Where are the things I ordered?! *whine*

[apocalypsos]

I committed commerce therapy over the internet because I like getting stuff in the mail and I'm waiting on, like, five packages and they're not here and I WANT THEM DAMN IT.

How much you want to bet they all show up the same damn day instead of spreading themselves out like I'd like so I get a present every day for a week or so? Hmph.

God, I'm such a child. GIMME MY TOOOOOOOYS. *grabbyhands*

(I really should have made a note to the girl I ordered fingerless gloves from on Etsy that I'd give her extra to ship them faster so I can have them for Parade Day on Saturday, but I can survive the barhopping without them. And I wasn't going to get them, but they're cheap, I've always wanted a pair, I like the colors, and I'm going to need fingerless gloves when I become a professional hobo.)

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[scary-being-me.livejournal.com]

I committed more commerce therapy than I should have this weekend.

I didn't even have a reason to. I just wanted new toys.

There are certain collectible cards I have coveted for ages. I finally said screw it and bought the ones I didn't have.

So, I'm impatiently waiting for them to arrive.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

I just needed a pick-me-up, you know? And with the severance and vacation pay and unemployment, I can spend a little to make myself feel better about being a jobless loser.

But now I'm waiting and waiting and WAITING, and most of the tracking numbers I have are barely updated or won't load.

I want to go sit at the post office and pout, honestly. :(

[scary-being-me.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've been there.

The waiting is the hardest part; just ask Tom Petty.

[tully-argyle.livejournal.com]

I am stalking a small Amazon order for a movie and a PS2 game. Where I am is within 50 miles of the Lexington distribution hub, so this address tends to get things a bit faster by mail than other areas served by this hub. Plus the items were both in stock, so I figured I'd beat the projected 3/12 mailing by a day or two and maybe even have it by then (Thursday).

As of today, they were still on track to ship that day, and not before. This caused a bit of 'now-now-now grabbyhands' on my part this morning.

Crap. Patience is just not my thing. The order was pulled for prep, I could just drive to the darn center and get it from them before they'd even get it in the mail. But that's not how they roll.

[fyrdrakken]

Oh, yeah, there's that whole checking the mail excitedly each day and then finding three packages in the box at once after a week of nothing. I've had that before. Maddening.

At least commerce therapy works just as well for cheap purchases as for pricey ones. I decided there's a particular shade of deep emerald green I want to do this one sock pattern in (since it's called Absinthe), so I've been visiting various yarn sites browsing around looking for exactly what I want, dragging the process out before I commit to buying any one skein.

And never regret fingerless gloves. They're great for typing in, too -- many a time I've pulled out half-fingered gloves or mitts on a wintry day when the office heat wasn't up quite high enough, and then there are the heating issues in my bedroom at home...