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Pricing Fail

17 Feb 2009 No Comments

by ryanin Entertainment, Made Me Laugh, Music, Uhm... yeah Tags: Amazon, fail, math is hard, MP3, Music, pricing fail

Dear Amazon,

Fix this:

$0.99  x 10 < $9.99. I know it’s less than a dime, but come on. How hard is it to write a check for this?

Adventures in online shopping

26 Nov 2008 No Comments

by ryanin Made Me Laugh, Technology, Uhm... yeah Tags: Amazon, Obama, paul simon, poached eggs, wtf

I think we often discount the effect of the Poached-Egg Conservative. When will someone cater to this forgotten line of voters?

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Wonder how much Paul Simon/Paul Simon confusion led to Graceland showing up here as well?

Ain’t data mining entertaining?

Dear Amazon.com's MP3 Download Store…

24 Sep 2008 No Comments

by ryanin Music Tags: Amazon, MP3, Music, shopping

Dear Amazon.com’s MP3 Download Store,

Look, I really, really like you. I do; you’re great, sweetheart. No DRM. Quick downloads. You’re the cat’s meow.

But, can we talk about your title naming convention? I know that getting Led Zeppelin IV for $2 is a total steal (aside: it seriously is right now). But why, why baby, do you put that insipid adendum “(Album Version)” on so many damn tracks. I mean, thank god IV is only 8 tracks long, because I have to remove that crap. And I love buying MP3s from you. Which means I have to do that a lot.

Every purchase requires me to fix your damn title naming convention. I’m afraid if you order the lobster, I’ll have to remind you not to eat the shells, honey.

Ok, that was cruel. I think I’m In Like with you. But, if you could see through to stop tagging “(Album Version)” onto so many tracks, Sugar, this could be love.

Thanks. How about knocking me a kiss, eh?

Did something happen to Itzhak Perlman?

02 Sep 2008 No Comments

by ryanin Uhm... yeah Tags: Amazon, Itzhak Perlman, MP3, oddness, what the..

If not, why is he the #1MP3 artist on Amazon right now? I mean, I’m sure he’s a wonderful artist, but #1 today for no reason? Google News has nothing that stands out. 

Also, if you look at that photo without paying much attention, does it look like he has a puppet? 

Why does it smell like almonds in… ^H^H^H^H^H