SHIPPING

What’s the Most Poorly Packaged Item You’ve Received This Xmas?

It’s the season of shipping, when every stocking is stuffed with truck stop amphetamines and UPS men cry themselves to sleep at the wheel. So far we’ve lucked out—nearly all our packages have come in with ample packing and nary a scuffed corner.

Amazon/Toys R Us Unable to Fulfill Xbox 360 Orders

for the inconvenience we have caused you.

Some folks have asked us if we think this is an engineered shortage on the part of Microsoft. We feel it is safe to say that it is not. (Thanks, J. Nelson!)

Online Ordering Deadlines for Holiday Delivery

Online Ordering Deadlines for Holiday Delivery

DealHack has compiled a very useful index for online Christmas shoppers, showing the absolute deadline to place online orders for them to arrive in time. There is slight variance from store to store, but on the whole you’ll want to order by the 15th if you get standard shipping and by the 22nd for overnight.