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Ah I've not noticed that as I'm usually not paying attention when they're on. Also watch on windows and Samsung TV app.
Amazon Prime sucks massive donkey balls
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Amazon Prime app is now absolute crap, constantly breaking when switching to ads. The greedy buggers have absolutely ruined it 
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Just back on the island. What fresh hell is this lol.
No suggestion the item is out of stock.
Makes me wonder if they are shipping it from America and I don't understand why it's not sold by Amazon UK or Amazon EU when it's a popular brand and cycling is huge in the EU
Estimated delivery date after ordering is wild
Could turn up tomorrow, depends if they find one in the pile of lost socks
Makes me wonder if they are shipping it from America and I don't understand why it's not sold by Amazon UK or Amazon EU when it's a popular brand and cycling is huge in the EU
Estimated delivery date after ordering is wild
Could turn up tomorrow, depends if they find one in the pile of lost socks
| Delivery Estimate Details |
| New estimated delivery date:May 08, 2024 - November 04, 2024 |
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Not exactly (or at all, really) a Prime thing, but is anyone else in the Vine programme where you get sent stuff to review? I got invited some time late last year, checked it a few times, saw absolutely nothing of interest and ignored it until a few months ago. Some decent items do pop up on there from time to time. I've had all sorts of stuff so far: two cat trees, a Belkin MagSafe charger, a Belkin 3x USB-C charger, some printer cartridges, an ethernet cable, a rechargeable air duster, and some other assorted stuff.
There's heaps and heaps of absolute crap on there though, the branded items are fairly few and far between and you do need to be quick as they vanish almost instantly.
There's heaps and heaps of absolute crap on there though, the branded items are fairly few and far between and you do need to be quick as they vanish almost instantly.
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Yep, got invited last year too. There's a huge amount of crap but I've also had a decent enough docking station for my work laptop, cordless upright vacuum cleaner, VESA monitor mount, a couple of power banks, plenty of bits for my Quest 3, a bunch of turbocharging magnetic cables and a whole heap of other stuff I'm actually using.
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I dunno whether Amazon have clamped down on it or something but years back some of the brands I was buying from regularly would send me a parcel with a bunch of products + card at Christmas, not explicitly stating it but I think the intention was hoping for reviews. Stuff like USB chargers, hats, etc. or possible they were raising them as dodgy zero rated orders to boost their ratings or whatever.
EDIT: I actually forget what they were but I did get a couple of things sent officially from Amazon for free to review, not part of Vine, years back as well.
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I'm always baffled by the really weirdly specific things that are on there, there's been so many moped parts the past couple of weeks, you could probably build one from scratch. Also a surprising number of sex toys and "performance enhancement" pills...
It'd be nice if you could sort it so it always shows the newest items first, to some extent it seems to but if you go back through the pages you'll often find some new things appear in there. It's also a bit frustrating that items will stay listed for days or weeks even though they're no longer available to request, too. Still, hard to complain when you're getting stuff for free, and I only request items I actually want or think will be useful.
Been on VINE for a few years and had lots of good stuff as well as the junks, the car parts available on it at the moment is so funny. I use Amazon Prime a lot for my DIY needs, order on Saturday night and deliver on Sunday is just crazy.
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Someone on Reddit mentioned the moped parts too and said pretty much the exact same thing. As for the other items it does make me giggle when I see them (but I am just a big kid
) and they do seem to pop up on a rather regular basis. Clearly Amazon or the market sellers think we are all sex starved or all have issues down there 
.Yep, can't complain at all and, with the very odd exception of things I've grabbed out of curiosity, I only tend to pick up things I can use or give to family.
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I did get a few free "toys" to play with , text review only...no photos or video lolSomeone on Reddit mentioned the moped parts too and said pretty much the exact same thing. As for the other items it does make me giggle when I see them (but I am just a big kid
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How could you disappoint all those potential buyers!? 
Ordered a satnav and received a small box of Aloe Vera washing powder. Amazon cardboard envelope was sealed.
Trying to figure out how this scam works, are pickers substituting items in the warehouse? Leaving packages unsealed or swapping labels etc?
Trying to figure out how this scam works, are pickers substituting items in the warehouse? Leaving packages unsealed or swapping labels etc?
It could also easily be explained by negligence or incompetence.
They could have just been mixed up during packing and someone got a sat nav that wanted washing power or the products are just on the wrong shelf in the warehouse.
Not everything is a scam, even if the pickers were 99.99% accurate, Amazon is allegedly doing 1.6 million orders per day, I assume that’s global but even still, that’s a lot of people getting the wrong thing.
They could have just been mixed up during packing and someone got a sat nav that wanted washing power or the products are just on the wrong shelf in the warehouse.
Not everything is a scam, even if the pickers were 99.99% accurate, Amazon is allegedly doing 1.6 million orders per day, I assume that’s global but even still, that’s a lot of people getting the wrong thing.
I do giggle when people complain about Vine, there is loads of people who want on but they have this invite only nonsense.
Finally turned up today.
So if anyone ever gets a crazy delivery window for something on amazon, sold and supplied by amazon, then the odds are your waiting 1-2weeks it seems.
Glad I wasn't tempted to cancel and order one of the off brand clones now.
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So I try not to use Amazon much, but they had something I needed at a significant discount, enough to the point it was too good to turn down.
Order placed 23/05. Item cost £38.99.
It offers me a free three month tiral of Prime. Delivery date 24/05. OK then, go on I say...
Next I am charged £4.49 by Amazon. Day later delivery date changes to 28/05. Now delivery date is 28/06......!
The item is in stock, sold and dispatched by Amazon.
WTF...? So an in stock item which they are the seller for, is going to take a month AND they have charged me a random amount for it instead of the full price.....??? I checked and I didn't have any gift voucher balance. It's just a totally random amount they have taken.
I can see this one being canclled their end due to some BS reason
Order placed 23/05. Item cost £38.99.
It offers me a free three month tiral of Prime. Delivery date 24/05. OK then, go on I say...
Next I am charged £4.49 by Amazon. Day later delivery date changes to 28/05. Now delivery date is 28/06......!
The item is in stock, sold and dispatched by Amazon.
WTF...? So an in stock item which they are the seller for, is going to take a month AND they have charged me a random amount for it instead of the full price.....??? I checked and I didn't have any gift voucher balance. It's just a totally random amount they have taken.
I can see this one being canclled their end due to some BS reason
I had an order where no sellers used fulfilled by amazon so had to chance it, was evri.
Had to refund via a-z, seller kept saying evri are good and I had to keep waiting, it was a birthday present I ordered and the birthday passed so got the refund.
Amazon logistics are keeping their good performance since covid up, probably best local courier now I think.
I do think amazon need to list who the courier will be on 3rd party shipment prior to payment.
Had to refund via a-z, seller kept saying evri are good and I had to keep waiting, it was a birthday present I ordered and the birthday passed so got the refund.
Amazon logistics are keeping their good performance since covid up, probably best local courier now I think.
I do think amazon need to list who the courier will be on 3rd party shipment prior to payment.
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Amazon don't charge until they are ready to dispatch the order in my experience?
as said a few replies above yours I had an amazon order with a wild delivery estimate window and the actual item was delivered 2 weeks later.
If y ou have delivery charges for next day and its not delivered next day dispute them.
Something makes me think you did the prime trial wrong, don't forget to cancel it in your account as well.it stll stays active, it just stops it renewing .
don't forget the prime trial also gives access to amazon prime TV stuff