China Shipping

Bonkers1 · ‎07-29-2012

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.

Cats3000 · ‎10-07-2013

@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.

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

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.

SoCal Bred · ‎05-04-2020

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.

Bonkers1 · ‎07-29-2012

@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.

meem120 · ‎03-09-2010

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.

willowbark · ‎07-20-2025

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.

Estellee · ‎07-12-2011

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.

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

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.

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

AuntMame · ‎10-16-2010

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.