The Not Happy Thread

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  1. Iain Aschendale

    Iain Aschendale Lying, dog-faced pony Marine Supporter Contributor

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    The Kindle edition of A Canticle for Liebowitz lists for $7.48 on amazon.com (Amazon's USA site).

    Unless you try to buy it, in which case Amazon tells you it's unavailable in the United States due to copyright restrictions.

    Jeff Bezos' head is going to look good in that basket.
     
  2. big soft moose

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    use a proxy server and buy it from amazon uk or amazon in
     
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    Or, (god forbid) buy a paper copy and get it shipped to you. I got my copy at my local bookstore for 10 bucks new, so I imagine finding a decent used copy could even save you a couple of buck.
     
  4. Iain Aschendale

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    We've been through this before, one country per app per device.
    Lack of space in my apartment and the 20 or so dollars it would end up costing to ship lead me to ebooks most often these days. And my primary complaint isn't that it's not available on Kindle, it's that it's advertised as available and then switched once you try and buy it.
     
  5. O.M. Hillside

    O.M. Hillside Senior Member

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    Even Michael Phelps had a period where he just did not want to jump into the pool. He would skip practices and all that. It happens. But eventually, he got himself focused enough and motivated enough that he killed it. You'll find it, whatever it is.
     
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    I thought you were in Japan? Why would you be stuck to U.S. restrictions?
     
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  7. Iain Aschendale

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    My kindle app thinks it's in the USA because Amazon.co.jp is a desert, English-book-wise.
     
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    I still hate group projects because adults are as incapable as children at communicating properly. -.-
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    I'm getting sick. ;_;
     
  9. NobodySpecial

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    Did we ever start that bad customer thread?

    A guy came into the shop today, rather upset the high dollar device he bought just yesterday wasn’t working. He insisted I was the one who sold it to him, and I should have spent more time with him teaching how to use it, instead of talking him into the most expensive electronics in the store and rushing him out the door as fast as I could.

    Point one: I examined the device, I turned it on and gave it back to him. Nothing wrong with it, was just off.

    Point two: Yesterday was my day off, I didn’t sell him a damn thing.

    Point three: We don’t sell that device, he bought it somewhere else and mixed up the stores.

    He spent 20 minutes screaming bloody murder at the wrong people, I helped him get it straightened out anyway.
     
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    To be fair he made a few mistakes but unless he refused to see your point I think that's more of a case of, shall we say, screw-up than than screw-loose.
     
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    @NobodySpecial :superagree:
     
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    Oh, lord. I'd play. And mine are all under the influence, so violence and nudity come up fairly frequently.
     
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    So lots of angry drunk table dances huh? :p
     
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    Today is colored by self doubt.

    It's a new week tomorrow and I don't have time to spend all Sundays being bitter!

    :dead:
     
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    That is, of course, really a "I hear you and good luck," not a "like." :)
     
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    Platonic hug ? :D
     
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    :friend:

    Platonic enough for you :p

    A walk made things better, though! Partly because spring finally arrived to Sweden :D
     
  18. big soft moose

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    they don't do smileys for the NPH ;)
     
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    You could always make a complaint - but I don't think that'd make much of a difference :p
     
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    When I left work today I found a used pregnancy test pee stick on my car. I’m still processing this; I swear I did nothing to sponsor someone (aside from my wife) to take a pregnancy test and put it somewhere for me to find..... what does two lines mean?
     
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    CONGRATULATIONS
     
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    And you want to leave that place????

    :D


    ETA: Also, sounds like a potential hangout for that chick who tried to stab @The Dapper Hooligan in the face with a fork!
     
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