"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>> On 3/13/2015 4:05 AM, sf wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah. He sounds like a typical *stupid* QVC/Home Shopping buyer. Get
>>> two free with a $5 purchase... PLUS shipping. That's the same type
>>> who thinks Amazon Prime is actually giving it away.
>>>
>>
>> Since you pay for Prime, I doubt anyone thinks Amazon is giving it away.
>> It can be a good deal though, if you order enough from them.
>>
>> Not only do you get "free" shipping, you have access to a lot of movies,
>> TV, games that your family may or may not use.
>>
>> We are able to order some medical supplies from them at about the same
>> price as the local shop. The difference? The local shop has to order
>> them and it takes a week to get it. Once they have the items, it is a 15
>> mile round trip to get it home. At 55 cents a mile, or $8.25 The option
>> is one click, delivered here in two days and 1/10 of the Prime is
>> covered.
>>
>> I also ordered two HDMI cables for $5 each. Cheapest I see locally is
>> $15. Ebay has them cheap too, but I was already at Amazon.
>>
>> Not a bargain for everyone but it can be.
>
> I have been having issues with Prime. Not everything ships in the 2 day
> time frame. Sometimes it says something like 6 days. More recently I
> ordered some Fancy Feast Broths cat food. It has the disclaimer that it
> ships within 2-4 weeks when in stock. More than 4 weeks has gone by. It
> hasn't shipped. I contacted them and they don't have it. I had ordered
> the two chicken flavors as the price is considerably less than the other
> flavors they are selling or the price I can get anywhere else. Plus I am
> having trouble finding the chicken anywhere. There are only a few stores
> around here that sell it and if they do have it, it is only a few pouches.

I order a lot from them and only had trouble once, a video game for a
friends grandson, and that was because there was a problem with the plane
that didn't get there in time to get it here from somewhere back East. They
gave me a 15.00 credit, so can't complain.

Cheri