Stolen Mail

My mail was stolen last week, and that included the LaCrosse wooden clock I had purchased from Amazon. I emailed them today about it:

Was there insurance on this order? I spoke with my mailman last week on Wednesday (April 4th, 2007) and he said he delivered my mail on Tuesday, including an Amazon package outside my office door. I was not there all day Tuesday, but on Wednesday, when I went to the office, the mail had been taken. I am filing a police report today. Please advise. Thank you.

This is good customer service: Amazon is sending me a new one at no charge. Thank you. I reported the crime and a police officer stopped by my office to make a report, but we both agreed that little can be done. If other people report their mail getting stolen, they will monitor the location and neighborhood.

Eagerly Awaiting the Samsung nv7

I recently purchased a Samsung NV7 7.2MP Digital Camera with 7x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom from Amazon.com for approximately $275 and I can't wait for it to get here. This camera features a Schneider-Kreuznach lens which I expect to have outstanding results. I just checked Amazon and the price has gone down again! They are now advertising it for around $249 - about $25 less than what I paid! Thanks to Amazon's great price protection policy, I emailed them a request for a refund.

If you want, buy one today! This image link will bring you right to Amazon.com:





Update: Amazon Customer service wrote back:

Please accept our apologies for this mix-up regarding the price of "Samsung NV7 7.2MP Digital Camera with 7x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom".

Occasionally, physical stores will return unsold merchandise to the supplier, and the supplier may send us these copies to fulfill our orders. In rare instances these copies will still have a discounted price sticker on them which was affixed by the previous store.

However, we will honor the price you saw on the item you received. Therefore, I have requested a refund of $12.50 to your account. This refund should take 2 to 3 business days to be processed.

You may view completed refunds by clicking the "Your Account" link at the top of our web site, then clicking "Go!" next to "open and recently shipped orders." Completed refunds will appear at the bottom of an individual order's summary page.

I hope this solution is satisfactory. Thank you again for shopping at Amazon.com.

Thanks Amazon!!! :-)

Linksys NSLU2 price drop at Amazon.com

The Linksys Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives NSLU2 is only $75 now at Amazon.com. It comes with free shipping too! Lowest on pricegrabber.com is about $85.

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