LOL.. I like step 5 (Profit).

I totally screamed at the merchant. But it was partially my fault, I failed to note the seller’s feedback, after the second week of it being late I noted that they had a bad rep’ for being S-L-O-W… But hey! At least it made it.

Pick me! Pick me! :)

I didn’t think you personally would. ;-) But maybe some of your readers need a free purchases or delivery management software. Who knows? Anyway, thanks again.

@Alphast: Heh! No worries. I consider you one of my “regulars” so shameless self promotion is ok from time to time. Especially if it is somewhat related to the topic. :)

Interesting product, but I’m afraid I wouldn’t have much use for it but maybe someone will. :)

Hi Luke,

I am arriving late in this discussion (thanks to having been in holidays in France with only a dumb satellite connexion). And Java Script (or any other type of programming for that matter) is simply not in my group of skills, so I have little use for such a book. Last but not least, I live in Europe. This said, your little misadventure with your order is typical from many company shipping stuff, abroad or not.

So I am taking this opportunity to shamelessly advertise for my product: VisibleLogistics (see the link in my name). It is free and it can really help, so I guess it is ok. If not, please Luke, just delete my comment. What it does is help anyone display in a simple application all orders or deliveries they have as well as the items on them. It also adds a standard communication channel between vendor, transporters and their customers. With it, the transporter will always know if there is no address and the customer can change it directly if needed, without the transporter having to ask the vendor again, and so on. There are many other advantages, but they are not related to your story… ;-)

Again, sorry for this, but I hope it is relevant…

[quote comment=”10627″]@Tino: Well, there is a small problem with that. I actually have the book and will be mailing it in person. There is no merchant to yell at. Just me and the post office. And neither one of us will have an extra book to send. :([/quote]

depending on the nature of your recurrent time loops you could yell at yourself and send it twice!

…then lean back and watch the universe come tumbling down in a paradoxon cascade.

i’m totally behind you with the US-only thingy, even though i really really like free stuff. :P

I think it would be a good idea to open it up to everyone as long as it’s not a big drag to ship it internationally. I’m amazed at how many international readers you have.

@Dax: Good question. I don’t know. It’s might be something in the $10-20 range but I’d probably have to go to a post office, weigh it and know my destination (since it varies from country to country). As for extra hoops – I don’t know.

Considering the current trend, in this post I may need to figure all these things out. LOL

Hey now! Some of your readers are in the US, but yeah. I have noticed over the years that most of your audience is outside the US.

I have never attempted to ship anything internationally, does it really cost that much, or are there really a lot of hoops you need to jump through to get it sent?

@Tino: Well, there is a small problem with that. I actually have the book and will be mailing it in person. There is no merchant to yell at. Just me and the post office. And neither one of us will have an extra book to send. :(

If you stay with the US-only policy, make sure shipping is screwed up again, so that you can yell at the shipping company, so they can send a second book as replacement, so two books arrive, so this nice chain of book-giving can continue.

Because then, eventually, US or non-US residents, we will all get hold of this book.

(Oh, if it ever comes to that, despite being non-US: I also want the book :D)