I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several days
late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being late,
but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues and
wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know. They
gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day as the
complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and joannotjoann, thanks
for the recommendation, it's really great for him.

--
Cheri

Cheri wrote:

> I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several days
> late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being late,
> but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues and
> wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know. They
> gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day as the
> complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and joannotjoann, thanks
> for the recommendation, it's really great for him.


Glad you and yours like it, you are a very fine sister and person ;-)

Before the Chicawgo soda tax* kicked in, I ordered 8 12 - packs from Amazon Prime Now. Although it showed "delivered", I never received it, I guess someone else took a hanker to it. I contacted them, and I got a full refund, and immediately (within 24 hours)...glad you had a nice experience with them.


*The soda tax was recently defeated, and will expire on 1 December:

http://reason.com/archives/2017/10/1...da-tax-fizzles

"Chicago's Soda Tax Fizzles

Everybody realized it was about bringing in money, not improving public health.

Baylen Linnekin | October 14, 2017

Chicago's controversial soda tax is dead. Lawmakers in Cook County, Il., which includes Chicago and more than 100 surrounding cities, towns, and villages, including Evanston (where I went to grad school) and Des Plaines, voted this week to repeal the tax.

It was big news when lawmakers in the second largest county in the United States voted last year to adopt the soda tax. Supporters hailed it as "the biggest deal yet."

But guess what? It's an even bigger deal that the tax has been repealed.

The short-lived tax, passed in November 2016, was a disaster. Billed as a way to raise revenue and improve residents' health, instead it spurred lawsuits and threats from the federal government. Retailers complained beverage sales had plummeted by nearly half, thanks in part to wealthier consumers avoiding the tax by driving outside the county to buy soda.

Chicago learned soda taxes aren't the panacea their supporters claim. I oppose them for many reasons. For example, they're regressive, promote layoffs, don't reduce obesity, and could be the foot in the door that's used to further erode food freedom, I wrote last year in a Sun-Times op-ed.

Chicago's two main newspapers, the Tribune and the Sun-Times, published strongly worded editorials and columns in recent days blasting the tax and celebrating its looming demise.

"Crack open that can of soda with gusto, taxpayers," the Tribune editorial board wrote. "You won." The Tribune's editors used words like "deceit" and "a lie" to describe the tax. They'd used similar language just last month in another scathing editorial blasting the tax.

The county had billed the tax as a health measure. But, as criticism mounted, even supporters on the council were forced to admit the obvious: the tax was nothing but a money grab. Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg labeled the tax "a bald cash grab" that "was never about battling obesity or diabetes."

"That penny-per-ounce soda tax had nothing to do with our health," wrote Tribune columnist Dahleen Glanton. "It was only about the money."

Glanton dubbed a flurry of pro-tax ads targeting African American and Latino voters "insulting," "condescending," and "insincere." Those ads were bankrolled by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, a longtime soda foe, in an effort to rescue the tax in the face of what Glanton and others rightly painted as an "angry backlash" from consumers.

If all this sounds kinda familiar, then you've been paying attention. Like Chicago's reviled foie gras ban€”passed by the city council in 2006 and repealed by the same council 2008€”the county soda tax was voted in and then out largely by many of the same lawmakers who'd passed the law..

In 2016, a decade after its passage, the Tribune dubbed the short-lived foie gras ban a "fiasco." In 2027, I have no doubt, if newspapers still exist in some form, that a post-mortem of the soda tax might use similar language..

Though recent ballot measures have seen some victories for soda taxes, this repeal is further evidence that the tide may be turning. Philadelphia's tax, already facing a legal challenge, has seen collections fall short of lofty revenue projections. A similar repeal move by lawmakers in Philadelphia isn't looming, but it's also not out of the question.

Still, the fact lawmakers and pundits in Cook County came to their senses doesn't mean soda taxes are verboten. Last month, the Des Moines Register editorial board urged the state€”home to highly subsidized corn farmers who raise crops that are turned into the high fructose corn syrup that commonly sweetens soda€”to adopt a soda tax.

I flew into Chicago's O'Hare airport yesterday, on my way up to a board meeting in Wisconsin. While the tax is still in effect until December, and I don't normally drink soda (maybe a six-pack or so per year, total), I made an exception after I landed in Chicago. It tasted sweet, like victory..."

