Funny enough, that was my husband and I for a single gift this year (the rest arrived on time.) But we couldn’t account for the lousy weather back East screwing things up either.
It’s still possible, Arlo. It involves going to a brick and mortar store. In fact going to a brick and mortar store means you can go on the 24th and get it home before Christmas.
It used to be the case that a housewife in London could write out her grocery list and post it to the grocer in the morning, and the grocery would be delivered in the afternoon. Same day delivery for the letter, same day delivery for the goods. But that was quite a long time ago.
I never worried about when something would arrive. I would order well in advance and forget about it. It would show up when it showed up and that was good enough. I still feel that way. If you wait to the last minute, you shouldn’t expect miracles.
My wife’s “present” is coming tomorrow but that is only because I didn’t order it until yesterday when she said she needed it. We don’t do Christmas or birthday presents, we just get each other what we need when we need it.
Yeah, Covid messed up Amazon’s plans from going from 2-day delivery, same day delivery. Now too many people order online and too few people want to work for Amazon’s low wages and mandatory overtime hours without bathroom breaks so they can fulfill their quotas.
We very rarely order anything – it has to be something we ABSOLUTELY NEED and is ABSOLUTELY NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE.
There is almost always a problem with deliveries – either getting the item, it being damaged, or it being wrong.
Assortment -One medical insurance company required husband to get his insulin by delivery. Promised next day FedEx by insurance co and would need to be signed for. Took 4 days, sat in warehouse 2 days before being shipped, came by 2 day UPS, and was left on the doorstep in 90F+ weather (temperature sensitive – unusable) without even ringing the doorbell, let alone being signed for – unusable.
Ordered during the pandemic a new CO monitor for our RV as old one died (no, we were not using the RV, but had hopes back then). Very careful to discuss and mark on the order that we needed the RV version not the marine version. Guess which one came? Had to ship back to far end of Canada (we are in USA) at our cost both ways.
In 2020 husband ordered from Amazon Christmas gifts for his 2 nieces – then aged 10 and 16. He purposely ordered them early in the first week of December to allow more than the 2 weeks for delivery. Had to pay for shipping even though spent more than minimum for free as coming from 2 different warehouses. Younger niece’s gift did not show up until January!
Ordered fabric once and a roll of quilt batting another time (before we learned not to order things). We live on a 4 lane main road across from a bus stop. Fabric left at foot of driveway – easy to grab from sidewalk. Husband was home when delivered or he drove through the box. Leaving for work one day ran into delivery of the roll of batting (taller than 5 ft) being left on driveway. Complained to deliveryman – told me that all personal deliveries are left – I should send it to a business name – pointed out that it was sent to a business name.
Ordered from BJs in May 2020. A shopper buys the items and delivers them. Husband had an offer for free delivery. Put in the order almost all items accepted. Then we started getting text messages of items they didn’t have. Mostly we had ordered meat items. One after another got text messages that they were out of items – mostly the meat. Alternate items were offered. Instead of one meat item the alternative was a bag of ice! We ended up with only one of the meat items. Items left at wrong door of house (the one we said NOT to leave them – there are ants there). They did not credit us for the items not delivered. Husband had to call and argue over each item we did not receive to get a refund for them.
Walmart stores do not deliver here – orders come from warehouses by Fed Ex – our second attempt at ordering food delivered. Packages arrived over 5 days from locations from MA to CA. Over 60% of the cans were dented – some almost in half. Boxed food (baking mixes, etc) looked as if someone had jumped up and down on them. Ordered a double pack of cooking oil (will soon open the second bottle I think) as that was all they had. The necks of the bottles were bent down into the bottles.
Forgot – one delivery company in the past actually drove through our semi- circular drive and THREW the package out of their door at our front steps.
To be fair – BIL owns one of those companies which are located in Amazon locations (the white vans instead of the Amazon vans) and deliver for them. The men have to deliver 250 packages minimum a day and BIL is paid 50cUS for each delivery. I am not sure how he makes anything when he has to pay US$15 an hour wages per employee (and I think now minimum wage here may be US$19/hr). I am not sure how he breaks even, let alone makes profit which he insists he does.
Calliope almost 2 years ago
Uh…what? Is he talking about pizza delivery?
Ahuehuete almost 2 years ago
So instead of Amazon Prime, it’s now Amazon Choice, or worse: Amazon Select?
baraktorvan almost 2 years ago
Funny enough, that was my husband and I for a single gift this year (the rest arrived on time.) But we couldn’t account for the lousy weather back East screwing things up either.
Tyge almost 2 years ago
Times have changed!
Pharmakeus Ubik almost 2 years ago
With the current postmaster, how is this a surprise?
KennethPrice2 almost 2 years ago
Sounds like the 2 day delivery I used to get with Prime
nosirrom almost 2 years ago
It’s still possible, Arlo. It involves going to a brick and mortar store. In fact going to a brick and mortar store means you can go on the 24th and get it home before Christmas.
unclebob53703 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I’m looking at you, Amazon free two-day delivery. RIP
Robin Harwood almost 2 years ago
It used to be the case that a housewife in London could write out her grocery list and post it to the grocer in the morning, and the grocery would be delivered in the afternoon. Same day delivery for the letter, same day delivery for the goods. But that was quite a long time ago.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I never worried about when something would arrive. I would order well in advance and forget about it. It would show up when it showed up and that was good enough. I still feel that way. If you wait to the last minute, you shouldn’t expect miracles.
