Some carriers are better than others. Here in my area, USPS has actually become more reliable than FedEX and UPS. USPS used to be the worst around here. And a lot depends on the delivery person. There is one woman USPS delivery person who has to be watched carefully. I've met her at the door a few times after reciving text messages that my package is out on the vehicle ready for delivery, but she doesn't bring it to the door with the rest of my mail. When I ask her about it, she gets a puzzled look, then says it might be in the truck. Obviously she is not very organized, as it is in the truck and she does go get it. I haven't seen her in weeks, so maybe she got reassigned or fired. At any rate, that is not Amazon's fault.

I agree that if Amazon has items in stock then they should ship them within one or two business days even for those who are not Prime Members. Prioritizing shipments is one thing, but making people wait that long is ridiculous when nearly all other major retailers ship within one or two business days. Does Amazon take that long to ship orders when you have to pay for shipping? I'm talking about orders that Amazon ships and not a 3rd party retailer selling on Amazon.