I actually just signed up for Subscribe & Save. If you have 5 items (multi-packs count as one) in any given shipping cycle, you get another 15% off. You can also change your shipping cycle on an item (or just suspend it for a cycle) at any time.BoltBacker said:The latest promotions give you a discount by subscribing to common household products(like paper towels, laundry detergent, etc) so they are automatically ordered for you in a time frame that works for how often you use the product and typically run out. If you have a bunch of those products being sent to your front door automatically so you don't have to go out in the real world and shop for them I can definitely see people with that many purchases in less than a year.C & C said:So you average an order from amazon every 27 hoursNutterButter said:Well donePenguin said:240 orders placed in 2013
Theoretically, they should be able to give you a much better price than all the overhead involved in a traditional retail store(unless you are one of those super-coupon people). Even if it wasn't cheaper I think I'd pay for the convenience of having items I need appear on my front doorstep.
I do this for all stuff we use regularly, baby stuff is the big user(diapers, wipes, formula,etc)BoltBacker said:The latest promotions give you a discount by subscribing to common household products(like paper towels, laundry detergent, etc) so they are automatically ordered for you in a time frame that works for how often you use the product and typically run out. If you have a bunch of those products being sent to your front door automatically so you don't have to go out in the real world and shop for them I can definitely see people with that many purchases in less than a year.C & C said:So you average an order from amazon every 27 hoursNutterButter said:Well donePenguin said:240 orders placed in 2013
Theoretically, they should be able to give you a much better price than all the overhead involved in a traditional retail store(unless you are one of those super-coupon people). Even if it wasn't cheaper I think I'd pay for the convenience of having items I need appear on my front doorstep.
surprised more people don't do this...oh well more for meI do this for all stuff we use regularly, baby stuff is the big user(diapers, wipes, formula,etc)The latest promotions give you a discount by subscribing to common household products(like paper towels, laundry detergent, etc) so they are automatically ordered for you in a time frame that works for how often you use the product and typically run out. If you have a bunch of those products being sent to your front door automatically so you don't have to go out in the real world and shop for them I can definitely see people with that many purchases in less than a year.So you average an order from amazon every 27 hoursWell done240 orders placed in 2013
Theoretically, they should be able to give you a much better price than all the overhead involved in a traditional retail store(unless you are one of those super-coupon people). Even if it wasn't cheaper I think I'd pay for the convenience of having items I need appear on my front doorstep.
saves us a lot of money
Who was the carrier? You're in NC?For the first time ever, Amazon has missed a guaranteed delivery date for me. The end is near.
Take a quick walk around your house, the delivery drone probably just landed a little off target.For the first time ever, Amazon has missed a guaranteed delivery date for me. The end is near.
UPS. Amazon chat was quick to tell me it was probably the carriers fault.Who was the carrier? You're in NC?For the first time ever, Amazon has missed a guaranteed delivery date for me. The end is near.
Like the Smart Phone cover I ordered Friday at 3:30pm and rec'd Saturday at 9am? Deliver cost was $9.95 and delivery would have been free if I wanted to wait until Tuesday.Never had Amazon Prime. Never needed it. Smaller items take longer to deliver than others from my experience. Ordered a tv on the 28th of November. Delivery date was December 11th... initially. It was delivered yesterday. I'm good.
Free delivery for me.Like the Smart Phone cover I ordered Friday at 3:30pm and rec'd Saturday at 9am? Deliver cost was $9.95 and delivery would have been free if I wanted to wait until Tuesday.Never had Amazon Prime. Never needed it. Smaller items take longer to deliver than others from my experience. Ordered a tv on the 28th of November. Delivery date was December 11th... initially. It was delivered yesterday. I'm good.
15 1/2 hours after you ordered?Free delivery for me.Like the Smart Phone cover I ordered Friday at 3:30pm and rec'd Saturday at 9am? Deliver cost was $9.95 and delivery would have been free if I wanted to wait until Tuesday.Never had Amazon Prime. Never needed it. Smaller items take longer to deliver than others from my experience. Ordered a tv on the 28th of November. Delivery date was December 11th... initially. It was delivered yesterday. I'm good.
Oddly the exact same thing happened to me today. Does seem like UPS fault though since the items are sitting in the warehouse by my house and for some reason just didn't get deliveredFor the first time ever, Amazon has missed a guaranteed delivery date for me. The end is near.
For the first time ever, Amazon has missed a guaranteed delivery date for me. The end is near.
