Comments on: Amazon’s Shipping Estimates

By: Brad Froehle

Brad Froehle — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 05:41:49 +0000

It was cheaper ($9.99, vs the ~$11.99 you would spend at Target) and this way I knew I wouldn’t forget to buy it as I have on the last 3 trips to Target.

I am going to the Mall of America tomorrow to go buy a new keyboard… that’s another story.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 05:30:55 +0000

You weirdo. Why were you buying fluoride rinse of Amazon.com anyway? Why didn’t you just go to Target?

By: kamron

kamron — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 00:14:34 +0000

hey i have a simmilar thing goin on.. they always ship early. but the thing says estimated delivery the 19-23, and im thinking that ups ground doesnt take that long, expecially for a phone. can you lemme know where you stuff is shipped from? because if its in the region ill expect it before the weekend. (i really want my new phone)

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:33:29 +0000

Well, I don’t think that they are lying. Think of it in similar terms as a non-profit does. When NPOs send their mail they are granted the chance to mail their stuff for free, but the trade off is that it only gets mailed when they have a light load. I’d imagine that the same is true for Amazon when they are sending via Super Saver Shipping.

But, I still don’t get why you are complaining about them shipping something early, it just doesn’t make much sense to me. I’d imagine people are usually happy to see their stuff gets shipped faster to them. It is the whole mentality that they got it to you faster. Think about when you go out to eat and you are told that you have to wait 15 minutes for a table when then you are called up to be seated after only 5 minutes. Do you say that you’d like to wait another 10 because that is what they told you? Or do you take the seat? Personally, it’s good business to tell people it will take longer then deliver it before you said. It sure beats saying it would be shipped today and then actually shipping it in a week.