Amazon now delivers on Sunday's? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: John_ITIC
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2015, 06:35:40 pm
content: So I ran out of printer toner yesterday (Saturday). Naturally, went to Amazon.com to buy a couple of new ones. I have had some bad experiences with Ebay toners and since their is no review system on Ebay similar to Amazon's I placed my order on Amazon. As I was sitting and checking the EEvblog forum this morning I see someone plunking down a box by the front door outside my office. Lo and behold, it is my printer toners, delivered on a Sunday, less than 24 hours after ordered!I think this was shipped out of Amazon's new distribution center here in Irvine, CA, USA or else would not have been this quick. Pretty cool though.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2015, 06:50:13 pm
content: Quote from: John_ITIC on September 27, 2015, 06:35:40 pmOn the other hand, you pay now $8% more as sales tax because they have an operation in your state.Nothing is free ;-)

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 28, 2015, 08:10:49 am
content: I'd have thought that would make sense with most carriers. I would argue that a large portion of residential customers are not able to accept deliveries requiring signatures etc... on a weekday when they are at work and no one else is home. I'd be happy if Australia Post followed suit and delivered my parcels on a weekend when I can actually accept them, rather than having to make a separate trip to the post office or depot at some ungodly hour of the morning (or attempting to rush home before they close at 5:00pm).Surely it would be a cost-saving exercise for the carriers too; not having to drive around knocking on door after door of vacant homes.

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 28, 2015, 05:30:59 pm
content: Not here in Germany they don't. The entire bloody country shuts down for one day a week

author: continuo
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 28, 2015, 06:41:07 pm
content: Quote from: German_EE on September 28, 2015, 05:30:59 pmI like it that way. Time for almost anyone to calm down, come to a rest, spend some time with their loved ones, etc.. Even for the courier drivers...

author: suicidaleggroll
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 28, 2015, 08:56:36 pm
content: Yep, and Saturday counts as a day too. I bought a movie on Thu night, it shipped out Fri morning, and was delivered on Sun via free Prime 2nd day air. In the past I've bought things on Sat morning and had them delivered Monday, again via free Prime 2nd day.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 28, 2015, 10:52:46 pm
content: Quote from: German_EE on September 28, 2015, 05:30:59 pmIn the 1980s in Texas where I live, you could not purchase certain things on Sunday if they were considered to be work related.When my parents moved here, they arrived on a Sunday and attempted to buy a bowl for our dog and the store refused because the dog food bowl was not an authorized Sunday purchase item.So they had to put the dog food on the floor and wait till the next day to buy the bowl.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 29, 2015, 08:09:48 am
content: Quote from: Stonent on September 28, 2015, 10:52:46 pmCould you not just use a regular people bowl and wash it afterwards?

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 29, 2015, 10:09:52 am
content: Quote from: Halcyon on September 28, 2015, 08:10:49 amI agree whole-heartedly with this. If Australia Post did this, I would definitely buy more things delivered by them.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2015, 03:34:39 am
content: Quote from: Halcyon on September 29, 2015, 08:09:48 amI believe the truck with all our belongings hadn't arrived yet.

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2015, 07:02:39 pm
content: Well, not that the OP is in Seattle, but lookie here:http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/29/9413787/amazon-flex-package-delivery-seattle