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No wonder I have seen severe degradation in delivery times. It is a minimum of 5 days now to get anything.

noahtallen 6y ago
Anecdotally, I find that Amazon shipping (with prime) is always the fastest in a major urban area. My USPS and FedEx packages have often been delayed by several days, but Amazon mostly delivers on time with next day or two day shipping. Some “rarer” items have longer shipping times but I find they are still accurate.
- riku_iki 6y ago
  Its because they stack popular items in local warehouses. Advantage of vertical integration.
AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago
You don't think the global pandemic currently in progress has anything to do with it?
- Spivak 6y ago
  I mean that could be the explanation but Amazon has been keeping to their 1/2 day deliveries even during the worst parts of the pandemic.
- el_benhameen 6y ago
  Anecdotal, but my quoted Amazon delivery times here in norcal are now significantly worse than they were in March-June. This was true before everything caught on fire, too.
  - jrockway 6y ago
    At the start of the pandemic, things were pretty rough, with Amazon conveniently omitting dates on their website (they would say "Arriving on Tuesday!" but then you'd get further through the flow and it would be "Tuesday, August 4th"... back in April.) I wanted some more RAM this weekend, ordered it on Sunday morning and had it Sunday afternoon. Personally I think that everyone is a little bit too "okay" about the whole pandemic thing... but you can certainly buy stuff from Amazon and have it show up quickly.
twblalock 6y ago
It's highly variable. I've had Prime packages take anywhere from 1-5 days. Just yesterday I ordered two items on Prime, one has already been delivered and the other one might not be here until the end of the week. Both items are fulfilled by Amazon. Given the substantial increase in online shopping prompted by the pandemic, Amazon is doing pretty well. Other retailers are doing much worse, including Walmart which has been the least reliable shipper I've bought things from. Amazon's ability to adapt while other companies are falling on their faces is pretty impressive all things considered.

Anecdotally, I find that Amazon shipping (with prime) is always the fastest in a major urban area. My USPS and FedEx packages have often been delayed by several days, but Amazon mostly delivers on time with next day or two day shipping. Some “rarer” items have longer shipping times but I find they are still accurate.

riku_iki 6y ago
Its because they stack popular items in local warehouses. Advantage of vertical integration.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago

You don't think the global pandemic currently in progress has anything to do with it?

Spivak 6y ago
I mean that could be the explanation but Amazon has been keeping to their 1/2 day deliveries even during the worst parts of the pandemic.
el_benhameen 6y ago
Anecdotal, but my quoted Amazon delivery times here in norcal are now significantly worse than they were in March-June. This was true before everything caught on fire, too.
- jrockway 6y ago
  At the start of the pandemic, things were pretty rough, with Amazon conveniently omitting dates on their website (they would say "Arriving on Tuesday!" but then you'd get further through the flow and it would be "Tuesday, August 4th"... back in April.) I wanted some more RAM this weekend, ordered it on Sunday morning and had it Sunday afternoon. Personally I think that everyone is a little bit too "okay" about the whole pandemic thing... but you can certainly buy stuff from Amazon and have it show up quickly.

twblalock 6y ago

It's highly variable. I've had Prime packages take anywhere from 1-5 days. Just yesterday I ordered two items on Prime, one has already been delivered and the other one might not be here until the end of the week. Both items are fulfilled by Amazon. Given the substantial increase in online shopping prompted by the pandemic, Amazon is doing pretty well. Other retailers are doing much worse, including Walmart which has been the least reliable shipper I've bought things from. Amazon's ability to adapt while other companies are falling on their faces is pretty impressive all things considered.