[harpu]

"Here’s a thought - don’t put off the important stuff and then expect others to cover for you....."

You're an idiot, or at least your statement is idiotic!

Expecting a service paid for or expressed for as a part of a purchase is NOT expecting 'others to cover for you'! It's just as it is - a promise, a commitment, an expectation.

[xp38]

Exactly. I had a cousin pass away recently in Australia and sent flowers via FTD. The time was short and I specifically asked about the time to the order taker. No problem. Turns out it was since whoever they used delivered them 7 hours late. The memorial service long over. Took me almost a month to find this out. They issued a refund but the failed implied promise ruined things.

[trebb]

LOL! Waiting until the last minute leaves lots of room for "problems" to occur. Amazon uses an external shipper for such things, yet the poster was pissed at them because of a SNAFU. If he had decided to order his wife's birthday present a few days earlier, when overnight wasn't the only way to get it on time, he wouldn't have run into the problem.

Granted, he should have an avenue to get a refund but he still caused his own problem.