After a while, I get really tired of reading posts in the imperative (not a reference to any on this thread). very minor complaint, to be sure.
Long Amazon customer service vent:
So, when you try to claim your " 2 day delivery" with prime means it guarantees 2 days âonce it shipsâ, and at another time claimed that the â2 day guaranteeâ was a guarantee that it would ship in 2 days but no guarantee when it would arrive, which is the lie?
And when you, online chat person, tell me you will cancel this order and credit me a courtesy $10 credit for failing to meet the 2 day prime guarantee, but donât tell me until I ask, that the $15 gift card used to pay part of this order wonât be refunded, when were you planning to admit you were stealing my $15?
And when I ask, you admit that when you said âthe amount is not deducted from your account until the item shipsâ you were really ONLY referring toe the amount on my credit card, and not the gift card money, which would NOT be refunded, that is dishonest and slippery. (And you tried to duck my question about refunding the gift card $. You only answered that I wouldnât get that $ back after I asked you a second time, specifically about the giftcard $. Slick, but no luck trying to dodge the question.)
And when you tell me I must have ordered after the 2 it showed still left in inventory were purchased, and the website clearly showed me that there was still one in inventory AFTER I ordered, are you just making this up as you go along?
And when you tell me I ordered the pink, and I clearly show you, NO, I ordered the grey (and copy/pasted my order for you to read), are you illiterate or just stupid?
And when you want to credit me just $10, but send links showing that the other vendors selling this item are charging several dollars more than I paid so I wasnât really getting a $10 credit, did this sit right with you?
So, after much discussion and frustration, you extended my membership 1 month, put a courtesy $15 on my account⊠and I did not cancel the order. Hopefully it will arrive next Monday, if they find some inventory (in the right color). You could have done this from the get-go and not lied, cheated, and been stupid and/or slippery.
I copied the chat. If the item doesnât ship soon and deliver Monday, I will call someone by phone. Arrrrgh.
I donât like getting soaked Amazon packages waiting on my side porchâbox is literally washing away. But I guess its better than not getting it at all or having the package stolen. Item wet, but still in good shape inside is a good thing I guess.
My only regret is that I wonât ever know the outcome , but I am very grateful for friends in faraway places.
What a waste of your coâs money. But I told you so, and therefore my conscience is clear. 
I am just a sophomore in high school but there is so much pressure to succeed and get into a good college with scholarships.
I am in all honors and 2 AP classes (maximum difficulty for courses for sophomores at my school) and have to get straight As in all of them.
I am planning on taking 5-6 AP classes next year.
I have to get a 36 on my ACT before junior year starts.
I have to keep extracurriculars in mind and have to focus on both quality and quantity. I want to be in a number of clubs because I am truly interested in them but I have to get leadership positions in them and win awards for them to mean something to colleges.
I have to volunteer to show that I have compassion towards those who are less fortunate than me.
I have to channel all my energy into business and STEM, because that is where the future and money are.
I have to be interesting and passionate enough about academics next year to get good letters of recommendations from teachers.
I have to be interesting and unique in my college apps.
I have to go above and beyond in ALL that I do because I am Asian. Think about how ridiculous that is. Because of my race, colleges expect me to automatically perform better than other races in nearly everything.
I have to spend every hour, day, week, month, and year in high school doing what I need to do in academics and extracurriculars to get into a decent college. I am being robbed of a real high school experience by having to focus on college.
Why does college have to be like this? I am constantly stressed out all the time about college. I panic when I get anything lower than an A. I worry about not having enough leadership positions or volunteer hours or awards or accomplishments.
Internal accomplishments donât really matter anymore. The whole college admissions process has forced high schoolers to only care about external achievements that can be written down on paper, sent into colleges, and analyzed AND, for part of the application process, has reduced high schoolers with vibrant personalities, vivid imaginations, and boundless curiosity into a series of numbers incapable of measuring success and intelligence.
We each are so unique. We have different passions, dreams, opinions, and hobbies. We deserve to be seen as more than numbers, leadership roles, volunteer hours, and accomplishments.
Sorry for this long rant â I was typing this pretty quickly so forgive me if I make any grammar or spelling errors.
Nine years plus of hard work. Yet once again, the bad luck/bad timing/ someone else mistake happens and guess who ends up dealing with the consequences?
Well thank God/Buddha/Krishna for my late homework being accepted.
Dear Talbots, I loved that sweater that was featured prominently in the catalog & print media this fall. The beaded applique on the shoulder is really cute. I loved that I scored a real deal on it with a 40% off coupon and a $25 reward. It was finally cool enough to wear it today and I got several compliments. So, whatâs wrong? I have worn it just once and it has pilled so much that it looks like it came from Walmart 3 years ago. Now so disappointed!
How many pieces can one heart break into?
The full moon was a few days ago, so WTH is going on??!!
You know I am very happy to contribute to your campaign, even though I donât live in your district, I felt like it was what I NEEDED to do.
But seriously, I do not need the 47 emails you send me a day asking for more money. I gave you money and I support you. But leave me alone. Please!
If you quit school tomorrow and worked in a gas station the rest of your life that would be fine with me as long as I never had to go through the unmitigated torture of trying to help you write a paper again.
Daniel Shaver. Say his name and cry.
I finally understand.
Yesterday was a long day and I wasnât 100% excited about that holiday social last night. All of that changed when a longtime friend announced that she couldnât convince anyone to run for that soon to be vacated seat, so she has decided to do it herself. Cheers to women who want to make their communities a better place!
Two weeks in a row of 6 workouts! I really am starting to feel better. This was written on the board in my gym today: âThe pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.â
I have tempered every single one of my comments with a positive. I know what you want me to say, so here it isâŠItâs the bestest school ever! Everyone should apply there! Itâs full of the awesomest, smartest kids!..There now does that make you feel better?
The world does not revolve around high stat kids even though that is the the prevailing presumption.
The more I know, the less I want to know.
Youâre a talented Michael Jackson impersonator. You get pulled over, and poll your fans:âDid I get a ticket?â Seriously insensitive. Black men are dying, donât you get that?