AMAZON Tracking?? - Page 2

Deskisamess · 09-10-2020, 09:37 AM

The delivery date Amazon gives you is usually accurate. Don't obsess over the tracking.

JSWolf · 09-10-2020, 09:57 AM

When my wife and I lived in an apartment, it had a small entryway that leads into the first floor hallway. We ordered something (not from Amazon) and it was delivered by UPS. AT that time, UPS was contracting out to home delivery drivers. These were drivers that dropped off packages in their spare time mostly after work.

Well, this one driver dropped out package off in the entryway when we were both in. The package was stolen from the entryway and had to be resent. The second time it was send by Fedex.

JSWolf · 09-10-2020, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Deskisamess

The delivery date Amazon gives you is usually accurate. Don't obsess over the tracking.

Last time I had a package not arrive on time (well before pandemic), I called Amazon to find out about the package and they gave me a gesture of good will to make up for the inconvenience.

JSWolf · 09-10-2020, 10:02 AM

These days, we get a delivery window and the packages have arrives during these windows.

DiapDealer · 09-10-2020, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Skydog

Until recently live tracking was available when the package was in the area, showing a map, real time vehicle location/movement labeled with "x stops away." What a great feature. I suspect its suspension may be related to the recent assaults on AMZ drivers by the low-life, criminal rioting scum.

Still works for me. I almost always get the live tracking info when the truck with my package is in the area (when it's an Amazon truck). If it's being suspended anywhere for the reasons you suspect, it's certainly not a universal thing.

Barbara1955 · 09-10-2020, 12:35 PM

Package Delivered by USPS was suppose to be here Sept 16... I got it 3 Days ago. So with out updates I no clue when to expect it. Stuck at home till it comes

issybird · 09-10-2020, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Deskisamess

The delivery date Amazon gives you is usually accurate. Don't obsess over the tracking.

Lately I’ve had a lot of personal experience of USPS slowdowns, related to the processing center in Wallingford, CT. The tracking data from both Amazon and other senders will update until the package arrives in the maw that is Wallingford, and then nothing. Delivery dates pass. Eventually the packages show up, but there are no new notifications until the one that says delivered. At least now I know what to expect.

John F · 09-10-2020, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

Lately I’ve had a lot of personal experience of USPS slowdowns, related to the processing center in Wallingford, CT. The tracking data from both Amazon and other senders will update until the package arrives in the maw that is Wallingford, and then nothing. Delivery dates pass. Eventually the packages show up, but there are no new notifications until the one that says delivered. At least now I know what to expect.

My stuff goes through Wallingford also, but I usually get multiple updates afterward. Do you have a small post office doing delivery? My local post office is small, but the PO in the larger neighboring town does my Amazon deliveries.

Deskisamess · 09-10-2020, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

Lately I’ve had a lot of personal experience of USPS slowdowns, related to the processing center in Wallingford, CT. The tracking data from both Amazon and other senders will update until the package arrives in the maw that is Wallingford, and then nothing. Delivery dates pass. Eventually the packages show up, but there are no new notifications until the one that says delivered. At least now I know what to expect.

Mail delivery is odd right now, but the Amazon delivery service, at least for me, has been accurate, as far as delivery dates given at the time of the order.

USPS delivery has been ok, but the carriers have been sub-par. We get all of our bills via email now.

95% of snail mail we get now is junk mail. I got our address off of some of the mailing lists, but the carriers don't look at the addresses on the junk mail, so we get it anyway.

issybird · 09-10-2020, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by John F

Mine stuff goes through Wallingford also, but I usually get multiple updates afterward. Do you have a small post office doing delivery? My local post office is small, but the post PO in the larger neighboring town does my Amazon deliveries.

I live in a small town and I’m a couple of states away, but Wallingford is the last stop before my stuff is local. Once my stuff gets to Wallingford, presumably it gets mired in the backlog, so no scanning is going on. It’s days of delay after the putative delivery date and no notice when the stuff finally leaves the facility. But now that I know, it’s not a major issue - except that you can be sure I’ll vote early and turn in my ballot at the town hall, to boot.

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Originally Posted by Deskisamess

Mail delivery is odd right now, but the Amazon delivery service, at least for me, has been accurate, as far as delivery dates given at the time of the order.

USPS delivery has been ok, but the carriers have been sub-par. We get all of our bills via email now.

Amazon can’t be any better than its carriers. I have no issue with the Prime truck, but the USPS stuff gets stuck. We know why.

I have no issue with my local mailpersons.

tomsem · 09-10-2020, 07:04 PM

I have had 2 or 3 delayed deliveries via UPS in last couple of months, including a couple from Amazon. UPS itself would first give one date, and then on the purported delivery date, say it was delayed. Amazon has nothing to do with this.

USPS seems more or less back to normal.

We don’t have Amazon delivery trucks here, I expect those estimates would be more accurate.

