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Pricing Fail

ryan — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:36:39 +0000

Dear Amazon,

$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

ryan — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:58:05 +0000

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…

ryan — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:30:47 +0000

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?

ryan — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:28:41 +0000

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