Jim Carson

jim wrote on (December 8, 2005 8:17 AM)

I should add the items in question were:
1. A 512Mb SD memory card (weight: 1 ounce)
2. A 55mm UV filter (weight: 2 ounces)
3. An extender thingie for a Kodak P850 digital camera. (weight: 2.4 ounces)

tedder wrote on (December 8, 2005 9:36 AM)

Well, it makes the $5.57 upgrade to Standard shipping seem like a good deal..

jim wrote on (December 8, 2005 9:39 AM)

True. And while you're at it, don't be a cheapskate and update to One-day shipping for a mere 5% more ($15).

Greg Tsou wrote on (December 8, 2005 9:51 AM)

Wow. I just ordered from buy.com and I got $150 worth of stuff with a 10% coupon and free shipping. ;-) I would wait. I never had a problem like you had.

Terri wrote on (December 8, 2005 2:15 PM)

Was it an error?

jim wrote on (December 8, 2005 4:15 PM)

Was it an error?

It's clearly a bug, and what I think is happening is they may be pulling data from Amazon's site. Last night the P850 extender thingie was erroneously showing up as 400+ pounds on amazon.com. I reported it, and now the page seems to be gone/fixed, showing 2.4 ounces. When I deleted it from my buy.com cart, shipping went down to $6.

Jarrett wrote on (December 8, 2005 6:48 PM)

Was it going to be shipped on foot and hand delivered by a guy wearing a suit made from gold fibers (that you paid for)? It's still too expensive but that would be kinda cool.

You shoulda added something huge, like a horse (buy.com should totally sell horses!). The shipping couldn't cost much more than that and at least you'd get a horse.

J.

Sam wrote on (December 9, 2005 2:19 AM)

Wow. I suppose I'll have to tell you what I really think offline. :)