Comments on: People! It turns out capitalism is actually a thing!

By: My kitchen has a new toy | David R. MacIver

My kitchen has a new toy | David R. MacIver — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 09:06:31 +0000

[…] when we got back the office I applied my standard impulse buy buying algorithm and on Wednesday a pressure cooker arrived. It’s this one for what it’s worth, which […]

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By: A Nonny Mouse

A Nonny Mouse — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:19:17 +0000

Amazon in the US offers free super saver delivery for orders over $25, but Prime has no lower limit for free shipping. So, if you want something that is less than $25, you can either buy more things until you’re spending at least $25 and qualify for the free slow shipping, pay for the slow shipping, or have Prime and get free 2-day shipping anyway. Also, it’s nice to have a more precise estimate of when it will arrive: “Tuesday” instead of “Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday”. Finally, having access to a .edu email address, I got a free year of Prime, and a few years of half-price Prime, which got me to actually try the service. And having tried it, I really don’t want to go back.

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By: atreic

atreic — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:35:55 +0000

Ah, UK Amazon has no lower bound that I am aware of on free supersaver delivery. If it did I would be tempted by something like Prime, as I spend most of my Amazon shopping buying a single book.

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By: atreic

atreic — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:35:03 +0000

Amazon in the UK has free super saver delivery for 3 – 5 days, you only have to pay for fast shipping. With Prime-in-the-UK you don’t have to pay for fast shipping (but you do pay for Prime)

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By: Nestor

Nestor — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:22:06 +0000

Oh well then everything is fine.

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By: David Gerard

David Gerard — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:42:12 +0000

Amazon Prime is damn fine in the UK too, if you buy stuff from Amazon with any sort of frequency.

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By: mrmandias

mrmandias — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:19:18 +0000

I think the ape mind gets scared that a lion might jump you while you’re on the ground exercising. While pull-ups just mean that when the lion leaps you can brachiate away.

Hey, its just as plausible as most other evo-psych stories.

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By: Randy M

Randy M — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:53:57 +0000

I thought you were being silly about the clicking, but my mouse button has started to stick and make an extra mechanical clicking sound when I press it. It can be irritating.