An Amazon Box

We expected an Amazon box, 
Which had toothpaste and sandals and socks,
Plus a few odds and ends
Which, when Amazon sends, 
Rarely ends up with stumbling blocks.

Yet the package, this time, never came
And we’re not really sure who to blame,
For the app said, “You’ll find
That the doorman had signed,”
But he didn’t, despite what they claim.

Finding someone to help was a chore – 
Service isn’t like it was before – 
But at last we were told
There’s a one-day long hold
So the whereabouts they can explore.

We will wait before calling their bluff,
Though I doubt that they’ll locate our stuff.
Once I thought they were great
But I’ve noticed, of late,
Amazon isn’t quite up to snuff.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024


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Date: 5/16/2024 11:14:00 PM
Neither is UPS!!! My special and expensive dig food didn't arrive when expected, so I was left with having to buy cheap and a much less natural brand to stop my dig from whining because he was hungry. He ate the cheap brand but developed diarrhea within hours!!! Two days later the good stuff arrived! / Maurice
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Date: 5/15/2024 3:41:00 PM
A good limerick. I rarely use Amazon, but had frozen fish waiting on a dock for a while. It's all part of the Brave New World.
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Date: 5/15/2024 3:14:00 PM
Lots of businesses are losing their integrity these days. It's a sign of the times and the lax discipline kids are growing up with. The work ethic I am seeing a lot now is so sad! Good limerick set.
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Date: 5/15/2024 10:39:00 AM
Wow! I'm stunned to hear that, Ilene. I've been shopping on Amazon for many years and have never had a delivery problem. Maybe it's just easier to find folks in Missouri than in NYC.
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Date: 5/15/2024 12:01:00 AM
You sure made me smile with this one!
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Date: 5/14/2024 11:39:00 PM
what a mess sometimes, with packages, tough to understand how they go, it happened to me in France " bon courage"
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Date: 5/14/2024 3:57:00 PM
I can never understand why, when you order something the size of a cigarette packet… it comes in a box the size of a small caravan! Hope you get your goods, Ilene.
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