Timing Is Everything

It's funny how sometimes when you order something from an online company that features package tracking, it'll tell you the package is in transit until you actually have it in your hands. When you buy from a retailer who ships with the US Postal Service, like Amazon, you can find your package marked as already delivered in their tracking system even as you're still waiting for that day's mail to arrive.

In my neighborhood, the mail would arrive around 10:30-11:00am every weekday, with Saturdays perhaps a bit later around noon or 12:30. It was like this without fail from the time I was a kid. Now we're lucky if the mailman shows up by 4pm. Today, it matters. The tracking page says my Star Trek Online Collector's Edition has already been delivered.

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The mail is here, but my package from Amazon is nowhere to be seen. Technically, it's supposed to be delivered tomorrow, so I'm not allowing myself to become upset yet. Still, if it's not here tomorrow I am so not going to be a happy camper.

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Even though at times it seems like the servers are down as often as they're up, I'm having a great time so far with this game. I'm still building up my main. She's a Lt. Commander now, captain of a pretty nicely turned out Constitution Class cruiser.

I took a look at the Liberated Borg in the character creator, but decided against creating one right now. I'm thinking perhaps when/if I need a break from playing my main for a while, I'll create one then. We'll see. In the meantime, I think I'll go log in and play some more.

Did This Piss Off Anyone Else?

I preordered my Collector's Edition of STO from Amazon back in December. A few days ago, I get an email from Amazon telling me that for an extra six bucks shipping I can get it delivered on the release date. I'm thinking that I preordered this thing over a month ago, why shouldn't I have it on the release date anyway? Why should I have to pay extra for that?

Of course, I paid it. I want it in my hot little hands as soon as possible, and the alternative looked to be about another week. Still, it kind of feels like my package was being held hostage for an extra week by Amazon for six bucks ransom and that's pretty annoying. One thing's for sure, I'll think twice before I preorder anything else from Amazon in the future. They're fine for books and and stuff that's already in stock, but I'm not happy with this all.

What do you think? Am I being unreasonable here?