Where is my good deal?

What makes a good deal?

Good question.

Last week, I ordered this from Amazon.  It was a good deal, I thought; it was something I needed badly, and it was about $19 (about $24 after tax and shipping) when I normally pay about $50 for similar items, and it could be in my home in about a week.

It was supposedly delivered yesterday.

It wasn't.

The tracking information says it was delivered at my doorstep at 3:42pm.  I was home around 3:30 and left around 4:15 and THERE WAS NEVER ANY PACKAGE.

So where is my good deal?!

I call USPS customer service and informed them of the issue.  They gave me a case number and took all of the details so.... in all of my years living at this address, I have never had an issue with deliveries.  Everything was on time, everything was safe at my door... I recall only one time in the last five years that something like this happened.  One package (not for me) was broken into after laying around the door for over a week.  Some cosmetics were stolen.

*headdesk*

I hope this is just a case of oops-I-set-this-down-at-the-wrong-place or hey-I'll-scan-this-as-delivered-and-get-it-there-tomorrow and NOT a case of Oooh-Amazon-package-let-me-take-this-because-it-might-be-cool!

But most of all... I hope I get my good deal.