The New York Times is making me very angry - very angry indeed!

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

First off, I realize they are being swamped with requests for Wednesday's paper. That said, I am hoping that I will be able to get my hands on 2 copies at all.

After not finding any in person on Wednesday, I called Wednesday evening and held for about 40 minutes before getting through to place an order. I thought everything was good.

Then today I get a call telling me they are sold out and will not be able to place my order and that I should visit their online store to order them. I did so, having to refresh the page about 50 times before I got an order form. The price has now more than doubled - I was to pay just $5.75 apiece for the phone order, but now they're $14.95 apiece.

When I FINALLY was able to put in my information and got to the "Place Order" screen, I have clicked at least 50 times on "Place Order," to no effect. I called the store's # to make sure I wouldn't be ordering 100 copies and was told they had to take my name and phone # and CALL ME BACK in the next 48-72 hours because the online order won't go through.

Again, I know they're swamped - but can they try to keep their story straight, at least?