Calm Now
I'm still following the whole Amazon thing on the Interwebs. So far I haven't seen anything that makes me change my mind - I still think the problem of de-ranked books is a big deal and that Amazon's response the the whole fuck-up is beyond lame.
No, I have not canceled my account. I removed my payment info because 1) it will prevent me from buying out of habit and 2) any company that can have an error of this magnitude doesn't need to be storing my credit card info, thanks. Will I ever order from them again? I honestly don't know. I imagine I will eventually when all this shit calms down and I see evidence that they have fixed/changed their cataloging methodology. I left my account so I can still get recommendations.
I understand why there are people who are angrier about this than I am. I also understand why there are people who aren't upset about this at all. To each their own. And while I'm still reading the news reports about this debacle I have had to stop reading the comments. Too many of them on the more mainstream sites were really awful. If you ever wanted evidence that homophobia and bigotry were alive and well in the world....
In other news:
This is the last days of my vacation and I intend to enjoy it by relaxing. A long hot bath is in my immediate future. Followed by the long-delayed trip to the grocery store. Yes, I'm out of soy milk. And I need to get stuff to take to work for lunch. I'll probably watch the movies I have from Netflix this afternoon and then read some more of my book before it is time to go to bed. Getting up tomorrow to face the world and my job is not going to be easy. I kind of like this hanging out at home thing. Although I'll admit that a few more days of this and I'd be bored.
Now if you'll excuse me I have a date with a bubble bath.
No, I have not canceled my account. I removed my payment info because 1) it will prevent me from buying out of habit and 2) any company that can have an error of this magnitude doesn't need to be storing my credit card info, thanks. Will I ever order from them again? I honestly don't know. I imagine I will eventually when all this shit calms down and I see evidence that they have fixed/changed their cataloging methodology. I left my account so I can still get recommendations.
I understand why there are people who are angrier about this than I am. I also understand why there are people who aren't upset about this at all. To each their own. And while I'm still reading the news reports about this debacle I have had to stop reading the comments. Too many of them on the more mainstream sites were really awful. If you ever wanted evidence that homophobia and bigotry were alive and well in the world....
In other news:
This is the last days of my vacation and I intend to enjoy it by relaxing. A long hot bath is in my immediate future. Followed by the long-delayed trip to the grocery store. Yes, I'm out of soy milk. And I need to get stuff to take to work for lunch. I'll probably watch the movies I have from Netflix this afternoon and then read some more of my book before it is time to go to bed. Getting up tomorrow to face the world and my job is not going to be easy. I kind of like this hanging out at home thing. Although I'll admit that a few more days of this and I'd be bored.
Now if you'll excuse me I have a date with a bubble bath.