Amazon Prime - Dont have it then you can wait.
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Well, after a further chat the CS rep reordered the items and said I should keep whichever arrives first. Just spotted Amazon driver pull in, pull out and drive off as couldn't get to him in time. The CS rep had cancelled the first order! It' hilarious on one level.
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I've had this exact experience too with an item that was late and had to be reordered. The supervisors are no better.
I received notification this morning of a delivery today, so waited in.
I wasn't expecting this item until Wednesday so was a little surprised (and pleased)
Using Amazon tracking, I watched the delivery driver making drop offs in the area, in the next road, around the corner... after which he drove to the other side of the town and stopped there for an hour or so.
Shortly after I received a message to say delivery attempted.
Tracking now just says
First delivery attempt. Another attempt will be made on the next delivery day.
Another wasted day waiting for an item to never arrive
The service is a joke around here, and most of the drivers barely speak any English (a bit like their call centre staff)
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Just had my first prime delivery delayed. Other mentioned getting a free month for the inconvenience. How do I go about leeching freebies out of Amazon like the entitled man child I am? Any email addresses?
Use the live chat.
why do amazon continue trying to trick people into subscribing to prime - bunch of .....
then when you say no, they pre-select the one day delivery nonetheless @3.99 even though it is > £20 so free 3-4 day delivery
If you had not seen this video
How Did Amazon Get So Big?
how much money did they actually make from Echo sales ? they were saying it was some significant component of the quarterly $1.9B ,
or was this just them talking themselves up versus google competition ?
then when you say no, they pre-select the one day delivery nonetheless @3.99 even though it is > £20 so free 3-4 day delivery
If you had not seen this video
How Did Amazon Get So Big?
how much money did they actually make from Echo sales ? they were saying it was some significant component of the quarterly $1.9B ,
or was this just them talking themselves up versus google competition ?
Had it couple of weeks back where my weekend delivery options disappeared despite being selected as available days for delivery in my options - had to toggle them on and off and change some other delivery options and set them up again before it would let me have weekend deliveries on Prime again 
The tracker is funny though - couple of days ago had a delivery showing as "driver on the way to you now" and then the tracker showed him parked in Lidl for 30-40 minutes heh.
The tracker is funny though - couple of days ago had a delivery showing as "driver on the way to you now" and then the tracker showed him parked in Lidl for 30-40 minutes heh.
Speak to CS. Ive had 3 orders delayed in the past by a day (over xmas) and each time they gave me a free months prime membership. Cant really complain with 3 free months and I have to say the service is always top notch.
Maybe I'm missing it, what part is the trick?
The miniscule font for the NO option, the 'continue with free one day delivery' text (is that two buttons ??) ..
I've never clicked on 'TRY prime free' but does it confrim you have taken the King's shilling ?
Hah I got caught out last night ordering something for the Mrs, but I realised straight away and just cancelled it without charge, I guess this parcel has next day delivery for free.
Cheeky buggers though, I am relatively computer savvy and yet it got me.
Cheeky buggers though, I am relatively computer savvy and yet it got me.
I disagree with what you are inferring. The mere fact that so many people ‘mistakenly’ sign up to it is evidence in itself that the sign up process is misleading, or at worse deceptive.
I generally have a moral beef with key terms being squirrelled away in long T+C documents. If there is anything which would make a consumer go “hmmm that goes against what I thought I was agreeing” that it should be extremely obvious, bold, flagged, highlighted and in plain speak, so that consumers know what they are agreeing to.
I have absolutely no doubt that Amazon phrase their Prime sign ups / free trials in a way to lure people into unwittingly and unwillingly paying for a subscription.
But on the screenshot above it's not hidden way in long T+C documents (which i agree with you about), but there on the same page. Albeit in a less alluring smaller font.
I think my main thing with Amazon though is that their ethics are clearly very good. Even for people who sign up without thinking about the consequences without wanting to, when the money is taken all they have to do is explain to Amazon and they get a full refund. Even if they've used prime for delivery multiple times.
I think my main thing with Amazon though is that their ethics are clearly very good. Even for people who sign up without thinking about the consequences without wanting to, when the money is taken all they have to do is explain to Amazon and they get a full refund. Even if they've used prime for delivery multiple times.
I concede it’s a lot better on the above screenshot than on the last time they tried to reel me in. I seem to recall it only mentioned the cost within the cancellation section, as in “cancel within 30 days or it’s £70 a year”, which I recall annoying me at the time. But I have no real reliable reference other than my own memories. Didn’t fall for it though because I’m alpha.
Ordered something yesterday it is out for delivery today.
Ordered several items last week I expect delivery next week.
I do not have or want prime, just a logical delivery schedule. Everything I have ordered is from this country and do not understand Amazon's delivery structure at all.
Ordered several items last week I expect delivery next week.
I do not have or want prime, just a logical delivery schedule. Everything I have ordered is from this country and do not understand Amazon's delivery structure at all.