Monday, January 2, 2012

Things I Leave in my Amazon cart

I love Amazon.com (I'm not getting paid to say that either (though I wouldn't turn away a check or a nice gift card even))

Amazon is one of those places though where, like Home Depot, I struggle with thoughts of inadequacy. (wow, did I just say that out loud? Shewwww, thankfully I only posted it on the Internet)

At Home Depot, I think, "I could always start another project!" (I might not necessarily finish said project, don't judge me!)

Amazon is similar to this.  I always feel like I could buy one more thing if only I could remember what that one thing was.  So more often than not, I find myself staring at the screen knowing I could need something else and it would be a shame to miss the opportunity to get free super saver shipping.

What IS in my cart today?
Like plumbers tape, cable ties, or duct tape at Home Depot, such are the variety of items purchasable on Amazon. They need to stop calling themselves after an ancient woman warrior and use the name that autocorrect knows to be obviously true...Amazing!

So I frequently fail to pull the trigger on the purchases in my Amazon cart, mainly because there may be something I still need. This leads to a new and delightful game on my next Amazon login called "Oh Yeah, I Remember that Now!"



It could be the doll clothes that I started to shop for my niece, but found it cheaper on buy.com.

It could be a kitchen design book that I thought would have ideas for frost proofing the pipes some idiot thought would be nice to run under the floor in the kitchen with apparently no insulation.

How about the camouflage mittens that would make a great gift for dad, clearly they blended into the cart.

A new power tool for my wife? She's really the handyman in the family.  Oh yeah, I bought that on impulse at Home Depot.

How about some DVD about Forks, WA since Mrs. Mynd has already watched all the Twilight movies to death (or is that until immortality) and needs some new semi-Twilight viewing material.

A box of Propel Cherry Lime flavor packages from the Amazon grocery store. Oh, Amazon groceries how I love thee! I found my beloved A-1 Cajun Marinade there after it disappeared from stores and I was forced to stock up to make my wings!

A few stray books round out the collection of things I have found. If all of these things managed to be in the cart at the same time, I would easily score free super saver shipping. 

Am I strange, wait, don't answer that... Am I the only one who plays this game? I've signed up for the trial for the Free Two-Day shipping thing... It's going to cost me $80 for the year, but may be worth it... Sadly my game may be over...



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