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This may be because it's cheaper/better for them to ship other orders instead of yours, since they can only handle a finite amount of orders per center at a tim
by DannyBee 11y ago
This may be because it's cheaper/better for them to ship other orders instead of yours, since they can only handle a finite amount of orders per center at a time :)
- IshKebab 11y agoMore likely their distribution network has improved so much that it's no longer cheaper for them to ship stuff slowly, and they make money from non-prime next-day shipping.
- Spooky23 11y agoIt's a financial hack. Amazon has low margins so cash flow is king. They make money off you either way, when they sit on the order for 5 days, they probably book your revenue a month before they need to pay for the product.
- MichaelGG 11y agoDo they charge your before the order actually ships? I don't think they do.
- justinlardinois 11y agoUnless they've changed something recently, they don't. I haven't paid enough attention lately to be sure.
- jldugger 11y agoCharging your credit card might not coincide with their definition of revenue recognition.
- dmxt 11y agoWhat if a customer cancel the shipment?
- Spooky23 11y agoThe point is that they don't hold the inventory. They buy stuff on net-30 terms, and ship stuff to you the day it arrives. WalMart does similar things for many products -- they make vendors carry inventory until it arrives at a DC.