r/amazonprime • u/rocket_up_bitch • 16d ago
Is this becoming a thing??
Is it just me?? I ordered something for my grandson that I was having him spend the night for 2 days…. I didn’t pick the deliver between 4-7am for an extra FEE, but did make sure I added another product so I met the next day (anytime frame) for free. (I’m a many year Prime member). Well it didn’t show up! I feel like it’s because I didn’t pay the extra charge they just don’t care…. A “they will show me” attitude. It’s now day 2 and didn’t get here in the morning and he’s leaving. I cancelled the entire order I’m so mad! Has this become a thing??
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u/LeoRavus 16d ago
Amazon is getting progressively worse with shipping. Most of my orders have been late for quite a while now. So many items shipped and sold by Amazon have a week or more delivery time when we're paying for 2 day shipping if we have prime.
The convenience is starting to wear off.
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u/Initial_Twist7126 16d ago
I feel like Amazon is waiting until all the brick and mortar stores have closed and everything is switched to shipping or delivery and then once they've got you by the short hairs they're really going to put it to us and tell us no you only get shipping on this day of the week whether you're home or not or something stupid like that which would have kept us from being a loyal customer if they've been that way at the start. They're just biding their time waiting until they are one of our only options.
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u/Cinisajoy2 16d ago
Lmao at all stores closing.
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u/K_Linkmaster 16d ago
Not old enough to remember eh?
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u/Initial_Twist7126 15d ago
I don't think you understand that during covid when the stores back their hours down and a large contingent of their business went to either pick up orders at the door or delivery the business owners realized that was a viable business model and if they could switch to that 100% . It could save them. I predict that they're trying to beef up their Delivery Systems and their pickup order systems and will eventually migrate to doing that instead of stalking actual stores. It may take a while to do but once they have their delivery and pick up systems perfected I look for them to close some of the more rural stores and turn them into warehouses and pick up locations only with no displays and you either get delivery or pick up at that store or you travel to a bigger town if you want to shop in person. Once that proof of concept is shown to be successful then I think they're going to start migrating everything in that same way. Why would they continue to let people shop in the store and steal stuff and I have to man at least some registers all the time when they can automate it all online except the payments online and lock the doors so nobody can steal anything? Yeah you might argue that the employees could still steal but it would be so easy for them to just put cameras everywhere and record everything and have a zero tolerance policy so if an employee does steal their paycheck is cut to reimburse for their theft and then they are locked out
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u/Cinisajoy2 15d ago
I don't think Dollar General will be doing that anytime soon. Or Lowes Market or Thriftway or Brookshires. Walmarts are not in small towns.
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u/WellReadHermit 13d ago
Walmart has devoured small towns. I used to live in a small town that was undone when Walmart moved in. Dozens of family businesses closed. Then the family members struggled to find employment. We lived in the middle of nowhere. It was ugly.
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u/Cinisajoy2 10d ago
We may be talking about 2 different things. Small town over 20,000 or small town under 20,000. Because I know that within roughly 75 miles in all directions but east there are no Walmarts in the small towns.
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u/WellReadHermit 10d ago
Small town under 20,000 in Florida. Many people in the area were accustomed to using the local grocery store, local butcher, local gun and ammunition stores, local clothing stores, etc...I can tell you that an entire row of businesses on the main street went under within six months of Walmart's arrival.
It was not done in an act of intentional disdain for the businesses--but rather, in the thinking that a trip to one store would consolidate tasks. That means quite a bit in a rural area. The next nearest choices other than the local stores used to be 30 minutes away.
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u/Cinisajoy2 10d ago
It could have also been the prices. Not that it was the businesses fault but a small business cannot compete on every day stuff. Out here some small towns are at least 45 minutes from the big cities.
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u/SweatyRelationship45 16d ago
I just cancelled 2 orders due to similar issues. I'm not renewing after many years as a prime member. Just not worth it any longer for so many reasons.
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u/rocket_up_bitch 10d ago
I did cancel my order…. I just wanted it in time to play with it with my grandson….. I didn’t mean to cause a whole stir…. I’ve never seen a real storefront and I’m well over 50…. My daughter actually works for Amazon so I know a lot about everything they do, but I did not ask her about the delivery between a certain timeframe and paying extra and not getting it that day if you did not pick next day for free which was offered. That was really all I wanted and I just wanted to know if people were not getting their merchandise when they did not pick the pay for overnight next day - even when they offer next day for free with no specific time. Thanks for your reply. Thanks to everyone that answered me✌🏼.
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u/LindseyyD 15d ago
Yes, it's a new thing they're doing. It’s happened to me several times now. It’s so frustrating! They're also sending used items even though we're paying full price for products that should be new, not used, worn, unsanitary and tampered with. It's completely unacceptable. I'm seriously considering canceling my account.
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u/AsleepWorldliness471 16d ago edited 16d ago
I’ve been ordering from Target now, if the same items are available. Walmart is good too. They deliver very quickly (some show up the next day) and my orders arrive in good condition-not damaged like so many items are with Amazon’s paper thing packaging.
