Re:PySkyWiFi: Free stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights
by niutech on Monday July 15, 2024 @04:24AM
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Can't you find nearby local stores to buy items on the spot if you are in hurry?
Re:PySkyWiFi: Free stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights
by BizarroLand on Monday July 15, 2024 @11:55AM
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I literally said I could go and buy them from a local store for the same price and get the items faster.
The problem is, the local stores don't have net 30 terms and we don't have corporate / business accounts with them, and it would be a huge hassle to add them.
Re:PySkyWiFi: Free stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights
by pbrum on Monday July 15, 2024 @01:25PM
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What I wonder is: is this by design? ie: Amazon choosing to stop subsidizing certain types of shipments etc? Or is this still, in 2024, a result of pandemic-era supply chain strain and so forth?
Re:PySkyWiFi: Free stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights
by BizarroLand on Friday July 19, 2024 @03:12PM
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I think its by design. I can't imagine any other reason for Amazon to show me "Will arrive tomorrow via prime shipping" on the item page and then, only when it is in the cart showing me actual delivery being 4+ days.
I am guessing that since it is such a hassle to go back to the cart, pull the item with the false shipping dates, and then find another similar item with good shipping dates, add to cart, go through checkout, find out that shipping is actually 4+ days, rinse and repeat until you either get lucky or give up, they're probably not going to fix it because it makes them more money to keep you frustrated.
On a commercial prime account, I frequently find items that are listed as next day delivery only to get them in my cart, go through the checkout process and on the final page find that shipping will actually be 7 business days.
Every time it comes up, I am now attempting to get our company to close its Amazon account. It's not convenient or useful if I have to spend an hour navigating through constant lies in order to find the 1 product that actually ships when it says it will. I can go to a department store or office supply store and buy the things for the same cost in less time.