Amazon - why can't it all be local

[georgeharrison]

those dumb boots are shipping from Kentucky. I want them NOW. I remember when I use to get Amazon orders like a day or two later.

[georgeharrison]

Oct 23, 2012 15:23:41 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

I'm going to guess you don't have Amazon Prime?

Kentucky and Nevada are two of their largest shipping/storage warehouse facilities. I don't think the ones that are local are that large.

No, but I wish I did.

[jennlin]

Oct 23, 2012 15:27:14 GMT -5 georgeharrison said:

Oct 23, 2012 15:23:41 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

I'm going to guess you don't have Amazon Prime?

Kentucky and Nevada are two of their largest shipping/storage warehouse facilities. I don't think the ones that are local are that large.

No, but I wish I did.

sign up for amazon-mom. one year free prime/2day shipping.

[niq]

Yep. The Bellevue shipping center has fewer than 200,000 different items, mostly media, small electronics, and kitchen gadgets. Amazon alone (not 3-rd party sellers) sells over 1 million different items in a year.

With Prime, stuff gets here from Reno in 2 days, or 1 day if you pay $4 or $5 more.

I think that "Amazon moms & dads" gives you a free Prime membership if you set up monthly consumables shipments (diapers, etc., not sure what's available that's useful for someone Tman's age), plus there's a bunch of streaming video you get w/ a membership.

[georgeharrison]

Oct 23, 2012 15:28:28 GMT -5 niq said:

Yep. The Bellevue shipping center has fewer than 200,000 different items, mostly media, small electronics, and kitchen gadgets. Amazon alone (not 3-rd party sellers) sells over 1 million different items in a year.

With Prime, stuff gets here from Reno in 2 days, or 1 day if you pay $4 or $5 more.

I think that "Amazon moms & dads" gives you a free Prime membership if you set up monthly consumables shipments (diapers, etc., not sure what's available that's useful for someone Tman's age), plus there's a bunch of streaming video you get w/ a membership.

Now you guys tell me. I will definitely look into it.

[fiddles]

If you have a school email you can also get amazon student for like $39/year.

[jennlin]

amazon mom is free for the first 3 months, whether or not you make kid/baby related purchases. every $25 (i think) you purchase in kids stuff (toys count....but like niq said, don't know how relevant this is to you), extends your membership by one month, up to a full year.

streaming does not come with the free membership.

[Deleted]

Or you can split Prime with "family members"

I'm splitting it with 4 other friends I pay about $15 year. Everyone's on their own account and no one sees what the other person is buying.

[karebear219]

Oct 23, 2012 15:40:51 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Or you can split Prime with "family members"

I'm splitting it with 4 other friends I pay about $15 year. Everyone's on their own account and no one sees what the other person is buying.

How does this get set up?

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Oct 23, 2012 16:45:13 GMT -5 karebear219 said:

Oct 23, 2012 15:40:51 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Or you can split Prime with "family members"

I'm splitting it with 4 other friends I pay about $15 year. Everyone's on their own account and no one sees what the other person is buying.

How does this get set up?

You just need people's bdays and email addresses. You go into your own Prime account and start inviting people. It'll ask you for the relation, but you can select anything. Then an invite goes out to them asking them to confirm and that's it.

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I have Amazon Mom so I get Prime shipping on a lot of things and love it!!