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Why am I suddenly getting 10pm Amazon deliveries that require me to answer my door?
- Thread starter Skel1ingt0n
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It's actually cheaper to get a lot of these household items via Amazon. If you "subscribe" to regular shipments of detergent, cat food, soap and so on you get a discounted price. In addition if you have an Amazon credit card it's an additional 5% off. We get a huge box once a month with everything in it which not only saves us time and gas but is also costs less money.
This never works though, especially when you order baby stuff for some reason. If I order diapers, they're guaranteed to show up by themselves. I've ordered 5-6 things and had them show up spread out through a week, sometimes 2-3 seperate deliveries on the same day.
Example - I ordered two boxes of diapers, a box of wipes, a set of new bottles, some detergent and a toy for my oldest. I got - both boxes of diapers in seperate deliveries on the same day, the wipes and detergent as seperate deliveries the next day, and my kids toy and the bottles the following day in the same box. I even clicked "as few deliveries as possible" option.
What am I supposed to do about the fucked up way Amazon sends me shit?
Because Amazon (or the company contracted by Amazon) is saddling too many stops on individual drivers, expecting them to deliver on time.
...and there's probably more stops due to more people ordering soap and detergent on line.
...and there's probably more stops due to more people ordering soap and detergent on line.
i don't think OP is saying "fuck these drivers for doing their job" dude. assuming this is Amazon's delivery service since Fedex, UPS and the USPS stop delivering at 7/8 PM, it's incredibly dumb and dangerous for Amazon to pressure their drivers presumably under the same conditions they do their warehouse workers, maximizing productivity at the expense of the worker. in this case it's actually inconveniencing the consumer, which flies in the face of Amazon's whole ethos
I've had success when I combine everything into a single order for delivery on a day of the week that you can specify, non 2 day shipping. But what works best is if you can subscribe to these products you use on a regular basis and get a single monthly delivery.
Yeah, I've tried to line up orders before and it never works. I don't subscribe, because I prefer just going and grabbing it at the store and only resort to ordering in a pinch. I'm just saying that you don't need to make small seperate orders for Amazon to totally fuck it up and split your deliveries to hell, is all.
This is true. You can have 5 items on a single order (2 day delivery) and they won't always be combined. If you opt for "specify day of the week" for say 5 days later they are, in my experience, much better.
I guess this is the problem, people shouldn't make these trucks NEED to go, hence lesser consumption is needed.
But you are getting shit on unfairly.
Yeah wtf, I agree.
10pm door answering is just unprofessional. When you expect a package, it's at reasonable hours. Not this bs
You can schedule a specific day of the week to get your Amazon packages all at once if you don't need them ASAP. Select "prime day" delivery rather than 2 day and just pick your favorite day of the week. Amazon will consolidate and then deliver all at once.
You can still pick specific orders for next day or two day if needed.
ya you're right using amazon is bad. OP should have just bought his detergent diapers and socks from Walmart
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Go to your damn local shop and stop making bezos richer, lazy fuck
There should be an option "deliver all together". Alternatively take out the release games and order the other stuff first, order items packaged together, then order games to be delivered asap.
If you want a something asap then deal with 10 pm knocks and don't be an asshole to complain about late hour. It was not scheduled this way and it just happened because the workload is too high.
And if you REALLY urgently need something, you can still get it yourself from a nearby store, ya know?
he'd get to do it at his own convenience, at least. but then we wouldn't have this great thread.
Maybe they do this to be as safe as possible one item can't ruin another? (ie detergent exploding and destroying the diapers) or some crazy scenario?
fair enough. as someone who appreciates great threads and hates using doordash out of pure guilt i can get behind this sentiment 100%
i really do wonder what that post really means. people are largely hypocrites? that's not new. i don't think anyone is looking for a pat on the back, just for acknowledgement of the ridiculousness that logistics has become.
Didn't you have a TV delivered once?
Pot meet kettle, Mr. Blamespace.
It's my understanding that the latest they should deliver is 9 p.m. I'd suggest giving Amazon some feedback, as I do think late-night deliveries set a bad precedent. It's a safety issue for customers, as it'll only get them used to answering their door when random strangers knock on it late at night. Plus, I have to imagine the carriers are working some really long hours to allow this to even happen.
