Anyway to stop a package from being returned to sender if I am not around for 3 days?

[MrDingleDangle]

I ordered a package on Sunday that said (ships within 24 hours) from amazon and then 5 days for shipping, I thought, fine I will be in town untill the 23rd so no problem

well now its 3 days later and it still hasnt shipped, but under amazon it says it is "shipping soon" so I cant change my order information.

they are now estimating arrival for the 21st-23rd

now the question is, no one will be at my apartment from the 23rd till about the 27th or 28th...this means that if they try and deliever it the 23rd, 24th, 27th they will get no responses from my apartment.

Anyway to tell them to hold it for me to pick it up?
anyone know how amazon sends thier packages when its free shipping (i was willing to do the free shipping because i thought it would still be here in time and its heavy so normal shipping was already $25+)


and there is no apartment office i can get it dropped off at, my landlord just lives in an apartment in the building

 

[mflacy]

If it's the super saver crap, then you didn't read the fine print very well. Regardless of 24 hour status, super saver items don't have priority over regular orders, hence the long delay in getting it out of the warehouse.

But you do have a 66% change of getting it the 21st or 22nd. Play the odds.

 

[Colt45]

PO holds them for 15 days before return to sender, no?

 

[MrDingleDangle]

Originally posted by: mflacy
If it's the super saver crap, then you didn't read the fine print very well. Regardless of 24 hour status, super saver items don't have priority over regular orders, hence the long delay in getting it out of the warehouse.

But you do have a 66% change of getting it the 21st or 22nd. Play the odds.

ok where in the fine print does it say it might take longer-

The fine print:

* Applies only to orders with over $25 of merchandise, excluding gift-wrap charges and taxes, at the Amazon.com, Borders.com, CDNOW.com, Waldenbooks.com, and Virginmega.com Web sites.
* FREE Super Saver Shipping excludes toys; apparel; video games and accessories; baby, beauty, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, Target, and Marshall Field's products; certain oversize items; e-books and e-documents; software downloads; music downloads; gift certificates; Target GiftCards; Marshall Field's GiftCards; items from the Toys & Games Store, the Baby Store, Marketplace (primarily used and refurbished items), Auctions, zShops, Circuit City, J&R Music and Computer World, Office Depot, and other third-party merchants (such as Expedia.com and Ofoto); and those items that do not include a statement on their product detail pages that they are eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.
* The price of shipping a magazine subscription is already included in the subscription price. However, the price of a magazine subscription can be applied toward the $25 order total needed to qualify for FREE Super Saver Shipping.
* Applies to U.S. delivery addresses in the 50 states only, including Alaska and Hawaii, but is subject to other geographic shipping restrictions that may apply to particular products.
* Applies to APO/FPO addresses when using a United States ZIP Code only.
* Please note: Some special product, order, or handling fees may still apply.
* May be used in conjunction with a promotional certificate. The qualifying amount is the total amount of the products purchased before the promotional certificate is applied.
* May be used with 1-Click® orders. To take advantage of this offer, please follow these steps:
o Once you've ordered over $25 of eligible products, click the "Review or edit your 1-Click orders" button on the 1-Click® confirmation page.
o On the next page, which summarizes your order, click the Change button next to Shipping Speed.
o Finally, select Super Saver Shipping as your shipping speed.
* You will not receive FREE Super Saver Shipping on your order if:
o Any eligible items are canceled, bringing the total below $25.
o A qualifying order is consolidated with an order placed before August 25, 2002.
* We reserve the right to change or discontinue FREE Super Saver Shipping at any time.

also if it is USPS its fine, but they dont say what it is, so does anyone know how saver normally comes?

 

[PTCvette]

Just talk to your landlord and see if he can pick it up and hold it for you, then leave a note for the delivery guy telling him to drop it there. I have done that before and haven't had any problems with it.