My Kindle 2 Has SHIPPED!

Lilly · 02-22-2009, 03:38 PM

Greetings from Amazon.com.

We thought you'd like to know that we shipped your items, and that this
completes your order.

You can track the status of this order, and all your orders, online by
visiting Your Account at http://www.amazon.com/gp/css/history/view.html

There you can:
* Track your shipment
* View the status of unshipped items
* Cancel unshipped items
* Return items
* And do much more

The following items have been shipped to you by Amazon.com:
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Qty Item Price Shipped Subtotal

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Amazon.com items (Sold by Amazon.com, LLC):

1 Kindle 2: Amazon's New Wir... $359.00 1 $359.00

Shipped via USPS

Tracking number:

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Item Subtotal: $359.00
Shipping and handling: $6.98

Total: $365.98

electristan · 02-22-2009, 03:43 PM

Congratulations! So jealous

take lots of pictures to share.

JSWolf · 02-22-2009, 04:07 PM

Congratulations. Which shipping option did you choose? Obviously it's not the free shipping.

Sporadic · 02-22-2009, 04:11 PM

Nice, I wish I could hurry up and sell some of my stuff (Xbox 360/Vista/etc) so I can place an order for one.

Lilly · 02-22-2009, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Congratulations. Which shipping option did you choose? Obviously it's not the free shipping.

Standard for $6.95, I should have it by Wednesday since it's being mailed from Kentucky and I'm in Atlanta. The Kindle 1 was also mailed to me on Sunday and I got it 1:35pm on Wednesday, but I chose free shipping for the Kindle 1, so you never know!

Ervserver · 02-22-2009, 04:18 PM

I didn't realize Amazon would ship USPS.

Lilly · 02-22-2009, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ervserver

I didn't realize Amazon would ship USPS.

I hate when they do that. USPS Tracking is archaic; they never update or tell you expected delivery date. The reason I change from free shipping and paid the minimum for standard shipping was to avoid USPS; I had it sent to the CNN Center where I work and last time, the mail room lost my kindle 1. Things are just easier to find at the CNN Center when they are shipped UPS & FedEx!

AnemicOak · 02-22-2009, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lilly

I hate when they do that. USPS Tracking is archaic; they never update or tell you expected delivery date. ...

That's because USPS 'tracking' isn't tracking. It's just to confirm the package was delivered.

I can't wait to get mine. It's supposed to be here the 25th (paid the $3.99 Prime upgrade to overnight it).

AbFabGab · 02-22-2009, 04:26 PM

I can't wait to hear your thoughts on it when it arrives!
How exciting!! : )

Elsi · 02-22-2009, 04:28 PM

Oh joy, joy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!

joobies · 02-22-2009, 06:01 PM

Add my voice to the collective cheer, to all who about to get a Kindle 2. Enjoy!

peggynek · 02-22-2009, 07:49 PM

Hi guys,
my Kindle 2 has been also shipped. I chose Free Super Saver Shipping. I am not willing to pay more than necessary. The package is shipped via USPS, but I know the logic of the tracking number. It is FedEx SpartPost. This service means, that the package is carried via FedEx to the destination city, where it is given to some USPS post office, which makes the final delivery.
So if your tracking number is starting with 91 and it has 22 numbers, go directly to www.fedex.com and track the package there. :-)
It is much more convenient than USPS tracking.
My is scheduled to arrive on March 3rd, but I am quite possitive it will be sooner.

Good luck guys.

By the way, I know this mail service from Abercrombie and Fitch. They use the same.

NormHart · 02-22-2009, 09:32 PM

Cool, that worked very well!

peggynek

Red Stapler · 02-23-2009, 12:07 AM

I just logged into my Amazon account, thinking about upgrading from Standard to 2 Day Air, and lo and behold, mine's shipped as well. Ordered it with the optional case, showing an arrival date of March 2nd. I'm hoping it doesn't take that long, and using the above hint that it's really going via FedEx to the Post Office, I've signed up for updates. The FedEx part of the trip should go smoothly, but my local mail service is spotty, I had a book I ordered languish in a package locker for 3 days when the mail person forgot to notify their manager that the key to the locker wasn't working, and just left the key on their desk. At least with the FedEx tracking number, I'll know when it should be there.

branchero · 02-23-2009, 12:38 AM

Ugh, I wasn't aware that Super Saver was SmartPost.

SmartPost is the slowest, most unreliable shipping method available, and it's about as fast as strapping your package to a guinea pig and putting the pig outside and screaming "go deliver!!!"

If you've ever purchased anything off of woot.com, they frequently use SmartPost and that shipping method has become a running joke on that site's forums. Woot even uses an icon with a package strapped to a snail to denote a product that will be shipped SmartPost. The last thing I ordered with SmartPost shipping took 21 days to make it from Dallas to Sacramento, at one point going the wrong direction and ending up in Arkansas.

