F*ck You, Post Office

In the "news" today, it was announced that Amazon have refused to deliver packages through the Post Office anymore, due to rampant theft by the South African parastatal. From iol.co.za:

Rampant theft by Post Office workers has infuriated internet retailing giant Amazon so much that it will no longer send goods to South Africa by post, Business Day has reported.

Anyone wanting to order directly from the US-based website must now pay for a private courier service adding about R420 to the price of a DVD.

No one from the Post Office would comment.

No other African country's postal service had been blacklisted by Amazon, Business Day said.

Basically what that means is that I can no longer purchase my collection of risque magazines, movies or my special orthopedic shoes (I have a hammer toe) through them anymore, without forking out an additional R420 rarnt.

Which is 2 lap dances at Mavericks. Or one and a half songs at House of Rasputin. Or a whole afternoon's fun at The Cage. Is The Cage still open? I dunno, I'm waffling now.

Anyhoo, you can vent at them at customer.service@postoffice.co.za

Go for it.



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