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China Shipping

Bonkers1 — Tue, 26 May 2026 00:21:43 GMT

This is amazing to me. On 5/20 I ordered a dog collar from Amazon. When I checked the tracking I saw it was coming from China. Lo and behold today 5/25 I received it.

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Cats3000 — Tue, 26 May 2026 10:18:36 GMT

@Bonkers1 Not sure what your point is. Item comes from China? No surprise there. How quickly you got the item? Obviously came to the US by air.

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CelticCrafter — Tue, 26 May 2026 11:36:28 GMT

I have a pair of shorts and a few tee shirts from Amazon that must be on that slow boat.

I ordered them on May 18th and they won't be here until some time between June 1 - June 7.

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SoCal Bred — Tue, 26 May 2026 11:55:28 GMT

I have learned to pay attention to the shipping arrival time (Amazon) and base my decision whether or not to wait for it or not before I pay.

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Bonkers1 — Tue, 26 May 2026 12:54:12 GMT

@Cats3000

The point is I got it in only a few days coming from China. My US orders usually take 7-10 days. I expected a longer delivery time coming from out of the country.

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meem120 — Tue, 26 May 2026 16:33:20 GMT

I'm surprised. I ordered a pair of pants. Took about 2 months. It left China then to Ireland then Italy. Several weeks later it was at customs in SC. then on to NJ for a couple weeks then to me in Pa. It saw the world!! Oh, they were bought on the big A sight. I didn't realize A had over seas vendors also the shipping time when I purchased was only 5 days. I kept getting message your order hasbeen delayed. I think they just said that to get the order.

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willowbark — Tue, 26 May 2026 16:43:19 GMT

Here's my opinion on the subject. I recently placed an order that supposedly originated in the State of Ct and I live on the other side of the country. My order was inexpensive and air delivery not an option in the ordering process nor would a company pay the extra money to fly out my less than $100 order when I didn't pay for it myself. Yet, I received the item 2 days later. No one will ever convince me that out of the goodness of their heart it was air shipped to little o me. There are warehouses all over the place and most if not all do not advertise on the outside of their buidings.

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Estellee — Tue, 26 May 2026 19:03:38 GMT

The only real delays I've had was during the pandemic when everyone was trying to order masks. They all seemed to be coming from China.

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Mz iMac — Tue, 26 May 2026 20:33:39 GMT

Amazon tip

If the item is not coming from Amazon, click on the "seller's name."

The next page takes you to their "street" address.

Approximatly 85-90% of items coming from China are actually shipped from their USofA offices/warehouses in New York. Their address is written in Chinese except for the words New York, New York, USA.

It's a good possibility if your tracker shows coming from the country of China, their USofA office/warehouse is out of stock.

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AuntMame — Tue, 26 May 2026 20:33:13 GMT

I'm wondering whether Amazon isn't doing more drop-shipping. In other words, you buy something on Amazon that says "Sold by Amazon" and "Shipped by Amazon." They place an order for it from a vendor in China. It's shipped directly to you from China rather than from an Amazon warehouse in the U.S.

Other retailers have done this for years.

I have a couple Amazon orders that have sat for nearly 2 months without shipping. Both products are described as "Shipped by Amazon." I've called customer service and they haven't a clue why they haven't shipped, although they've said they're coming from another vendor. They've also been listed as "In Stock" on Amazon the entire time.

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Venezia — Wed, 27 May 2026 04:42:20 GMT

@AuntMame - I had that happen with Amazon, when I ordered a new case for DH's phone. It said "in stock", it was Prime shipping.

When it hadn't even shipped over two weeks later, I thought what the heck is going on. Finally realized it must be on a slow boat from China and wasn't expected to be delivered for what would have been a month.

I didn't need it that badly. I cancelled and when it asked why, I clicked that it was taking too long! So much for Prime shipping.

(Most of the time my shipping with Amazon is fast, to give them credit.)

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AuntMame — Wed, 27 May 2026 08:10:13 GMT

@Venezia wrote:
@AuntMame - I had that happen with Amazon, when I ordered a new case for DH's phone. It said "in stock", it was Prime shipping.

When it hadn't even shipped over two weeks later, I thought what the heck is going on. Finally realized it must be on a slow boat from China and wasn't expected to be delivered for what would have been a month.

I didn't need it that badly. I cancelled and when it asked why, I clicked that it was taking too long! So much for Prime shipping.

(Most of the time my shipping with Amazon is fast, to give them credit.)

It's frustrating, isn't it? Especially since Amazon has been so dependable in the past.

Amazon keeps asking whether I want to cancel my orders. After two months waiting, yeah I do. But when I start to cancel, Amazon says that if I cancel I will be charged shipping for the other items in the order because the order total will be less than the $35 needed to get free shipping. <groan> Why should I pay for Amazon's incompetency? So I'll let the orders time-out instead.

Annoying. It's upholstery thread that I need for a project. I can't buy it anywhere local, now that JoAnn's is out of business.

Amazon has always been so quick and convenient for things like this. And dependable. I worry that those days are gone.

Ironic. Such simple things that were so easily available in the past--just a few years ago upholstery thread could be conveniently purchased from local upholstery stores (they're all out of business now), or JoAnn's or Hancock's--are now inaccessible thanks to our digital age.

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Venezia — Wed, 27 May 2026 18:14:52 GMT

@AuntMame - Have you spoken to an actual Amazon CS rep about the issue? They may waive any shipping charges, given the circumstances.

Worth a try!