Amazon

[Andrew[MG]]

We were having a bit of a challenge at work and seeing who had the earliest order from the site. My first order was in November 2002 for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [Extended Version] and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones!

The winner so far has an order from November 1998 for an OS map.

Does anyone have an order from before November 1998?

[funkyrobot]

College friend of mine bought a job lot of JavaScript books off Amazon around 1997-98. I can remember him in a lecture one day talking about this brilliant and cheap online bookshop he had found (Amazon).

He found our course material cheaper on there than from other outlets so ordered about 10 books. He then sold them on to us at the knock down price.

That was when I first became aware of Amazon and the first time I knew of anyone ordering from it.

[nonplussed]

My first order was some time in 2000, and I just remember it being already very well established by then.

[rsv gone!]

I know I ordered a Lonely Planet guide to Prague in 2000 although I'm sure I'd used the site before a few times.

I must have registered again as that order doesn't show on my history. Only as far back as 2001.

I was quick to embrace internet sales. Anything to avoid traipsing around shops only to find they don't have stock!

Before Amazon, I used to order music CDs from CD Universe in the states. That would have been circa 98.

Edited by rsv gone! on Thursday 23 September 09:42

[Neil H]

December 2000 was my first order. For two quite different items

Amazon said:

Order Placed:
11 Dec 2000

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The Intelligent Guide to Stock Market Investment
Kevin K. Keasey(Editor), et al

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Gatecrasher Wet

[skilly1]

I remember saying to my parents that Amazon was a terrible idea - who is going to bother ordering a book on-line and wait 2-3 days for it. Might have been wrong on that occasion !

However I did totally redeem myself and predicted the demise of Dixon's to the internet 10 yrs ago.

[digitise]

27th October 1999

[NiceCupOfTea]

26th August 2000 - Aerosmith - Big Ones

[Nolar Dog]

Is there a prize for being someone who to this day has still never bought anything from Amazon?

[Mosman]

October 1999 - Fodor's Travel Guide to Las Vegas

[rsv gone!]

Nolar Dog said:

Is there a prize for being someone who to this day has still never bought anything from Amazon?

Is that person you? Any particular reason? I buy lots of stuff off the internet and Amazon's returns dept is streets ahead of everyone else's.

[900T-R]

I bought some TVR T-shirts from Amazo... oh, hang on...

[Podie]

Much to my surprise, it says October 2004...

[tribbles]

8 May 2000 is my first order:

- How to rebuild your small block chevy
- How to make your car handle
- Chassis engineering/chassis design, building & tuning for high performance handling

I was desiging a car at the time, and hoped the chevy book would have some dimensions in it...

[andy400]

How do you know? My Amazon account won't let me go back further than 2005 and I definitely ordered stuff way before that.

[plg]

Hmm...

24 Sep 1999
Competitive Strategy : Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors by Michael E. Porter

Still on my bookshelf now...

Edited by plg on Thursday 23 September 10:43

[tubbystu]

My earliest is January 11th 1999 - but that is only because its as far back as the online record goes - this is for .com who I used for some years before .co.uk started up. 13th May 2000 is my earliest .co.uk order.

.com were fantastic as they carried a much larger range of "blues" related audio than any store in the UK. I'd think my first purchase would be 1998 or 7 perhaps, and most got through without attracting customs charges etc in the early days too.

For several years I used to receive a Christmas gift from .com as a good customer. Table top Jenga, thermal coffee cup etc.

[isee]

Dispatched on 31 Mar 2001
hell freezes over
by eagles

that's teh earliest i can go back to

[plover]

amazon said:

Shipped on October 8, 1997
Complete Book of Underground Houses : How to Build a Low-Cost Home

Was having a hippy moment when I ordered that, but was an interesting read.
Then went on to order a load of Asimov books in Nov 97

[Zod]

Amazon said:

Order Placed:
29 Mar 2000View Order Details | Printable Order Summary
Order Number: 026-3139748-1088212
Recipient: Charles Howarth
Delivery Address:

Delivery Option: First Class
Order Total: £20.51
Invoice Address:



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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Trey Parker(Primary Contributor), et al
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