Hello, my name is Karen and I am addicted to boxes with an arrow on them aka Amazon Prime.
Long ago, and not in a galaxy far far away, I wrote a post about my addiction to blue packages from Zulily. (Blue Packages Make My Day) Those packages are still so much fun for me mostly because I never remember what I ordered and when it is coming in I never know what is going to be inside. If you have ever ordered from Zulily then you know that it can take weeks sometimes to receive your purchases so unless you track your orders you never know what is going to show up when at your house.
(Here is a link in case you have never been to Zulily. I will give a warning that it can be highly addictive because you will find great discounts on things you need and don’t need. Once you start you will become a daily addict so that you don’t miss out. I don’t even need the email reminder because at 9:01 am eastern I am on the site seeing what is new.)
While waiting for Zulily makes it a little more fun there is something on the opposite end of delivery that is my growing addiction. Amazon Prime! Let me say that I have always liked Amazon but Prime makes it all better. It is worth the annual fee for so many reasons. (Note these not in any specific order because depending on the day my reasons change.)
- Items shipped to me in 2 days. It is instant gratification. No longer do I have to wait days to weeks for my highly important items (phone charger, carpet rake, etc.). Now it is 48 hours max.
- Amazon Music. This wonderful music player has great features and unless you need the newest hits it is free. There is an “unlimited” plan that is similar to Apple Music where it has a family and individual amount. I love playlists so this is great for me because as I have said before (See: Crazy Commuter Karaoke on the Highway of Hell) I love to sing in the car for my own and others amusement.
- Amazon Smile! This is great no matter what because you can pick a participating charity and have a percent (yes it is small) donated to them every time you shop through the website as long as you make sure to use Amazonsmile as part of the web address.
- Prime Pantry & Fresh. Groceries delivered to my door. The only part of this amazing service that is missing would be if they brought my order into my house and put it away for me. (Maybe they can get the drones to do that.)
I bet you can guess what day of the year is the most anticipated one for me (no not my birthday, family birthdays, holidays, etc.)…it is PRIME DAY!! The day when random items go on sale and you have to be quick or you don’t get the best deal. This is when the height of my addiction comes into play. I will log-in multiple times a day to make sure I don’t miss anything. It used to be easier because there wasn’t that much available but now it so much stuff you need to make time to plan it out. Since I am the type of person that can convince herself that she needs random items this is also a day that requires me to use a lot of self-control. Here is what usually happens…
1st – I convince myself that I need a certain product because it is 75% off. I could be anything from a skateboard to a case that will replace the case on my daughter’s iPad Mini (by the way it doesn’t work anymore because that is what happens when you give her an iPad.)
2nd – I will add it to my shopping cart and then go back and keep looking for more items.
3rd – After adding additional items I will start to get upset because most likely I have lost the first item because I waited too long and it is sold out. This leads me to just buy right then whatever is in the basket because I can’t lose something again.
4th – As the day goes on (yes this starts around 6:00 am) I start to see more things that I think we need and at this point I am justifying it by sending emails and texts to family members reminding them that it is prime day and that they should look at let me know if I need to order something for them. (Yes I do make them pay me back for it…sometimes.) At this point, I am looking for any reason to stay online for prime day.
5th – Around bedtime, it is time for one final check but let’s be serious…I will check again a couple more time before actually going to sleep.
6th – I wake up the next morning with a Prime Day hangover. My credit card is begging for mercy and my computer doesn’t want to load the Amazon page again.
7th – The items arrive a few days later and over the next couple of days I look at the items sitting out and decide that 75% of it needs to go back. So I put them in boxes, attach the return labels and wait for my credits.
I know that is a long process to go through and I missed some of the emotional highs and lows I go through but unless I write my blog that actual day I can’t remember everything. Not sure if that is my dementia or my brain blocking it out so I will do it again (like childbirth…you forgot how painful it was until you have to go through it again). So today I am home and much to my surprise I had a box and in it was the thing I needed…my carpet rake. Now let’s not jump to the conclusion that I might use it because technically it is not a mop because I can tell you right now that I won’t! My husband will!
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