It’s not quite Amazon Prime Time here

After mulling it over, I decided to sign up for Amazon Prime; after seeing Omar’s analysis, I figured that I too was already spending more than $6.58/month on Amazon shipping, and that I could use Amazon to order a couple of Valentine’s Day gifts for Arlene. Unfortunately, I couldn’t sign up! I completed the initial signup process and got a confirmation mail, but there’s no evidence that I’m signed up on their site. When I click the Prime link in the “manage your account” section, I get an error message. I called them to report the problem, and they acknowledge that they’re having a “technical issue” with new Prime subscriptions. Oops. That means it’s off to do my V-day shopping the old-fashioned way…