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Post by Lurkingpea on Jun 5, 2024 1:48:51 GMT
I live in a big city. We have an Amazon distribution center 20 minutes away. I am trying to order stuff for Friday morning. Nothing I can order will be at my house before Saturday. If I do a locker pick up 1 mile from my house it will arrive tomorrow.
What is going on?
What is even stranger when I add it to my cart it says arrive by tomorrow 8-11 am, but when I go to the final stage of checkout it switches everything to Saturday.
I am having things delivered to locker, hope it actually shows up tomorrow. I need to wear it Friday morning.
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Post by katlady on Jun 5, 2024 1:58:15 GMT
Maybe all the delivery trucks are fully scheduled? I don’t even try to figure out their delivery anymore.
I posted before how something will be here on Monday, but if I pick my Amazon day, which is a Wednesday, suddenly my item can’t be here until Thursday.
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Post by chaosisapony on Jun 5, 2024 1:58:58 GMT
I've given up hope of getting anything in a reasonable time frame from Amazon. It used to be standard 1 week delivery for me even with Prime. Now I'm lucky if they bother to ship my stuff within a week getting it to me in 10 days. Meanwhile Walmart, Chewy, and Home Depot seem to be able to get me 1 to 2 day delivery on nearly everything for free. And now we have commercials with Prime Video, so why am I paying for Prime again?
Anyway, I can't help you but you are not alone.
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Post by its me mg on Jun 5, 2024 4:45:23 GMT
I live in a big city. We have an Amazon distribution center 20 minutes away. I am trying to order stuff for Friday morning. Nothing I can order will be at my house before Saturday. If I do a locker pick up 1 mile from my house it will arrive tomorrow. What is going on? What is even stranger when I add it to my cart it says arrive by tomorrow 8-11 am, but when I go to the final stage of checkout it switches everything to Saturday. I am having things delivered to locker, hope it actually shows up tomorrow. I need to wear it Friday morning. I live in Los Angeles and experience this, too. If I ship something to my house they can get it there overnight, but if I ship to work (which is usually where I need it to go) it's always 2 days. So weird! I live 15 miles away from my job. I guess in LA, that's far ... but still. I feel the pain! |
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Post by ~summer~ on Jun 5, 2024 5:40:13 GMT
I admit I don’t order a lot - but I feel like my most recent orders are delivered the same day (!) or the next.
Sorry you have to wait.
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Post by FrozenPea on Jun 5, 2024 6:39:29 GMT
I don't understand their delivery system. If I order an item & save it sent to my mil it will be there in a day or two. If I have it sent to my house it's 3-5 days. We live less than a mile apart in the same town. 🤷🏻♀️
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2024 7:02:47 GMT
My first thought is lockers are likely located in locations along regular delivery routes thereby bypassing Amazon logistics. This is pure speculation though.
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Post by Penellopy on Jun 5, 2024 8:47:37 GMT
I just gave up with Prime and their delivery inconsistencies and cancelled it. I am 20 minutes from the distribution warehouse where my stuff comes out of. Some days I could have walked there and back before I got my order. But the day I heard my dogs behind a locked fenced carrying on and someone screaming like a child, to only find the Amazon Driver in the bed of my truck while delivering, was the day I was finished. I asked her what on earth she was doing in my truck and her response was she was afraid of dogs! I told her they were behind a locked gate and she really should look into a new line of work.
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Post by monklady123 on Jun 5, 2024 10:49:47 GMT
Maybe just some hiccup in certain areas? Because here (Northern Virginia) my items usually show up the next day, maybe two days. In fact, I ordered something yesterday afternoon and I just went to check the delivery status because of seeing this thread.... it will be here this evening "by 10:00 p.m." (that seems to be their default time, which must be when they stop working, and things always show up before then).
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Post by jenb72 on Jun 5, 2024 13:59:39 GMT
What is even stranger when I add it to my cart it says arrive by tomorrow 8-11 am, but when I go to the final stage of checkout it switches everything to Saturday. I've had this happen to me, too. I finally noticed that some items say delivery in one day but only "with a purchase of $25 in qualified items". So it's not really next day delivery unless you buy $25 worth of items that all qualify. I really wish they wouldn't show that delivery time up front because I shop many times based on delivery dates. Just show me the actual, normal delivery time. Jen |
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Post by Lurkingpea on Jun 5, 2024 14:05:54 GMT
Glad to know I am not the only one experiencing this. I was just shocked that something I would order Tuesday wouldn't arrive until Saturday. I have never experienced that with Prime, usually it would have been Wednesday or Thursday at the latest. Especially weird that I can get it at the locker today.
Oh, and I was so frustrated last night that I forgot to add the pet food to my order. I just ordered that and it will be delivered to my house tonight.
I don't understand.
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Post by Lurkingpea on Jun 5, 2024 14:12:34 GMT
What is even stranger when I add it to my cart it says arrive by tomorrow 8-11 am, but when I go to the final stage of checkout it switches everything to Saturday. I've had this happen to me, too. I finally noticed that some items say delivery in one day but only "with a purchase of $25 in qualified items". So it's not really next day delivery unless you buy $25 worth of items that all qualify. I really wish they wouldn't show that delivery time up front because I shop many times based on delivery dates. Just show me the actual, normal delivery time. Jen Usually my orders do say that, but these items didn't have that condition. And when I was looking at them it showed a delivery date of today. It wasn't until the final stage of checkout (after I selected payment) that it jumped to Saturday. I agree that they should have the correct delivery date when you first look. |
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Post by peasquared on Jun 5, 2024 14:17:11 GMT
I loved being able to get things in 2 days. This last year, everything is a week or better. I keep thinking "why do I pay for Prime?", but then I remember the free shipping.  Just wish I could go back to two day. |
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Post by epeanymous on Jun 5, 2024 15:26:14 GMT
My stuff generally gets here in two days, but I definitely have noticed an uptick in items (even common items) with scheduled delivery farther out, and the delivery date often changes mid-order.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Jun 5, 2024 16:40:01 GMT
I find that time of day I order for orders from the local distribution center matters. Last week, I was trying to order something on Tuesday or Wednesday to arrive by Friday. It said next day, but when I tried to order at 10pm, only Saturday delivery was available. When I went back the next morning to try to find a similar item that would get there on time, they could deliver it the following day between 4 and 8am.
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Post by pilcas on Jun 5, 2024 16:43:28 GMT
I can get a lot of things same day delivery and almost everything next day or 2 day . I’m in NYC
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Post by mellyw on Jun 5, 2024 17:53:46 GMT
I find that time of day I order for orders from the local distribution center matters. Last week, I was trying to order something on Tuesday or Wednesday to arrive by Friday. It said next day, but when I tried to order at 10pm, only Saturday delivery was available. When I went back the next morning to try to find a similar item that would get there on time, they could deliver it the following day between 4 and 8am. My area has about 5 Amazon distribution centers, one roughly 10 minutes away, and have started noticing the same. Depends on what time of day I order. |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jun 5, 2024 20:35:13 GMT
For those that had the date change there is often a list of dates it can be delivered if you scroll down on the final page where it says place your order I just looked snd I had several dates I think there were three dates ranging from Thursday to next Monday. I have never used a locker. That said I have had items that said one thing when I was looking and then it’s the following day when I get to this point with no option for the original date. Yes it is frustrating.
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Post by gizzy on Jun 6, 2024 0:09:01 GMT
We've been experiencing this, too, with Amazon. I want to cancel but my DH wants to wait. Why am I paying for such slow service?
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