- Ω - Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 I buy roughly $200-$500 monthly from Amazon, but it seems they are taking longer and longer before they even ship the product. Why should I wait 10 days before they even ship the product? So, I'm putting out a call to everyone, is there another company (that carries nearly everything like Amazon), that I could try? Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 I think Walmart has a similar service. - Ω - 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 Are you a "Prime" member? It seems like you get faster service if you are. I'm not, but I have a family member that is. When my brother orders from Amazon, he usually gets whatever it is the next day. For me, I usually have to wait several days, up to a week. As for alternatives, I can't think of any that sell "everything". But I do prefer to buy categories of goods from other places. For example, car parts I get from RockAuto.com instead of Amazon because I trust them and the quality of parts seems higher even if the cost to ship is a bit higher. Computer parts come from Newegg.com, again -- I trust them more and the selection is better. Books, I always look at Thriftbooks.com first. - Ω - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted July 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, RickR said: Are you a "Prime" member? It seems like you get faster service if you are. I'm not, but I have a family member that is. When my brother orders from Amazon, he usually gets whatever it is the next day. For me, I usually have to wait several days, up to a week. As for alternatives, I can't think of any that sell "everything". But I do prefer to buy categories of goods from other places. For example, car parts I get from RockAuto.com instead of Amazon because I trust them and the quality of parts seems higher even if the cost to ship is a bit higher. Computer parts come from Newegg.com, again -- I trust them more and the selection is better. Books, I always look at Thriftbooks.com first. Yeah, that's another problem I have with Amazon, I am a prime member but it doesn't seem to matter on delivery times. Once they ship, it gets here in 2,3,4, or 5 days, but they take their sweet time getting around to shipping. For instance I recently purchased an item from them and it said on the screen, order in the next 2 hours for free next day shipping... but the next day I logged in and the date was changed. I'm going to start taking screen grabs, maybe someday I'll make a video about their deceptive marketing tactics. I originally chose Amazon because I didn't have to put my card out there on multiple sites and could easily click a button to order and be done with it and then pay everything off in one go at the end of the month. But lately I cannot count on items in a timely fashion. RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossBow Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) I'm not a prime member, but Amazon has one of their very large distro warehouses just a hour or so from where I live. There is also another large distro facility in a suburb town right next to my city. Point is, I just placed an order for some things middle of last week, and they all arrived Saturday just 3 days later. Because of similar experiences like this in the past, I've not really seen the need to become a prime member LOL! Edited July 19, 2022 by CrossBow RickR 1 Quote See what I'm up to over at the Ivory Tower Collections: http://www.youtube.com/ivorytowercollections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 I'm never going to defend Amazon in any way, as I think it's shameful how they treat employees (meat grinder). But I suspect it's the pandemic and shortage of workers and overwhelming demand. I work from home, and I see more Amazon trucks in the neighborhood than ever before. Crazy crazy times we live in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 I was reminded earlier today of Costco, but I usually go to a location so I cannot speak on their shipping. RickR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 I am a Prime member and I live in Miami. I don't usually have any trouble getting stuff that I order pretty quickly. I have hardly had any issues when ordering from Amazon. I do get my money's worth from them. RickR 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted July 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 Here is what Amazon tells me about one of my orders this morning... Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 I've had that happen a handful of times. They do reship the item or give you the refund. RickR 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 Did I ever tell you the story about me buying the Jaguar GameDrive? You have to wait forever and then jump on it when stock becomes available. And I don't remember the price, but it's somewhere near $200. Anyway, I ordered one, and it got LOST IN THE MAIL just like this. The point being, stuff happens. It's no big deal unless we're talking prescription drugs or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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