argh
As a book lover, this about makes me cry.
Once again, I bought a book from Amazon because it was a couple of bucks cheaper there. And, once again, they just slopped it in a box with no protection and it arrived damaged. I should have taken a picture of the first book; the entire back cover was creased down the middle, as well as about fifty pages of the book. So, they say that they'll send me a replacement. The book above is actually the replacement book. I think it's in worse shape than the first book, because at least the first book wasn't torn.
In comparison, when I buy books from In Stock Trades, they wrap the books in plastic, then put these foam things around the books so they don't get jostled in transit, and then put them in a box that fits. So I get the books looking and smelling like they just came from the distributor. Sure, it might take a week for the books to get here, but they get here in excellent condition. I get the books from Amazon in two days, but when the pages are torn and ripped and creased, why does it matter how quickly they get here? They just have to go back.
ARGH. Why do I bother ordering books from Amazon?
Once again, I bought a book from Amazon because it was a couple of bucks cheaper there. And, once again, they just slopped it in a box with no protection and it arrived damaged. I should have taken a picture of the first book; the entire back cover was creased down the middle, as well as about fifty pages of the book. So, they say that they'll send me a replacement. The book above is actually the replacement book. I think it's in worse shape than the first book, because at least the first book wasn't torn.
In comparison, when I buy books from In Stock Trades, they wrap the books in plastic, then put these foam things around the books so they don't get jostled in transit, and then put them in a box that fits. So I get the books looking and smelling like they just came from the distributor. Sure, it might take a week for the books to get here, but they get here in excellent condition. I get the books from Amazon in two days, but when the pages are torn and ripped and creased, why does it matter how quickly they get here? They just have to go back.
ARGH. Why do I bother ordering books from Amazon?