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I have been a Harry Potter fan since I read the first book, oh, so many years ago. So obviously, I pre-ordered "The Deathly Hallows" as soon as it was available.

For those who have been living in a cave, "The Deathly Hallows" is the seventh and final book in the FABULOUSLY successful Harry Potter global empire. The series took J.K. Rowling from a welfare mom, to one of the richest women in England and a world-wide celebrity.

Anyway, back to my point. I've been waiting for months for this book to come in. So imagine my utter chagrin when I get a letter from Amazon saying the book would not be there on the day it was promised. (It was supposed to be here Saturday ... the first day of sale.) I was soooo pissed. I really was looking forward to reading it this weekend, so I was really down when it didn't get here.

Fast forward to Sunday. I'm sitting around my house with my thumb up my ass thinking about the most monumental decision of the day ... Cheddar or Mozzarella on my Spanish Cheese steak sammich? (Sammy made with choriso (a Spanish sausage) instead of minute steak on Ciabatta bread) When what to my wandering eyes (okay, I mighta been surfing porn ... maybe) should appear but a letter from Amazon saying they are refunding the price of my book. They broke their "on time" promise and were making it right. I was pleased, but pissed at the same time. Pleased, because someone in corporate America lived up to their word. Pissed, because now I had to go out and buy the book and Amazon was a buck cheaper AND they were offering free shipping. But, I would still be able to get the book and that was the important thing.

But wait! Like they say in the T.V. Commercials ... "There's MORE!"

Down at the bottom of the letter, there was a sentence that said, and I quote, "Rest assured, you will still receive your book soon." What? WOOT! I'm getting a FREE BOOK! WOOT! Ya know? Sometimes? Life is just damned good. Ahhhhhhhhh!