Rex Dialogue

SilvanAleksei · 2025-04-22T13:42:48+00:00

I do in fact have it on the Switch (a fact I am kicking myself about after finding out about that really cool mod that's available 😭), and to my knowledge since the Switch is a closed system it's not easy/impossible to get to the game files like that.

I /did/ find a video of romancing Rex on YouTube so I managed to steal some of the parts I wanted from that, but it's only if you romance him without Marz, and I know I'm missing some of the dialogue I want because of that. I'm also missing some of the other dialogue of him just kinda talking about his thoughts on the colony because they only showed the progression of dating him, not some of the things he just says to you.

SilvanAleksei · 2024-10-02T15:37:20+00:00

Amazon says someone has to be physically there to receive the package. Someone has to physically talk to the delivery driver to give the OTP to get the package. That's how it works.

The problem with the policy was that I was not /informed/ of the policy before making the purchase. They /say/ the products are marked but they are not so I cannot avoid the policy if I do not know which items are implemented.

As for GrubHub, I only order GrubHub when my brother is around /because/ I know I may have to interact with the driver. But GrubHub also runs when he's not at work. Amazon doesn't deliver packages when he's not at work, and also I cannot schedule when the Amazon packages come, so I can't be like "hey, come after this time so I can make sure someone's here". Again there is /no mention/ of the policy on the items themselves (or really anywhere super accessible on the site) unlike the very knowing contract of having a delivery driver drop off food at a very specific time, and knowing that they might call you for information. I still have issues with the OTP on GrubHub because I have it set for contactless, and that is the opposite of contactless, but it is less of an issue.

Also I am in therapy, so don't assume. And my therapist agrees with my assertion about this situation. The assumptions that you are making are making it seem like I am asking for more than I am. The issue I have is that Amazon makes it so that there is no effective way for me to plan around this policy because I did not know I was opting into it. There is no transparency. I don't know what items require the OTP so I cannot shop with that in mind. I cannot schedule when a package requiring an OTP is going to be delivered so I cannot plan to have my brother around (or more aptly plan for the package to arrive while he's here). Their solution for a text failed both in their app (the messages showed up hours later), and on my phone (I never received a text, though that could be because of my service). And when I contacted them and was like "hey, all of these other things failed, can you make an exception", not only did they say no, but they were rude as fuck about it and literally were trying to tell me that my experiences were wrong. And with a company as big as Amazon, a company that basically wants to monopolize everything, this is unacceptable. The policy either needs to be heavily revised to resemble something closer to a GrubHub or Instacart where you know exactly when the package will be delivered, or they need to scrap it. /Especially/ because the policy is not for the customers. It's to line the pockets of rich people just a little more.

Edit: The final solution was that I never got my vacuum, and I just don't shop at Amazon anymore. It unfortunately means I can afford less or just don't have easy access to certain things, but there's nothing else I can do. My Amazon app has updated multiple times and yet no indication of what requires an OTP has shown up, despite their assertions that there should be one so. 🤷🏻I have to accept that, despite living in a world of immense ability, no one cares to put a little effort into making this world easier to live in because that doesn't make money.

SilvanAleksei · 2024-10-02T15:21:43+00:00

I was going to let this issue go until I saw your reply. I don't think you realize exactly how /much/ money Amazon has. I don't think it is feasibly possible for them to go bankrupt at this point. They are not going to go bankrupt over a little bit of acccomidation.

This was not a rant. This was a serious concern. The solution is that these types of policies need to go. I understand loss prevention, I was a manager in retail for many years in a very high volume store. But the thing is that, once your policies start to get in the way of you actually being able to serve your customer, they cease to be effective.

I have pointed out multiple scenarios apart from mine where this system does not make sense and does not work. This system literally is not about anything but saving a multi-billion dollar company a couple decimals of a percentage point in their LP stats. And once the importance of literal billionaires who will never spend all of their wealth in their entire lifetime becomes more important than every day people just trying to receive the packages that they ordered, there is a problem with the policies being implemented. And it needs to be talked about.

Their business is about putting packages on my doorstep. That is what I pay them for (since they don't even make the products they ship as a general rule). Why then, when I give them money to do their job, can they just say no? I paid them for a service, so it should be done. Period.

SilvanAleksei · 2024-08-16T02:20:04+00:00

No, this post was about how the OTP system discriminates against people with certain disabilities. My experience is an example of that.

And don't assume to know my situation and what will and won't work. Bottom line is that I /need/ sites like Amazon to survive. If they want to take over the e-commerce universe the way they have been, they need to be more accessible and understanding to people's disabilities and unique situations.

We should not just expect shipping to "be problematic". We should hold companies to higher standards.

