Tim Bray
I don’t usually post The Onion because normally, 80% of the joke is in the headline. This one is working extra hard: https://theonion.com/amazon-update-says-package-now-arriving-when-the-sky-shatters-the-sun-shines-black-and-rivers-weep-like-men/
Amazon Update Says Package Now Arriving When The Sky Shatters, The Sun Shines Black, And Rivers Weep Like Men

READING, PA—Pushing back the order’s previously estimated delivery time of 8:30 this evening, an Amazon update reportedly informed 28-year-old Emily Frakes on Tuesday that her package would now be arriving when the sky shattered, the sun shone black, and rivers wept like men. “I only bought that humidifier because it said two-day delivery—now I’ve got […]

The Onion
Sep 25, 2024 at 3:45pmWeb
Show threadStephen ShanklandSep 25, 2024
@timbray Oh my that one is so good, all the way through.
Show threadHubert FiguièreSep 25, 2024

@timbray I ordered something once, 2 weeks later it had been delayed 3 times. And cancelling the ~$800 order was hard. It works, but when it doesn't it's a nightmare.

Narrator: it was a third-party seller.