They hold up nicely! I especially like his dog drawings. My hound dog in profile looks like one of his dog drawings.
On twitter, we used to just type /s at the end of a post.
You’re very correct about my sarcasm. If Bezos were smarter, he would have alligned the Prime Day expiration with the Big Billionaires Bill deadline.
Front Page HEADLINES in The Washington Post!
(Instead of being buried on Page 2.)
I just wish the Amazon drivers observed speed limits and stop signs. Almost got hit by one. Luckily, I saw it was an Amazon truck and stopped....even through I did not have a stop sign at that intersection. Please note, this is NOT the Indy 500 in my neighborhood.
He bought Sanchez in the scary sex toys department and got 5% off with his Prime Membership card.
So good! Lovely chuckle here.
Borowitz est un génie. Merci, de Montréal (Manifestation ici anti-amazon aujourd'hui).
Bonjour!
C'est vrai, ça!
Bonjour Jean-Pierre! Enfin un autre Canadien. Je m'appelle Helene de Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. Je suis d'accord. Andy est le meilleur!
Merci Helen. Espoir et amitiés.
Bonjour et felicitations.
Je me souviens.
🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁💕🇺🇦
his problem is that his staff threw out the gift receipts.
--and his staff would like to throw out a lot more!
The sad and terrrible truth made me laugh, but it is part of the ongoing American tragedy that Amazon owns the retail market. There are no more places to shop except fancy boutiques with high prices that only the top earners can afford. Nobody ever leaves home because it's the only place they are safe from ICE. We are all victimis of Bezos, Apple, and Zuckerberg and all the other billionaires who own us. My last comment is about the Amazon REAL people, the delivery drivers. and warehouse workers. As much as we complain, their lives are truly hell. What a world. Boy did we make America great!!!!
Rosemary, I remember when it was Sears and Montgomery Wards. And you had to wait for catalogs, then mail in a check. And wait.
I remember those days too. JC Penney had a catalog too. All those stores had brick and mortar too. Catalogs helped people who couldn't "get around so easily," None of them cornered the market, and they are all GONE now. I still shop at J.C P. I have a beautiful story about why. My fatther worked in a hotel where JCP got into the elevator. My daddy said to him, "You're a rchi man, why are you wearing an off the rack suit?" People used to talk to each other. Old JCP answered, " If it's good enough for my customers, it's good enough for me." I know nothing is the same, but I love that story, and I love JCP.
A wonderful story which says lots about the changes that have happened - and where we are now.
Thank you for sharing it.
Don't forget Montgomery Ward.
Bobbie75, me too (Susan77)
JC Penney had a catalog, too! Those were the days....
there was nothing like the sears catalog. made for good outhouse reading and use
Sears Roebuck didn't have a monopoly on "outhouse" catalogs. JCP got the job done too!
Rosemary, I think Amazon is a success because Bezos figured out that the currency of contemporary American life isn’t money, it’s time. I would hate driving from one retailer to the next in search of a specific product that business today got me hooked on. Sorry about ending the sentence with a preposition.
I don't think anybody can disagree with you, but it's the abuse of the "great idea" that most people question. I always talk to the sweet beautiful delivery people, and wonder what life holds in store for them. They work so very hard. I just want them to get a fair share. Having to pee in a jar to meet a quota is a disgrace and must be addressed. Idea guys are important, but billionaires who seem to get way to much of the benefits of the "great idea." I'm a little sicck of the trickle down bullshit.
With you 💯
Was just thinking about this--having to drive to the mall, to the shopping "centers". Back in the old days, before malls, Jane Jacobs lobbied against building malls. She described East NY city where the homes were above the shops, the sidewalks wide, the park across the street, and everyone watched out for each other. Instead of just walking out of your house to go shopping, now you need to get in your car. (Good for the oil and gas companies!) She lost, and so did the rest of us. Her book, The Death and Life of the American City, is a must-read.
When her two sons became draft age during the Vietnam war, she moved the family to Toronto.
Agree, it’s all about the Convenience these days. And if you live in an area with constant unsafe & bad driving habits as we do, you’re safer ordering online.
Denver metro area, CO
FedEx found out the same thing.
