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First Amazon.......

ECBG — Sat, 23 May 2020 22:23:09 GMT

Now ebay won't do rebates at this time.

Things are opening up, this seems a backward step. I'm waiting for the larger purchases!

You would think they would try to entice buyers, not discourage them!

Any other sites not participating in rebates where you find items?

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SandySparkles — Sun, 24 May 2020 15:40:34 GMT

I would wager that some companies that are no longer doing rebates, are attempting to minimize losses, as they hug their pennies, and restructure. I anticipate soaring prices to be forthcoming as well, as they offer "sales", but am crossing my fingers that Amazon is not one one of them, and does not significantly raise prices on Prime memberships, as I use it almost daily. I wonder if it is the individual sellers on these sites, that are temporarily suspending the rebates.🤔

I agree they SHOULD try to entice us, but some, with the exception of a few, have likely experienced such steep financial losses that any " enticement" is likely not to benefit us much.

Sorry, but I don't know of any other sites that are not offering rebates. Thank goodness for easy-pay.😊

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

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Imaoldhippie — Sun, 24 May 2020 12:22:10 GMT

............and to discourage hoarding and panic buying.

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Gorgf — Sun, 24 May 2020 13:29:45 GMT

Or they have cut the rebate in half or more of what it used to be. Like .5% is going to be a big rebate?? My rebate bank is dwindling. Most of the time not the major reason I order though.

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patbz — Sun, 24 May 2020 15:12:18 GMT

@SandySparkles : Amazon doesn't have to worry about "minimizing losses" as at this time, they have made money. Perhaps there is no rebate because Amazon doesn't need to attract additional business.

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SandySparkles — Sun, 24 May 2020 16:09:33 GMT

@patbz wrote:
@SandySparkles : Amazon doesn't have to worry about "minimizing losses" as at this time, they have made money. Perhaps there is no rebate because Amazon doesn't need to attract additional business.

Thank you for that excellent perspective, and I agree with you. I mentioned Amazon, because it was mentioned in the title of the thread, and caused me to think of the industry as a whole. Because of the unknowns, I am hoping Prime membership fees are not inadvertently affected.😊

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

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happycat — Sun, 24 May 2020 17:38:55 GMT

@SandySparkles wrote:
@patbz wrote:
@SandySparkles : Amazon doesn't have to worry about "minimizing losses" as at this time, they have made money. Perhaps there is no rebate because Amazon doesn't need to attract additional business.

Thank you for that excellent perspective, and I agree with you. I mentioned Amazon, because it was mentioned in the title of the thread, and caused me to think of the industry as a whole. Because of the unknowns, I am hoping Prime membership fees are not inadvertently affected.😊

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

Me too, @SandySparkles. I use Amazon Prime a lot too.

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corita — Sun, 24 May 2020 18:10:03 GMT

@happycat wrote:
@SandySparkles wrote:
@patbz wrote:
@SandySparkles : Amazon doesn't have to worry about "minimizing losses" as at this time, they have made money. Perhaps there is no rebate because Amazon doesn't need to attract additional business.

Thank you for that excellent perspective, and I agree with you. I mentioned Amazon, because it was mentioned in the title of the thread, and caused me to think of the industry as a whole. Because of the unknowns, I am hoping Prime membership fees are not inadvertently affected.😊

~~~All we need is LOVE💖
Me too, @SandySparkles. I use Amazon Prime a lot too.
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In this day of 'no contact', I have turned to Amazon and Wal Mart grocery home delivery almost exclusively!!

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isaboo — Wed, 27 May 2020 19:58:32 GMT

Has anyone had problems with orders from Amazon taking a lot longer? I have prime and my last two orders took about 2 to 3 weeks to arrive.

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depglass — Wed, 27 May 2020 21:20:00 GMT

I participated in Ebay's program but quit when they went from 2% to 1%. Plus, I didn't like the code rigamarole you had to go through. I don't do any major program like Rakuten, my computer tech says the spyware isn't good for my computer. We have a lot of trouble with our ISP to start with.

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sunshine45 — Thu, 28 May 2020 01:54:01 GMT

@isaboo wrote:
Has anyone had problems with orders from Amazon taking a lot longer? I have prime and my last two orders took about 2 to 3 weeks to arrive.

yes @isaboo ......it is pretty rare now that i get anything in a day or even 2 days. most items are taking about 3 days to a couple of weeks......and i am talking PRIME items.

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shoesnbags — Thu, 28 May 2020 18:17:42 GMT

I have Prime and my orders are taking a little bit longer, but not bad considering what's going on. I ordered a pair of Alegria sandals on May 24 and received notice that delivery is tomorrow, the 29th. That's 5 days.

As far as waiting 2 to 3 weeks for delivery, did you check the delivery date before you ordered? I've noticed things on backorder with delivery dates a month away or more, but I just move on to another seller.

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Nataliesgramma — Fri, 29 May 2020 09:41:39 GMT

I think it depends what you buy from Amazon. I have received things quickly and others take a week or longer.....

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CalminHeart — Fri, 29 May 2020 10:23:17 GMT

Amazon has been listing the ship/arrival date on product pages. They have also been prioritizing orders so high priority items related to pandemic needs are shipped first. A lot of things aren't available right now but will be in the next week or two....some even longer. Yes, their prime shipping hasn't been prime during the pandemic but it's all detailed on product pages and the cart.

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patbz — Fri, 29 May 2020 18:57:52 GMT

I have a heavily used Prime account but even I was surprised that I got 10 lbs of hummus bears in less than 24 hrs yesterday.