Comments on: Online Shipping Upgrades are a Ripoff

By: jots

jots — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 11:09:05 +0000

i agree with you. i took the free option even tho i really wanted it (a new pda) quicker. i ordered it from buy.com on a monday and got it fed ex ground on friday-i was so surprised. i thought i had just got lucky but from what you are saying i guess i just “happened” to choose smart–glad i did. i couldnt afford the $7 bucks just to get it a few days quicker

By: Jose Anes

Jose Anes — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:33:51 +0000

If it is not here tomorrow… then it might as well be here next week.

Super Saver Shipping (if Free) is the way to go!

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By: The Comedian

The Comedian — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:10:04 +0000

Should have said “small item off of amazon two weeks back”.

I lost the “amazon” in an edit.

By: The Comedian

The Comedian — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:09:18 +0000

I bought a small item off two weeks back using the super saver and they shipped it in one damn strange way.

The package went via airborne express to a town just about 12 miles from me, then it was delivered locally as a piece of first class mail.

Total time was 5 business days.

By: Mike Hillyer

Mike Hillyer — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:38:55 +0000

My father is a package carrier for the post office, and I can totally vouch for what you are saying. He would try his hardest to educate people but they do not listen.

For example, offices would pay the extra fee to have him pick up their letter/package rather than put it in the mailbox, but since the trucks to the next sorting station leave only at certain times per day, the mail in the box would go out at the same time as the mail he picked up directly.

People need to realize that upgrading your shipping does not mean that they give it to a special courier who hops on a plane and then takes a car to your door, it all gets loaded into the same trucks and carriers as the regular stuff. Expediting usually has more to do with how directly it is delivered to you when it hits your city.

By: FMF

FMF — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 13:52:57 +0000

Sorry, I always go for the “free” shipping. It usually gets there much faster than I need it anyway.