In the Zone (and trying to purchase M&D)

[Malcolm Lawrence]

>First off, Barnes & Nobles will NOT sell me this book!  The "guy" told me
>they had 40 copies in the back room but couldn't sell it until Sunday.
>Sunday I went in and another guy told me they were expecting 40 copies but
>they hadn't arrived yet, and even if they did I couldn't purchase one 
until
>Wednesday.  I asked to reserve a copy, even pay in advance -- he told me 
>no, the computer couldn't do that because they were on a new distributor 
>system that would kick me out of the "SYSTEM" if the book wasn't either 1) 
>still at the distributor, or 2) in the store on the shelf (not in the back 
room).  If
>the book is in transit (via W.A.S.T.E, no doubt), it's existence is 
nebulous
>and uncertain, and the "System" cannot recognize it.  Figures...

Um....so why can't you wait?