It's incredibly cold, and I

21 Jan 2000

It's incredibly cold, and I wanted to experience some of the futuristic convenience that the web promises to deliver (literally), so I went to Kozmo.com and got the following message:

Due to inclement weather and excessive order volumes the site will be down until 9:30 p.m.

And then on to UrbanFetch, where the top of the site read:

To process existing orders in a safe and efficient manner, Urbanfetch will only accept orders for delivery after 10:30 PM today. Thank you for your patience.

Not as bad, but still unsatisfactory. Way to go, losers.

Posted on Friday, January 21, 2000 at 9:07 PM

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