Waiting for the mailman (heavy sigh)

[TamDee]

I'm still waiting on 4 orders from 3 IOP's (over 3 weeks now).  I'm fairly certain one is nothing more than a middle man using one of the others (and depending on the flavor, adding a 20-40% mark up) I'll know for sure when the order finally comes in.  I have a favorite IOP but will continue my search for a reliable backup.

[Back2Good]

I remember that feeling TamDee - Let me pass on some advice from my friend Zander: Once you've placed the order, try to forget all about it.  Don't try to anticipate delivery times based on others experiences, don't stress over delivery problems...Just accept that either your order will arrive one day, an LL for it will, or you were unlucky with your vendor selection and lost some money.  Given you've got four incomings from three different IOPs, I'd say your odds of receiving most (if not all) of them are good - Just don't let the stress of waiting on them shake you up.  Not easy to do, I know (believe me, I still curse my mailbox on occasion), but with time it becomes easier.

Good luck and best regards,

- b2g

[TamDee]

Thanks B2G.  I've been out and about in this corner of the net for several years.  Just trying out others for a backup. I've been doing a lot of reading the last 5 or so months and have been disappointed in my backup selections, I've crossed 4 off of my list so far. Let's see, how long have I been out and about?  My computer classes in college involved punch cards, and computers took up the better part of a room. When I came home from the military I emerged myself in the new technology.  OMG.... The BBS was all the rage (pre www.). I'd spend hrs there, I'll never forget the first message I received. I felt like my personal space was violated.  LOL I still love bouncing around on IRC occasionally.  Thanks again B2G, have a great weekend.

[Back2Good]

Good Lord, are you a long lost sibling or something?  I too did a four year hitch in the Army to fund my college tuition via the G.I. Bill, then worked my butt off competing against 18-year olds when I was 24 years old for a walk on spot on the University football team..,My brother's always telling me I was only such a dedicated player because if I lost my position on the first string to someone else, the Alumni Association would cut off the, ahem, "financial aid" they were providing to cover room and board.

All of my CS labs were assignments for the IBM 360 until those were replaced with VAX/VMS minis and actual early Wyse terminals by my junior year - And SCO Unix for the 386 chipset wasn't available to purchase and play with at home until I was in grad school - I dumped BBS for USENET forums as soon as I got it working, and never looked back.  God, the flame wars on some of those USENET threads and IRC chats were brutal, but at that age it was fun to jump into the middle of one and spend hours there.

I can see we're going to have a lot to talk about!

Best,

- b2g

[Chickenzilla]

Waiting for the mail is literally the most hardest part of using an IOP I've ever experienced.. When the item actually comes.. I have to read ten magazines all at once just to celebrate..


I would order faster but I can't afford to do so.. plus from what I've heard it's not as safe.

[sdfalcons]

As they say, waiting is the hardest part. Hopefully today will be the day!

[Charon]

boy, i would surely hope so. good luck, all!

[Kon1erPMSQUAD]

UGHHHH That is one of the WORST feelings ever waiting for packs just to be let down when the mailman only brings you bills, i feel your pain, but as B2G mentioned, Zanders advice is some of the best advice you could ever get when it comes to waiting for a magazine from our friends overseas. As b2g also said though that advice is easier said than done. keep ya head up.

[annaleighx12]

i'm a bit flighty on occasion, so there actually have been times where i've forgotten that X number of days has passed and all of a sudden, i'll head to the mailbox and there's a nice surprise waiting! my favorite days are the ones that all of my favorite types of mail (ie, no bills) come at once.

out of curiosity, TamDee, are all of your orders coming from the same part of the world? with recent issues with my iop of choice, i've found myself wondering if other iops in different places are having issues as well. wondering if there's like, an occasional lull in things that happens every now and again.

[if this isn't an appropriate question to ask, please let me know! i'm not trying to break rules or be too nosey!]

[sdfalcons]

yet another disappointment. TOMORROW is the day!