MartinPerry1 almost 2 years ago
Arlo, chill. You are going to spoil her rotten.
The Orange Mailman almost 2 years ago
Timely as this is my day today. Tons of packages to deliver that were delayed from the blizzard.
dv1093 almost 2 years ago
Your brain is mush. That never happened.
Emperor Rick almost 2 years ago
Or going to a brick and mortar store and having it immediately. I’ll show myself out.
dv almost 2 years ago
Same day delivery is nothing, I want the Loony Toons delivery service, usually 20 seconds or so . . .
Gameguy49 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
My wife’s “present” is coming tomorrow but that is only because I didn’t order it until yesterday when she said she needed it. We don’t do Christmas or birthday presents, we just get each other what we need when we need it.
rgulyash almost 2 years ago
Yeah.. It’s called in store shopping
paranormal almost 2 years ago
They’ve laid off too many postal workers…
MuddyUSA Premium Member almost 2 years ago
He did not use Amazon!
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace almost 2 years ago
It extends the excitement.
donwestonmysteries almost 2 years ago
Yeah, Covid messed up Amazon’s plans from going from 2-day delivery, same day delivery. Now too many people order online and too few people want to work for Amazon’s low wages and mandatory overtime hours without bathroom breaks so they can fulfill their quotas.
jarvisloop almost 2 years ago
Off topic: I was unaware of this.
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/snoopy-first-appeared-in-a-ripleys-believe-it-or-not-cartoon/
locake almost 2 years ago
He knew Christmas was on the 25th. Why did he wait until the 23 to order anything?
T... almost 2 years ago
Amamazoning…
Katecst almost 2 years ago
Do the 12 days of Christmas. We do. If it gets here by the 6th of January, you are good.
mafastore almost 2 years ago
We very rarely order anything – it has to be something we ABSOLUTELY NEED and is ABSOLUTELY NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE.
There is almost always a problem with deliveries – either getting the item, it being damaged, or it being wrong.
Assortment -One medical insurance company required husband to get his insulin by delivery. Promised next day FedEx by insurance co and would need to be signed for. Took 4 days, sat in warehouse 2 days before being shipped, came by 2 day UPS, and was left on the doorstep in 90F+ weather (temperature sensitive – unusable) without even ringing the doorbell, let alone being signed for – unusable.
Ordered during the pandemic a new CO monitor for our RV as old one died (no, we were not using the RV, but had hopes back then). Very careful to discuss and mark on the order that we needed the RV version not the marine version. Guess which one came? Had to ship back to far end of Canada (we are in USA) at our cost both ways.
In 2020 husband ordered from Amazon Christmas gifts for his 2 nieces – then aged 10 and 16. He purposely ordered them early in the first week of December to allow more than the 2 weeks for delivery. Had to pay for shipping even though spent more than minimum for free as coming from 2 different warehouses. Younger niece’s gift did not show up until January!
Ordered fabric once and a roll of quilt batting another time (before we learned not to order things). We live on a 4 lane main road across from a bus stop. Fabric left at foot of driveway – easy to grab from sidewalk. Husband was home when delivered or he drove through the box. Leaving for work one day ran into delivery of the roll of batting (taller than 5 ft) being left on driveway. Complained to deliveryman – told me that all personal deliveries are left – I should send it to a business name – pointed out that it was sent to a business name.
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mafastore almost 2 years ago
Ordered from BJs in May 2020. A shopper buys the items and delivers them. Husband had an offer for free delivery. Put in the order almost all items accepted. Then we started getting text messages of items they didn’t have. Mostly we had ordered meat items. One after another got text messages that they were out of items – mostly the meat. Alternate items were offered. Instead of one meat item the alternative was a bag of ice! We ended up with only one of the meat items. Items left at wrong door of house (the one we said NOT to leave them – there are ants there). They did not credit us for the items not delivered. Husband had to call and argue over each item we did not receive to get a refund for them.
Walmart stores do not deliver here – orders come from warehouses by Fed Ex – our second attempt at ordering food delivered. Packages arrived over 5 days from locations from MA to CA. Over 60% of the cans were dented – some almost in half. Boxed food (baking mixes, etc) looked as if someone had jumped up and down on them. Ordered a double pack of cooking oil (will soon open the second bottle I think) as that was all they had. The necks of the bottles were bent down into the bottles.
Forgot – one delivery company in the past actually drove through our semi- circular drive and THREW the package out of their door at our front steps.
To be fair – BIL owns one of those companies which are located in Amazon locations (the white vans instead of the Amazon vans) and deliver for them. The men have to deliver 250 packages minimum a day and BIL is paid 50cUS for each delivery. I am not sure how he makes anything when he has to pay US$15 an hour wages per employee (and I think now minimum wage here may be US$19/hr). I am not sure how he breaks even, let alone makes profit which he insists he does.
Ceeg22 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Order from Acme, that stuff always arrives while they wait by the mailbox