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I got a totally empty package...

Nonametoday — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:12:48 GMT

...from Amazon. I had ordered a lot of "stuff" during the time I was disabled from my serious injury. DH is totally disabled and I was unable to walk except around in my house and DH hasn't driven or walked outside except to go to doctor in several years. So, needles to say my boys were, with a sitter, doing all our care but sitters don't shop for you and some of the things I needed, the boys did not buy. They would not let me pay for any groceries or such so I ordered a lot of "stuff," on line. I ordered deodorant from Amazon which took a month to get here and when it arrived, it was just an empty package. Even on the picture that was taken by the delivering person, you could tell it was nothing but a flat bag and it was a bag that had been opened. For several weeks, it had been bouncing around from one facility to the other, from the original carrier to my hometown post office and back to the original carrier. Strange. So I had my neighbor purchase deodorant for DH in the meantime, knowing that deodorant will keep and when it arrived, he can always use it.

However, the bag is flat and empty. Amazon wants to charge me $1.00 if I take it to either Kohl's or the UPS office to return it. I am not happy about that.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

Still Raining — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:39:24 GMT

I have learned that there is a difference between Shipped From and Sold By on Amazon. For me it worth checking.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

colleena — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:39:53 GMT

@Nonametoday Contact Amazon again.

I received a completely empty bag from them, it showed zero weight on the packaging, I sent them a picture of this to verify.

hope you & your dh are doing better.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

PinkyPetunia — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:42:28 GMT

Call Amazon, speak to a live person. Tell them there is nothing to return if the package is empty. Tell them you have limited ability to get out, etc.

Phone # 1 888 280 4331

I had to call them last week with an issue and it was resolved immediately. Good luck.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

Nonametoday — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:25:57 GMT

@PinkyPetunia wrote:
Call Amazon, speak to a live person. Tell them there is nothing to return if the package is empty. Tell them you have limited ability to get out, etc.

Phone # 1 888 280 4331

I had to call them last week with an issue and it was resolved immediately. Good luck.

@PinkyPetunia

Thank you so much.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

jlkz — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:30:44 GMT

@Nonametoday

Understand your frustration; however, simply pay the $1 and end the nightmare.

Otherwise, how much aggravation do you want to put up with ? There is a cost to you: your time, your blood pressure, wear and tear on body and mind. Too, it is also probably bothering DH.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

Nonametoday — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 21:27:00 GMT

@jlkz wrote:
@Nonametoday

Understand your frustration; however, simply pay the $1 and end the nightmare.

Otherwise, how much aggravation do you want to put up with ? There is a cost to you: your time, your blood pressure, wear and tear on body and mind. Too, it is also probably bothering DH.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

Kachina624 — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:42:20 GMT

Why would you take an empty bag to return it? Just calling and reporting having received an open envelope should be sufficient. Refer them to their own photo. Speak to a supervisor if necessary.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

jlkz — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:52:08 GMT

@Nonametoday

At 80 I have had several major careers which I have discussed in other posts. I will share with you any posters to this thread something I have dealt with in work with clients, coworkers, team members and career counselees.

Holding on to these negative feelings will impact you on so many levels, probably a few you or others never notice.

When you stay in " negative / angry / reactive " state territory, it is as though you have blinders on: you miss a lot of what occurs around you and which could lift your spirits. Others may be needing your support or kind word. You could be closing the door to opportunities that are important to you.

In the career seminars and counseling sessions in regular corporate manager positions,I spend a considerable amount of time going through all the various categories of nonverbal communications, whether silent or sounded.

People may hear what you say but give more credence to the nonverbals you present. Please note "hear" doesn't mean "listen" to understand. Big difference...

Life is filled with things that are unjust, unfair, etc. To dwell on them can undermine your health and happiness.

Letting go of the negative emotions will give you space to fill your mind and heart with positive, healthy things. Good Luck !!!

Re: I got a totally empty package...

