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About a week ago I placed an order at amazon.com for $100 of P.G. Wodehouse (sponsored by my paternal grandparents). Originally I had them on one order, but then I found out that they wouldn't arrive until March! After investigating, this is what I found: if you are using free shipping, do not place one large order. The books are stashed in warehouses all over the country, and since free shipping orders cannot be broken into more than two shipments, all of the books must be shepherded together at some common meeting point before being shipped to you. This can take several weeks. The solution is to break the order up into smaller orders of about three books each. Four days after splitting the one order into three, I have received four books, three are in transit, and all should be here in a couple of weeks.