Forum: General Stuff
Topic: WTF internet
started by: GORDON

Posted by GORDON on May 29 2015,20:24
About 3 years ago I needed to replace a part on the mowing deck of my riding lawn mower, and I pulled my maintenance manual, knew the exact part number I needed, and went to a local service place to order the part for me.  To my knowledge, I never did an internet search for the part because I figured there was no point.

Amazon just recommended the exact part to me.

< http://smile.amazon.com/gp....1p_1_ti >

WTF internet?

Posted by TPRJones on May 30 2015,09:56
Did you previously buy the lawnmower online?  Maybe that model has a tendency for that to break - but yours did three years sooner than averagw - and Amazon has just been waiting to link you this whole time?


Posted by GORDON on May 30 2015,10:04
Nope, never online. It's insane.
Posted by Malcolm on May 30 2015,10:40
What lawnmowery things have you bought on there?
Posted by GORDON on May 30 2015,10:59
I looked at mower deck belts about a year ago.
Posted by GORDON on May 30 2015,11:00
Oh, also compost conversion kits last month.
Posted by Malcolm on May 30 2015,11:33
Were those specific to your model?
Posted by Paul on Jun. 27 2015,20:19
I clicked your link so of course when I went to Amazon today it had several plugs for your part < and variants >.


Posted by TPRJones on Jun. 28 2015,21:04
Damnit, I just clicked your link.  Jerk.
Posted by Paul on Jun. 29 2015,10:01

(TPRJones @ Jun. 29 2015,00:04)
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Damnit, I just clicked your link.  Jerk.

That made my day.
Posted by GORDON on Jun. 29 2015,10:03

(Paul @ Jun. 29 2015,13:01)
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(TPRJones @ Jun. 29 2015,00:04)
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Damnit, I just clicked your link.  Jerk.

That made my day.

Ha, I didn't even realize you had a link in there... my brain subconsciously refuses to see times that you link things.
Posted by GORDON on Aug. 02 2015,19:33
One of the nuts from the guard on my chainsaw vibrated off the other day, so I just hit amazon and searched "poulan 18 chainsaw parts" to see if they sold replacement parts.

One of the options on the front page was a DVD of "The Evil Dead."

I approve.

Posted by Paul on Aug. 10 2015,16:00
< WTF, Internet! >
That came up on page 2 when I was browsing to see if I wanted to order anything else for bow season next month.

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