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Amazon Shipping Methods

I am still oxox — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:39:32 GMT

I know this is not QVC relested but a lot of us shop there. Last week I ordered two bottles of nail polish same brand different colors. One arrived last weekend via Amazon delivery. The second airrive yesterday via UPS. None of this makes any sense to me. Does anyone understand this? Thank you

Re: Amazon Shipping Methods

vermint — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:45:18 GMT

Could be as simple as each bottle came from a different location. Maybe the Amazon delivery was from a location close to your home?

I never get Amazon delivery--even though there's a warehouse less than 20 miles from me. I never get anything UPS from them either. They always deliver my stuff to the post office, and the post office delivers it.

Re: Amazon Shipping Methods

geezerette — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:02:01 GMT

I would agree it most likely depends on which warehouse the items are coming from.

It happens even with QVC. I have ordered multiples of the same item at the same time and they have come from different locations.

Re: Amazon Shipping Methods

CalminHeart — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:02:51 GMT

@I am still oxox wrote:
I know this is not QVC relested but a lot of us shop there. Last week I ordered two bottles of nail polish same brand different colors. One arrived last weekend via Amazon delivery. The second airrive yesterday via UPS. None of this makes any sense to me. Does anyone understand this? Thank you

They probably came from different places.

Re: Amazon Shipping Methods

JoyFilled Warrior — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:43:57 GMT

For awhile now, & rather routinely, it seems that the heaviest of items, (esp my monthly "Amz subscribe items" like my boxes of cat litter), are delivered via USPS vs Amz workers. I apologize to my nice USPS worker & asked him "why is this?" (esp since USPS vehicle's dont even have the means to pull cart heavy boxes to the door delivery). He suggested Amz decided it was because perhaps liability for injuries will then be carried by USPS vs Amz personnel.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:16:53 GMT

I watch the vendor names, many are third party and do their own shipping. Much prefer to have Amazon shipping.

Re: Amazon Shipping Methods

cjm61 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:20:00 GMT

I take your post differently than it appears others do @I am still oxox . I understand items, even the same type of items, can ship from different locations. However, I ordered a $7.00 item three weeks ago from Amazon. I finally received it yesterday by UPS. It baffles me too. Why UPS? It seems like it would cost them more than $7 to deliver it.

It just makes no sense to me either @I am still oxox .

Re: Amazon Shipping Methods

qbetzforreal — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:56:52 GMT

I placed an order from Gap Factory, eight items. 7 items were shipped together, 1 item by itself. Both shipped via UPS. However, the package with the 7 items was handed off to USPS and I received it 5 days before the estimated date of arrival.

This probably happened because one package came out of Ontario and other from the Bronx, 3 days before the estimated date of arrival.