Amazon.ca getting slow?

[SignoftheHammer]

I've had two orders placed for several days now that are still listed as "Not yet shipped". All the items were in stock, and I chose free shipping. I've always picked free shipping, and my packages never took more than 2-3 days to arrive. I sort of get the feeling Amazon.ca is trying to push people to sign up for Prime.

Anybody else having this problem?

[Johnny Vinyl]

I had this same issue with my last order which arrived yesterday. Standard shipping.

Date ordered: Nov. 3
Date Shipped: Nov. 7
Date Received: Nov. 10

Usually there is never more than a 2 -day span between order/ship, but this time it was 4 days with all items being in stock at the time of ordering. It personally doesn't really bother me, and it has only happening this once.

I'll reserve judgement as to whether Amazon is using this delay as a tactic to convince customers to buy into their Prime program, but it wouldn't surprise me.

[Mr.Terry]

If I order BD I usually get them a day later.
CD's take longer.
Other household,electronic and personal items arrive usually within a week or so depending where they are coming from.
Now that we are approaching Christmas I know that shipping times will slow down and there will also be more mistakes made since Amazon has to hire a s..t load more employees to handle the extra orders.
Amazon is also stocking more items in their warehouse but that is just an educated guess on my part.
Consider the thousands upon thousands of orders they fill and ship daily.
So it really wouldn't surprise me if items take a bit longer to ship at this time.
All in all I still have no complaints about their service.

[SignoftheHammer]

True, Christmas probably does slow them down quite a bit. Speaking of Christmas, I gotta start shopping soon

[Mr.Terry]

Originally Posted by SignoftheHammer

True, Christmas probably does slow them down quite a bit. Speaking of Christmas, I gotta start shopping soon

Looks like I picked the wrong time to save all my money for a new computer

[Blu-Ray Maniac]

and they are playing with prices like wall street... 2 days ago Rocky collection was at 22,49, then 20,49, and today is back at 22,49$... if you don't checkout quickly, you may found surprise... and sometimes it's not just 2 dollars, it may be 10, 20....

[Mr.Terry]

Originally Posted by Blu-Ray Maniac

and they are playing with prices like wall street... 2 days ago Rocky collection was at 22,49, then 20,49, and today is back at 22,49$... if you don't checkout quickly, you may found surprise... and sometimes it's not just 2 dollars, it may be 10, 20....

I am tracking a lot of BD prices,around 10 at this time,using this,
https://www.changedetection.com/
I get updates daily,my choice of notification time,and I see prices go up and down on a daily basis.I am waiting for the best price I can get.
You can get notified daily,weekly,or monthly.
You are quite correct in your statement about changing prices.
I can almost see a pricing pattern with some BD's.

[Blu-Ray Maniac]

Originally Posted by Mr.Terry

I am tracking a lot of BD prices,around 10 at this time,using this,
https://www.changedetection.com/
I get updates daily,my choice of notification time,and I see prices go up and down on a daily basis.I am waiting for the best price I can get.
You can get notified daily,weekly,or monthly.
You are quite correct in your statement about changing prices.
I can almost see a pricing pattern with some BD's.

I do the same thing ! i have thousands of titles

i'm crazy !

but hey, sometimes it's ridiculous... you have like 0.03$ -/+ wow !!! they keep playing with prices. but when it's a big deal, then i checkout !!

[SignoftheHammer]

I added Firefly: The Complete Series to my cart a while ago and it was $19.99, when I checked out a few days later it dropped to $8.99

No complaints there

[Johnny Vinyl]

My last order (Thursday) was shipped the day after (Friday), so it appears like it's a bit hit 'n miss regarding shipping.

They did however ship it via UPS, which has never happened to me before. It's always been Canada Post. I hope they aren't changing.

[Mr.Terry]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

My last order (Thursday) was shipped the day after (Friday), so it appears like it's a bit hit 'n miss regarding shipping.

They did however ship it via UPS, which has never happened to me before. It's always been Canada Post. I hope they aren't changing.

They use both depending on the size of the box or envelope.They both can arrive the next day.The vast majority of mine are shipped UPS and arrive the next day.Has been that way since I started ordering two years ago.I like the fact that Canada Post is used sometimes and that they usually deliver the next day.Good on Amazon

[Blu-Boy in BKK]

More bad news regarding Amazon,
.ca if you are an international buyer. They have just increased their standard international shipping tariff from $6.98 to $15.98. I just ordered Harry Potter Hogwarts collection and they have increased the shipping from $6.98 right up to $25.98. No more Amazon.ca for me.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Blu-Boy in BKK

More bad news regarding Amazon,
.ca if you are an international buyer. They have just increased their standard international shipping tariff from $6.98 to $15.98. I just ordered Harry Potter Hogwarts collection and they have increased the shipping from $6.98 right up to $25.98. No more Amazon.ca for me.

It's been like that for a few weeks, standard shipping has doubled in price for the same service, it was an excellent service as it arrived in 2 days from Canada to the UK but to double in price? I'd expect better packaging and care of my items, the courier they use are notorious for damaged goods in my limited experience!

It's a shame as a good value BD will now nearly cost three times it's value to post!

[Blu-Boy in BKK]

Yeah, I'm done with Amazon.ca. They well and truly shat in their own nest.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Blu-Boy in BKK

Yeah, I'm done with Amazon.ca. They well and truly shat in their own nest.

I'd rather pay less postage and wait the 10-14 days we get with Amazon.com's Standard Shipping. The Star Trek Compendium is $9.99 CDN so that's £5.75 for the BDs and £9.19 for postage!

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by minnesota

Anyone know the shipping cost for a blu-ray from Canada to USA? Does the shipping x3 if you order 3 titles?

just add them to your cart and it'll tell you. But no, it won't be 3x the cost.