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The Ultimate Guide to What?

Originally published 2006-08-27

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I wasn't going to blog about this, I swear. I've sent numerous emails to Amazon and I've heard nothing. You see, several weeks ago I read in the New York Times about the new toys from Blue Man Group. Engadget has a writeup here. But after reading the Times article I went to Amazon to search for the toys for my kids. I found nothing. Well, not nothing actually, something, but not toys. I searched this phrase, "blue man group toys." Innocuous, right? Nope. The first return was for a book about, well, click on the search phrase and see for yourself. I don't have anything against the book, it's just not what I was expecting. Nor, I guess, is it what others looking for the toys are expecting to get. What has frustrated me is the inability to offer feedback to Amazon about their search results.
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