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    How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    Amazon - ordered on 5th - reported to be dispatched on the 9th....Its in stock. What the hell?

    The only thing that I can think of is that I used a debit card this time instead of a credit card...

    (EDIT: I chose free delivery too)
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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    did you choose free delivery? They often wait until the last day to dispatch, to make you pay for next day i assume

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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    Indeed, but last time I chose free del it was dispatched....oh wait, it was l4d that I preordered...although I got it on the day of release so.. hmmmm

    Should have stated that I chose free delivery, shall amend.
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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    So you choose 5 day delivery then you complain that it takes 5 days?

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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    Quote Originally Posted by SiM View Post
    So you choose 5 day delivery then you complain that it takes 5 days?
    I am in a similiar prediciment with amazon too, chose free delivery, not expecting next day but the day after maybe, was dispatch 2 days later, and epxected delivery is next week, i orderd on monday

    I am used to ebuyer, free delivery is next day

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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    Some people aren't happy with what they don't pay for are they?


    Yes, I nearly put 'happy when they get what they pay for' then. Then I reread the thread and realised that that comment would be a little stupid.
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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    Quote Originally Posted by SiM View Post
    So you choose 5 day delivery then you complain that it takes 5 days?

    Not complaining, merely inquiring as to how it takes 4 days to dispatch something.
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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    They've gotten worse to be fair.

    Free delivery from amazon, USED to be almost as good as payed for. In most cases it would turn up a couple of days later (maybe a day after 1st class). I reckon that since they dropped the limit for free postage, they're really cutting back..

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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    Maybe they have some kind of order priority system in place so that orders placed with free delivery move to the back of the queue, over orders with express delivery, don't know, just a thought, might be logical.
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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    I'm guessing that free delivery orders are bunched up and shipped out at the same time, so that they get a bulk shipping discount, therefore keeping the order waiting until the pickup date, which could be that day, or a few days away.
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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    Sometimes it is worth just paying for a quicker delivery.

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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    Quote Originally Posted by TAKTAK View Post
    I'm guessing that free delivery orders are bunched up and shipped out at the same time, so that they get a bulk shipping discount, therefore keeping the order waiting until the pickup date, which could be that day, or a few days away.
    Hmm yea, that seems to be the most logical assumption. Group things together.
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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    Well, mine came today, 5 working day after ordering, 3 working day after dispatch, not bad

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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    Quote Originally Posted by Yosh View Post
    Maybe they have some kind of order priority system in place so that orders placed with free delivery move to the back of the queue, over orders with express delivery, don't know, just a thought, might be logical.
    It's this one. It all depends on their work load and backlog. If things are going smoothly, it'll get dispatched ASAP, if there's plenty of orders in, then it's a lower priority than someone who has paid for something (which is the fairest way of going about things in my opinion).

    It's been like this with Amazon for ages now. It all depends on how many orders are in at any given time.

    Rather different to Play recently, who, according to the order history, dispatched a book I ordered on the 4th, then it was dispatched again on the 5th, and now on the 6th. Maybe they've had problems with the weather, so it's just jumping from shed to shed or something.

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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    Quote Originally Posted by this_is_gav View Post
    It's this one. It all depends on their work load and backlog. If things are going smoothly, it'll get dispatched ASAP, if there's plenty of orders in, then it's a lower priority than someone who has paid for something (which is the fairest way of going about things in my opinion).

    It's been like this with Amazon for ages now. It all depends on how many orders are in at any given time.

    Rather different to Play recently, who, according to the order history, dispatched a book I ordered on the 4th, then it was dispatched again on the 5th, and now on the 6th. Maybe they've had problems with the weather, so it's just jumping from shed to shed or something.
    This also happened with a printer from play.com, dispatched 24th december, then i got an email on january the 2nd saying it had been dispatched, and then when it turned up on the 7th, the date said the 4th on the parcel

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    Re: How can it take 4 days to dispatch something in stock?!

    In my experience Amazon free delivery is much poorer than it used to be. The cynic in me thinks this is all part of their plan to promote Amazon Prime where you pay £45 up front for delivery and then you get fast delivery "free" for every order made from people living at your address for a year.

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