Amazon Prime "No Rush Shipping" changes - Page 10

Hampshire Nanny · 11-13-2014, 12:34 PM

Today I received 2 e-mails from Amazon. The first told me that the light bulbs I had ordered had shipped. The second told me that they were applying a $1 promotional credit to my account, expiring 31 December 2014.

As I recall, this has been the pattern for each of the "slow shipping" orders that I have placed. Leaves no question whether or not the credit was applied, nor when it expires.

ApK · 11-13-2014, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Hampshire Nanny

Today I received 2 e-mails from Amazon. The first told me that the light bulbs I had ordered had shipped. The second told me that they were applying a $1 promotional credit to my account, expiring 31 December 2014.

As I recall, this has been the pattern for each of the "slow shipping" orders that I have placed. Leaves no question whether or not the credit was applied, nor when it expires.

Less than two months to use it? And they didn't tell you that beforehand?

Purple Lady · 11-13-2014, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ApK

Less than two months to use it? And they didn't tell you that beforehand?

I knew beforehand because there is a details link to click. But since others have gotten later dates, I hoped to as well.

Hampshire Nanny · 11-13-2014, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ApK

Less than two months to use it? And they didn't tell you that beforehand?

Of course they did -- way back when I received the original invitation to select slow shipping in exchange for $1 credit. Based on my rate of purchase, it won't stay around very long!

GA Russell · 11-13-2014, 06:56 PM

Uh oh.

This evening I purchased a CD and put it on "no rush" shipping, and they informed me that I would receive a dollar's credit toward an eBook or digital music or video.

Note that I did not receive a credit for a future print book purchase. I have saved a number of dollars buying print books with the "no rush" credit, but I guess that that party is over.

xendula · 11-13-2014, 09:35 PM

I've only selected no rush shipping 3-4 times. The biggest problem is that my shopping cart is aways full, so when I need to purchase just one or two things out of it, I do it via 1click checkout. The second problem is that I usually don't want to wait for my stuff, but when I can, I'll continue to use it. It will help offset some of the more expensive ebooks.

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Originally Posted by skinmaan

I've used up to 3 on a single title so far with no problems. The hardest thing here is keeping track of how many you have left at any given point in time since there is no way to track it. I lost several to I-don't-know-where, and got no satisfaction when I called CS (which, I admit, is a rarity for Amazon).

Thank you! I was also hoping that CS would have a way to track the credit accumulated.

skinmaan · 11-14-2014, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by GA Russell

Uh oh.

This evening I purchased a CD and put it on "no rush" shipping, and they informed me that I would receive a dollar's credit toward an eBook or digital music or video.

Note that I did not receive a credit for a future print book purchase. I have saved a number of dollars buying print books with the "no rush" credit, but I guess that that party is over.

Whoop Whoop!

Thank you so much for posting this! It looks like TM got his wish...

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About FREE No-Rush Shipping

Choose FREE No-Rush Shipping and we’ll automatically apply a $1 digital credit (applicable to eBooks, digital music and videos) to your account once your order ships.

You can use this credit by logging on to Amazon.com or browsing your Kindle device. Find an eBook, Amazon Instant Video, or Digital Music that you want to purchase and we’ll automatically apply the credit at checkout.

This No-Rush credit expires on March 31, 2015. Terms and Conditions apply.

Bottom line: now you get to choose any digital content: ebook, video, or (yahoo) mp3. I can start checking off audiobooks I've found in the Spoken Word album section. Best news I've had all day.

tubemonkey · 11-14-2014, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by skinmaan

Whoop Whoop!

Thank you so much for posting this! It looks like TM got his wish...

Music ...cool

...but will I do it?

Ummm... no; not this time. I just ordered two iPhone cases. Placed both on the same order for 2-day Prime shipping. Will get on Sun. So much for slow boat to China shipping

elemenoP · 11-19-2014, 11:21 AM

Heads up: I recently had $4 in no rush shipping credits go missing, or else they never posted to my account, even though I got the emails. I didn't discover this until I bought a kindle book and no credit was applied. I spent two days chatting with Amazon Customer Service, all they wanted to do was transfer me to someone else. (They are seriously trigger happy on the transfer. I wonder if they are paid by the person, or they have a metric of how little time they are supposed to spend with each customer.) Finally I said "DO NOT TRANSFER ME" and the CSR just gave me $4 in credits. They never did figure out why the credits had gone missing, and I'm still disturbed by it.

issybird · 11-19-2014, 11:26 AM

My mo is to pick super-slow shipping when I don't care when something comes, but to let it go after that. I get the credit or I don't; it's applied or it isn't. It's not worth it in time or annoyance to pursue it.