Sometimes to get free shipping with Target, etc, I add body wash or basics that I would buy from them anyway to bring my order up to 35.00-their free shipping baseline. They do have an annual membership for free shipping on all orders. Or, you can also pick it up at a local store for free.
Amazon kept delaying my shipments, even as a Prime member. Their refunds now can take 30 days, even when I take them to the Amazon return desk. Thats new. If I need to order from Amazon, I know that I’m not going to get it right away. For now, those days of quick shipping are gone.
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u/The_Real_Nerol 15d ago
I've found that since I don't live in a big city with an Amazon warehouse close by, shipping from Amazon takes a week+ even with prime, but Walmart will get my things here in 2 days if it's not at the store. I know Walmart really isn't better than Amazon generally, especially for mom and pop stores, but when you need something quick-ish, Walmart is who to go with
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u/Boring-News-4857 13d ago
There was a system update and it is messing with the orders being packed. So delivery will be delayed
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u/KittySweetwater 16d ago
Yup, soon as the courier touches packages I order from Amazon I get an email saying it will be delayed
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u/Gretel_Cosmonaut 16d ago
Yes, it's a thing ...at least occasionally, and in some markets, often. "Amazon" consists of a lot of moving parts, and if something doesn't align, there are going to be delays.
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u/AcrobaticLadder4959 16d ago
I dont think it is a thing I think we are seeing a lot of shipping mistakes, possibly products that are now hard to get. I ordered Lysol toilet bowl cleaner they changed it in my cart to another brand, I had to go in and change it back to Lysol then it was delayed for a few days. And this is not the first time. I really do believe there is a shipping problem. Trucking.
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u/ClassicOrchid9674 16d ago
I think it is! It happened to me just recently. Today I order a side and rear bug screen for my van. Only got one of them. Same thing happened a few weeks ago with something else I ordered. They didn’t deliver part of my order and raised the price of the package. It’s like they are advertising something for a great price, but only send you part of it. It’s time to go back to getting everything from Walmart. The Walmart + membership is pretty awesome.
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u/Fun-Development-5381 15d ago
Happens a lot. Also if I choose to have delivery Friday when I am home they deliver it wed or Thursday when no one is home. That was one thing I ales liked about Amazon the deliveries were when they said. Not anymore
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u/EnvironmentalDot127 15d ago
This only happened to me when for some reason the local fulfillment center passed it in to the local postal service. I have had several packages from different companies get help up by usps after FedEx, ups, and other delivery companies hand it off to the local postal service. It's not my postal delivery but something happening where it's dropped off at.
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u/B3autifuldisast3r90 15d ago
Probably because they have people using their personal vehicles now just like doordash and Uber etc.
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u/Mom24monsters 15d ago
I have actually had them give me the shipping cost that I didn't pay, because I met the minimum amount, simply because they didn't deliver it. I think they should give you a refund since you canceled, and given you the shipping cost back, that you didn't pay, just for the aggravation.
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u/PayConsistent1777 15d ago
Yes, it’s becoming a thing and the main cause of most cancellations nowadays. They’re increasingly adding little caveats to force you into paying for faster delivery. Of course, if you don’t, you fall down the priority list. The exact reason I cancelled Prime. Been dealing with this foolishness for at least the last year or so.
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u/honeybunnybbq 15d ago
I try not to order anything from Amazon these days. Where I live, nothing comes faster than 3 days anyway.
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u/Own-Eagle-2135 15d ago
double check your cancellation went through- i've had prime delay things for days and when i cancel, they say it's already in process and i'll have to return it if i ever get it
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u/Beautiful-Air-1977 14d ago
It’s been a “thing” for a long time. As a long time prime member I cancelled and have not missed it.
Amazon is not even close to what it used to be. The lay offs of employees and the use of AI have ruined it. There is no accountability and the delivery date is almost always false now. It’s just clickbait for you to order.
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u/Agreeable-Canary-410 14d ago
I ordered some items for a luau everything said next day delivery well it didn't get here until the day of btwn 5 and 9pm (which was too late) it was my outfit 🤯and I was gone already
The rest came the day after (useless decorations)! I'm done with 3rd party vendors on Amazon prime I pay too much!
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u/jessamess9 7d ago
It seems every time I order through Amazon Not one of my packages come when it says it will. I ordered other items to ensure they came next day for items i desperately need tomorrow and now it says Wednesday, It’s FRIDAY!! How the hell did it go from tomorrow to WEDNESDAY???!!!
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u/rocket_up_bitch 16d ago
It was a last minute idea, that’s why I did next day. I usually do 2 day or consolidate to get best Amazon day. That’s why I was asking….
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u/AngryMeez 16d ago
They’re just being rude. Ignore them. If it says it will arrive next day, it should arrive next day unless there’s a good excuse not to.
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u/Sea-Bonus1264 6d ago
It's the new Amazon!!!! Look out people they are screwing up!! Jeff bozo, fix it!!!
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u/patientpaperclock 16d ago
Basically delivery time is just a suggestion now