Any One Else Order/Experiencing Delays from Amazon.com (US Site) Recently?

harshbdmmaster718 on 05/02/2023 - 16:07
Last edited 05/02/2023 - 16:18

TLDR: Saving pennies by ordering direct from Amazon.com might not be worth it anymore if you expect to receive the item quickly.

I ordered something in stock and "Fulfilled by Amazon" (ships from Amazon US warehouse) on the 31st of January.

It's 6 days later and the tracking is still stuck on "Processing" just before "Shipped" it's been like that for days now.

I thought oh maybe they are delaying it expecting me to cancel or something, so I go to "cancel" and a warning pops up "It's about to ship! You can request a cancel but it's not guaranteed!".

So how long is it going to be in this limbo of "about to ship! But not yet!" and "You probably can't cancel sorry!".

Just wondering if anyone else is in this similar situation recently. Is everyone else waiting 6+ days for Amazon.com to ship from it's own warehouse?
I thought most of the warehouses were 99% automated in the US and they even have their own 747 size jet planes apparently to move stock in country and overseas.
I didn't expect to wait a week for it to progress and the estimate has always said (from the date next to "add to cart") it should arrive 3 days from now.

I rarely order from Amazon.com directly, and in the past if I ordered Amazon US via Amazon AU things arrived pretty quick.

  • Rant I know, but if things were going to be this delayed I and others probably would have considered paying a bit more to get the item quicker from somewhere else.

On the flipside I ordered something from a UK store recently (not Amazon), and the item arrived in 2 days from ordering date (much quicker than expected but still it lets you know what's possible).

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  • akyeeeahdude on 05/02/2023 - 16:24

    My order placed on 30 December wasn't despatched from the Amazon US warehouse until 11 January. It arrived on 17 January though so I guess I couldn't really complain.

    • harshbdmmaster718 on 05/02/2023 - 16:49

      Hmm fair enough. Delays on new years is pretty common though.
      I appreciate the honest info. 👍

  • tlai on 05/02/2023 - 17:30

    My one is coming via Auspost for some reason… that being said…. it seems to have arrived in Aus now… so 8 days into Aus; see when I get it.

    • harshbdmmaster718 on 05/02/2023 - 20:14

      From Amazon.com right?

      Because I have ordered from Amazon US via Amazon AU website and item arrived through Auspost as well. I guess the posting method is the same either way then.

      • tlai on 05/02/2023 - 21:08

        Amazon US from Amazon AU yes.

  • holdenmg on 05/02/2023 - 18:41

    Hi,

    It must always be sunny and warm where you are.

    Meanwhile…
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/winter-storm-southern-us-texas-…

    • harshbdmmaster718 on 05/02/2023 - 18:45

      Didn't know that was going on. Thanks for the info.

  • stralya on 05/02/2023 - 20:13

    I ordered an item on 26 January, and it arrived today (10 days), 5 days ahead of schedule. Maybe I was lucky. It was shipped from Chicago to LA to Sydney within a week. Took 3 days for local delivery from Mascot to a western Sydney suburb.

    • harshbdmmaster718 on 05/02/2023 - 20:22

      Thanks your info is helpful since your order date is very close to mine. So I take it 10 days total with 3 of those days local delivery, if everything is as normal then I think I should be seeing the package at least show as "shipped" on the 7th day.

      Not sure why your total estimate was 15 days when mine is 9, I guess it depends on which US warehouse the item is located. (my item is from 3rd party seller in New York, but it's Fulfilled by Amazon so it should be shipping from a Amazon warehouse in who knows where)

      One thing I forgot to mention was I checked the listing as it was still open on my phone a few days later, and the item was out of stock. So there could have been a warehouse error and they could be scrambling to find the item to dispatch it. I have had that happen before locally with Amazon.

      Also worst case scenario, holdenmg has enlightened me about the bad storms in Texas. So maybe my package is being swept away with wind or water.
      I have had Amazon lose one package, but according to tracking that was lost in Australia during the flooding period. One month after estimate date I contacted Amazon AU and they admitted they lost the package and have NFI where it is lol.

  • KillBotFactory on 05/02/2023 - 21:13

    I ordered Jan 20, arrive Feb 1. Ahead of schedule I believe. My particular item came from California.

  • thedeep on 05/02/2023 - 21:35

    I bought something from another US retailer. They shipped it on 20th January, however the USPS tracking (ie Auspost equivalent) shows departing US every day for the last week (which means it hasn't left the US yet).

  • spersephone on 06/02/2023 - 18:20

    I’ve had a couple of orders dispatched and then lost. I’m trying to avoid using Amazon to buy anything overseas. They can never seem to resupply it, just give me a refund. But I ordered it because I wanted it. It’s annoying. I’ve got two things currently lost in the ether, ordered September and November. They both showed a mysterious update of being rescheduled and then disappeared. I had to wait about a month before I could follow up with Australia Post, then they just sent me back to Amazon who refunded me. I still wonder if they’ll show up,

    • harshbdmmaster718 on 06/02/2023 - 18:59

      "They can never seem to resupply it, just give me a refund."

      Yeah that has been my experience as well. Either way though if you have been waiting 2+ weeks then either solution is disappointing.
      It has only happened once for me though. I went straight to Amazon AU first and they refunded me didn't need to contact Auspost.

  • Prizm on 12/02/2023 - 01:05

    I've found Amazon AU to be a bit sluggish lately. I ordered two completely different items that were supposedly stocked locally. It was 9 days before they shipped it (seller being Amazon AU). I generally don't have an issue ordering directly from Amazon US (it's harder to find items that actually ship TO Australia), though a recent item was 3 days before it shipped.

    I try to avoid third-party/marketplace sellers on Amazon though, when possible.

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