Three weeks ago, I decided to splurge and buy a pen tablet for drawing stuffs. I searched around and checked prices on Amazon and found a Bamboo Pen and Touch for $40 dollars. I paid for it and waited patiently...

Waited patiently...

Waited patiently...

About two weeks later, when I was about to email Amazon and be all WTF, I get the "Your order from Amazon has been shipped!"

:D :D :D :D was pretty much all I could say. Twas damn excited.

After a couple days of perpetually checking the tracking number over and over, I find out it's gonna arrive the next day, which was the Friday that just passed.

I woke up early, grabbed a lawnchair, and waited outside for it to show up, except for when it rained; then i sat inside the front door with the door open. Entire day passed by uneventfully, except the ice cream truck made a lot of stops on my street cause i couldn't help myself. Around the time the sun started to set, i got an email from Amazon: Your order has been delivered.

WHATWHATWHAT?!?!?! THERE WAS NO WAY!

I checked the "Where's My Stuff?" section of Amazon for all their tips, checking bushes and with neighbors and stuff. It never arrived. I called the delivery company and dealt with perhaps the most unprofessional business possible, outside of maybe drug dealers and pimps. There was no switchboard or recording saying "Hi and welcome to Shitty Company's Shitty Call Center!"; rather, I got "*yawn* yeah?"

After the girl realized I was calling about the 'delivery company', she gave me the local number and I called them, where I got better, but still pointless, help. The person told me they were closed, but called the driver, who accurately described my house, but claimed he left the package on the front step @ 1230.

Which was utter bullshit. I only left sight of the front door when somebody could watch it for me, and between noon-130 or so, I didn't move an inch, due to waiting for chinese food to arrive, and subsequent eating.

There was nothing more they could do since they were closed for the weekend, so I emailed Amazon, expecting shitty service again. To my wonderful surprise, they emailed me back immediately, apologized, and sent out a new package.

Still pissed, but JOY! ^_^ since I wasn't completely ripped off.

A weekend of waiting patiently passed, and this morning, I wake up early at 6am. Shortly after, I get the email saying that the package is on the truck for delivery, this time with the time-honored awesome of UPS and not shitty unnamed company *cough*PRESTIGE*cough*. I go outside to prepare my lawnchair and find an EMPTY Amazon.com box right next to the front door with my name on it.

NO FUCKING WAY NONONONO HOWD I GET RIPPED OFF ALREADY?!?!! NOOOOOO-

Oh, wait, thats the tracking number and shipping label of the shitty Prestige company. Whoever got the package last time, for some reason decided to leave the empty box on my front stoop, probably to get a laugh. Doucheass cockmunching faggottit spiderasse-

I could go on about my feelings there, but I'll finish the story.

I wait patiently, mostly inside cause it got ungodly hot outside fast; indoors, there was shade. Three times, a UPS truck slowed down, stopped in front of my house, and pulled away before I could come out screaming "OH MY SHIT GOD BLESS YOU KIND SIR YOU HAVE DELIVERED MY HAPPY!"

About 2pm, when I have to start getting ready for work and am thoroughly nervous again, a UPS truck turns the corner and puts on its hazards and I run out to greet the nice happy smiling black man who has my package!

Either me or Amazon (cant remember if I did or not) told UPS to demand signature/security measure stuff, so after getting my signature, picture, fingerprints, dental records, birth certificate, and mammogram to be sure it was me getting the package, I finally had my prize ^_^

But first, I had to work. Which actually went fast.

I get off work, come home tonight, and open my package and its a Bamboo Pen an- wait, no, just a Bamboo Touch.


NOOOOO NONONONONONON NOO NOO NOO NOO NOO NOO NOO NO!

NO NONONONON NO!

No?

I checked the original order and I find out that I accidentally clicked the Bamboo Touch and not the Pen and Touch.

After all that trouble and frustration and mocking...

Maybe I can use a stylus with this model somehow?

From the Wacom website:

There is no pen available for the Bamboo Touch product. The Bamboo Touch is specificaly a touch interface and does not contain a pen sensor within the tablet.

Recommendation: To experience both Multi-Touch and pen input, purchase either the Bamboo Pen & Touch, Bamboo Craft, or Bamboo Fun. All three of these models have both pen and Multi-Touch capabilities.


And hence, I'm crying right now :'(