If you get the free shipping now, they just wait 3 or 4 days to ship your order.

9/4/2008 6:59:16 PM

it all started when they began selling dildos and fleshlights

9/4/2008 7:00:16 PM

wait i can buy a fleshlight on amazon?

i'm walls1441 and i approved this message.

[Edited on September 4, 2008 at 7:01 PM. Reason : i guess it would be pointless to have a 3rd one though]

9/4/2008 7:01:08 PM

I ordered some stuff this weekend. It was shipped Tuesday when they were open again and I have it all now. I got free 2 day shipping.

9/4/2008 7:01:26 PM

they use the free shipping to fill-in between paid shipping orders. Just so happens it caught on....

9/4/2008 7:01:36 PM

Quote :

"4. Select Super Saver Shipping as your shipping speed. Please note that your order may take an additional 3 to 5 business days to ship out from our fulfillment center(s). Transit time for Super Saver Shipping orders is 5 to 9 business days after shipping."

the free shipping was what made them the premier book/music/movie seller on the internet. now they're just pissing in the face of the people who aren't using their bullshit 'amazon prime'

[Edited on September 4, 2008 at 7:04 PM. Reason : ]

9/4/2008 7:02:37 PM

you can try out their 2 day shipping for free for 30 days. You have to turn it off or they charge you $80 for a year but you get free 2 day shipping for the rest of the year.

9/4/2008 7:03:13 PM

i'm fine, thanks for asking.

9/4/2008 7:22:25 PM

joie grass

9/4/2008 7:25:07 PM

shit's gettin chopped down, makin way for sky ways and by ways

9/4/2008 7:28:10 PM

what the hell happened to them?

the economy.

More specifically, they seem to think it's acceptable to sink down to a 'standard' level. Kind of like how target is starting to suck.

9/4/2008 9:17:55 PM

Ambrosia we were totally cool until you said target was starting to suck, take it back.

9/4/2008 9:21:26 PM

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9/4/2008 9:31:08 PM

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9/4/2008 9:32:54 PM

AFAIK this has always been the case.


At least for a couple of years.

This is why I usually use Barnes and Noble for books, because even though the book prices are a few dollars more, you get free 3 day shipping from BN, rather than free 10+ day shipping from Amazon.

9/4/2008 9:35:49 PM

^it's only happened to me in the last couple months.
I always got free shipping items within a week, but my last few orders have had almost a week go by for "processing" before sending a tracking number that doesn't leave the warehouse for another day or two

9/5/2008 12:07:02 AM

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9/5/2008 12:08:00 AM

hey

you're getting free shipping, and amazon usually has the best prices on shit

don't complain

if you're really worried about it, sign up for amazon prime

9/5/2008 12:09:26 AM

that's the point, they're intentionally degrading their service to sell prime subscriptions.

9/5/2008 12:11:45 AM

for once I agree with ^^... amazon rules and prime is definitely worth it

^ depends on how you view it... they are upgrading service for the people that shop there the most (prime members).

[Edited on September 5, 2008 at 12:13 AM. Reason : d]

9/5/2008 12:11:49 AM

Quote :

"they're intentionally degrading their service to sell prime subscriptions."

i really don't think this is the case.

^

9/5/2008 12:12:30 AM

you can think whatever you like; I'm looking at an order of a single, in-stock item that I placed tuesday morning that is both "shipping soon" and thus can't be altered yet has a shipping date of next monday.

a year ago I would've had it today or tomorrow at the latest

[Edited on September 5, 2008 at 12:21 AM. Reason : ]

9/5/2008 12:20:40 AM

If you can't wait a week for something, you shouldn't be picking free shipping anyway. They've always said that the free shipping might take 3-7 days to ship, you just took for granted all the times when they provided even better than promised service.

[Edited on September 5, 2008 at 12:27 AM. Reason : ]

9/5/2008 12:26:51 AM

^ BURN!

9/5/2008 12:27:18 AM