Order sent, some things not on board.

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You have to be careful when ordering from Amazon.  If the price is incredible, check shipping and handling closely.  You can't just look at their published shipping prices.  I did and they were way off on several items.  I have prime, so my shipping is often free, if the items usually cost a bit more.  The savings are usually worth it.  As well, when I order prime objects, they are usually right on the money.  What I mean is, if you order a  blue light that is on the prime list, where there are several colors available, you get blue.  If you order from some of the other places it seems like they just send a random color.  The Chinese simply do not read English or seem to care, though I won't limit it to them.  Actually, I think they somehow make money on shipping and returning.  It probably, like our gov and even some big business as the world is crashing, has to do with adjusting the chairs on the U.W.E. Titanic as she sinks.  (United World Economy)  Governments are paying for shipping, or reducing the cost so that companies take advantage of it, in order to get product moving, and with a bit of a kickback for volume from the shippers, it's send, send, send.  Returns just add to the private buckets from public coin.  Among other schemes.

When I first sent my list in, I checked shipping carefully.  They tried to add $127 in S&H!  Not.  So I went through my list, deleting, this and that, to find out where the huge costs were.  A bunch of it was on el lights and personal flashers.  One was marked less than $10 for the lot, but the shipping on them, for say ten items, was nearly $80.  I don't know how Amazon lets them do that?  You would think they would check on that, or require some sort of notion as to maximum shipping costs from partners.  Oh, sure, they are busy, but that is a way to get some really angry customers.

Finally, after several hours of fiddling, I did get my order in.  Hmm, I took the drop cloth off.  But I think the shipping for that was as much or more than the cost.  I will be looking locally, Walmart and a few other places.  Gah!  For as off as I am, I am glad I saw that and dealt with it.  I am a bit surprised I got to it, and checked it all.  *updated*  No, I was able to order the drop cloth.  I went and checked that, after writing this.  Shipping was reasonable.  So it is on the way as well.  I also remembered that I forgot to order cloth for the kilt.  Since I can't do the gillie ghost suit, a kilt will work.

This morning I may get out and work on the drip line.  I think my garden is a waste though, weeds.  I'm not sure it is salvageable without more work than I have.  Well, and many of the plants simply aren't taking off.  I'm not convinced it is worth the water costs at this point.  Still, it is an experiment, a first year in the school of hard knocks, so I will continue anyway.  *knock knock*  While tinkering with the hose I will think about it all.  Weeds!  *shrug*  Later.