Got To Love Amazon

[Texas Lizard]

Ordered a gift for Christmas for grandson last night at about 8 in the evening....This morning, I check my email...Said delivered at 6:10....Looked on front porch, there it was....Took a little over 9 hours from order to deliver...

 

Texas Lizard

[Pat Riot]

Even here in WV I am surprised at the speed I receive some orders. I love Amazon, for the most part. 
 

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

2 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:

Even here in WV I am surprised at the speed I receive some orders. I love Amazon, for the most part. 
 

I'm about four miles from a Amazon "hub" over on the east side of town.  I have had deliveries in six hours, usually more like 20.

Edited December 5, 2024 by Forty Rod SASS 3935

[Pat Riot]

The one thing I do appreciate when items are delayed is I get a text and an email about the delay. They keep you uprised of your purchase and delivery. 
I hate when I order something from another company and there is no notification of delay or updates as to when you can expect your order. 

[Rye Miles #13621]

1 hour ago, Texas Lizard said:

Ordered a gift for Christmas for grandson last night at about 8 in the evening....This morning, I check my email...Said delivered at 6:10....Looked on front porch, there it was....Took a little over 9 hours from order to deliver...

 

Texas Lizard

Do you have Amazon Prime?

[Texas Lizard]

3 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

Do you have Amazon Prime?

No....I am just a part time user....When the need is there and no one else has it....Or can get it....

 

Texas Lizard

 

[Texas Joker]

Allow 6 to 8 weeks for delivery.

[Pat Riot]

43 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

Do you have Amazon Prime?

I do. I save a lot of money on shipping. 

[Eyesa Horg]

I have prime as well. Most shipping is 2-4 days. Every once in a while, there's a 4-6 week something! Couple years ago we got there credit card. They gave us $200 for getting the card and IIRC, 5% on most purchases. If we use the card for something expensive, our next Amazon order will be nill to free! The interest rate is absurd, so definitely must pay it every month. Which we do anyway.

[Mossy Horn Gent]

In rural areas prime shipping can take four to seven business days. Still pretty quick.

[Rye Miles #13621]

44 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:

I do. I save a lot of money on shipping. 

My son does too. He orders a lot from Amazon, the free shipping pays for the Prime!

[Pat Riot]

1 hour ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

My son does too. He orders a lot from Amazon, the free shipping pays for the Prime!

We also use Prime Video. It’s also a very good service.
They have a Prime Music app that I tried out. I prefer Apple Music as I can download the music and maintain a library in “the cloud”. I don’t think I could that with Amazon. 

[John Kloehr]

I like Prime. I do try to wait on non-urgent items until there is something I actually need sooner. I also do not order from Amazon if a local seller has it and lets me look and touch and learn about the item, I buy from the local source and pay for the knowledge. Just did that for a sling (one store) and proper quick-release hardware (from another local store). If we do not recognize added value, we will no longer have it.

 

But that is not what brought me to this post, which is actually an unrelated but shareable item. Amazon opened a distribution center nearby and many deliveries are now direct from this center. They use white delivery vans. Graphics for them are delayed so they are unmarked at this time.

 

On the book of faces and other neighborhood-related sites, there have been more and more reports of a white van cruising the neighborhood very slowly looking like it is casing houses. And some people notice the vn returning multiple times, often more than once in a single day. While one should never let down their guard, these seem to be unmarked Amazon vans making deliveries. The drivers are wearing Amazon shirts.

 

I have asked Amazon to expedite marking their vans; the person I spoke with was completely unaware the plain vans were raising suspicion.

 

I think it is just a matter of time before Amazon offers 3rd-party package delivery services.

[Rye Miles #13621]

Anytime I ordered from Amazon I requested the delivery be at the back door. It’s always delivered at the back doorstep! Amazon is great!

[watab kid]

my wife has had great luck with their service , even this time of year 

[Henry T Harrison]

We did all of our Christmas shopping from our sofa in about ninety minutes.

[Sedalia Dave]

4 hours ago, Henry T Harrison said:

We did all of our Christmas shopping from our sofa in about ninety minutes.

 

Yep I can even have it delivered to their door. That way I don't spend more on postage than the gift costs.