On 10/14/2017 11:43 AM, Ding - Dong Daddy wrote:
> Cheri wrote:
>
>> I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several days
>> late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being late,
>> but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues and
>> wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know. They
>> gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day as the
>> complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and joannotjoann, thanks
>> for the recommendation, it's really great for him.
>
>
> Glad you and yours like it, you are a very fine sister and person ;-)
>
> Before the Chicawgo soda tax* kicked in, I ordered 8 12 - packs from Amazon Prime Now. Although it showed "delivered", I never received it, I guess someone else took a hanker to it. I contacted them, and I got a full refund, and immediately (within 24 hours)...glad you had a nice experience with them.
>
>
> *The soda tax was recently defeated, and will expire on 1 December:
>
> http://reason.com/archives/2017/10/1...da-tax-fizzles
>
> "Chicago's Soda Tax Fizzles
>
> Everybody realized it was about bringing in money, not improving public health.
>
> Baylen Linnekin | October 14, 2017
>
> Chicago's controversial soda tax is dead. Lawmakers in Cook County, Il., which includes Chicago and more than 100 surrounding cities, towns, and villages, including Evanston (where I went to grad school) and Des Plaines, voted this week to repeal the tax.
>
> It was big news when lawmakers in the second largest county in the United States voted last year to adopt the soda tax. Supporters hailed it as "the biggest deal yet."
>
> But guess what? It's an even bigger deal that the tax has been repealed.
>
> The short-lived tax, passed in November 2016, was a disaster. Billed as a way to raise revenue and improve residents' health, instead it spurred lawsuits and threats from the federal government. Retailers complained beverage sales had plummeted by nearly half, thanks in part to wealthier consumers avoiding the tax by driving outside the county to buy soda.
>
> Chicago learned soda taxes aren't the panacea their supporters claim. I oppose them for many reasons. For example, they're regressive, promote layoffs, don't reduce obesity, and could be the foot in the door that's used to further erode food freedom, I wrote last year in a Sun-Times op-ed.
>
> Chicago's two main newspapers, the Tribune and the Sun-Times, published strongly worded editorials and columns in recent days blasting the tax and celebrating its looming demise.
>
> "Crack open that can of soda with gusto, taxpayers," the Tribune editorial board wrote. "You won." The Tribune's editors used words like "deceit" and "a lie" to describe the tax. They'd used similar language just last month in another scathing editorial blasting the tax.
>
> The county had billed the tax as a health measure. But, as criticism mounted, even supporters on the council were forced to admit the obvious: the tax was nothing but a money grab. Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg labeled the tax "a bald cash grab" that "was never about battling obesity or diabetes."
>
> "That penny-per-ounce soda tax had nothing to do with our health," wrote Tribune columnist Dahleen Glanton. "It was only about the money."
>
> Glanton dubbed a flurry of pro-tax ads targeting African American and Latino voters "insulting," "condescending," and "insincere." Those ads were bankrolled by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, a longtime soda foe, in an effort to rescue the tax in the face of what Glanton and others rightly painted as an "angry backlash" from consumers.
>
> If all this sounds kinda familiar, then you've been paying attention. Like Chicago's reviled foie gras ban€”passed by the city council in 2006 and repealed by the same council 2008€”the county soda tax was voted in and then out largely by many of the same lawmakers who'd passed the law.
>
> In 2016, a decade after its passage, the Tribune dubbed the short-lived foie gras ban a "fiasco." In 2027, I have no doubt, if newspapers still exist in some form, that a post-mortem of the soda tax might use similar language.
>
> Though recent ballot measures have seen some victories for soda taxes, this repeal is further evidence that the tide may be turning. Philadelphia's tax, already facing a legal challenge, has seen collections fall short of lofty revenue projections. A similar repeal move by lawmakers in Philadelphia isn't looming, but it's also not out of the question.
>
> Still, the fact lawmakers and pundits in Cook County came to their senses doesn't mean soda taxes are verboten. Last month, the Des Moines Register editorial board urged the state€”home to highly subsidized corn farmers who raise crops that are turned into the high fructose corn syrup that commonly sweetens soda€”to adopt a soda tax.
>
> I flew into Chicago's O'Hare airport yesterday, on my way up to a board meeting in Wisconsin. While the tax is still in effect until December, and I don't normally drink soda (maybe a six-pack or so per year, total), I made an exception after I landed in Chicago. It tasted sweet, like victory..."
>
>
>
>
>
Wow.

Just like Little Napoleon Bloomberg, that scumsucking leftard Rahm-job
Emananuel has blatant fascistic traits!

On 10/14/2017 11:30 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
>
> I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several
> days late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being
> late, but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical
> issues and wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let
> Amazon know. They gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded
> the same day as the complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg
> and joannotjoann, thanks for the recommendation, it's really great for him.
>

Cool testimonial, Amazon just keeps taking market share with service
like that.

But I have noticed them missing a LOT of shipping date lately, and we
have Prime.

Wassup' Bezos?

On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:30:07 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
>
>I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several days
>late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being late,
>but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues and
>wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know. They
>gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day as the
>complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and joannotjoann, thanks
>for the recommendation, it's really great for him.

They guarantee 2 day shipping, they DO NOT guarantee it will ship
today, OR tomorrow, OR any other day.

