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Re:Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again? by Liquix on Thursday January 05, 2023 @09:16AM (#34259814)
> The same products can had on eBay for less money with no shipping charges added.

eBay sellers also tend to ship promptly, which used to be one of the main reasons to use Amazon/Prime. The latter's shipping speeds have increased by orders of magnitude in some parts of the country over the last couple years. It's not uncommon these days for a Prime order to sit in limbo for 3-4 days before being shipped, while the same order to the same city shipped instantly in 2018.

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Re:Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again? by thesuitonym on Thursday January 05, 2023 @09:36AM (#34260084)
Interestingly, I haven't had Prime since maybe 2016, and my experience was that Amazon is only capable of two day shipping, but if you don't pay for it, the item just sits on the shelf for three days, then ships.
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Re:Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again? by cactusplant7374 on Thursday January 05, 2023 @09:57AM (#34260443)
Prime delivery was a once a week thing in a remote town in Utah several years ago. On the other hand, my parents live in a rural area in the midwest and frequently get packages next day or two day. I'm guessing the difference is down to distribution centers.
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