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Ask HN: Can Anyone Explain What's Going on with Amazon Shipping Times in DC?
Amazon free 2-Day Prime Shipping is showing delivery dates over a week away (if I ordered today it shows a delivery date of Wednesday, Nov. 14). I've contacted customer support about it and I was told they would refer the issue to a technical manager. My wife just had an order cancelled by Amazon with a refund. I'm genuinely curious about what the root cause of these shipping delays might be.
According to a Reddit post, the issue is widespread in Washington, DC and could be caused by tornado damage to a warehouse.
https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/comments/9uf3ko/anyone_else_have_issues_with_amazon_prime/
- jeffmould 8y agoI would bet that it is related to the tornado. It was pretty bad, pretty much taking out an entire Amazon warehouse in Baltimore, Maryland (outside DC) and killing 2 employees. With that said, if this is the case, it is curious that Amazon doesn't have contingency plans in place to avoid significant disruptions in service such as extended delays. I can understand a slight hiccup/delay, but weeks seems a bit odd. Might be more going on than just the tornado issue.