On 10/14/2017 1:12 PM, wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:30:07 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several days
>> late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being late,
>> but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues and
>> wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know. They
>> gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day as the
>> complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and joannotjoann, thanks
>> for the recommendation, it's really great for him.
>
> They guarantee 2 day shipping, they DO NOT guarantee it will ship
> today, OR tomorrow, OR any other day.
>
>
>
>
>
They also MISS their guarantees much more frequently in the last year or so.

"Casa lo pensa" > wrote in message
news
> On 10/14/2017 1:12 PM, wrote:
>> On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:30:07 -0700, "Cheri" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several
>>> days
>>> late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being
>>> late,
>>> but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues and
>>> wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know.
>>> They
>>> gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day as
>>> the
>>> complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and joannotjoann,
>>> thanks
>>> for the recommendation, it's really great for him.
>>
>> They guarantee 2 day shipping, they DO NOT guarantee it will ship
>> today, OR tomorrow, OR any other day.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> They also MISS their guarantees much more frequently in the last year or
> so.


I have had it happening more frequently, but usually it doesn't matter so I
don't complain. I'm definitely noticing a breakdown in the arrival time in
the past year, but customer service when contacting them is wonderful, I
like the fact that you can choose to have them call you back within a minute
or two, and they always do.

Cheri

On 10/14/2017 3:09 PM, Cheri wrote:
> "Casa lo pensa" > wrote in message
> news
>> On 10/14/2017 1:12 PM, wrote:
>>> On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:30:07 -0700, "Cheri" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came
>>>> several days
>>>> late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being
>>>> late,
>>>> but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues
>>>> and
>>>> wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know.
>>>> They
>>>> gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day
>>>> as the
>>>> complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and
>>>> joannotjoann, thanks
>>>> for the recommendation, it's really great for him.
>>>
>>> They guarantee 2 day shipping, they DO NOT guarantee it will ship
>>> today, OR tomorrow, OR any other day.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> They also MISS their guarantees much more frequently in the last year
>> or so.
>
>
> I have had it happening more frequently, but usually it doesn't matter
> so I don't complain. I'm definitely noticing a breakdown in the arrival
> time in the past year, but customer service when contacting them is
> wonderful, I like the fact that you can choose to have them call you
> back within a minute or two, and they always do.
>
> Cheri

All true.

I think those new distribution centers they are building will handle the
demand well.

On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 14:09:18 -0700, Cheri wrote:

>"Casa lo pensa" > wrote in message
>news
>> On 10/14/2017 1:12 PM, wrote:
>>> On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:30:07 -0700, "Cheri" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several
>>>> days
>>>> late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being
>>>> late,
>>>> but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues and
>>>> wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know.
>>>> They
>>>> gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day as
>>>> the
>>>> complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and joannotjoann,
>>>> thanks
>>>> for the recommendation, it's really great for him.
>>>
>>> They guarantee 2 day shipping, they DO NOT guarantee it will ship
>>> today, OR tomorrow, OR any other day.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> They also MISS their guarantees much more frequently in the last year or
>> so.
>
>
>I have had it happening more frequently, but usually it doesn't matter so I
>don't complain. I'm definitely noticing a breakdown in the arrival time in
>the past year, but customer service when contacting them is wonderful, I
>like the fact that you can choose to have them call you back within a minute
>or two, and they always do.

And if they do miss the two day deadline, they have always offered me
something in compensation, even if it's just $15 off Amazon Pantry. And I
have never complained, they just offer.

--
She may contain the urge to run away
But hold her down with soggy clothes and breeze blocks

On 10/14/2017 10:19 PM, Lesmond wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 14:09:18 -0700, Cheri wrote:
>
>> "Casa lo pensa" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> On 10/14/2017 1:12 PM, wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:30:07 -0700, "Cheri" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several
>>>>> days
>>>>> late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being
>>>>> late,
>>>>> but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues and
>>>>> wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know.
>>>>> They
>>>>> gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day as
>>>>> the
>>>>> complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and joannotjoann,
>>>>> thanks
>>>>> for the recommendation, it's really great for him.
>>>>
>>>> They guarantee 2 day shipping, they DO NOT guarantee it will ship
>>>> today, OR tomorrow, OR any other day.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> They also MISS their guarantees much more frequently in the last year or
>>> so.
>>
>>
>> I have had it happening more frequently, but usually it doesn't matter so I
>> don't complain. I'm definitely noticing a breakdown in the arrival time in
>> the past year, but customer service when contacting them is wonderful, I
>> like the fact that you can choose to have them call you back within a minute
>> or two, and they always do.
>
> And if they do miss the two day deadline, they have always offered me
> something in compensation, even if it's just $15 off Amazon Pantry. And I
> have never complained, they just offer.
>
Hmmm...gotta ask next time, tnx.

