A Note about Amazon Delivery Times vs. Quoted Times
This is just a quick observation, it may not play out everywhere. Keep in mind I am not in but near DFW (Dallas – Fort Worth) which is a major market by any definition of the word.
What I have observed though is Amazon is in a major mode of under promise and over deliver on shipping times. This is a not always but often type of thing. Here is the first key though, is the item showing as in stock currently?
If so I say MOST times expect your item in 2-4 days no matter what the shipping estimate is. If it says “in stock on” well all bets right now are off. Here are a few examples of things I have ordered recently,
- DeWalt Finish Nails for my Porter Cable Nail Gun – Delivery date quoted was May the 2nd, ordered on April 10th, delivered on April 12th, two day delivery.
~ - CZ 4inch Net Pots – Delivery date quoted at 4 days, delivered in two.
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- Waffle and Pancake Mix – For my grand kids, no we have not gotten off keto. Original delivery estimate was about three weeks, showed up in three days.
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- 1/2 Inch Bulkheads – Delivery quotes in three weeks, items arrived in three days.
Again I want to be clear I am not saying this always happens. I had a part I ordered recently as well, it said 3 weeks, been a week, item has shipped but not here yet. It has shipped so it will be here this week when though remains to be seen. Ordered some PVC caps for a screw up in one of my aquaponics systems, quoted about a week and a half, supposed to get here today, that will beat the estimate but not by much.
The big key is I have often thought, shit if it won’t be here for 3-4 weeks may be I should just order elsewhere. Usually that means paying more and still waiting a week or two right now. Yet so far, 95% or more of orders that say the item is in stock have been to me in 2-5 days no matter the estimate. Again not in stock is a different animal all together and your mileage may vary. Just consider this a quick PSA.
I have noticed the same thng here in Kennett square, pa, a suburb of Philadelphia.
Its all across the board for me. Even if it says Prime and in stock (and I know they said Prime isn’t going to be 2 days), some orders are taking 3-4-5 days when it says delivery is weeks away. Some orders say delivery in a few days but are taking weeks. To note, I haven’t ordered anything “essential” like medicine or food.
Are you in a major market or a minor market or a rural one.
More Rural outside of Grand Rapids MI. Hit and miss. Some items are two days, some five days. I ordered a mattress pad for my mother a good three weeks ago and its just coming today. But the pillow I ordered for her came in two days.
I’m in New Orleans.
I have similar experience but it isn’t consistent. Some prime items are on time even if they are not the ‘priority’ items. I have some 3d printer material that is normally delivered in 2-3 days that will not be here for 2 more weeks. It was in stock when I ordered. I’m in Columbus ohio and we have a distro here. My guess is that non priority items in other distros get shipped first.
I’ve also started using ebay more since sellers are often small businesses that can get items shipped faster than Amazon.
Amazon Prime things in stock usually say delivery about 4 days right now, but often on my doorstep in 2 days. We had an order from another company which was to get here in about half a week. It came in 4 separate packages. 1st package got here a day after their estimated delivery date, a couple days later the 2nd arrived, about a week later the last 2 came in. What was really weird was the first two come by our local usps driver and the last two came thru fedex (It was not essential item, many but not all Amazon items were).