Oddly the exact same thing happened to me today. Does seem like UPS fault though since the items are sitting in the warehouse by my house and for some reason just didn't get delivered
We need answers.Heh. Yea I was guaranteed delivery today and nothing so far. That's odd.
Nov 28, 29, 30, Dec 1, 2 and 3 was delivery. Over the holiday weekend too.15 1/2 hours after you ordered?Free delivery for me.Like the Smart Phone cover I ordered Friday at 3:30pm and rec'd Saturday at 9am? Deliver cost was $9.95 and delivery would have been free if I wanted to wait until Tuesday.Never had Amazon Prime. Never needed it. Smaller items take longer to deliver than others from my experience. Ordered a tv on the 28th of November. Delivery date was December 11th... initially. It was delivered yesterday. I'm good.
Sometimes they are. It's more the convenience.Are the prices for grocery items really much cheaper than shopping in RL? I find it hard to believe that paper towels & stuff like that are cheaper than at Sam's Club.
A few years ago I ordered 2 digital frames for my siblings for Xmas. I did it within the time for delivery the week before Xmas. My date came and went and then on dec 22 I got an email that the product was no longer available. They credited my account, but did nothing else for me. I was really upset and boycotted amazon for over a year. Now, I'm back on there constantly. It's just too convenient.I didn't learn my lesson. Just ordered something else.
If it was supposed to be a next day delivery, you can get the extra $$$ that you paid back. When I had one happen to me, I did chatted with Amazon and got the credit. Easy.UPS. Amazon chat was quick to tell me it was probably the carriers fault.Who was the carrier? You're in NC?For the first time ever, Amazon has missed a guaranteed delivery date for me. The end is near.
UPS says its not their fault. Who do I believe?East Coast Bias said:Everything is good here. The chat rep went from saying it might be UPS' fault to saying it definitely was a carrier issue. UPS chat is not available so I can't get their side of the story until tomorrow.
It's prolly UPS's fault. From working closely with them...I've learned:UPS says its not their fault. Who do I believe?East Coast Bias said:Everything is good here. The chat rep went from saying it might be UPS' fault to saying it definitely was a carrier issue. UPS chat is not available so I can't get their side of the story until tomorrow.
Otis said:We've been getting deliveries from them lately on Sundays. I was all when that happened.
New sort center in New Jersey doing some cool thingsJohn Bender said:Been getting deliveries in 1 day lately. Ordered some. New razors Friday at 1 pm. Delivered Saturday at 5.
I don't think this is true unless something has changed. I worked there as a seasonal driver's helper a long time ago and they work over 8 hours during the X-Mas season. They get paid double time or something according to union rules. Between all the overtime and tips, they get $$$$$ during this time of year.b) their drivers are Federally regulated to stop at a certain time and are required to take a certain amount of time off of the road (8 hours I believe). This is limiting their manpower.
It's a new DOT rule as of July. Drivers are forced to take a 30 minute break after 8 hours of driving. Most of the impact is on over the road drivers as a 30 minute break can take 90 minutes to actually execute.I don't think this is true unless something has changed. I worked there as a seasonal driver's helper a long time ago and they work over 8 hours during the X-Mas season. They get paid double time or something according to union rules. Between all the overtime and tips, they get $$$$$ during this time of year.b) their drivers are Federally regulated to stop at a certain time and are required to take a certain amount of time off of the road (8 hours I believe). This is limiting their manpower.
+1Amazon is awesome and prime is worth it.
I agree that Amazon Prime is worth it but their guaranteed delivery is an empty guarantee. They just blame the carrier. They did offer to put a note in my account so my packages won't be late again.+1Amazon is awesome and prime is worth it.
I haven't met a company that is 100% reliable, but Amazon comes the closest. I also did fine without Prime, but now have come to love it. Before Prime, I'd agonize if something cost $21 trying to figure out how to finagle an extra $4 purchase to get the free shipping. Now I just click and buy with nary a worry. The difference between 2 days delivery and 5 days also doesn't mean that much, but it's just nicer/better to have it in your possession sooner than later. I was skeptical on Prime as I'm a cheap### but I think it's worth it.
The guarantee is on your trust that they will do it. Nothing in operations and transportation gets more scrutiny than the success rate (99%+ or heads roll) of hitting that guaranteeI agree that Amazon Prime is worth it but their guaranteed delivery is an empty guarantee. They just blame the carrier. They did offer to put a note in my account so my packages won't be late again.+1Amazon is awesome and prime is worth it.
