Amazon rant...

[bigtiller]

Early last week we got an email from Amazon that out package would arrive on Friday. It came a day early with no notification. This week a package was delivered on Wednesday that we had ordered the day before. We have to deal with this BS with nearly every delivery!!

 

[ultrarunner]

I have personal cell numbers for the regular delivery drivers at the Hospital and some days we receive upwards of 50 parcels in back but the drivers have been vocal about some of the hospital staff especially on first out overnight delivered to the main lobby... the ladies are not in the least accommodating which doesn't help anyone.

They will tell the driver to come back when receiving is open or make the driver wait until someone gets called up to accept.

I have written instructions if a early morning parcel comes to the front addressed to the hospital... sign for it immediately and notify OR manager next.

One day poor Oscar from UPS waited more than 15 minutes in before someone would accept the urgently needed package... they don't have time for that and neither do we.

 

[Torvy]

Once in a blue moon will my usps guy CRAM a box in my roadside mailbox..
But 99% of the time he comes to the house with my packages..
I’m on a first name basis with my UPS & USPS delivery folks..

Sounds like here. For USPS and FedEx, we have names and phone numbers and we've only been living out here for a couple of months.

 

[kenmac]

I leave my gate open at my drive when I expect them to deliver. They will leave my package at my open gate, drive to my house to turn around, and leave. Pretty stupid !

 

[bdhsfz6]

I suppose your delivery experience depends on where you live.

We're rural here and have no Amazon delivery trucks. Most packages are delivered by USPS or UPS and we have few issues.

Porch pirates stay in town and don't bother us here on our long private dead end road.

For valuable items, we usually use an Amazon locker at our local mall.

 

[Oaktree]

For valuable items, we usually use an Amazon locker at our local mall.

I've used those a couple times, especially if I was buying a gift for my wife and didn't want her asking nosy questions about what I ordered.
Don't always notice that as an option when ordering though. Downside is that if you don't pick it up within a couple days it gets returned. Not always convenient to make a special trip to town just for that.

 

[5030]

I suppose your delivery experience depends on where you live.

We're rural here and have no Amazon delivery trucks. Most packages are delivered by USPS or UPS and we have few issues.

Porch pirates stay in town and don't bother us here on our long private dead end road.

For valuable items, we usually use an Amazon locker at our local mall.

Have no idea what that is and the nearest 'local mall' is 35 miles from here.

 

[bigtiller]

Early last week we got an email from Amazon that out package would arrive on Friday. It came a day early with no notification. This week a package was delivered on Wednesday that we had ordered the day before. We have to deal with this BS with nearly every delivery!!

It happened again!

I ordered a class 2 gas can Friday evening. Amazon sent us an Email promising a Thursday delivery.

The silly goofs just dropped it off by the front door, on Tuesday...2 days early and in good condition.

 

[California]

Here's an Amazon puzzle.

I ordered Forever postage stamps on Ebay, 80 stamps @ 47 cents each while value when issued was 58 cents each. The return address is an Amazon Fulfillment center.

How does this work?

 

[Alan W.]

If we have a USPS package he will bring it up to the house and leave it in the covered carport. The FedEx and UPS drivers do the same. Out of sight and the weather.
Ordered two tailgate cables for the ranger.
They came the same day from the same Amazon warehouse but each one was in a long 6x6 cardboard box. You could have put 50 of them in one of the boxes. Kind of wasteful.

 

[California]

Amazon packing gone wild! Two windshield squegees were shipped a box that could have held a hundred.

 

[thepumpguysc]

Lol…
I got a pump delivered like that the other day..
It was a 2 cyl pump that’s no bigger than a pk of cigarettes.!!
I contacted the customer and he said UPS packed it at one of their shipping stations..
It was ridiculous..!!!

 

[bigtiller]

I just thanked my Amazon driver. He gets a 5 dollar tip paid by Amazon. This is the second year doing this. Just a click on their web site.

Can you tip your Amazon driver?

Amazon's 'Alexa, thank my driver' campaign is back for a limited time. Amazon is reviving an initiative to show its delivery drivers some gratitude and a little extra cash.

 

[JeepHead]

I get multiple Amazon packages delivered every week basically all year long. I never have had an issue with them, outstanding service in my opinion. Sounds like some drivers just suck. I guess I got lucky.

 

[mrmikey]

Ordered a 25' 30A cord for my generator for $75 and a couple of bottles of beard oil for $25 Dec. 12. As of today there was no sign of either of them being shipped. I looked online and Princess Auto had a cord on for $65 so I cancelled the order for both and took a drive into town and picked up the cord, oil I wasn't concerned about. Got home and lo and behold it's too late to cancel as the orders been shipped...isn't that strange.

 

[MoKelly]

Had a UPS delivery today. The guy showed up in a regular mini-van with the UPS logo attached to the door.

I asked him where was his truck?

He said UPS is so busy this time of year they hired him as a seasonal, allow him to use his own vehicle for deliveries and he gets paid a fee per mile and a “really good” hourly wage.

He seemed happy with the arrangement.

He was 55-60 years old.

 

[MoKelly]

Ordered a 25' 30A cord for my generator for $75 and a couple of bottles of beard oil for $25 Dec. 12. As of today there was no sign of either of them being shipped. I looked online and Princess Auto had a cord on for $65 so I cancelled the order for both and took a drive into town and picked up the cord, oil I wasn't concerned about. Got home and lo and behold it's too late to cancel as the orders been shipped...isn't that strange.

Ha! Coincidence? Not!

Hopefully you can return the Amazon cord easily.

 

[WM75Guy]

I needed something from Home Depot, which is an 80-mile round trip. Ordered it yesterday evening and paid the $35 delivery fee to get it today between 6 am and 8 pm. It was picked up at 6:57 am and delivered at 8 am by a driver with Roadie. Roadie is a crowdsourced delivery business owned by UPS. Similar to Uber or Lyft, the driver picks their deliveries using an app. The email notice of delivery had a link to track the driver from pickup to delivery. Worked great.

 

[California]

Had a UPS delivery today. The guy showed up in a regular mini-van with the UPS logo attached to the door.

I asked him where was his truck?

He said UPS is so busy this time of year they hired him as a seasonal, allow him to use his own vehicle for deliveries and he gets paid a fee per mile and a “really good” hourly wage.

He seemed happy with the arrangement.

He was 55-60 years old.

I just saw a young woman in a new Lexus SUV deliver next door, presumably Amazon or UPS. They must pay really well.

 

[Oaktree]

Ordered a 25' 30A cord for my generator for $75 and a couple of bottles of beard oil for $25 Dec. 12. As of today there was no sign of either of them being shipped. I looked online and Princess Auto had a cord on for $65 so I cancelled the order for both and took a drive into town and picked up the cord, oil I wasn't concerned about. Got home and lo and behold it's too late to cancel as the orders been shipped...isn't that strange.

A little impatient aren't we? I have NEVER gotten an Amazon order in 2 days...it's generally 3-4 days before I get the notice that it "shipped" (meaning label was printed), this time of year likely longer.