Something troubling.

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These last few months, orders through amazon have had to be canceled.  They get stuck, or lost, or...  Things going off the rails in there?  This month I have had to cancel six or seven orders... just this month.  Things are getting lost, or not sent in spite of being paid, and other problems.  Not sure if this is fuel costs, shipping prices, stealing of packages, the mix, and maybe more?

I am trying to get a few more things.  Shoes, mainly, in my size.  Before they are simply not available.  Of the four, I think, I ordered... to try... from last and this month, I have had to cancel three pairs, and try to order others.  We'll see.  One pair finally arrived.

It's not just shoes.  Paper towels?  Yep.  But the site went really weird.  First, it said one was delayed, due to bad weather?  I had ordered two, both made it to Logan, yesterday.  Only one was delivered.  I looked at the shipping, for the second one.  And it was changed from having arrived in Logan to being stuck in California?  Due to weather?  What?  Then, today, it... showed up.  So... obviously not stuck in California.  Had someone thought to swipe it, got caught, and had to deliver it?

Ordering two (or multiples of) items is proving... problematic.  Often they only ever deliver one, quite often.  I have had to get a return on many orders, going back up to six months.  I just won't order two items at a time, from now on.  Or in close time proximity.  I think their employees thing that if someone can afford two, they don't deserve two?  Crazy.

I don't thing commercial theft is only for box stores anymore.  I think amazon, possibly other online stores, are getting hit just as hard, or harder.  I've seen the amazon boxes, near train stations, or in various areas.  How can they possibly afford that.  Why aren't they pushing the police and whoever else.  That is totally unsustainable.  At least, for now, they are making sure (if you remember, and make contact) that you aren't charged for what you don't get.  But it is becoming a struggle to get items, definitely to get them in a timely fashion, or even to believe what is suggested on their site.

It's going to go full Mad Max sooner than you know it.  It's already getting pretty close.  Batten down the hatches and get ready.  The ride is going to get rough, and no government worker is on your side.  Maybe a few, if they are local, and know you.  Maybe.  But they may be limited, caught between their retirement and benefits, policy, what is right and wrong, and functioning justice/injustice.  Helping you, legitimately, may be a bad career move.  Watch it out there.  Later.