I live in rural new mexico. When we moved here 5 years ago, even the most available item shipped using Prime would take 3-5 days to arrive (and more typically 5

I live in rural new mexico. When we moved here 5 years ago, even the most available item shipped using Prime would take 3-5 days to arrive (and more typically 5). Over the last year, that has shifted to the point where some items arrive next day and nothing takes more than 2 days. I would not generalize from my experience. I would suggest that you do not generalize from yours.