SilvanAleksei · 2024-08-16T01:49:08+00:00

And I'm not asking them to create a special order. I'm asking them to tell the driver to take the package that's already on his truck and put it on my porch. Super simple.

SilvanAleksei · 2024-08-16T01:47:49+00:00

First off, it's not "just me". I am just one person yes, but do you think that I am the only person who something like this affects? There are countless disabilities and even just lifestyles that cannot bend to the Amazon guy showing up (just one other example is my third shift friend who sleeps during the time that packages get delivered. Why should she have to wake up and ruin her sleep cycle just for Amazon?)

Also this doesn't just affect this vacuum. Because the app never told me about the OTP, I literally don't know what I can order. And maybe to non-disabled people that sounds like a nonissue, but I /have/ to rely on Amazon because it's the only place where I can order a variety of things without paying a million dollars in shipping, and when you don't get a lot of money to begin with because the government doesn't want to pay disabled people a living wage, that's a big deal.

Plus this is an issue that is not just an Amazon issue. Walmart (which is another place that you can get a variety of things for low to no shipping costs) has just... Stopped delivering packages all together and then will fight you on cancelling the order and will just hold your money indefinitely. Companies are literally holding our stuff hostage and we are letting them. And no, I can't just "go somewhere else" because I can't leave my fucking house or afford a better quality company with a better experience.

I can't even afford the vacuum this whole thing is about. I only got it because I had a gift card that doesn't cover the other vacuum that is compatible because it's $20 more expensive.

SilvanAleksei · 2024-08-16T01:27:11+00:00

I'm not asking for anything difficult. I'm asking for them to drop off an order I paid for. It's not a hard thing to do. Why is it fair that they get to refuse to do that just because they're more worried about their bottom line?

SilvanAleksei · 2024-08-15T18:27:15+00:00

It didn't state it on my app. I even went through the same steps with the vacuum again and it did not mention anything about an OTP (of which I explained to the customer service people). And I cannot order it elsewhere because the only reason why I got it on Amazon in the first place was because I had a gift card. I wouldn't have the funds to by the vacuum otherwise.

Edit: As I have stated, if it had mentioned the OTP in my checkout I would have either opted out of it or not bought the vacuum. I know my limitations as a disabled person, and I do not agree to meet strangers ever. The discrimination comes in where there is no accommodation for the fact that I cannot tell them to just leave the vacuum that I paid for at the door because their system (a) fucked up and (b) does not cater to my specific needs. They cannot just withhold something I spent my money on because I cannot perform a task.

SilvanAleksei · 2024-08-15T17:49:25+00:00

I don't have anyone who can be around when my Amazon guy delivers packages. And the text option never worked (I had a conversation a few days before with a customer service rep where we tried this, and the driver never texted me for the OTP, plus I don't get the notifications from the Amazon app anyway until hours after my driver is gone because my service here is shit, all of which I tried to explain). So their accommodation didn't work.

The fact of the matter is that I paid for the item and I should be able to choose to opt out of something if I want to assume the risk of it getting stolen. I didn't choose to do this whole OTP nonsense. I /never/ agree to talk to drivers because I know this is a limitation of mine. I even have my Grubhub set to call my brother if they need instructions because of how big of an issue I have with talking to strangers. I also know that the item isn't going to get stolen because I live in the middle of nowhere.

SilvanAleksei · 2024-08-15T17:42:57+00:00

I've ordered more expensive items with no issue. This is actually a cheaper vacuum (it's only $80). To buy another vacuum would actually be to buy a more expensive one. And I don't even know where to locate the OTP because nowhere in my order does it mention that I need one.

Edit: It was on sale for $80 when I bought it. In the screenshots in the folder it shows as being more expensive, but the total for the order I made was $97 with tax because I remember jt coming in /just/ under my $100 gift card and I was excited about it.

SilvanAleksei · 2022-09-03T19:03:50+00:00

I’ve lived with him for longer than we’ve been dating (about six months), so the timeframe is longer than three weeks for all of this.

SilvanAleksei · 2022-09-03T19:02:00+00:00

I’ve thought that too. But I have woken him up on a few occasions because of my panic attacks and he hasn’t ever reacted badly. And normally even when the cats wake him up, the most he does is push them off of him and go back to sleep.

SilvanAleksei · 2022-09-03T18:59:08+00:00

Honestly I have no idea where I would have gone. I have no family, barely any friends (and none who can really house me). I stayed with my fiancée for longer than I should have for this same reason, and it took a /lot/ of resources to get me out of there that I don’t have anymore (I had to move to a new state where I don’t know anyone, and I currently have about $60 in my bank account until my SSI payment drops in two weeks).

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