Re:Amazon Prime delivery delays are now as long as a month
by christoph on Monday March 23, 2020 @05:23AM
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There is definitely some expectation setting going on. I ordered an item Saturday that it said would arrive Thursday. I received notification last night it would arrive today (Monday).
I am, however, of the mind that some China reliant items might be sometime (from any supplier, not just Amazon). It now seems impossible to find a bread maker for instance in the UK and there is no company seemingly expecting any stock anytime soon.
Re:Amazon Prime delivery delays are now as long as a month
by throwanem on Monday March 23, 2020 @09:22AM
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Happily, you don't need a bread maker to make bread! There are lots of recipes online that just require hand kneading, an oven, and a pan.
(I know this doesn't address your larger point, but maybe it helps you make bread without a bread maker, so I feel like it's worth mentioning anyway.)
Re:Amazon Prime delivery delays are now as long as a month
by codys on Monday March 23, 2020 @05:04PM
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Here in the US, bread machines often end up on the shelves on second hand stores like Goodwill and Savers. Certainly, it involves going to a store to purchase one (and relies on said store being open), but it is an option.
> Multiple items I’ve ordered this weekend with April 21 or later delivery dates got their dates moved up by 3+ weeks after order.
I can tell you that, as a seller, we’ve been seeing 2-3 additional days for delivery vs. normal. There’s not really a reason I can think of that delivery dates would suddenly get delayed by an additional 3-4 weeks. Delivery times should degrade gradually as demand ramps up. My personal hunch is that Amazon is setting expectations super low (or there’s a big!).