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Re:Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online by thebean11 on Monday April 06, 2020 @12:58PM (#22795393)
The estimates on Amazon right now seem way longer than the reality. I'm getting all my packages in 2-3 days despite Amazon estimating a week or more.
Re:Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online by irrational on Monday April 06, 2020 @01:03PM (#22795438)
Not me. Amazon is estimating 2-3 weeks on most things now, and so far are sticking by their estimates.
Re:Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online by eshyong on Monday April 06, 2020 @01:25PM (#22795694)
I'm guessing a lot of this is location dependent, and based on warehouse-proximity.
Re:Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online by bradlys on Monday April 06, 2020 @02:23PM (#22796348)
It's also based on the items you're ordering. Some stuff we've ordered arrives within a few days or less. Other items that I've ordered (tools) has taken about 3 weeks to arrive. Some items keep getting pushed back. I would cancel and buy elsewhere but I'd pay a lot in shipping since these aren't all items I can buy from one place online.

I have shopped online for other items though. I bought some insoles for really cheap from a UK based bicycle store, the items got here in less than a week... all the way from the UK! It's not like all shipping is broken down - just Amazon.

Re:Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online by xkjkls on Monday April 06, 2020 @04:18PM (#22797364)
Yeah, Amazon has stopped issuing purchase orders for a huge number of non-essentials, which probably contributes to really high delivery estimates. If anything is out of stock at their warehouse, they have no idea when they might have room to restock.
Re:Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online by irrational on Monday April 06, 2020 @04:24PM (#22797433)
That's the interesting thing. I'm located in a major city with at least one enormous Amazon warehouse nearby. Before the pandemic started we would usually receive our orders the same day.
Re:Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online by gnulinux on Monday April 06, 2020 @01:41PM (#22795879)
I live in Boston. I seem to be getting most things in around 5 days, even though Amazon estimates 2 weeks. Almost everything was delivered before their estimates. But everything is still slower than usual (normally, I'd get things delivered in 1 to 3 days)
Re:Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online by ghaff on Monday April 06, 2020 @02:36PM (#22796467)
Probably depends on the item. I'm outside of Boston and I don't think any order has taken longer than 2 days--other than a couple I picked delayed shipping in exchange for a digital credit. (And even those arrived on the early side of their estimate.)
Re:Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online by colmvp on Monday April 06, 2020 @01:56PM (#22796072)
In Canada at least, some Prime shipping estimates are ONE MONTH.

At the end of the day, I'm not complaining because prioritizing medical supplies is prudent but I have to imagine that a lot of people are choosing to use alternative sources like Order-and-Pickup instead.

Re:Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online by mod on Monday April 06, 2020 @02:27PM (#22796384)
I'm in the south: shipping for my item was 29 days.
Re:Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online by xkjkls on Monday April 06, 2020 @04:16PM (#22797345)
Delivery estimates are very much an underpromise, overdeliver thing, so that makes sense.
Re:Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online by mritun on Monday April 06, 2020 @01:11PM (#22795543)
Same for me. 3 items earlier estimated for Apr 27 are already sitting in a box in my living room.
Re:Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online by frank086 on Monday April 06, 2020 @01:24PM (#22795672)
Same. I put in a big order figuring if I have a three week turn around, better buy three weeks of stuff. Two days later I see the poor delivery guy unloading all my stuff.

Now I am an inadvertent horder.

Re:Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online by jasonv on Monday April 06, 2020 @02:38PM (#22796488)
Latest order estimated delivery in 10 days but everything came in 2-3. In CA.