Did no one send the happy couple a TBR script?
Has anyone ever tried to return TBR? I bet not.
Oh, the joys of convenience! I have two or three very-Dem friends who still buy from Fucking Amazon. (At least two member of MY OWN FAMILY use Fucking Amazon. Not hollering at them is...difficult.)
Take 2:
From her monster lips came a wedding kiss.
‘Twas a sign of endless connubial bliss.
And the oily sheen on the Jeffster’s pate,
Meant that he was eager to fornicate.
But before he cuddles her surgical lifts
The young marrieds first must contend with gifts.
The gift baskets, full of fruit badly bruised.
The sex toys that had been clearly used.
A puppy, near death, they did not bring home.
“Darling Jeff, return this to Kristi Noem!”
A coupon that brought Jeff the groom a smile,
“Enjoy teenage girls on my private isle.”
(If you seek Jeff Epstein, you’d have to dig,
Looks like louche Prince Andrew picked up that gig.)
Piles of ill-fitting clothes; when Jeff tried ‘em on
They were all mislabeled by Amazon.
Even lovely Lauren must be sent back
Somewhere in transit, she got a crack.
So good! You're so good at this!
Lovely! Great rhymes & the content rings so true.
This is really spot on and completely marvelous, Glenn!
<golf clap>
Brilliant!
Oh this made me snicker. I refuse to buy from Amazon. Those tentacles have infiltrated everything but I’ll go to the gene du boast website and buy directly from this gene guy to cut those slimy tentacles.
Not *just* steak knives, but Gene DuBoast Lagoon steak knives!
Fancy.
wait until the Returns bot informs him that the steak knife set was too inexpensive for him to bother returning, "Just keep them."
I heard they were Ginsu knives, but I must have misunderstood
How do you return Venice?
Funny. I thought your comment said "How do you return Vance?" (I didn't have my glasses on!) 😂😁😝
Oh that we could.
A funnier comment than mine. I’ll need to try posting minus my glasses.
oh, if only there were a way, Pamela...
By leaving it.
AB, I read your postings 1st thing and I’m always greeting the day grinning.
Yes, me too!
Wonderful. "Customer service" at amazon is a complete joke, especially their so-called "author line." It's just a flank of semi-understandable, well-meaning Philippinas reading off cards, who cannot help you with anything else. Back in my naive self-publishing days, I listed with them, and the first thing they did was offer my Kindle for free and mess with the overall price of the thing. Then they wiped out a bunch of 5-star reviews from colleagues, thinking that they must be related (although names were obviously different).
At the same time, they published a low-ball review from a guy who admitted he hadn't read the book and was using his wife's account to comment. He was ruthless, bringing my average down.
Since then I have nothing to do with them or (after Bezos's endorsement prank) their products.
They have sent me no royalties to speak of, although at one point I received a check for 4c.
Yep, it took more money to mail it. And of course there was no explanation.
You mean there is a 'live" customer service option with well-meaning Philipinas or anybody else? Who knew?
Chat (if you can find it) has been AU (artificially unhelpful) for years. No idea how to find the phone number.
Accidents happen...
For what it's worth, there used to be actual humans to complain to, even if you couldn't understand each other very well.
It took awhile to find it. I'm not sure it exists anymore, not that it helped when it did!!
Not sure how long ago, but my payment comes quarterly to my bank account, I set the price, and choose the commission schedule.
That has not been my experience.
Hilarious!
They made him go to the UPS store and bring by his own box and label, didn’t they?
Lol. 😂 Oh, Scott. One of my other faves!
I find this all laughable and sad.
This wedding was nothing more than a circus that came to town, unfortunately for the Venetians. And circus it was, complete with clowns, a freak show, cheats and grifters. And the attendees- well no surprise there either!
Remember who attended and more importantly, who was not there and considered future patronage.
Stop supporting them with your hard earned money, stop buying from Amazon, and patronizing whatever they are pitching this week!
This is overbearingly simplistic (I apologize), but maybe we might be slightly better off if we did more to support local small businesses, and support our local communities.
We don’t need the distraction of circus performers in these very difficult times.
We know how to be responsible adults, take care of one another, and do good things. We got this!