When Amazon Japan opened in 2000, Marv and I were its first and most loyal customers. Most important for me was being able to get almost any English language book at reasonable prices. It became especially handy when I got pregnant in late 2001 and I could get all the pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting books I needed. And, of course, I needed many. From November 2000 to April 2004, we must have placed about 50 orders from Amazon Japan.

My fondness for Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk have only grown over the years. Even if I see books I want at a brick and mortar bookstore like Waterstone’s, I will usually wait to get home and order them from Amazon because the prices are almost always cheaper. It’s good training for delayed gratification.

To share what I’ve been buying from Amazon, I’ve created a store that has some of our current favorite items available through Amazon. You can find the link in the sidebar to your right called “Go shopping with Cottontimer.” If you ever need to scratch that shopping itch, join me at Amazon!