by Paul McNamara

News Editor

7 stops and the package still isn’t here

Opinion

Dec 24, 20121 min

Follow the bouncing UPS delivery

We’re talking about a $50 gift. And while shipping did cost $14.99, it’s difficult to imagine how anyone other than whoever sells jet fuel to UPS is making any money on this transaction.

At least Step 7 indicates that my doorbell should ring before the day is out.

Fingers crossed.

(Update: It’s here!)

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by Paul McNamara

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In addition to my editing duties, I have written Buzzblog since January, 2006 and wrote the 'Net Buzz column in Network World's dearly departed print edition for 13 years. Feel free to e-mail me at pmcnamara@nww.com.

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