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Amazon late deliveries

8,770 3,152 December 9, 2019 at 11:55 AM in Rant
Anyone else getting tired of Amazon missing delivery dates. I have had quite a few items that showed as out for delivery that had not even shipped. UPS packages coming on a Sunday etc..

I have a Christmas tree that was supposed to be delivered on the 7th that UPS does not even show as having received the tree. USPS was supposed to deliver a wireless charging stand on the 7th now it is just delayed but not coming today. I purchased it as a one off repackaged item from the Whse so I do want the item but not a cancellation.

Anyone else getting punked by Amazon delivery promises?
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ProfessorChaos
12-16-2019 at 10:28 PM.
12-16-2019 at 10:28 PM.
Quote from shhaggy :
Exactly this. I've found that Amazon pretty reliably gets the package out, but if they're using multiple services to deliver, there seems to always be a delay on the handoff and then the second carrier, usually USPS, is in no rush to deliver. Amazon seems to expect that a last mile delivery will take 1 day simply because they got it to a local post office, but if it's not priority mail or some other pricier service (which it isn't), they are under no obligation to get it to you quickly.

I do think the carriers themselves are working incredibly hard. I've been getting packages at 7am when I walk out the door to as late as 8pm at night.

Frickin' USPS just flat out lies about making delivery attempts. Amazon should stop using them altogether.
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Dr. J
12-17-2019 at 09:42 AM.
12-17-2019 at 09:42 AM.
Quote from komondor :
Anyone else getting tired of Amazon missing delivery dates. I have had quite a few items that showed as out for delivery that had not even shipped. UPS packages coming on a Sunday etc..

I have a Christmas tree that was supposed to be delivered on the 7th that UPS does not even show as having received the tree. USPS was supposed to deliver a wireless charging stand on the 7th now it is just delayed but not coming today. I purchased it as a one off repackaged item from the Whse so I do want the item but not a cancellation.

Anyone else getting punked by Amazon delivery promises?
I'm getting a TON of this lately, although I wouldn't necessarily tie it to Amazon. Not that I so much care about 2 day (Prime), but UPS will give stupid excuses why stuff is late, USPS too. As an example, a package was at a UPS depot last week which is maybe a 20 minute drive from my house, weather fine, no snow, etc but I get a message that the package would be delayed due to adverse or extreme weather conditions. I'm calling bullshit on that one. Further, I'd get a message saying it was on a truck, then a later message saying "it could still be delivered today" then the "rescheduled delivery" email. USPS pulled something similar.

I attribute it to a higher duty (more deliveries), which I can understand, but don't put in some bullshit like there's a blizzard 15 miles away while it's 40 and sunny at my house.
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Dr. J
12-17-2019 at 09:45 AM.
12-17-2019 at 09:45 AM.
Quote from shhaggy :
Exactly this. I've found that Amazon pretty reliably gets the package out, but if they're using multiple services to deliver, there seems to always be a delay on the handoff and then the second carrier, usually USPS, is in no rush to deliver. Amazon seems to expect that a last mile delivery will take 1 day simply because they got it to a local post office, but if it's not priority mail or some other pricier service (which it isn't), they are under no obligation to get it to you quickly.

I do think the carriers themselves are working incredibly hard. I've been getting packages at 7am when I walk out the door to as late as 8pm at night.

I've had generally horrible luck with USPS for this purpose. I've had times where a package was listed as delivered but instead showed up 2 or 3 days later. In one case I had an S&S delivery listed as delivered.... within a few days of no-show I called Amazon and complained, they shipped the lot out again, and it was delivered, then the original shipment showed up like 11 or 12 days later. Not sure if it was just kicking in a corner or what.

I've also had a slew of horrible package placements. I have a covered porch, so it would make sense to put packages there, as far back from the end of the roof as possible, but instead they like to put them toward the edge (where they still get rained on), or in the middle of the walk or even smack in the middle of the driveway.
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komondor
12-17-2019 at 05:11 PM.
12-17-2019 at 05:11 PM.
I have 2 planters on my front porch just so they can put packages behind them usually they do that sometimes they leave the package standing up in front of them so they are easy to spot.
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12-18-2019 at 09:55 PM.
12-18-2019 at 09:55 PM.
Wouldn't it be great if we didn't have to wait for packages.
Maybe a big building, with hundreds of stores, and a food court, an arcade, a movie theater, and we could walk around and shop.
Those were the days.
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