Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Yellow Freight lost my TV!!!!!

It was shipped on March 14, and came to destination dock on 17. Initially, it was supposed to be delivered on 18th , but they "forgot" to call me to make an appointment, they did not show up on that day. So I called them and made an appointment on 20th. When I tracked my shipment on their web site today, I noticed "Shipment all short". I immediately called them to ask exactly what that means. They told me that my shipment is lost and they are looking for it.

How could they possible lose it? My TV was sitting at their dock yesterday.

I hope that they have already loaded my TV into a truck and forgot to scan it.

Monday, March 17, 2008

Bought new LCD TV

Last Tuesday, I ordered new 52" Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR5. According to the tracking, it should be delivered tomorrow. I just hope that TV is not being damaged while shipping.

We have Fios TV btw, and I just called Verizon to order new HD DVR. Despite of shortage of HD receiver, customer service representative was very helpful and did her best to secure one for me. My new DVR should be shipped by the end of this month.

Can't wait to watch HD programs with new TV!!

Friday, March 14, 2008

Going to wait for GT200 / G100 / D10E

For the last few months, I have been buying and returning video cards to wait for Nvidia Geforce 9 series to come out. I was planning on buying 9800 GX2 or GTX. But 9 series turn out to be nothing more than slightly upgraded 8 series. I don't think it is worth paying high price for small performance gain. Therefore, I just bought XFX PVT88PYDD4 GeForce 8800GT 512MB XXX 670Mhz to wait for GT200 / G100 / D10E, which are expected to be released in late Q3 2008.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Desert Hills Premium Outlets

Yesterday, my family and I went to Desert Hills Premium Outlets. After we walked around for hours, I only bought 3 cheap shirts.

Since I am a member of JAL Family Club, I was able to get VIP coupon book from the management office. However, you can't use it unless the total purchase price exceeds $75, $100, or so depending on the store, so we did not get to use any of the coupon.