hi, I also order a book from Amazon eight days ago. They are supposed to se nd me a email after they receive my check. But I still have not got anything from them. It is alot different than the last time I ordered from it; they replied within 3 days at that time. Don't if their service becomes worse or the post office loses my mail. bye At 02:04 PM 7/28/98 -0700, you wrote: >I just ordered Myke's book using Amazon. You guys are scaring me. >I phoned Chapters and the delivery date was 6 to 8 weeks ++, wow. >Amazon seemed OK at the time, I guess I have to pay now. > >>From Calgary today. >Peter Popowicz >popowicz@oanet.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: Matt Bonner >To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU >Date: July 28, 1998 12:15 PM >Subject: Re: [OT] Buying books from Amazon sucks! > > >>Craig Lee wrote: >>> >>> Anyone else been screwed over in this fashion? Any suggestions on tax >>> 'avoidance', >>> shipping/handling reduction, the dreaded exchange rate? Canadian suppliers >>> for high tech books? >>> >>Craig, >> >>Even in a backwater town like Edmonton, you must have some of the larger >>bookstores like we have here in the fine city of Calgary. It might >>take longer, but Chapter's will order pretty much anything. >> >>(Background: there's an on-going rivalry between Alberta's 2 largest >>cities, Calgary and Edmonton in things like hockey, football, the >>prettiest girls...) >> >>--Matt (sunny Calgary) >> > >