JoyFilled Warrior — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:06:36 GMT

@PinkyPetunia wrote:
Call Amazon, speak to a live person. Tell them there is nothing to return if the package is empty. Tell them you have limited ability to get out, etc.

Phone # 1 888 280 4331

I had to call them last week with an issue and it was resolved immediately. Good luck.

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@PinkyPetunia   Same here, namely, calling/dealing with Amz (by phone), & "voila" - immediately resolved, each & every time, for me.
      Thanks for posting this #.

@Nonametoday   Good luck!   Do what cha believe you need to. Is up to you - yr choice!   --   I know, it's utterly maddening, esp when disabled, &/or given the navigating of one's own limitations! *nodding furiously!*

Re: I got a totally empty package...

colleena — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:29:15 GMT

@Nonametoday Definitely frustrating situations, sorry.

And if you do contact Amazon again about it I recommend not contacting on a weekend.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

haddon9 — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:53:08 GMT

We ordered some light bulbs from Amazon recently and they were supposed to be delivered in two days. Well they were "delayed" and once that happens, I will reorder and cancel the first order. You should have canceled the order when it was taking an extra long time.

The second order arrived on time last night.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

haddon9 — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:57:17 GMT

@jlkz Excellent post! Not just for the OP but for everyone who finds themselves dwelling on the small unjust things going on in our lives. I have to remind myself that it's not worth harming my health over a petty injustice.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

MamaWick — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:53:23 GMT

That happened to me. However, I was outside and the driver handed me the package. I immediately said there's nothing in here and asked him to open in while I took pictures. Yep...empty. He documented it and I called Amazon the next day. They saw the documentation and sent out a new order.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

jlkz — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:58:18 GMT

@haddon9

Thank you so much !

one of the last major projects I was involved in was a two-year career center for a Philadelphia railroad that was going to be divided between 2 other East Coast railroads.

After folks attended an in-depth two-day career workshop, they got assigned a dedicated counselor. Working one-on-one with my clients, I spent a lot of time mirroring back to them what I saw and heard them saying: nonverbals and verbals. It took practice but they "grew" new habits which helped them get job offers ultimately.

One fellow in particular kept dredging up "injustices" so I finally said " Okay, let's compare experiences so we can see who suffered more. However, this will waste valuable counseling time and delay progress."

I accepted his apology and we worked together and he made a lot of progress. He did land a very good job !

Re: I got a totally empty package...

Nonametoday — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 21:29:59 GMT

I posted this for the irony of the company wanting $1 to send back an empty bag. There are a bazillion posts here over a not-significant period of time discussing the ineptness of companies, the postal system, UPS, etc. This one was $1 about an empty bag and ironically who is going to send back a bag for $1 that is empty.

Now the resident psychiatrist has to go digging into my past and her pretense that I am depressed. She knows nothing about me. If she has such a great desire to practice her homemade psychiatry, she should go into Human Resources or a prison system where there is an active business that pays.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

sunshine45 — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 02:25:07 GMT

anytime i have had an empty package from amazon i use their online chat. it has happened several times. sometimes their bags are not sealed well. they have never made me send back an empty package. they just send me a replacement.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

Cookie2025 — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:05:17 GMT

Me too

Re: I got a totally empty package...

haddon9 — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:31:07 GMT

@jlkz You're welcome!

I find that sometimes when I'm feeling sorry for myself I need to be reminded just how some people have it.

Yesterday I was scrolling though some YouTube shorts and a video of a woman came up who had something terrible happen to her. She is a farm wife who had a very bad accident happen to her ankle.

This was in addition to her being pregnant. After over a year of multiple surgeries, helping on the farm and having a new born infant, she had gotten news from her doctor that her ankle replacement was being rejected and it looks like she has to start all over. I really felt bad for her.

Re: I got a totally empty package...

CalminHeart — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:24:40 GMT

I received a completely empty package from HSN 2 weeks ago.