Community Chat

[eddyandme]

@SeaMaiden

Well, mine usually come in two days, but still very pleased.  Have you tried Prime Pantry - good for househild supplies, etc.

Just want to mention if you go into Amazonsmile.com instead (same company) but you can pick and sign up for a portion of your purchases $ total to go to that specific charity at absolutely no cost to you!  I always do this and stock up on snacks, cleaners, etc,, so a donation, in my case goes to Second Chance Rescue NYC (that's where my Eddy came from), and it just makes me feel good!

[songbird]

Because they're in danger of becoming colossal, I'm worried abut future ways of treating customers.  So far, very consumer oriented. 

[Noel7]

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@Mominohio wrote:

I'm one of the few here that isn't all that impressed with Amazon in general, so I won't be paying for prime anytime soon.

I've had wrong orders, lost orders, trouble getting refunds on lost orders (actually delivered to another state, and someone I don't know). They tend to ship Fed Ex, which I hate, as they leave the boxes in the driveway in the rain (we have a huge covered porch just ten paces up the front walk, but they can't figure that out). And when you order from a vendor on Amazon, forget any kind of customer service in resolving the problem.

If I want fast shipping I go to Walmart now for many things. Free, within two days, and no annual fee. 

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@Mominohio

I've tried Walmart numerous times and it's a mess.  I rarely get things in two days, and I frequently get sent half orders with the other half coming a week later.  That's no two days.

A few times I've clearly signed for shipping and they have sent me an email to come pick up my order... the nearest store is more than an hour away.

I was chosen for their trial run of two day delivery over a year ago.  It was a trial run for the system they have now.  I paid $50 for a year of delivery. After six months, the "trial" was over and they never gave me a refund for not giving me a year's deliveries.

I don't trust Walmart.

[eddyandme]

@VanSleepy

I use the pantry monthly.  I go into the "specials' box first to see if I can buy 5 items which give you free shpg - there's usually so many items to chose from it works out quite well. I never fill up a box as I find it too burdensome to carry into the house. Can't remember when Ive paid the $5.99 shpg charge.

[eddyandme]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

I'm not holding Amazon in high esteem today.  Last Thursday I ordered a dog door, the kind you slip into the track of a sliding patio door.  It was to have been delivered yesterday the 6th, before 8pm.  Waited all day and no door. Finally about 9pm the shipping says I'll get it Aug. 6-8 and if I don't get it by the 9th to let them know,  for other options.   So where's my door?   They've flubbed this one. 

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Call them - they'll give you a $5 or $10 credit usually, @Kachina624!

[corita]

I still love my Amazon Prime!!  Had an order that was a day late and they refunded the entire cost for that order!!!  Have had some boxes arrive crushed or open and they always give me back some kind of a refund!!  They stand by their business objectives....get the orders to the right location in the time promised and in good shape!!

[eddyandme]

@Puppy Lips

Amazon just had a huge hiring thing in my state and also announced on news that people could apply online. So some jobs may leave certain sectors, but similar jobs will be available elsewhere.

[Ibby114]

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@Zhills wrote:

12 years ago before Amazon was everywhere, I ordered a book required for my Grandson to read for school.

I ordered it on Wednesday and it was delivered before noon on Thursday!  I think they were in CA then but they were a lifesaver.  None of the libraries had the book available to check out.

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This is how I got started with Amazon Prime. My son needed college books and getting them from the bookstore cost an arm and a leg. On Amazon they were a fraction of the price. Regualr Amazon sellers would ship them via the book rate and it took a couple weeks sometimes. But Prime? He got the book in his hands within a day or two. With my daughters college, they match Amazon prices at her bookstore! My needs for Prime have subsided quite a bit, but I still feel it's $$ well spent.

[croemer]

If you can't find something...more then likey Amazon will have it. I love my membership too.

[Moonchilde]

When I lived in the middle of a huge metropolitan area, I didn't "need" Prime - could literally go out and buy whatever I wanted/needed myself, and at the time, 2-day delivery wasn't any sort of issue with me, with the things I was buying. Prime Video didn't matter so much because I had a lot to watch via cable TV.

Fast forward to living in a rural, small town area. Things I'd taken for granted, I simply can't buy locally in the supermarket or drugstore because this area doesn't stock them on the shelves. I now have two items delivered on an every-two months schedule. Whatever else I might need or want, I can find on Amazon at an equal or better price than a store here - where "local" is relative and would often mean driving 45-60 min each way to get one specific item. Such a waste in time, gas and energy.

And I love having Amazon video, living where wifi is horrible, we get many fewer channels, 1080 downloads impossible, and GB/mo capped. I can still watch something, whether conditons are ideal or not. I haven't used the music or books yet, but I likely will at some point. Same-day delivery will probably never be available here, but I have had a couple of things come the next day, and I do get Sunday deliveries.

Without Prime there are things I would just have to give up. Prime is, for me, the answer to "I can't find it here (where I live)." I wish we had Amazon Fresh and Amazon's (restaurant) food delivery, but we don't have Uber either...maybe one day.