Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for May 29, 2023

But if you watch for it, it’ll take three days.

that’s probably a load of manure!

I read this strip every day, but I still have never figured out – is that woman supposed to be his wife, or his daughter?

He ordered an order timer.

But you didn’t pay for Elite status.

usually

Expectations……..

For someone who is usually portrayed as being closed wallet, Ed is paying a whole lot in membership upgrades.

Well, it is a Holiday!

WHAT? It’s Memorial Day! No grille shot to the space station?

Among all those other attributes, Ed is a purple member?

Ouch!

The real Crankshaft would be a lot more frazzled and cussing…..

I ordered an item from Amazon on Saturday night at 11 pm and it was here at 5:45 am yesterday, on a Sunday morning, a turnaround time of less than 7 hours. I must not be a ’Premium, purple prime, plus, priority, platinum preffered mumber.

Yeah, didn’t he just do this “order arrived almost instantaneously” last year?

You pay for that extra quick service and so do the warehouse workers in low pay, no breaks, long hours in execrable conditions. But you’ll get that book or gizmo or pink Himayalan salt tomorrow so it can sit on the shelf for weeks before you remember to use it.

That’s his daughter. He lives with her & her husband. The kids used to also. Kinda like the Walton’s home.

Haha! XD