tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post7138626738920463720..comments2024-03-29T06:50:50.543-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Amazon.com is NOT anti-gun!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-42705948113094328402013-02-20T22:01:55.782-06:002013-02-20T22:01:55.782-06:00@Will Brown: If I came across as 'railing aga...@Will Brown: If I came across as 'railing against' anyone, I apologize - that wasn't my intent. I was trying to make the point that Amazon can only be judged in the context of the environment within which it operates - and that environment is tricky enough, and has enough political, social and emotional land-mines, that it would try the patience of a saint! I think they're doing the best they can.<br /><br />While on the subject, I was informed today by an Amazon employee that the company doesn't ship any Hazmat items at all. The costs involved are horrendous, and merely having such items in its warehouses, along with everything else, would drive its insurance rates through the roof. Ergo - no Hazmat from Amazon (although some other companies sell Hazmat items, such as road flares, using Amazon's Web site, but shipping the goods from their own facilities).<br />Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-51395117148642708372013-02-20T21:47:42.615-06:002013-02-20T21:47:42.615-06:00I don't know if you number me amongst those yo...I don't know if you <a href="http://wheretheresawilliam.blogspot.com/2013/02/retail-evolution-in-action.html" rel="nofollow">number me</a> amongst those you rail against Peter, but I disagree with your characterization if you do. Telling Amazon about the allegation being made, informing them of the potential consequences if true, and inquiring as to their response is both simple good business practice by me the consumer and a pure example of robust exchange of views between members of the same society (given that Amazon.com is international in stature).<br /><br />None of which is to say that you don't make valid points. The burden of defending and promoting Amazons reputation is Amazon's, making - and abiding by - the terms of our shared business relationship clear is equally the burden of both transacting parties. I suggest my inquiry is a good faith effort to hold up my end of that relationship. I await Jeff Bezos' reply.Will Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454533450309633627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-15940390586369770612013-02-20T20:28:35.419-06:002013-02-20T20:28:35.419-06:00Concur with you Peter, and they DO get caught up i...Concur with you Peter, and they DO get caught up in some strange situations... E.g. a computer CASE, plastic one each, cannot be shipped overseas because it says computer, and thus becomes an ITAR issue... Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-81709676680472942372013-02-20T14:54:51.140-06:002013-02-20T14:54:51.140-06:00Quite.
Personally, I wouldn't care to be in th...Quite.<br />Personally, I wouldn't care to be in the business of selling items over the internet. I think the (longstanding) legal issues over borders and taxes, be they state or national, are coming home...and they ain't pretty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-46084302975406256282013-02-20T11:54:39.915-06:002013-02-20T11:54:39.915-06:00I will continue with this: the lawyers' Mosty...I will continue with this: the lawyers' Mostyn of Austin Texas, for example, donated 1 million dollars. They are successful parasites, no doubt (oops, now I will be sued!!), but I doubt they make as much as Amazon. Just a small illustration. <br /><br />Oh, and yes, the Mostyns (a married couple) live in Austin, TX. So even in Texas, twits abound. But luckily they are mostly in Austin.<br /><br />Those of us not in Austin define it as '35 square miles surrounded by reality'.<br /><br />Yep. Austin's claim to fame besides being the (terrible) live music capital of the world is "keep Austin weird' bumper stickers. Joy. Keep it contained, too.<br /><br />That's what happens when you have a major university in a small community. The brainless tend to run rampant. The trouble with Austin is that it is actually 'Neverland', where you don't ever have to grow up. A whole city of Peter Pans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17938641678330212242013-02-20T11:44:36.237-06:002013-02-20T11:44:36.237-06:00I think it was that donation of $30k to the Seattl...I think it was that donation of $30k to the Seattle Police Foundation... Very anti-gun indeed.<br /><br />But Amazon has deep-pockets and if they were 'staunchly' anti-gun, they could have donated a whale of a lot more money, not even noticed, and taken the tax write off. They gave them, what I consider to be a paltry amount for a successful company donation. They are based in Seattle and must survive there, bless them... Wish they would move to Texas. We know how to treat successful companies (mostly).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-84124421734645955252013-02-20T10:59:13.818-06:002013-02-20T10:59:13.818-06:00One minor note. I think only the recipient of the...One minor note. I think only the recipient of the magazine would be guilty of a felony. Since it was legal to send when it was sent, the constitutional restriction against ex post facto laws should protect the sender.<br /><br />Of course, I'm not a lawyer, so this tidbit is worth exactly what you paid for it, and possibly less!ROger Ritternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-37778363555170886652013-02-20T09:47:18.510-06:002013-02-20T09:47:18.510-06:00Unfortunately, some in the pro-gun community, if I...Unfortunately, some in the pro-gun community, if I may call it that, have a tendency to see anything that doesn't fit with how they think things ought to be as evidence of caving in to the anti-gun crowd, or worse, evidence of a vast conspiracy. From my perspective, we have enough real opponents. We don't need to invent more.Retired Mustanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699864696101977529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-69810421997805869592013-02-20T08:37:01.820-06:002013-02-20T08:37:01.820-06:00Thank you for that! I was feeling the same thing a...Thank you for that! I was feeling the same thing and waiting for some actual confirmation. I haven't seen any evidence of them pulling firearm related products. The accusation is too vague to be believed. Jenniferhttp://injennifershead.comnoreply@blogger.com