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<p>[QUOTE="Sealgair, post: 4833877, member: 97867"][NB: I sent this a week ago but it seems to have gotten lost. Pardon my resend, in case I overlooked the earlier one.] A new and—for obvious reasons, not advertized—”feature” of the Prime Two-Day Ship is the the two days now ONLY starts when Amazon starts their part of the scheme. If an item in OS—not already in their warehouse or immediately available for drop-shipping—then the clock is stopped. I have over the past year or so had dozens of items delayed for 2-3 months because the order originated from rural China and endured container travel by the infamous</p><p>“slow boat from China” to the busiest port in California. So, when you place a Prime order, READ THE FINE PRINT CAREFULLY! If it says something like “shipped from our factory in Wonhonglo, China”, be prepared for old age. Often, the details are not to be found in the ad itself, but may be in the order confirmation that follows. Sometimes I u don’t care—if I’m simply restocking an item I use infrequently, I let it ride. But if I really do need it in 2 days or so, I then find it elsewhere and cancel the original. Az does let you state that the reason for the cancellation is a delayed delivery date, and maybe in time they will be more transparent. But in the meantime, do sweat the small stuff. For me the Prime premium is still worth it—bingeing old TV shows and movies as I’m heading for sleep alone is a real plus and as one firmly in a COVID19 threatened group (coming hard onto 78), I tend to buy more on line (unless it’s available from a local store which I want to support). But I am careful to see if “Two-Day Ship” is really going to be honored.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sealgair, post: 4833877, member: 97867"][NB: I sent this a week ago but it seems to have gotten lost. Pardon my resend, in case I overlooked the earlier one.] A new and—for obvious reasons, not advertized—”feature” of the Prime Two-Day Ship is the the two days now ONLY starts when Amazon starts their part of the scheme. If an item in OS—not already in their warehouse or immediately available for drop-shipping—then the clock is stopped. I have over the past year or so had dozens of items delayed for 2-3 months because the order originated from rural China and endured container travel by the infamous “slow boat from China” to the busiest port in California. So, when you place a Prime order, READ THE FINE PRINT CAREFULLY! If it says something like “shipped from our factory in Wonhonglo, China”, be prepared for old age. Often, the details are not to be found in the ad itself, but may be in the order confirmation that follows. Sometimes I u don’t care—if I’m simply restocking an item I use infrequently, I let it ride. But if I really do need it in 2 days or so, I then find it elsewhere and cancel the original. Az does let you state that the reason for the cancellation is a delayed delivery date, and maybe in time they will be more transparent. But in the meantime, do sweat the small stuff. For me the Prime premium is still worth it—bingeing old TV shows and movies as I’m heading for sleep alone is a real plus and as one firmly in a COVID19 threatened group (coming hard onto 78), I tend to buy more on line (unless it’s available from a local store which I want to support). But I am careful to see if “Two-Day Ship” is really going to be honored.[/QUOTE]
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