I don’t know if this is new, but apparently Sam’s Club offers online web services such as online advertising, CMS-based websites, hosting, ecommerce, and “professional web design”. Is this another field that the company will soon dominate? Personally I find it an odd fit for such an aesthetically-challenged company to offer design services.
All I can say is “wow”! I placed an order with pccables.com just over 48 hours ago and it is already here.
I needed a replacement USB cable for a Nikon camera that I recently purchased. It was a store display unit sans cables, manuals, and accessories. A quick look around the net and a few local stores showed me that this was a particular cable that wasn’t a standard size. A Google search for the Nikkon part number showed that PCCables.com had the best price – and they didn’t appear to gouge for shipping. Despite the fact that their website is very unappealing visually, I figured the presence of Google’s Checkout service afforded me at least some assurance and protection. So I gave it a go, and I’m glad I did.
What impressed me immediately was the amazing response time. After placing my order, I received an order confirmation within seconds. But here’s the best part, the shipment confirmation and tracking number arrived only 35 minutes after that! I’ve never seen a company react to quickly. Not only that, but I paid for the slowest and least expensive form of shipping: USPS. But even with that method, I had the package in my hands within, literally, 48 hours. You can’t beat that.
Oh and after all that, the cable I ordered seems to be exactly what I needed and perfectly fits the camera. Thank you PCCables.com.
Just wanted to give a quick update to yesterday’s post about Brett. Holly took him up to the doctor this morning and it turns out he is much more sick than we thought. Last week a case of strep throat was mis-diagnosed as symptoms of seasonal allergies. That infection, left unchecked proceeded to his lungs for a case of pneumonia. He’s home resting now, filled with a herculean amount of antibiotics, so all should be good in about 24 hours. Nonetheless, please keep the little guy in your thoughts and prayers in the interim.
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You know when your kids are sick and you know that it’s just a matter of time before you get it? That’s me today. Normally, when you get sick it’s a surprise – but not when you’re a parent. You get to see, first-hand, what you’ll be contracting in the near future. You spend the next few days wondering when it will start.
Brett was sick–throwing up and fever–all weekend. Grace went to bed with a fever last night. Both of them are home from school today.
And I’m just waiting for the symptoms to start. I keep thinking I feel a little nauseous.
Sometimes as a parent, your kids do things that completely amaze you. Things that you didn’t teach them, things that are outside of you and your parenting. Yesterday Brett ran a 10K in a local event, the Redbud Classic. Not only did he run the entire 6.4 miles, but he really ran well and loved every minute of it. According to the results, he finished 28th in the under age 15 category, though only he and one other boy were under the age of 10.
He ran with his mom who had been planning on running in the event for several weeks. We were surprised when Brett expressed an interest but completely supported him in giving it a try. Holly made him stay with her because it was his first time running that far and because he’s only nine. But she felt like she probably held him back and that he could have gone faster had she not asked him to stay with her. Next year we’ll have to give him a little more freedom. Maybe I can participate – it’s been awhile since I did any distance running, though I think I could probably get in shape to do a 10k without too much effort.
All-in-all, great job, Brett!