Prime Day 2016 Sale - Page 14

tubemonkey · 07-14-2016, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ApK

The label on a can of shaving cream touts "Rust-Proof Aluminum Bottom."

Something always struck me wrong with that phrasing for a similar reason.

Same here. Another one that gets me is orange soda that's labeled caffeine-free.

tubemonkey · 07-14-2016, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pidgeon92

I got a very nice and unexpected email from Amazon this morning.

I'm glad they did it. Still, it was very lame of them to end that promo so soon. Amazon promised that it would be valid until 11:59pm PT. Yet, they cancelled it abruptly at about 2:00pm PT - 10 hours early! Bad form, Amazon, very bad!

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Get $30 off an Amazon.com purchase of $150 or more by selecting your Amazon.com Rewards Visa Card as your payment method and entering the promotion code VISA30 at checkout. Promotion code commences at 12:00 a.m. (PT) July 12, 2016, and expires at 11:59 p.m. (PT) July 12, 2016.

ApK · 07-14-2016, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Same here. Another one that gets me is orange soda that's labeled caffeine-free.

That one doesn't bother me because so many things that wouldn't otherwise have caffeine have it added, like Barq's Root Beer.

For that matter, if the shaving cream said "Rust-Free" or "No-Rust" rather than "Rust-PROOF" I'd let it slide.
I mean, it's not like there is a swarm of rust attacking the bottom of the can.

Glorfindel · 07-14-2016, 11:54 AM

It's just like Asbestos-free cereal

jswinden · 07-14-2016, 01:00 PM

My Echo came this morning. I got it setup really quickly and I'm currently listening to Classic Rock on Prime Music.

Now if I can just figure out how to get some of that Instant Pot so I can be mellow yellow in the trees with Tubemonkey and his magic bananas, I'll be happy. Where did I put Willy Nelson's phone number, he probably knows...?

No wait, I live in anal retentive Texas where you can go to jail for life for getting mellow!

Cinisajoy · 07-14-2016, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

My Echo came this morning. I got it setup really quickly and I'm currently listening to Classic Rock on Prime Music.

Now if I can just figure out how to get some of that Instant Pot so I can be mellow yellow in the trees with Tubemonkey and his magic bananas, I'll be happy. Where did I put Willy Nelson's phone number, he probably knows...?

No wait, I live in anal retentive Texas where you can go to jail for life for getting mellow!

Last I knew of Willie, he was somewhere around Hippie Hollow. I don't think he goes to Luckenbach anymore. Oh and did you know he put out a cookbook and tax guide?

Congrats on your echo.

jswinden · 07-14-2016, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Last I knew of Willie, he was somewhere around Hippie Hollow. I don't think he goes to Luckenbach anymore. Oh and did you know he put out a cookbook and tax guide?

Congrats on your echo.

LOL! I grew up in the Austin area. Used to occasionally boat past Hippie Hollow in the 1970s which was my decade to be a teenager. I miss living there. Moved up to hell, I mean north Texas, in 2004. Totally different world up here! Went from a world with lots of educated intellectual types [....]

Cinisajoy · 07-14-2016, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

LOL! I grew up in the Austin area. Used to occasionally boat past Hippie Hollow in the 1970s which was my decade to be a teenager. I miss living there. Moved up to hell, I mean north Texas, in 2004. Totally different world up here! Went from a world with lots of educated intellectual types [...]

I understand [...]. I am about 250 miles or so west of you.

Barbara1955 · 07-14-2016, 03:15 PM

Fire Stick came today

Now can some one tell me how to get VUDU on it? How do I transfer the information from my PC to the Stick?

AnemicOak · 07-14-2016, 03:40 PM

I could be wrong, but I didn't think sideloading Vudu to the Fire Stick currently worked. At least that's what I read the last time I researched getting a Fire TV, one of the big negatives for me was no possibility of Vudu (or any other UltraViolet provider).

kennyc · 07-14-2016, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I could be wrong, but I didn't think sideloading Vudu to the Fire Stick currently worked. At least that's what I read the last time I researched getting a Fire TV, one of the big negatives for me was no possibility of Vudu (or any other UltraViolet provider).

Quick Google doesn't look good:
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourcei...20fire%20stick

tubemonkey · 07-14-2016, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

My Echo came this morning. I got it setup really quickly and I'm currently listening to Classic Rock on Prime Music.

Now if I can just figure out how to get some of that Instant Pot so I can be mellow yellow in the trees with Tubemonkey and his magic bananas, I'll be happy. Where did I put Willy Nelson's phone number, he probably knows...?

No wait, I live in anal retentive Texas where you can go to jail for life for getting mellow!

There's an Echo thread in the Lounge if you're interested -- Amazon Echo Club

I've got a philosopher's peel. It turns dried banana peels into instant pot

To join me high in the trees, just bring some bananas and learn my theme song

Catlady · 07-14-2016, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I'm glad they did it. Still, it was very lame of them to end that promo so soon. Amazon promised that it would be valid until 11:59pm PT. Yet, they cancelled it abruptly at about 2:00pm PT - 10 hours early! Bad form, Amazon, very bad!

Amazon also screwed up on the home services credit--they very clearly offered $40 off $75 or more on July 11, but today they only refunded me $30 (which is their standard first-time offer). The page (which is still up) clearly says if you're entitled to both, you'll get the higher amount, but I had to spend about 20 minutes on the phone, being put on hold three times, before I got the additional $10--and that $10 wasn't a credit to my card, but a promotional credit. They also tried to blame the home services provider and sent them an e-mail saying they had a customer complaint, which made me furious, because I was completely happy with the local provider and it was Amazon's screw-up.

I did receive three of my four orders from Prime Day; the last is coming tomorrow. And I did get properly credited for the gift card promo.

jswinden · 07-14-2016, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

There's an Echo thread in the Lounge if you're interested -- Amazon Echo Club

I've got a philosopher's peel. It turns dried banana peels into instant pot

To join me high in the trees, just bring some bananas and learn my theme song

LOL! I'm just glad it wasn't this.

WT Sharpe · 07-14-2016, 09:28 PM

And here I was thinking you were going to post the song that had everyone smoking banana peelings in the sixties in the hopes of copping a high.

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jswinden Nameless Being	My Echo came this morning. I got it setup really quickly and I'm currently listening to Classic Rock on Prime Music. Now if I can just figure out how to get some of that Instant Pot so I can be mellow yellow in the trees with Tubemonkey and his magic bananas, I'll be happy. Where did I put Willy Nelson's phone number, he probably knows...? No wait, I live in anal retentive Texas where you can go to jail for life for getting mellow!

07-14-2016, 03:15 PM	#204
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Fire Stick came today Now can some one tell me how to get VUDU on it? How do I transfer the information from my PC to the Stick?

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WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	And here I was thinking you were going to post the song that had everyone smoking banana peelings in the sixties in the hopes of copping a high.