From: lynnmcguire5@gmail.com   
      
   On 11/18/2025 3:50 PM, William Hyde wrote:   
   >   
   > It's been over a year since I sent an order to amazon, and the resulting   
   > trips to bookstores have been very pleasant, if on occasion a bit  tiring.   
   >   
   > However, there are times when the  flesh is weak but the credit card is   
   > willing.   
   >   
   > Long ago I got a chapters rewards card, and for those with such the   
   > company offers a 20% discount on purchases made in your birth month.  I   
   > tried to order from them online years ago, but gave up when their   
   > software and my then-computer proved incompatible.   
   >   
   > I am happy to say that their website is fine now, and the selection   
   > broader than before.  Prices are usually higher than amazon, but with   
   > cheaper shipping and the 20% cut they were in effect lower.   
   >   
   > Speaking of shipping, they beat their time estimates in every respect.   
   > The order went in late Friday night, and the first books arrived Monday.   
   >   Following recommendations in this group I ordered a Leinster which was   
   > not supposed to arrive until January, but it has already been delivered.   
   >   
   > As a result I can over the next few weeks do some catching up on the   
   > Clarke awards, even unto 2020.   
   >   
   > I suppose this is only of interest to Canadians on the group,   
   > given the fraught nature of cross-border shipping these days.   
   >   
   > And of course, all the books were well printed and well bound.   
   I see what you did there.   
      
   Lynn   
      
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