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In reply to the discussion: Talked to clerk at local P.O. telling me local Amazon Delivery Services have stopped operating. [View all]meadowlander
(4,996 posts)45. One of my favorite books as a kid was Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the kid saves up chore monney for months to buy two puppies and then has to camp out at the General Store every day for months waiting for them to arrive.
That's how I feel about the new laptop I just ordered that's coming in August hopefully.
But sometimes anticipation can heighten enjoyment.
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Talked to clerk at local P.O. telling me local Amazon Delivery Services have stopped operating. [View all]
Midnight Writer
Jun 2022
OP
Once upon a time, a long long time ago, we all got by with deliveries that took a week or two.
Scrivener7
Jun 2022
#11
Thanks for the info -- there is a Whole Foods a 24 min bus trip away (plus 11 min
progree
Jun 2022
#50
Thanks! I'd wondered why a few recent Amazon orders had been delivered by UPS and USPS.
highplainsdem
Jun 2022
#36