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Old 05-18-2018, 10:36 AM   #150
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
Agreed. It's like something went very wrong at the fulfillment centers that service my area. And it went wrong all at once. I mean, my ordering habits haven't changed. I only order Prime-eligible stuff that shows as in-stock and delivered by Amazon. I don't order things that third-parties have to ship. It says Prime and Fulfilled by Amazon or I don't buy it.

Something has gone badly wrong with the algorithms they use to keep the fulfillment centers stocked with the items that locals are buying. I live in a fairly rural area, but I've got two fulfillment centers near me. One is under two hours (driving time) from me, and the other is about a four hour drive.

I got very used to orders being on my doorstep in two days from the order date. Like clockwork (with an occasional 3-day-er). Now, for the past month and-a-half to two months, all of my orders are taking 5 days to a week from the order date. Like clockwork.

That's not a difference I'm willing to "get used to." You (the Amazon customer service rep) may be right that you only guarantee two-days AFTER it ships, but that doesn't acknowledge the fact that you suddenly went from taking zero days to ship (consistently) to taking three to four days to ship.

I don't care about the semantics. I only care that all of my orders are suddenly taking three to four days longer to get to me than they were before (for many years).
It's not supposed to be two days after shipping, it's supposed to be two days from the order date. When I order there is always a guaranteed delivery date on the order page before I tap "place order". If it's not there I don't order.
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