Catlady · 11-19-2014, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by issybird

My mo is to pick super-slow shipping when I don't care when something comes, but to let it go after that. I get the credit or I don't; it's applied or it isn't. It's not worth it in time or annoyance to pursue it.

I agree that it wouldn't be worth the time to pursue the credit, but that's why I always go with the Prime shipping, even if I don't care about the arrival time. I know myself, and if I chose the $1 credit, I WOULD waste the time to get that darn buck, berating myself the whole time for being foolish.

skinmaan · 11-21-2014, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

I agree that it wouldn't be worth the time to pursue the credit, but that's why I always go with the Prime shipping, even if I don't care about the arrival time. I know myself, and if I chose the $1 credit, I WOULD waste the time to get that darn buck, berating myself the whole time for being foolish.

I must say that this new "digital content" credit is a big improvement. I can actually see the credits now, so I can more easily track them and make sure they are being applied. I'm holding on to mine for now; I might need to use them to get e-books to get some whispersync matches when I get my Buy 4 Get $10. After that I'll be funneling them towards mp3s.

Purple Lady · 11-21-2014, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by skinmaan

I must say that this new "digital content" credit is a big improvement. I can actually see the credits now, so I can more easily track them and make sure they are being applied. I'm holding on to mine for now; I might need to use them to get e-books to get some whispersync matches when I get my Buy 4 Get $10. After that I'll be funneling them towards mp3s.

I just checked my balance and it shows $1 mp3 and video but not kindle. Is this the correct place to look? http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...=1000811661#gc

skinmaan · 11-21-2014, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I just checked my balance and it shows $1 mp3 and video but not kindle. Is this the correct place to look? http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...=1000811661#gc

For some reason my account is showing the same thing. I won't know how it works until I give it a try. If is doesn't work like advertised (I posted the details above) you can guarantee I'll be on the phone with CS in a flash.

Purple Lady · 11-21-2014, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by skinmaan

For some reason my account is showing the same thing. I won't know how it works until I give it a try. If is doesn't work like advertised (I posted the details above) you can guarantee I'll be on the phone with CS in a flash.

I was wondering if the restrictions were different for kindle books - only those sold by Amazon, not the big publishers.

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11-13-2014, 12:34 PM	#136
Hampshire Nanny Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 8064562 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3 KB, iPad2	Today I received 2 e-mails from Amazon. The first told me that the light bulbs I had ordered had shipped. The second told me that they were applying a $1 promotional credit to my account, expiring 31 December 2014. As I recall, this has been the pattern for each of the "slow shipping" orders that I have placed. Leaves no question whether or not the credit was applied, nor when it expires.

11-13-2014, 06:56 PM	#140
GA Russell What a weekend! Posts: 7,695 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Uh oh. This evening I purchased a CD and put it on "no rush" shipping, and they informed me that I would receive a dollar's credit toward an eBook or digital music or video. Note that I did not receive a credit for a future print book purchase. I have saved a number of dollars buying print books with the "no rush" credit, but I guess that that party is over.

11-19-2014, 11:21 AM	#144
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	Heads up: I recently had $4 in no rush shipping credits go missing, or else they never posted to my account, even though I got the emails. I didn't discover this until I bought a kindle book and no credit was applied. I spent two days chatting with Amazon Customer Service, all they wanted to do was transfer me to someone else. (They are seriously trigger happy on the transfer. I wonder if they are paid by the person, or they have a metric of how little time they are supposed to spend with each customer.) Finally I said "DO NOT TRANSFER ME" and the CSR just gave me $4 in credits. They never did figure out why the credits had gone missing, and I'm still disturbed by it.

11-19-2014, 11:26 AM	#145
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,336 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	My mo is to pick super-slow shipping when I don't care when something comes, but to let it go after that. I get the credit or I don't; it's applied or it isn't. It's not worth it in time or annoyance to pursue it.

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