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Amazon launches same day delivery for Prime customers

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Re: Amazon launches same day delivery for Prime customers

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Post by res0nat0r »

ThomW wrote: post #15

Meanwhile, the DVD I attempted to order this morning using Prime's two-day-shipping delivery date was estimated to be Tuesday (five days away). I get delivery issues, but the item was advertised by being sold by Amazon using Prime.

Most late delivery issues are because the end carrier (usually USPS) is dropping the ball.

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Post by ThomW »

coldpie wrote: post #18
ThomW wrote: post #15

Meanwhile, the DVD I attempted to order this morning using Prime's two-day-shipping delivery date was estimated to be Tuesday (five days away). I get delivery issues, but the item was advertised by being sold by Amazon using Prime.

Did it actually take five days? I find their shipping estimates are often very pessimistic.

I passed on ordering it. Figured I could grab Airplane! on DVD just about anywhere. lol

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Post by Tobani »

opaque_salmon wrote: post #12

What kind of infrastructure does it take to be able to offer this kind of service in the chosen metropolitan areas? Do they have warehouses and delivery trucks located nearby that are ready to go at a moment's notice? In any case, this is super cool of Amazon, they are really stepping up their game.

I think this is basically the case. Here in indianapolis there is a local Amazon warehouse and I got notification that this service is now available. I think they've been working on this for a while w/ various strategies.

For example: I order diapers via Subscribe-and-Save. Sometimes the diapers come in the standard amazon boxes from UPS/Fedex/USPS. Sometimes a guy in an unmarked pick-up truck filled with diaper boxes drops off the diapers(with an amazon shipping label adhered directly to the pampers box).

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Post by rickyc091 »

opaque_salmon wrote: post #12

What kind of infrastructure does it take to be able to offer this kind of service in the chosen metropolitan areas? Do they have warehouses and delivery trucks located nearby that are ready to go at a moment's notice? In any case, this is super cool of Amazon, they are really stepping up their game.

In NYC they bought a huge property in a super busy area (Herald Square) next to the Macys building. I believe there were reports that stated it wasn't a warehouse, but people have seen Amazon carriers go in and out of it.

They've been doing Amazon Now / Amazon Fresh in the metropolitan areas for a while. They can accomplish the 1 day delivery basically by piggy backing off these services.

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