On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:29:33 -0400, Jim Henderson wrote:

> On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:51:26 +0100, Invisible wrote:
> 
>>>> Ooo, Independence Day. This can mean only one thing...
>>>>
>>>> ...it's Jamie's birthday tomorrow! :-D
>>> 
>>> Which Jamie?
>> 
>> The one I ordered a birthday card from Zazzle for but which hasn't
>> turned up yet... :-S
> 
> Ah, I see.  There are so many Jamies' in the world.  But hey, it sounds
> like you've got at least *one* friend.  Actually, though, I know you
> have more than that. ;-)
> 
>> Seriously, Zazzle boasts that you can have your order within 24 hours,
>> but that's only actually true if you line in North America. For the
>> rest of the world... it takes rather a long time. :-( I wish they would
>> set up a facility somewhere in mainland Europe...
> 
> Seems a lot of companies operate that way.  We have a similar experience
> when ordering DVDs from amazon.co.uk as well.

And not just DVDs (hit send too soon).  Just got a copy of the Uxbridge 
English Dictionary, and it (actually surprisingly because we ordered from 
a US site) also was sent via Royal Mail from the UK.

Jim

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