I just order expensive parts for my PC the other day. They threw $700 of hardware at my door. Why the hell would they require you to sign for a detergent? Also why the hell aren't you buying that sort of this stuff at your local grocery store? Lol
I really only use Amazon (or online shopping in general) for stuff I can't get locally or within a reasonable drive for short notice. Buying laundry detergent and diapers of Amazon just seems weird to me. Why not just get it at one of the many local stores you undoubtedly pass each week?
Or do what most people do and plan a weekly shopping trip from your household essentials and groceries.
Trying not to judge because ultimately it doesn't matter to me how you do your shopping, but it's just weird to me.
Or do what most people do and plan a weekly shopping trip from your household essentials and groceries.
Trying not to judge because ultimately it doesn't matter to me how you do your shopping, but it's just weird to me.
All packages have to go out or there could be customer complaints or red flags poping up in the system. And all of the delivery companies are constantly fighting over contracts.
Packages after 8pm will happen a lot during Thanksgiving to New Years.
Also Amazon is too convenient. For example I only get my laundry detergent Tide Pods on sale on Amazon because they usually are 40% off when I need them to be. I only shop at a grocery store when I absolutely need something fast.
Packages after 8pm will happen a lot during Thanksgiving to New Years.
Also Amazon is too convenient. For example I only get my laundry detergent Tide Pods on sale on Amazon because they usually are 40% off when I need them to be. I only shop at a grocery store when I absolutely need something fast.
Lower prices, saves time/gas, and offers a better selection.
Are the lower prices worth this frustration though? You're not going to be saving that much.
And it's hardly saving on gas when you drive past a dozen stores that sell this stuff each week anyway. He'll I'd even bet that OP or anyone else is already in a store that sells this stuff at least once a week.
I feel you OP. I actually dropped Prime because having to deal with the different "fast" delivery services was actually a much bigger pain in this ass than choosing the "slower" regular postal service.
I don't personally have the issue the OP does. My deliveries show up in the afternoon.
It's not a lot of gas but it's still gas. And the time spent is a big deal. I am subscribed to probably 30 items that just show up when I want them to every month or every other month. There is great value here in the time I save. The cost savings is substantial on subscription items plus I get an additional 5% off everything for having an Amazon credit card.
Edit- to give one example I purchase 5 bags of trail mix each month that cost $5 each. Walmart has the same brand at the same price. By subscribing to this item I get them for $4.23 each. After 5% discount I'm saving over $4 a month on this one item.
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This. I easily save hundreds or thousands on things I want and need. The range of Amazon is nuts. Books, household essentials, tools, components. The list is endless. The only thing I hesitate to buy on Amazon is food.
Last week a canada post delivery person sat in their van and honked like an asshole in my driveway. Making me come out, and go to the van to sign for a package.
Before I came out I stared in disbelief, because I've never had a delivery person do that before.
Before I came out I stared in disbelief, because I've never had a delivery person do that before.
Just get your packages delivered to a locker instead. Then you can pick it up at your convenience and there's no stress of having to sign for it on arrival or wondering if it will get stolen.
The strangest thing about this thread is how you order random items in separate orders. And people wonder why the environment is doomed :/
But yeah, delivers after 7pm are shitty if it was not appointed by you
But yeah, delivers after 7pm are shitty if it was not appointed by you
At least in the US, Amazon uses a lot of their own drivers for some deliveries, so they can more or less push them as hard as they want and have them deliver much later than other delivery services would. And as Amazon gets more popular, it's only going to get worse.
I can't imagine how hellish it will be for the drivers come this holiday season, now that FedEx is no longer handling Amazon packages in the US.
I can't imagine how hellish it will be for the drivers come this holiday season, now that FedEx is no longer handling Amazon packages in the US.
Isn't there an option for delivery instructions? There is on Amazon UK at least, I put in the access code for my building and just have it left at my front door.
Yeah the uptick of vitriol on this board has become more and more noticeable.
Jesus the people pearl clutching over getting detergent delivered. Get a game delivered that fine, BUT NAPPIES AND DETERGENT, YOURE THE CAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING YOU LAZY FUCK.