Amazon will launch its own delivery service to compete with FedEx, UPS

Re:Amazon will launch its own delivery service to compete wi... by SkyPuncher on Friday February 09, 2018 @12:07PM (#16341882)

5 of my last 6 orders from Amazon have been bumped.

We've been Prime customers for years, but we're getting incredibly frustrated that we're paying for an annual subscription and being promised two day shipping - but consistently missing.

At this point, I'm starting to look back to smaller sites that offer more traditional 4-7 day shipping. They might still be slower than Amazon (which is about a 3.5 day average for us), but at least they're never missing their delivery window.

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Re:Amazon will launch its own delivery service to compete wi... by CodeMage on Friday February 09, 2018 @02:51PM (#16343307)

I can't tell you how weird this sounds to me. When I moved to the US, I paid one year of Prime and then stopped, because that was the year they raised the price from $80 a year to $100. Since then, I have been using the free shipping option (5-8 business day) for the vast majority of my orders and I have consistently received my orders before their initial estimate. The only reason why I paid for Prime that one year was because of Amazon Instant Video, but I got disappointed by lack of Spanish subtitles and the lackluster content selection.

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Re:Amazon will launch its own delivery service to compete wi... by cdubzzz on Friday February 09, 2018 @04:30PM (#16343985)

I wonder if this experience is different depending on where you live? I have lived in the DC area for the past five years and I never thought about purchasing Prime because everything I (used to) order on Amazon would arrive within 2-3 days with the regular free shipping option.

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