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The big selling point for prime used to be next or two day delivery - but that has gone out the window for me for at least a year now - I still occasionally get

by EricE 4y ago

The big selling point for prime used to be next or two day delivery - but that has gone out the window for me for at least a year now - I still occasionally get fast delivery, but it's no longer the guarantee it used to be so I'm with you - just wait until you have enough for the free shipping - or just order elsewhere. And the increasing amount of counterfeit crap with amazon seeming to not care has really shifted me away from them.

ss108 4y ago
Where do you guys live where there isn't free next or 2-day delivery? I am in NYC an still have that option, and have been getting the option for same day delivery for an extra $3 (which I have not had reason to use yet).
- 8note 4y ago
  In Seattle delivery is usually a week out of so, with no options
  - jhbadger 4y ago
    That's particularly ironic given where Amazon is based! I guess the East Coast has better Amazon service than where it is native -- pretty much everything comes the day after you order it in the Washington DC area.
  - ss108 4y ago
    Wow wth lol I wonder how/why that's the case in a real city, which also happens to be where they are headquartered--like, devs in Seattle who work on Prime and logistics help facilitate 1-day and same-day delivery for the rest of us, but then have to wait up to a week for their own crap? lol
BMc2020 4y ago
but that has gone out the window for me for at least a year now Something I ordered was 2 day delivery 2 days ago when I ordered it, now it's Feb 3. No explanation. Never buy anything over $20 on amazon. Mysteriosly all the company names are 5 to 7 letters and all caps and not a real word, like CREYLON or MUNOFTO or JASDOM and they all have the same thing at the same price.
- runjake 4y ago
  > Mysteriosly all the company names are 5 to 7 letters and all caps and not a real word, like CREYLON or MUNOFTO or JASDOM and they all have the same thing at the same price. These are apparently Chinese manufacturers. There was an article about them awhile back, but I'm not pulling it up. The products are often counterfeit or ripoffs of other legitimate products. The reviews are often full of bogus entries. Here is the website of one such company: http://www.erligpowht.com/en/About-us.html http://www.erligpowht.com/en/About-us.html

by EricE 4y ago

ss108 4y ago

Where do you guys live where there isn't free next or 2-day delivery? I am in NYC an still have that option, and have been getting the option for same day delivery for an extra $3 (which I have not had reason to use yet).

8note 4y ago
In Seattle delivery is usually a week out of so, with no options
- jhbadger 4y ago
  That's particularly ironic given where Amazon is based! I guess the East Coast has better Amazon service than where it is native -- pretty much everything comes the day after you order it in the Washington DC area.
- ss108 4y ago
  Wow wth lol I wonder how/why that's the case in a real city, which also happens to be where they are headquartered--like, devs in Seattle who work on Prime and logistics help facilitate 1-day and same-day delivery for the rest of us, but then have to wait up to a week for their own crap? lol

BMc2020 4y ago

but that has gone out the window for me for at least a year now Something I ordered was 2 day delivery 2 days ago when I ordered it, now it's Feb 3. No explanation. Never buy anything over $20 on amazon. Mysteriosly all the company names are 5 to 7 letters and all caps and not a real word, like CREYLON or MUNOFTO or JASDOM and they all have the same thing at the same price.

runjake 4y ago
> Mysteriosly all the company names are 5 to 7 letters and all caps and not a real word, like CREYLON or MUNOFTO or JASDOM and they all have the same thing at the same price. These are apparently Chinese manufacturers. There was an article about them awhile back, but I'm not pulling it up. The products are often counterfeit or ripoffs of other legitimate products. The reviews are often full of bogus entries. Here is the website of one such company: http://www.erligpowht.com/en/About-us.html http://www.erligpowht.com/en/About-us.html