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[jack]

"Your Amazon.co.uk order[1]. We are sorry to report that the following items have been delayed." Yeah, I was expecting that. It's like watching a "File copying, time remaining" dialog.

I admit predicting the unpredictable is a great art. But for how many months does it have to be delayed before the algorithm can pick up on that? It basically doesn't exist. So why the optimism? [2] Start extrapolating, ok?

I don't want to say "I don't want it" because I *do*. If it were actually delivering ever, I'd be happy. But there isn't a "I don't believe you, I'm shopping second-hand" button :)

[1] Sorry M :)
[2] OK, I suspect there's a database entry "delivers in N weeks" that's human entered, so whenever it doesn't show up, that's the new estimate. It was rhetorical, ok?

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[miss-next.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. I have that happening on the Handel at the moment, and I so very much want to hear a proper baroque version of that, especially since you know exactly which tenor soloist is on the recording I've chosen. I'm used to the Messiah being done with great reverberating operatic voices, and I always liked it anyway, but I'm sure I'll be even more fond of it when I hear it done the way it was intended.

Whenever that will be. Darn you, Amazon!

[hmmm-tea.livejournal.com]

Last time that happened to me with Amazon they did eventually say, "no we can't find it". Not sure how long it took them though...