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Amazon Delayed Delivery

Biftu — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 01:26:51 GMT

I rarely order from Amazon, but ordered a gift that was scheduled to arrive today. It never did. Tracked my delivery and it says it will now be delivered on the 28th, two days late. Normally I wouldn't care, but I need that gift soon. How often does this happen?

Re: Amazon Delayed Delivery

chrystaltree — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 01:30:07 GMT

Next time don't wait until the last minute.

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QVCkitty1 — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 01:32:15 GMT

@Biftu wrote:
I rarely order from Amazon, but ordered a gift that was scheduled to arrive today. It never did. Tracked my delivery and it says it will now be delivered on the 28th, two days late. Normally I wouldn't care, but I need that gift soon. How often does this happen?

@Biftu , In my experience Amazon delays are rare, but they happen. They do keep you informed which I appreciate , and you might get it tomorrow.

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Effie54 — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 01:34:07 GMT

I've rarely had that happen, but once in a while it does. I ordered a Christmas gift via Amazon and it was 7 days late. I called Customer Service and was told they didn't have enough drivers in that area. But I'm sure the recipient will still love your gift, even if it's a little late.

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judianne — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 01:56:09 GMT

l get many Amazon orders the next day . Suprising how fast it gets here . They are really good about notifying any delays . l love Amazon ordering .

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occasionalrain — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 01:59:15 GMT

I ordered shoes from Amazon yesterday afternoon, they arrived early this morning and delivery was free.

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drizzellla — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:05:52 GMT

That is interesting. I received an email this morning at 8:09 AM that my package was to be delivered today.

Did not receive a package and did not receive a notice that the package was delivered.

It wasn't a delivery from Amazon.

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Etoile308 — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:05:56 GMT

I'm a Prime member and many of my deliveries are pushed back and delayed by days.

(Plus I'm tired of third party vendors not fulfilling the order with the described item.)

Re: Amazon Delayed Delivery

Biftu — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:11:54 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
Next time don't wait until the last minute.

I didn't. I need it in another week. In any event, I naively thought Amazon delivered on time. It's fine. Just curious if this often happens.

Re: Amazon Delayed Delivery

Kachina624 — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:13:07 GMT

I order lots from Prime but get virtually nothing the next day. It's usuallyv2-3 days minimum. Look for merchandise that says something like "fulfilled by Amazon". Third part vendors are not so efficient.

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Spacrazy — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:15:12 GMT

I never order anything within a month of a "have to have it" date. If I must then I go out and buy it.

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sunshine45 — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:24:54 GMT

we have prime and i find it to be happening more and more frequently.

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Carmie — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:27:40 GMT

It has happened to me maybe 3 times this year. I don't appreciate it. It happened to me last month. It was 3 days late and an item I needed ASAP.

We often go away for a few days and up to two weeks at a time. I try to schedule deliveries while I am here.

It is a pain to have to get somone to take my package indoors because I am away.

It has only begun to happen recently. I get a lot of deliveries from Amazon.

My adult children have their packages delivered to my home...so I get several deliveries every week.

Most deliveries are on time, but some are delivered after 8 pm.

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drizzellla — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:37:34 GMT

@Etoile308 wrote:
I'm a Prime member and many of my deliveries are pushed back and delayed by days.

(Plus I'm tired of third party vendors not fulfilling the order with the described item.)

I will no longer order from third party vendors on Amazon. I also did not get the items I ordered.

I did not receive the items that were described AND I paid 5 times the amount the items cost. I bought 6. AND Walmart filled the order. Walmart was not the market that I originally ordered the items. Not sure how Walmart entered the picture. Guess it was the market in San Francisco's idea.

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Marp — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 03:13:25 GMT

I rarely had a delivery delayed until recently when Amazon started using USPS over UPS. These are not orders that are transferred from UPS to USPS but shipped USPS all the way.

My USPS carrier has said locally they are so overwhelmed with Amazon packages that deliveries get backed up.

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NYCLatinaMe — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 03:53:22 GMT

@drizzellla wrote:
@Etoile308 wrote:
I'm a Prime member and many of my deliveries are pushed back and delayed by days.

(Plus I'm tired of third party vendors not fulfilling the order with the described item.)

I will no longer order from third party vendors on Amazon. I also did not get the items I ordered.

I did not receive the items that were described AND I paid 5 times the amount the items cost. I bought 6. AND Walmart filled the order. Walmart was not the market that I originally ordered the items. Not sure how Walmart entered the picture. Guess it was the market in San Francisco's idea.

@drizzellla I order from Amazon often. Early on, I had a few packages that came in Walmart boxes, from where I don't order. I noticed these items were not shipped by Amazon, but by a vendor that was not Amazon. For those who do not know, Amazon has third party sellers in its website, many times offering deals too good to be true, some with absurdly high prices, and some are specialty vendors that want to sell through Amazon (Like Vital Proteins, other well known brands). Some items are for sale by more than one seller, and the customer can choose. The prices offered by different sellers for the same item are often different. Some items sold by third party vendors are shipped by Amazon, others are shipped directly by the vendor.)

My theory is that there are vendors who find cheap items in Walmart, and make them available for sale on Amazon at a mark-up from the Walmart price, order from Walmart when we order, and then ship to us directly from Walmart and and pocket the difference. Just a guess.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 03:58:11 GMT

It happens, but it's an exception to the usual delivery.

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hckynutjohn — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 04:06:38 GMT

@Biftu

As a Prime Member that has ordered hundreds of times! Very, very rare here. Is early more often.

hckynut 🇺🇸

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jackiejenny — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 04:15:23 GMT

@Marp That is how I lost my USPS carrier. He was one of the good ones who rarely made mistakes, but he quit for another position because he said the same thing. Every day they are overwhelmed by Amazon packages.

He was a long time carrier, but he said the sheer number of packages, plus the weight of a lot of them became, well again, overwhelming.

They have put rookie after rookie on the route and they can't seem to do the job. They are aware they have a huge problem.

Something has to give.

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patbz — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 04:16:37 GMT

I've been a Prime member since when they started and usually have at least several deliveries a week. Even when I'm on vacation ( 4 times a year at Pismo Coast Village) I still get deliveries ( they call me and I walk to General Store and pick up). Never had such great service from any other vendor!