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New Delivery Time Definitions for Amazon?
« on: October 11, 2020, 12:18:35 PM »
I've not seen this before. Maybe it's "covid and 2020 sucks" related and maybe not. I have three times now ordered something that showed one day Prime shipping. When I get to checkout, there is then a blurb that says something like, "One day Prime delivery after the item is shipped" and then a delivery estimate that's like a week out.
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Re: New Delivery Time Definitions for Amazon?
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2020, 12:25:24 PM »
I canceled my Prime membership. It’s not worth these shipping games these days.
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Re: New Delivery Time Definitions for Amazon?
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2020, 12:27:32 PM »
everything takes about a week now.
Sometimes we carry more weight then we owe.
And sometimes goes on and on and on.

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Re: New Delivery Time Definitions for Amazon?
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2020, 12:30:05 PM »
Had a few issues earlier in the year but I nearly 100% of the time get my stuff in a day or two unless it's a coffee order, for some reason they keep losing coffee orders. Could be the supplier on that though
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Re: New Delivery Time Definitions for Amazon?
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2020, 12:34:43 PM »
It's been hit or miss on one and two day Prime shipping since the beer virus got spun up.  At least some Prime items show up honestly as being a week or more out before the ship date.
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Re: New Delivery Time Definitions for Amazon?
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2020, 02:36:03 PM »
I get anything that Amazon has on a distribution center in one or two days, reliably.

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Re: New Delivery Time Definitions for Amazon?
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2020, 02:41:51 PM »
I've had a few surprises. Order on a Saturday afternoon and it's delivered less than 24 hours later. Order on a Monday morning and it take 7-10 days to show up. all from "Sold by Amazon".
All depends on what it is and where it's at.
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Re: New Delivery Time Definitions for Amazon?
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2020, 03:03:47 PM »
If I order an instock Prime shipping heating element it says it will arrive Friday. I can track it and it will sit at the warehouse until Wednesday and then get sent two day. I've watched it with many parts this summer.
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Re: New Delivery Time Definitions for Amazon?
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2020, 03:19:34 PM »
I should add that I still get plenty of stuff next day, but I've not before seen them claim "next day" service but then have that caveat about "one day delivery after shipment" on some items.
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Re: New Delivery Time Definitions for Amazon?
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2020, 04:34:06 PM »
Lately, a lot of things take 3 or 4 days (which is reasonable, just not the 1 or 2 days advertised)  They will sit on an order for several days, and then send it express overnight  :facepalm:  They must get some huge discounts on shipping rates.
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