I'm not really sure Amazon uses SmartPost though... Amazon super saver is slow but it's not THAT slow.

02-22-2009, 03:38 PM	#1
Lilly Guru Posts: 688 Karma: 2090 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-900 & PRS-950, Amazon Kindle2	My Kindle 2 Has SHIPPED! Greetings from Amazon.com. We thought you'd like to know that we shipped your items, and that this completes your order. You can track the status of this order, and all your orders, online by visiting Your Account at http://www.amazon.com/gp/css/history/view.html There you can: * Track your shipment * View the status of unshipped items * Cancel unshipped items * Return items * And do much more The following items have been shipped to you by Amazon.com: -------------------------------------------------------------------- Qty Item Price Shipped Subtotal --------------------------------------------------------------------- Amazon.com items (Sold by Amazon.com, LLC): 1 Kindle 2: Amazon's New Wir... $359.00 1 $359.00 Shipped via USPS Tracking number: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Item Subtotal: $359.00 Shipping and handling: $6.98 Total: $365.98

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electristan newbie reader Posts: 102 Karma: 2122142 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oslo Device: reMarkable, Boox T68, Kobo Mini, Nook STR, Sony PRS-505	Congratulations! So jealous take lots of pictures to share.

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02-22-2009, 04:11 PM	#4
Sporadic Banned Posts: 427 Karma: 2690 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 1	Nice, I wish I could hurry up and sell some of my stuff (Xbox 360/Vista/etc) so I can place an order for one.

02-22-2009, 04:18 PM	#6
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	I didn't realize Amazon would ship USPS.

02-22-2009, 04:26 PM	#9
AbFabGab Gadget-Luster Posts: 330 Karma: 2157280 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NY - USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Samsung Galaxy Tab S2	I can't wait to hear your thoughts on it when it arrives! How exciting!! : )

02-22-2009, 04:28 PM	#10
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	Oh joy, joy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!

02-22-2009, 06:01 PM	#11
joobies Addict Posts: 234 Karma: 1856 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kindle 1, Sony PRS-505	Add my voice to the collective cheer, to all who about to get a Kindle 2. Enjoy!

02-22-2009, 07:49 PM	#12
peggynek Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Cybook Gen3	Hi guys, my Kindle 2 has been also shipped. I chose Free Super Saver Shipping. I am not willing to pay more than necessary. The package is shipped via USPS, but I know the logic of the tracking number. It is FedEx SpartPost. This service means, that the package is carried via FedEx to the destination city, where it is given to some USPS post office, which makes the final delivery. So if your tracking number is starting with 91 and it has 22 numbers, go directly to www.fedex.com and track the package there. :-) It is much more convenient than USPS tracking. My is scheduled to arrive on March 3rd, but I am quite possitive it will be sooner. Good luck guys. By the way, I know this mail service from Abercrombie and Fitch. They use the same.

02-22-2009, 09:32 PM	#13
NormHart Semper Carpe Bufo Posts: 537 Karma: 21676 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Napa Valley, California Device: Kindle2 & Kindle3	Cool, that worked very well! peggynek

02-23-2009, 12:07 AM	#14
Red Stapler Curmudgeon Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Indiana Device: Kindle Oasis	I just logged into my Amazon account, thinking about upgrading from Standard to 2 Day Air, and lo and behold, mine's shipped as well. Ordered it with the optional case, showing an arrival date of March 2nd. I'm hoping it doesn't take that long, and using the above hint that it's really going via FedEx to the Post Office, I've signed up for updates. The FedEx part of the trip should go smoothly, but my local mail service is spotty, I had a book I ordered languish in a package locker for 3 days when the mail person forgot to notify their manager that the key to the locker wasn't working, and just left the key on their desk. At least with the FedEx tracking number, I'll know when it should be there.

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02-23-2009, 12:38 AM	#15
branchero Love reading, hate books Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: California Device: Kindle 2	Ugh, I wasn't aware that Super Saver was SmartPost. SmartPost is the slowest, most unreliable shipping method available, and it's about as fast as strapping your package to a guinea pig and putting the pig outside and screaming "go deliver!!!" If you've ever purchased anything off of woot.com, they frequently use SmartPost and that shipping method has become a running joke on that site's forums. Woot even uses an icon with a package strapped to a snail to denote a product that will be shipped SmartPost. The last thing I ordered with SmartPost shipping took 21 days to make it from Dallas to Sacramento, at one point going the wrong direction and ending up in Arkansas. I'm not really sure Amazon uses SmartPost though... Amazon super saver is slow but it's not THAT slow.