Barbara1955 · 09-11-2020, 11:09 AM

Well I got an email Yesterday saying be Delivered Sat between 8am & Noon TODAY another email Sat by 9 pm???

Still no actual updates on Amazon Web site ... when I try the tracking on line [other sites] They never heard of it...

hobnail · 09-11-2020, 01:48 PM

Old timers may remember the "good ol' days" before FedEx and UPS when all we had was the government's mail service; USPS here in the states. Back in those days with the USPS it was a coin toss as to whether or not your package would arrive undamaged. Now that was some whining I could sink my teeth into. And if your package and its contents were damaged you had no recourse. Of course you could pay extra for insurance.

I enjoy whining as much as the next person but unfortunately for me Amazon's notification system works well.

Barbara1955 · 09-11-2020, 07:31 PM

I AM an old timer! Which is why I Love shopping a B&M Stores! But at-lass they to are going by way of the Dodo Bird!

I Not Whining I just trying to find out How to do the tracking. Nothing like being woke up with some one Pounding on the door & Dog Barking to beat the band out a Sound sleep!!

Amazon Tracking Sucks!

issybird · 09-12-2020, 02:38 PM

Huh. I had a package due today, but Amazon just backtracked the “out for delivery” notification that was showing earlier to “delayed in transit.” Now I can expect delivery September 13 to 15. I’m reading this as lost, but they figure it’ll turn up. Or else, as I was surprised when the Prime truck didn’t stop as it drove by, the driver didn’t feel like turning back to the missed stop. I get it and it doesn’t matter, but you (I) do get tired of all these meaningless commitments. “Out for delivery” should mean it. And Alexa is still claiming that it’s coming today.

Can’t lay this on the USPS, either, as it was processed through Amazon facilities.

09-10-2020, 07:04 PM	#26
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,939 Karma: 27060151 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I have had 2 or 3 delayed deliveries via UPS in last couple of months, including a couple from Amazon. UPS itself would first give one date, and then on the purported delivery date, say it was delayed. Amazon has nothing to do with this. USPS seems more or less back to normal. We don’t have Amazon delivery trucks here, I expect those estimates would be more accurate. Last edited by tomsem; 09-10-2020 at 07:10 PM.

09-11-2020, 01:48 PM	#28
hobnail Running with scissors Posts: 1,587 Karma: 14328510 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: none	Old timers may remember the "good ol' days" before FedEx and UPS when all we had was the government's mail service; USPS here in the states. Back in those days with the USPS it was a coin toss as to whether or not your package would arrive undamaged. Now that was some whining I could sink my teeth into. And if your package and its contents were damaged you had no recourse. Of course you could pay extra for insurance. I enjoy whining as much as the next person but unfortunately for me Amazon's notification system works well. Last edited by hobnail; 09-11-2020 at 01:51 PM.

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09-10-2020, 09:37 AM	#16
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,752 Karma: 45301087 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 13 Pro, iPad mini, iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8", Scribe 2022	The delivery date Amazon gives you is usually accurate. Don't obsess over the tracking.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,758 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	When my wife and I lived in an apartment, it had a small entryway that leads into the first floor hallway. We ordered something (not from Amazon) and it was delivered by UPS. AT that time, UPS was contracting out to home delivery drivers. These were drivers that dropped off packages in their spare time mostly after work. Well, this one driver dropped out package off in the entryway when we were both in. The package was stolen from the entryway and had to be resent. The second time it was send by Fedex.

09-10-2020, 10:02 AM	#19
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,758 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	These days, we get a delivery window and the packages have arrives during these windows.

09-10-2020, 12:35 PM	#21
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Package Delivered by USPS was suppose to be here Sept 16... I got it 3 Days ago. So with out updates I no clue when to expect it. Stuck at home till it comes

09-11-2020, 11:09 AM	#27
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Well I got an email Yesterday saying be Delivered Sat between 8am & Noon TODAY another email Sat by 9 pm??? Still no actual updates on Amazon Web site ... when I try the tracking on line [other sites] They never heard of it...

09-11-2020, 07:31 PM	#29
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	I AM an old timer! Which is why I Love shopping a B&M Stores! But at-lass they to are going by way of the Dodo Bird! I Not Whining I just trying to find out How to do the tracking. Nothing like being woke up with some one Pounding on the door & Dog Barking to beat the band out a Sound sleep!! Amazon Tracking Sucks!

09-12-2020, 02:38 PM	#30
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,295 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Huh. I had a package due today, but Amazon just backtracked the “out for delivery” notification that was showing earlier to “delayed in transit.” Now I can expect delivery September 13 to 15. I’m reading this as lost, but they figure it’ll turn up. Or else, as I was surprised when the Prime truck didn’t stop as it drove by, the driver didn’t feel like turning back to the missed stop. I get it and it doesn’t matter, but you (I) do get tired of all these meaningless commitments. “Out for delivery” should mean it. And Alexa is still claiming that it’s coming today. Can’t lay this on the USPS, either, as it was processed through Amazon facilities.