I haven't met a company that is 100% reliable, but Amazon comes the closest. I also did fine without Prime, but now have come to love it. Before Prime, I'd agonize if something cost $21 trying to figure out how to finagle an extra $4 purchase to get the free shipping. Now I just click and buy with nary a worry. The difference between 2 days delivery and 5 days also doesn't mean that much, but it's just nicer/better to have it in your possession sooner than later. I was skeptical on Prime as I'm a cheap### but I think it's worth it.
This, and the video service is about the best "Oh and by the way you also get this" add-on of all time.+1Amazon is awesome and prime is worth it.
I haven't met a company that is 100% reliable, but Amazon comes the closest. I also did fine without Prime, but now have come to love it. Before Prime, I'd agonize if something cost $21 trying to figure out how to finagle an extra $4 purchase to get the free shipping. Now I just click and buy with nary a worry. The difference between 2 days delivery and 5 days also doesn't mean that much, but it's just nicer/better to have it in your possession sooner than later. I was skeptical on Prime as I'm a cheap### but I think it's worth it.
And don't forget the free Kindle book a month! They may not always be the best options, but they are free.This, and the video service is about the best "Oh and by the way you also get this" add-on of all time.+1Amazon is awesome and prime is worth it.
I haven't met a company that is 100% reliable, but Amazon comes the closest. I also did fine without Prime, but now have come to love it. Before Prime, I'd agonize if something cost $21 trying to figure out how to finagle an extra $4 purchase to get the free shipping. Now I just click and buy with nary a worry. The difference between 2 days delivery and 5 days also doesn't mean that much, but it's just nicer/better to have it in your possession sooner than later. I was skeptical on Prime as I'm a cheap### but I think it's worth it.
I'm sorry...it's not that they can't work over 8....it's like a Teamsters/Trucker law that if they work/drive over a certain amount (say like 12 hours) they can't drive for something like 8 hours.I don't think this is true unless something has changed. I worked there as a seasonal driver's helper a long time ago and they work over 8 hours during the X-Mas season. They get paid double time or something according to union rules. Between all the overtime and tips, they get $$$$$ during this time of year.b) their drivers are Federally regulated to stop at a certain time and are required to take a certain amount of time off of the road (8 hours I believe). This is limiting their manpower.
I had an item take 4 days and really didn't think anything of it until I received one of those share your shipping feedback emails. I went ahead and replied with the info. Not sure if it coincides or not, but I've noticed that at least some of my recent purchases have been delivered by someone in plain clothes in a personal passenger vehicle (and I am typically getting the stuff very early on the second day).I agree that Amazon Prime is worth it but their guaranteed delivery is an empty guarantee. They just blame the carrier. They did offer to put a note in my account so my packages won't be late again.+1Amazon is awesome and prime is worth it.
I haven't met a company that is 100% reliable, but Amazon comes the closest. I also did fine without Prime, but now have come to love it. Before Prime, I'd agonize if something cost $21 trying to figure out how to finagle an extra $4 purchase to get the free shipping. Now I just click and buy with nary a worry. The difference between 2 days delivery and 5 days also doesn't mean that much, but it's just nicer/better to have it in your possession sooner than later. I was skeptical on Prime as I'm a cheap### but I think it's worth it.
All we need in this thread is an Obama mention.Welcome the secret service in when they knock.can i order bombs from them?
+1Amazon is awesome and prime is worth it.
I haven't met a company that is 100% reliable, but Amazon comes the closest. I also did fine without Prime, but now have come to love it. Before Prime, I'd agonize if something cost $21 trying to figure out how to finagle an extra $4 purchase to get the free shipping. Now I just click and buy with nary a worry. The difference between 2 days delivery and 5 days also doesn't mean that much, but it's just nicer/better to have it in your possession sooner than later. I was skeptical on Prime as I'm a cheap### but I think it's worth it.
We get that in SoCal too when they ship it from LAOtis said:We've been getting deliveries from them lately on Sundays. I was all when that happened.New sort center in New Jersey doing some cool thingsJohn Bender said:Been getting deliveries in 1 day lately. Ordered some. New razors Friday at 1 pm. Delivered Saturday at 5.
Who is making the delivery?I got a package last Sunday. Yep, they are doing that now for Prime. F'ing rules
2 new buildings doing that - one in NJ, one in SoCal. Will be about 40 more over the next year or twoWe get that in SoCal too when they ship it from LAOtis said:We've been getting deliveries from them lately on Sundays. I was all when that happened.New sort center in New Jersey doing some cool thingsJohn Bender said:Been getting deliveries in 1 day lately. Ordered some. New razors Friday at 1 pm. Delivered Saturday at 5.