POOL PARTY! --Presented by The Esoteric Fr13nds for Gaia (EFG).

Bookfinder is much better source for books. And cheaper even if you are buying a penny book. The shipping is not as fast but the selection is far superior. They link to amazon offers as well. The search engine is more advanced and has no bias. In other words it offers the least expensive book first. Takes a bit to get used to it but it’s worth the effort.

[link to www.bookfinder.com (secure)]

I was a partner in used book store until last year.

I have to tell you all the crazy ass shit that happened to me last night.

Husband ordered me some awesome B&O headsets for my birthday ( [link to www.amazon.com (secure)] ). Hissy Missy stole my Bose to go with her Alienware computer, so I have no headsets at the moment.

Heavenly headsets arrived from Amazon yesterday; or so I thought. Me: "Yay!!! I have been working, and painting, my ass off on this house. Tonight, I'm gonna log on GLP with a nice pour of single malt, and enjoy some Enigma through my awesome headsets."

I open the package to not only find zero headsets, but the accessories package filled with half a bag of Trader Joe's macaroni, some disgusting, melted slimy Reeses eggs (I fucking HATE Reeses), and some little wooden peggie things that were probably perverted Japanese sex toys or something. I was absolutely gobsmacked.

Sooooo ------ instead of GLPing with my great music, through my great headsets, last night, I was on the phone with Amazon. Went through a customer rep & his supervisor who were just as gobsmacked as I was, and ended up with a manager. Had to email her pics of the entire mess, she just could not believe it. They are sending me another package, due to arrive tomorrow, that I hope actually contains B&O headsets, and not some other nasty items. I sent the package of gross stuff back to them today, as they want to have this in their possession to examine.

They clearly have a warehouse thief, and I hope the shit gets caught. I have been a member of Amazon since 1998 when I bought books, am a Prime member now, and order from them constantly -- Thank God, for that at least gave me credibility. I also hold a bit of Amazon stock, so that damn little asshole thief is stealing from me too

Or they took a return, brick in the box approach.

Purchase item, weigh item, remove item, replace item with macaroni etc to the exact weight, shrink wrap box so it appears to have never been opened, send item back, get refund.

Amazon now has brick in box waiting for next person to purchase.

The returns dont work that way
actually. What you return does not, in most cases, go back to the manufacturer.

Amazon auctions off pallets of mixed returns by the lot, which vary in size, usually wrapped for their particular category....electronics, clothing, aporting goods, etc. I think that is where some of the big online auction and bid sites get most, if mot all of their stuff.

Amazon is looking to launch prescription drug service as part of prime. Wonder if they'll sell those returns by the pallet too hahaha.

If open yes, palletized and auctioned of at bidfta.com or other auction sites. If product appears unopened they return to inventory and sell as new. B and O are high end headphones, not likely to discount even if opened. Most likely would be RTVed

Good morning friends. The combines finally got here last night to cut my wheat. Wheat has done very well around the area this year. Hot and dry here and lots of fires and smoke! Hope everyone is well!

Thanks for the info! I did not know that
I was recently talking to a guy who bought Amazon pallets.

Lol...I almost afraid to ask...what the heck is RTVed ???

Sounds uncomfortable

Not to mention the amount of salt that you would have to put in.

People are VERY WEIRD sometimes.
Dont you find it extremely entertaining at times?

I downloaded bookfinder like 2 weeks ago.
I havent had the chance to explore it yet, and use Amazon for most book downloads. They DONT have everything though, so maybe bookfinder is better for that?


Super cool you were a partner in a used bookstore!!

LOL I hope it didnt ruin your enjoyment of reading .... (assuming that you like to read)


Welcome to the thread, I hope you drop by and post!

I find it totally fascinating. I thought I was weird but the internet shows me just how whackadoodle everyone else is.

I'm not sure if it's allowed or not. I'm sure one of the mods will tell me, or just remove this post if it's not in which case im sorry! But saw this post and wanted to share a website that's really handy for finding all sorts of books if you want pdf versions or ones you can put on a reader. Always support local bookstores, publishing companies and of course your favorite authors but if you ever wanna browse around especially for harder to find books check out b-ok dot org!

More than welcome. RTV = return to vendor, in this case not so much a vendor but the manufacturer... B & O, most high end products would rather take the mdse back than have it resold at a discount. Not always the case but definitely the majority of the time this holds true.

OR sold as certified refurbished

This is my new face for all the fascinating and entertaining whackadoos.







But my all time favorite is this one.
I just say it inside myself now, because generally, it doesnt go over very well.

Awesome God has given you a great wheat crop. Blessings of a great wheat crop often seem prominent in The Bible.

Congratulations BigD111, Im sure that you are relieved. And its wonderful that you had a good crop year.

I hope the fires aren't getting on towards your place in any way, and that you get some time to rest.

Or they took a return, brick in the box approach.

Purchase item, weigh item, remove item, replace item with macaroni etc to the exact weight, shrink wrap box so it appears to have never been opened, send item back, get refund.

Amazon now has brick in box waiting for next person to purchase.

Happy Belated Birthday LJS

I hope that you had a nice day with family and friends! And that you took a little time to enjoy the day despite the interior collage of stuff everywhere.

Fringe -- the word can be used again. Not a no-no word any longer. Hopefully, we never have to add it again. Makes some of our esoteric discussions on Pool Party here easier.

I'm not creepy just quiet,
I listen more than I talk.
But when I talk, I do Talk.

It's when I stop talking that there is something wrong.

Huge relief! No fires here, yet, but the smoke is awful! Most days we can't see the mountains which are just a few miles away! Sometimes, we can't even see our mountain, which is 2 miles from my house!

I'm not creepy just quiet,
I listen more than I talk.
But when I talk, I do Talk.

It's when I stop talking that there is something wrong.

Fringe -- the word can be used again. Not a no-no word any longer. Hopefully, we never have to add it again. Makes some of our esoteric discussions on Pool Party here easier.

Phew lol that's awesome. Yes will make it easier. How did the roofing job turn out? Did you get rested?

Thats thick smoke!!
Please be careful with breathing it, especially if you have respiratory issues. (YES Mom lol) ...but Im serious.

I live in the Midatlantic area and although wildfires to the south tend not to get as large as in the west,
I do remember one summer, where it seemed the whole of West Virginia was burning, and the smoke became so thick that visibility was reduced to under 1/4 mile.....and the Smell!

We had dangerous air quality warnings off and on for weeks!

Stay safe Big D111.

We got an air quality warning yesterday. I was swathing yesterday.