Last month we had a Barnes and Noble gift card and a coupon. We placed an order and to get free shipping we had to check the box to have everything delivered at once. Bookman ordered a new Stephen King book, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. I ordered a new cookbook. Many of you probably already know I don’t cook, I can, but at my house the kitchen is Bookman’s domain. I, however, am the one who buys cookbooks. I love cookbooks. Twenty years ago when we went vegan it was nearly impossible to find a vegan cookbook. We had a book called Simply Vegan and one called Tofu Cookery. We still have them. Their pages are written on, smudged with sauces and chocolate, and dimpled from liquid spills. They were our life raft as we learned a new way to eat.
These days there are so many vegan cookbooks available I can’t keep track of them all anymore. Our own collection has grown quite large and there are probably enough meals that could be planned from all of them we could eat something new every day for a year without repeats. Nonetheless, I always get excited when I come across a new cookbook that is not quite like the ones we already own. This time I ordered Vegan Richa’s Indian Kitchen. I already know I will love it because I borrowed it from the library first and drooled all over the library copy.
But we have not gotten the cookbook yet because it turns out the King book was a preorder. When I discovered it, I figured we’d get our books in September sometime and my mouth watered and my stomach growled in anticipation of all the delicious meals I would get Bookman to cook for me. Autumn is an excellent time for a good curry in my opinion. Heck, any time of year is.
But here it is the end of September and the books have not shipped yet. I had just supposed it would be this month without knowing for sure and Bookman had no idea. So I started thinking, well, early October. Some little voice told me today to check the order to find out when exactly to expect it. Turns out, it won’t be here until early November! I’m going to be really hungry by then! And Bookman is going to have a lot of cooking to do to make it up to me for having to wait so long.
Waiting so long for a book you ordered is its own special kind of torture, isn’t it?
awww Stefanie….I know how it feels….especially if its a cook book…but if Sep is here, can Nov be far behind? In the meanwhile check this site – she is quite famous in India for vegan stuff : http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/ or just google Sanjeev Kapoor Vegan Cooking….they will hopefully tide you over until Nov! 😀
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cirtnecce, I am afraid you are right about how fast November will get here! Thanks for the link, there are lots of delicious recipes there that will definitely tide me over! 🙂
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I do hate that, when you’re waiting on a book to be published and your other books are held hostage until it comes out!
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Jeanne, held hostage, that’s exactly it! And there isn’t a darn thing to be done about it.
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Stefanie, the only reason I maintain my B&N membership is that one of the perks is free shipping with every order. It came in handy today, for instance, when I visited my local B&N and found the price of Mary Karr’s new book, “The Art of Memoir” to be $25 less my 10% member discount. BUT I checked the B&N website and found that they were selling it there for a tad over $15…and my membership guarantees two-day delivery (plus weekend delays, of course). I probably use the card just enough to get my money back and save about $50 a year over the cost…not much since I don’t shop at B&N much anymore, but it helps.
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Sam, oh yes, we have a membership too but to get the free shipping these days when you order more than one item at a time you have to have them all sent together. If we had realized the King book was such a long pre-order we would have done it as two orders instead. We don’t buy books much at all anymore, preferring to borrow from the library if we can, but I agree, the membership is good to have and we still manage to save just enough to make it worthwhile 🙂
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Oh no that’s a bummer. And, you can change your order to say ship books as they are available? Might not be a bad idea to get in touch with customer service and find out. At least you know you’ll be having lots of yummy dishes this Fall 🙂
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Iliana, I think we’d have to cancel the whole thing and do it all over again and I had a coupon and giftcards and I suspect it would create a bit mess so I just have to be patient. November will be here all too soon!
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Boooo! That’s so frustrating! This happened to me at my birthday — my sweet sweet aunts ordered me The People in the Trees, and I won’t tell you how many weeks passed before I received it in the mail. Suffice it to say that my aunts had to badger the seller relentlessly. I hope your books arrive soon!
(If it helps at all, I’ve been trying to preorder the illustrated Harry Potter from B&N’s website, and they absolutely will not permit me to do it. Ya jerks, B&N.)
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Jenny, what a bummer to have that happen for a birthday! A nice gift from your aunts though! How weird B&N won’t let you preorder the illustrated HP. If they have it up on the site they should make it available to order otherwise it is just a really mean tease!
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There’s an amazing array of vegan books (and blogs) out there now aren’t there. I sometimes look at them, not because I’m vegan I’m afraid but because they can have good for dairy free people AND they often seem to have gluten-free options too. I look forward to seeing some photos of the curries Bookman makes.
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whisperinggums, there are so many vegan books and blogs these days it is really easy to believe it has become a huge movement and that there are lots and lots of people who are vegan. The reality is much different and always surprises me. Seems there are more people who try to be vegan or who eat vegan sometimes than there are actual all the time vegans. But that’s ok, even sometimes makes a big difference to animals and the environment. And yes, it is curious how vegan and gluten-free have somehow been lumped together. Though I can tell you I am very far from gluten free and have no reason or desire to be! 🙂
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No, I wouldn’t give up wheat if I could help it!
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