Last Friday, I ordered a small bag of Scotts lawn fertilizer through Amazon Prime. Weighed 12.5 pounds, to cover 5000 square feet.
When I ordered, it gave a delivery time of a week. OK, so they're sending it slow. No problem, it does weigh quite a bit, for what it costs ($17). A week is fine.
What showed up on my doorstep this morning, via UPS Next Day Air? A bag of Scotts fertilizer.
UPS's list shipping cost for that was $83.64. I do realize that Amazon isn't paying UPS's list prices for anything, but WOW. Especially so, when I had been warned that it could be a week for it to arrive.
When I ordered, it gave a delivery time of a week. OK, so they're sending it slow. No problem, it does weigh quite a bit, for what it costs ($17). A week is fine.
What showed up on my doorstep this morning, via UPS Next Day Air? A bag of Scotts fertilizer.
UPS's list shipping cost for that was $83.64. I do realize that Amazon isn't paying UPS's list prices for anything, but WOW. Especially so, when I had been warned that it could be a week for it to arrive.