"Lesmond" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 14:09:18 -0700, Cheri wrote:
>
>>"Casa lo pensa" > wrote in message
>>news
>>> On 10/14/2017 1:12 PM, wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:30:07 -0700, "Cheri" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came
>>>>> several
>>>>> days
>>>>> late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being
>>>>> late,
>>>>> but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues
>>>>> and
>>>>> wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know.
>>>>> They
>>>>> gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day as
>>>>> the
>>>>> complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and joannotjoann,
>>>>> thanks
>>>>> for the recommendation, it's really great for him.
>>>>
>>>> They guarantee 2 day shipping, they DO NOT guarantee it will ship
>>>> today, OR tomorrow, OR any other day.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> They also MISS their guarantees much more frequently in the last year or
>>> so.
>>
>>
>>I have had it happening more frequently, but usually it doesn't matter so
>>I
>>don't complain. I'm definitely noticing a breakdown in the arrival time in
>>the past year, but customer service when contacting them is wonderful, I
>>like the fact that you can choose to have them call you back within a
>>minute
>>or two, and they always do.
>
> And if they do miss the two day deadline, they have always offered me
> something in compensation, even if it's just $15 off Amazon Pantry. And I
> have never complained, they just offer.

Yes, they do have great customer service, and many times I do choose the
shipping that takes longer because I don't need it right away and get a
dollar credit on Kindle books. I buy a lot of books. Good to see you here.


Cheri

Cheri

On 2017-10-14, > wrote:

> They guarantee 2 day shipping, they DO NOT guarantee it will ship
> today, OR tomorrow, OR any other day.

While I no longer subscribe to Amazon Prime, I did have it fer one
year. Jes fer kicks, I ordered something that only cost $2.44USD. It
was delivered to my doorstep 2 days after I went online and ordered
it. Pretty much like everything else I've ever ordered from them.

If Amazon didn't ship "any other day", I doubt they'd be in business
for as long as they have.

nb

> wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:30:07 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several
>>days
>>late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being late,
>>but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues and
>>wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know. They
>>gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day as the
>>complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and joannotjoann,
>>thanks
>>for the recommendation, it's really great for him.
>
> They guarantee 2 day shipping, they DO NOT guarantee it will ship
> today, OR tomorrow, OR any other day.

They guarantee when it will ARRIVE which is two days from the order date if
ordered before a certain time on the day it's ordered.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
news
>
>
> I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several
> days late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being
> late, but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues
> and wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know.
> They gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day
> as the complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and
> joannotjoann, thanks for the recommendation, it's really great for him.

Wow! I never thought to ask for something back when things are late!

On Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 7:30:32 AM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
> I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several days
> late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being late,
> but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues and
> wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know. They
> gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day as the
> complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and joannotjoann, thanks
> for the recommendation, it's really great for him.
>
> --
> Cheri

I'm an Amazon fanboi but...

http://www.post-gazette.com/business...s/201710150037

On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 12:55:10 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 7:30:32 AM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
>> I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several days
>> late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being late,
>> but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues and
>> wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know. They
>> gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day as the
>> complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and joannotjoann, thanks
>> for the recommendation, it's really great for him.
>>
>> --
>> Cheri
>
>I'm an Amazon fanboi but...

You're only saying that to make Google jealous.

On 10/16/2017 1:55 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 7:30:32 AM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
>> I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several days
>> late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being late,
>> but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical issues and
>> wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let Amazon know. They
>> gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded the same day as the
>> complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg and joannotjoann, thanks
>> for the recommendation, it's really great for him.
>>
>> --
>> Cheri
>
> I'm an Amazon fanboi but...
>
> http://www.post-gazette.com/business...s/201710150037
>

"At Amazon, employees can bring their canine companions to work. About
4,000 arrive with their owners each day, walking the same halls and
climbing the same stairs. It might be the only corporate headquarters in
America where dog walks outnumber cigarette breaks."



I love dogs, but NOT at work, PLEASE!!!!

Freaking needy millenials strike again!

On 10/14/2017 1:30 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
>
> I bought an Acer Chromebook for my brother from Amazon, it came several
> days late. I don't believe I've ever complained to them for things being
> late, but I was going to see him while he's recovering from medical
> issues and wanted to take it with me so I was disappointed and let
> Amazon know. They gave me a 20% refund which was around $36.00, refunded
> the same day as the complaint. Excellent customer service. BTW, to greg
> and joannotjoann, thanks for the recommendation, it's really great for him.
>
It's nice to get good customer service. I'm glad the gift worked out
for your brother.

I don't pay for Amazon Prime as I am not a frequent Amazon shopper. I
did order something from them last Sunday. I wasn't in any hurry so I
chose to have the item shipped for the lowest possible rate. Delivery
next week would have been fine. Imagine my surprise: it arrived yesterday!

Jill