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Maybe some of have already seen this, but I hadn't seen it until it bit me in the ass today. Amazon is listing some of its standard products as Prime only, meaning only Prime members are allowed to buy it. Prime is an Amazon subscription service that gives you free 2-day shipping (to your local post office, not to your door), streaming services, and a bunch of other 'benefits'. They have gone to great lengths to push this $99 a year service on people, including delaying normal shipments and preventing you from buying what you want. I no longer qualify to reorder a SSD I bought last week since I'm not willing to become a member (nor can I try the 30 trial as I did that back when Prime was new). All that SSD research time wasted.
We were worried about net neutrality. It seems in the future we'll have to worry about subscribing to every store we want to do business with just to have the privilege of buying from them. I'll bet money within a couple years you won't qualify for sales like Cyber Monday unless you're a subscriber. I can easily see that spreading to every store: "Pay $10 at the door for big savings on all our in-store, on sale items." Stores used to give you discounts for going to them, now you'll have to pay for the honor of shopping there.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday November 13 2016, @11:25PM
It's just another game to play. Back in the day you'd look on Amazon for a Tommy Gunn Penis Extender [amazon.com] and the price would be 40 bucks. But if you continued looking, you could find the exact same product for 20. Now (according to that link) it's a little over ten, and well worth the investment. Which means that I, even suboptimally, achieved a 50% cost savings because I wasn't lazy or gullible and could have achieved more had I been even less lazy or gullible.
Recall the lessons learned (you did learn lessons from it, right?) from Franz Kafka's books -- You don't just stop and resign yourself to that fate just because somebody told you to, right?
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 14 2016, @02:15AM
So... Did the Penis Extender make it longer than 2 inches?
(Score: 2) by VLM on Monday November 14 2016, @01:35PM
I wouldn't insult any individuals mom, but AC being a polymorphic c++ object I didn't feel so bad. I'm language-ist that way.
And just to head it off at the pass because I'm sure its on the way, "Who still programs c++, your mom?" yeah yeah very funny.
(Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Monday November 14 2016, @05:37PM
It's used to cure his chronic whiskey dick.
(Score: 1) by gmrath on Monday November 14 2016, @12:48PM
So, here I thought a penis extension included a full suspension lift kit, 40-inch diameter tires, light bars, air horn, 500+ CID engine and a six foot step ladder to get into the thing to strap it on. Huh.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by VLM on Monday November 14 2016, @01:49PM
Amazon sells all those parts, although maybe you need Prime.
Reminds me of my first "what the fuck are you doing on the internet" parenting experience with my daughter who was trying her best to order a complete "hello kitty" car makeover kit from amazon, the five hundred dollar one which is apparently no longer for sale, with Hello Kitty floor mats seat covers and door decals and license plate holder and steering wheel cover, window tint kit and a ton of other probably gray market branded stuff. Certainly I would have had the cutest car in the city. I was kinda torn between actually helping her buy it vs the parental version of there are certain activities not allowed on the internet etc...
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday November 14 2016, @02:25PM
FYI . . . the state of Arizona has a limit of 2 dildos per household. Does this item qualify fall under the scope of that law? Or can I order as many as I want?
If your boy is chewing on electrical cords, then ground him until he conducts himself properly.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday November 14 2016, @07:58PM
"Ma'am, your neighbors called to inform us that you were making noises akin to copulation. We are agents Richard Long and Muai-Beeg Dong, from the Dildo Intrastate Limit Dedicated Organization. We have to search you, and optional partners, to makes sure nobody is currently over the legal holding limit. Please step aside and put your guns back in their holsters, you may retain any butt plugs, this should be really quick"