How did they do this? (AMZ shipping question)
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BarkingGhostar
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SunnyD
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Meanwhile, I ordered something this past Saturday, with prime, got a tracking number for it about an hour later, and it was just scanned in to UPS for an origin scan about 2 hours ago. I won't have it until tomorrow at the earliest.
Lucky bastard.
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MotionMan
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I get awesome fast shipping from Amazon Prime, too, especially to my office in West L.A.
Monoprice is another fast shipper. Because of the proximity of my place to them, I get almost all my items the next day (if I order before noon), but it feels even faster.
As I have joked many time before, when I am on the MonoPrice website placing an order, I almost feel like they are standing at my door waiting for me to complete my order so they can ring the doorbell and deliver the items.
MotionMan
Monoprice is another fast shipper. Because of the proximity of my place to them, I get almost all my items the next day (if I order before noon), but it feels even faster.
As I have joked many time before, when I am on the MonoPrice website placing an order, I almost feel like they are standing at my door waiting for me to complete my order so they can ring the doorbell and deliver the items.
MotionMan
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You mean the 24 cents you have to pay on the cable everyplace else charges $10 for?
MotionMan
They also charge about $7 shipping for it.
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You mean the 24 cents you have to pay on the cable everyplace else charges $10 for?
MotionMan
Not amazon =P
MotionMan
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Aikouka
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I ordered a used PS2 game on Thursday, and it said it would be delivered on Saturday. I only had five minutes to get it in, and I'm pretty sure I made it. That includes almost four minutes of checkout errors. I would hit the button to finalize the order, and it just went right back to that page. Then it told me that the item sold. 
I had to remove it from my cart, re-add it, and then purchase it. The final order page stated that I would still get it on Saturday. I finalized my order, and all was good. I should be receiving it on Tuesday through USPS.
EDIT:
I'd bitch about it, because even if I was a second or two too late, the date should have been moved to Monday. However, I'm not anxiously awaiting the item, and Amazon's been good to me in the past.
They refunded two $3.99 shipping charges when UPS's plane had a mechanical failure, and my package was delayed. I only initiated a chat to ask if my package would be delivered on Saturday instead as that was fine with me. It did get pushed to Saturday.
I don't think it's a big deal. I placed a Monoprice order last night!
5x Right Angle Coax Adapters
2x 1.5ft Coax Cables
1x 3ft Coax Cable
The only bummer is that they lack coax extender adapters, which means I need to pay $5 for two at Target.
I had to remove it from my cart, re-add it, and then purchase it. The final order page stated that I would still get it on Saturday. I finalized my order, and all was good. I should be receiving it on Tuesday through USPS.
EDIT:
I'd bitch about it, because even if I was a second or two too late, the date should have been moved to Monday. However, I'm not anxiously awaiting the item, and Amazon's been good to me in the past.
They refunded two $3.99 shipping charges when UPS's plane had a mechanical failure, and my package was delayed. I only initiated a chat to ask if my package would be delivered on Saturday instead as that was fine with me. It did get pushed to Saturday.
I don't think it's a big deal. I placed a Monoprice order last night!
5x Right Angle Coax Adapters
2x 1.5ft Coax Cables
1x 3ft Coax Cable
The only bummer is that they lack coax extender adapters, which means I need to pay $5 for two at Target.
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Red Squirrel
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That's quite impressive. The most impressive I've seen is getting a shipment a day after, but it was in the weekday that I ordered but still very impressive considering it normally takes a week or two.
As for monoprice, you only really save if you buy a lot, which I always do. With shipping near $100 + $100 to $200 in customs, you need to be buying a huge whack of stuff. And Monoprice usually takes a good month or so, so I don't order if I'm in a hurry to get the item. I see it more as a supplier to "stock up" on items I may need later. Last time I ordered from there I got like 10x of every cat6 cable length that I can use, couple rackmount shelves, various keystone jacks, cable ties etc... The actual items came up to around 100 bucks but with shipping and customs it was closer to 300, but given all the stuff I had it was still cheaper that buying anywhere else. Monoprice is good for high volume purchases but not really to buy a single item, unless you happen to be going in that area and can pick it up. (not even sure if they offer that option though)
As for monoprice, you only really save if you buy a lot, which I always do. With shipping near $100 + $100 to $200 in customs, you need to be buying a huge whack of stuff. And Monoprice usually takes a good month or so, so I don't order if I'm in a hurry to get the item. I see it more as a supplier to "stock up" on items I may need later. Last time I ordered from there I got like 10x of every cat6 cable length that I can use, couple rackmount shelves, various keystone jacks, cable ties etc... The actual items came up to around 100 bucks but with shipping and customs it was closer to 300, but given all the stuff I had it was still cheaper that buying anywhere else. Monoprice is good for high volume purchases but not really to buy a single item, unless you happen to be going in that area and can pick it up. (not even sure if they offer that option though)
Amazon Prime makes planes fly faster. Look how it got from Texas to Cali in less than an hour:
Ontario, CA, United States
06/19/2012 11:43 P.M. Departure Scan
06/19/2012 4:43 P.M. Arrival Scan
DFW Airport, TX, United States
06/19/2012 3:54 P.M. Departure Scan
Tulsa, OK, United States
06/18/2012 3:49 P.M. Origin Scan
United States
06/18/2012 12:19 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
Ontario, CA, United States
06/19/2012 11:43 P.M. Departure Scan
06/19/2012 4:43 P.M. Arrival Scan
DFW Airport, TX, United States
06/19/2012 3:54 P.M. Departure Scan
Tulsa, OK, United States
06/18/2012 3:49 P.M. Origin Scan
United States
06/18/2012 12:19 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
fatpat268
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Prime has been slacking for me lately. A lot of my shipments have taken more than 2 business days because some idiot over there thinks it's a good idea to ship some items via smartpost. Most of these shipments originate from ~200 miles away, so tracking says the packages get there the next day, but for whatever reason the post office holds on to it for an extra 2-3 days.
It's been happening a lot lately for me, mostly with games and blurays.
It's been happening a lot lately for me, mostly with games and blurays.
BrokenVisage
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I'll just leave this here: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/mac-mcclelland-free-online-shipping-warehouses-labor
What impresses me most is that they don't slack during Christmas either, never longer than 2 nights.
What impresses me most is that they don't slack during Christmas either, never longer than 2 nights.
RossMAN
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