What doesn't make sense is anyone with Prime gets free shipping regardless of the dollar amount of the order. So for those without Prime, the free shipping order minimum shouldn't change when a non-Prime member logs in. Amazon is doing false advertising, or some kind of tactic to try and get people to sign-up for Prime, or who knows with Amazon, lol.
They play games, this is a fairly new one. Occasionally I try and buy tools from Amazon that might be coming from Japan or somewhere in Europe. My account is a business account which ships to my house, they won't ship the item. Even after calling and explaining to them the situation. The solution was to open an account in my wife's name, same address as my account and I can order the items w/o a problem. This new $35 shipping has me shopping on Ebay a little more now.
Different people do pay different prices occasionally, so Mr. B might just be full of it. In the case of my account and my wife's account I have seen many times where there are two different prices for the same item, be it sweatshirts, or screwdrivers. In those situations I buy from the account with the lowest price.
They must be playing games based on the location of the member. That one is sold by OBDZON and fulfilled by and shipped from Amazon, so maybe that's a factor? I see the number of ratings are different and ad title is different than the one I posed, so not the same exact ad as the one I posted images of.
Probably one third of the time my orders arrive "late" from Amazon - compounded by the fact that even though I see them delivering in the morning, I get my stuff after dark.
Everything is late all the time recently. I just had a USPS priority mail package take 3 days to get here from a location in Florida 200 miles away. And yes, 3 full days, I am not counting the day the seller dropped it off. They sent me an email they were "late".
You don't have to use the Amazon CC to get free shipping, but you have to be a Prime member to obtain the CC, so you get the free shipping through your Prime membership. The thing about their CC is that they give 5% back for each Amazon Prime order where the card is used. This can add-up to a pretty significant amount, easily paying for the Prime membership, and then some. They also offer some additional perks along the way, like last December 2022 where they offered 10% cash back on gas/fuel purchases for the entire month. I liked that one!
Tracking could show it was delivered, and in some cases the package gets delivered to the wrong address that the people who got it just keep it instead of taking it to the proper address. Amazon delivery people are suppose to take a photo of the package when delivered, so if the photo isn't your place than that's proof it was mis-delivered. However, the UPSP sometimes delivers Amazon packages, and if they mis-deliver you're probably out of luck.
If someone gets a full refund for something that wasn't delivered, and then it was actually delivered later, then it's only fair that they either send it back or pay for it. That actually happened with me. The item came way after I got a refund (it was lost in the USPS system and for some reason the tracking was also messed up), and I contacted Amazon and said I want to keep the item and to charge me again for it. It's a karma thing, I wouldn't feel right keeping it and not paying for it.
I agree, if an item eventually shows up it should be a requirement if it’s refunded, then delivered. Just weird that they say “we are expecting your return.” The item was shipped via Amazon, so it’s in your logistics system.
Most of the time I get my packages on time and even days before they should arrive and I dont even have Prime
