I know it is the craps when it happens to you, but like the airlines .. imagine the number of packages they handle in a day. Some going south can only be expected. We are dealing with humans after all. But it is the service you receive (with airlines non existent) when this happens which is most important. Glad to hear that this is working out for you. Overall, except for the increase/ripoff of shipping cost, I have been pretty happy with Amazon.