"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
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Overnight is fine but I'd rather wait a few days (generally a week) and
save $21 by buying it from Amazon.com.
If I needed it ASAP, then (1) I'm a fool for waiting until the last minute
and (2) I live within 5 miles of Circuit City, Office Max, Target, and
Wal-Mart, and Staples is only about 6 miles from here. Now please bear in
mind that my first point applies to myself - not someone else, okay?
This isn't overnight delivery. It's regular UPS. And Staples gives free
shipping (as in NO COST) if the order is over $50.
If I was paying $20-30 or so for overnight I'd find someone to go there
(about 20 miles away) and get it for me. But, their store is so huge, even
with a list, it's easier to look online, and decide and order it that way.
I live 20 miles from Staples (and Walmart but ours is closing and
changing to a Sam's Club, so they don't seem to have as much now. I bought a
new dvd burner from them a few months ago and they only had ONE (not just
one brand, one in a box) in the whole store) and I don't have a car. So,
for me to get a ride there or ask someone if they're going there anyway, or
will go for me (and offer them money for gas) isn't the easy solution. I
just try and plan it so I get what I want/need or will during the month all
at once and get the free shipping.
I do have to pay 6% VT sales tax, even though it comes from NH (which
has no sales tax) because it's being delivered in VT. But, it would probably
cost more than that for gas.
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JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher
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"Uncle Grumpy" wrote in message
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"Carrie" wrote:
Off topic a bit, but on this same idea, I use Staples (from online)
quite a
bit, if you buy over $50 you get free shipping (I get blank dvds, cds and
printer paper, cardstock, etc) and I order it before noon one day and
it's
at my house (via UPS) before noon the next. This always amazes me.
I bought my copy of Pub 2007 from Staples online at about 5pm. Got it
the next day,