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Wow Amazon

chrystaltree — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:45:22 GMT

Most of my Amazon purchases are delivered by the Amazon vans now and I elected to have Thursdays as my delivery day. I am not one of those people who must have my things immeditely. I like getting all of my weekly purchases at one time. On Black Friday, I ordered Christmas towels/oven mitts/valances and placemats. I went to Amazon.com to check on my delivery and my goodness. There was a map of my section of town and I could see exactly where the van was and they told me that my deliver was "4 stops away" and the "three stops away" etc. It was actually kind of fun to watch. And then I saw the big blue dot at my house and I went to the door and waited for the driver to hand me my packages. Now I can finish decorating the kitchen and dining room.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:50:12 GMT

Kind of like watching a plane you're expecting to meet as it flies across the country and into your airport. You've got to stop and wonder at modern technology every now and then.

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ScarletDove — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:52:12 GMT

I had that experience with an Amazon order last year.....very impressed....! Watched the delivery online, then it was at the front door... I have Tuesday set as my scheduled delivery day with Amazon!

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ECBG — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:55:39 GMT

@chrystaltree That is TOO cool! I wish we had that! Although I'm often out, I have never seen a van like that.

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Krimpette — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:04:34 GMT

I like when Amazon sticks to that scenario, but I've had some minor issues of late wherein the map said they were a couple of stops away, only to find, a short time later, that they were suddenly in a different direction. Did not get that delivery till the next day. Additionally, a couple of recent Amazon purchases have been shipped by UPS. Not happy about that, since my most recent UPS delivery didn't arrive until 10PM. And further, I ordered three toys yesterday (Wednesday) and they are not scheduled to be here until Monday. Not very happy with Amazon of late.

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ALRATIBA — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:18:47 GMT

I have all my packages .... from everywhere ... delivered to "concierge-type" service available here as an optional amenity. They also handle any shipping, notary, fax, car service, etc. They text me when anything comes in.

I go down once a week to pick things up. Anything heavy - they will deliver to my apt for a small additional fee.

Very convenient and well worth the money.

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bewise — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:39:41 GMT

Yes,Amazon is amazing,I order a lot receive fast,great!

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Estates — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:39:50 GMT

Last week,I ordered a couple pieces of Carolyn Pollack jewelry from Amazon.They each shipped in a huge envelope big enough to fit a blanket.Upon delivery,the person left them under my mail box curbside. Talk about porch pirate ready.Anybody walking or driving by could have picked them easily.Luckily,I just got home from work and wondered what was lying on the curb by my mailbox!!! Then he/she texted me to ask how they did with my delivery. What the what?

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Alison Wonderland — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:54:00 GMT

I do that with my Amazon Prime deliveries. I live in an apartment complex and sometimes I notice the driver appears lost and then I go outside and meet them.

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SandySparkles — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:56:17 GMT

I live in a Seattle suburb, and utilize Amazon Prime for just about everything, but have never heard of real time tracking such as that. I am going to call Amazon to find out if this is available in our area. We have tracking updates on the website, just not tracking like that you described.(crossing my fingers) Thanks for posting!

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september — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:16:19 GMT

Now that I've moved to the east coast, I'm getting my amazon purchases in record time! The fastest one was delivered in four hours, on a Sunday!

Most are next day and are delivered by amazons own service. I can also see how many stops away the driver is from my address. Very cool!

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deeva — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:52:16 GMT

Amazon began using real time tracking for my orders earlier this year.

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blackhole99 — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 23:08:07 GMT

I ordered a few things from Amazon about 2 weeks ago and my order came via UPS in a few days. I am shopping with Amazon more these days.