[chbot] RE Ordering parts online

[Andrew Errington]

I received some button caps and a bag of screws. Ordered after the extended
Chinese shutdown, but before the lockdown.

I have six other packages in transit, with their whereabouts and delivery
time no more or less uncertain than the before times.

AliExpress is still taking orders (I think it is a self-aware AI that
operates without human intervention), and I don't think NZ Post can easily
decide what is 'essential' or not. Besides, where would they put the
'non-essential' stuff? Much easier to run things as normal, which goes for
everything, frankly. Except businesses that literally can't, such as
restaurants. Although, restaurant delivery might work.

Andrew


On Thu, Apr 2, 2020, 12:30 Daniel Powell <danielvieway at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Received a cheap phone case, ordered from Aliexpress, for my daughter this
> morning. I highly doubt that this is considered essential and as such I
> believe that there will be no stockpiling of deliveries.
>
> Cheers,
> Daniel.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Marshland Engineering
> Sent: Thursday, 2 April 2020 11:33 AM
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> Subject: [chbot] RE Ordering parts online
>
> I ordered some bits before the lockdown and they seemed to have stopped
> moving. One stopped in china and the other was actually delivered to
> Auckland 30/3. May well still arrive. I cannot see anyone actually stock
> piling goods.
> It will become too much very quickly. The only time they may, is if that
> firm shuts down for a period.
>
> I think keep ordering as it keeps the wheels turning, the airplanes flying
> and the chances of virus transmission is very small.
>
> After the toilet paper saga, I'm waiting for our bidet to arrive. Surely
> that is an essential item?
>
> Cheers Wallace
>
>
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