Amazon delivery schedule

[farmboy666]

I’m in the Helene disaster area, but most things are back to normal south of Asheville. Looking at ordering some things yesterday everything is October 28 which seems very odd. Amazon distribution center 15 miles up the road. One item said October 28 if I order within the next six days. So if I order today it’s October 28 and if I order next Saturday, it’s October 28, not sure what’s going on.

 

[scootr]

I’m in the Helene disaster area, but most things are back to normal south of Asheville. Looking at ordering some things yesterday everything is October 28 which seems very odd. Amazon distribution center 15 miles up the road. One item said October 28 if I order within the next six days. So if I order today it’s October 28 and if I order next Saturday, it’s October 28, not sure what’s going on.

What was the pick up date? Is that an option for You?

 

[kenmbz]

Amazon said 2 day delivery. On delivery day at 4:30 I got a message saying driver could not access my front door. Gate was open, daylight ? Delivery was rescheduled. They still use sub contractors for some deliveries. These people are not always competent.

I have learned in my area that means they had too many stops and ran out of time.
Then it takes 24 to 48 hours to show up.

They don't seem to have a "I won't make it today" button.

 

[Jaygyver]

If you look at the "area" with the price it should have the possible day to deliver if you "buy it in the next what ever hours". It varies quite a bit as it depends on if it ships from the seller or Amazons warehouse and which one. There are multiple sellers of the same product so I've gotten better at finding the products that have a faster delivery.

I don't live in a larger city so I don't have the option to just run down to my local store to get what I need. The stores in my area seems to have gone to the "On Time Delivery's" (they don't carry much in stock) or only carry the popular items that sell the most. When it takes a week or two for the store to order you something then why wouldn't I get online.

 

[Tinhack]

I've gotten deliveries at night from Amazon. One just last night. I've also had some deliveries that were postponed but it's typically a busy route. I see some tracking status notes like "You're 9 stops away" or something like that. Otherwise, I pretty much get my stuff on time but maybe it's because I order on an average of 30+ times a month. Here's this month's tally.

 

[Oaktree]

I never saw anything shipped by Amazon delivered longer than 2 days. If it is Amazon marketplace, it is a different story, the sellers have their own schedule.

My experience has been just the opposite...for the most part 3rd party vendors are fairly prompt, but stuff AZ ships from their own warehouses is all over the place, though it's pretty rare to get anything in less than 5 days. A few vendors use UPS, but most orders are USPS.
Most orders I make don't even get processed for 24-48 hr.

I have yet to figure out the best way to consistently close out FreeVee presentations I don't like without watching a commercial.

We watch quite a bit of Freevee, and I haven't found the commercials all that intrusive, certainly not like some of the other streaming channels...rare for a commercial break to be more than a minute, and often times less. Compare that to the History channel with 6 or 7 ads per break.

I don't have prime. Didn't consider it worth the money when it was $70something/year, certainly not worth twice that.

 

[TimberFarm]

I can't think of anything I have ordered from Amazon that arrived in less than a week. When I lived in NJ there were 6 massive warehouse that were within 15 miles from my house and still, at least a week to get something and that was with Prime too.
At least I didn't have to pay shipping on top of all the wait times.
I get my money's worth from Prime now. I order a specific cereal I like for breakfast. Amazon price is cheaper than supermarkets and it takes a week to get here. I purposely order one box at a time so they pay the shipping.

 

[stuckmotor]

My experience has been just the opposite...for the most part 3rd party vendors are fairly prompt, but stuff AZ ships from their own warehouses is all over the place, though it's pretty rare to get anything in less than 5 days. A few vendors use UPS, but most orders are USPS.
Most orders I make don't even get processed for 24-48 hr.


We watch quite a bit of Freevee, and I haven't found the commercials all that intrusive, certainly not like some of the other streaming channels...rare for a commercial break to be more than a minute, and often times less. Compare that to the History channel with 6 or 7 ads per break.

I don't have prime. Didn't consider it worth the money when it was $70something/year, certainly not worth twice that.

Oaktree,
I think your not having Prime is the reason your warehouse shipments sometimes take longer than those from third party vendors.
Quite often after ordering through Prime I get a notice that I've saved something over nine dollars on shipping. With my number of purchases and some other benefits I think I'm coming out ahead. Even though your evaluation is different from mine, it's helping me understand how the company works. Thank you.

 

[TimberFarm]

Oaktree,
I think your not having Prime is the reason your warehouse shipments sometimes take longer than those from third party vendors.
Quite often after ordering through Prime I get a notice that I've saved something over nine dollars on shipping. With my number of purchases and some other benefits I think I'm coming out ahead. Even though your evaluation is different from mine, it's helping me understand how the company works. Thank you.

I don't think so.
As I said above, I have Prime, and I had a load of warehouses within 1/2 hr drive.

 

[stuckmotor]

The link below has information regarding which items can be delivered as early as the same day ordered. Had I found it sooner, I might not have started this thread.

Amazon Prime Delivery Benefits - Eligible Items and Addresses - Amazon Customer Service

Products eligible for Amazon Prime will be designated on the product page and at checkout. If only some items in your purchase are eligible for Amazon Prime, you'll be charged applicable shipping fees for the ineligible items. Delivery benefits and speeds vary from item to item, and not all...

www.amazon.com