Adventures in Barbecuing

We are spending our winters in Florida now.  When we lived in Canada all year round, we barbecued all the time even in the winter.  We haven't barbecued since we have been in Florida because we didn't have a barbecue.

So the other day while I was sleeping, Barb was searching the web to see if she could find a little barbecue for us here.  She found one she liked called a Char-Broil Patio Bistro Gas Grill . She checked out the reviews that turned out to be great.  So she wanted to order it from Amazon.  It was going to cost $140 and they offered free shipping.  She was very happy.

She knew I had an Amazon account since I am always ordering books online.  She guessed my password and found that our American credit card was already listed on the account.  She had never ordered anything from Amazon.  So when she saw the 1-Click-Buy button she clicked it and thought that it was so easy.

When I got up a little later, she was getting ready to go out but decided to take the time to tell me about her purchase.  She was so proud of herself for getting such a good deal.  When she called up my Amazon account and showed me the purchase, it said the bill would be $344.  She freaked out.  How could it cost $344 when she was told it would only cost $140 when she made the order?

She quickly checked the details of the order and found out that Amazon was planning to ship it to Canada.  They were going to charge us $144 for shipping and $47 import tax.  Fortunately, they hadn't yet processed the order and Barb was able to cancel it.  Then she re-ordered the barbecue with the correct shipping address to Florida.  If she had decided to leave the house as she had planned or if I hadn't gotten up just then, she might not have told me about her purchase in time and we might have made an expensive mistake.