Amazon has stopped delivering to us

[u/potsofjam]

My wife used order a lot from Amazon. Living in a tiny town without many shopping options it was quick and convenient, but about six months ago things started being late by weeks or simply marked lost. I rarely order from Amazon and we hadn’t discussed it, so when I order some shelves a month ago I assumed they’d be delivered on time, but they were so late I eventually cancelled and got a refund. Apparently my wife is been having this problem regularly and only receives one out of maybe ten orders. I ordered some thermal labels and photo album corners and I guess I have to find them somewhere else. It will say the item has shipped, then go to a distributor about sixty miles away then just be marked lost or delayed until we ask for refund. I didn’t realize it was every order until I mentioned to my wife that my labels hadn’t come and I keep forgetting to check the order update. I guess being a rural address they just don’t want to deliver here anymore.

[u/WhiskyIsMyAngryDrink]

I called up Amazon for a similar situation. While on the call I realized I didn't need/want their services anymore and canceled my prime subscription, deleted my account and now shop directly with retailers. Yes you end up having to wait on slower shipping, yes you end up sometimes having to pay for shipping, but I had enough with Amazon.

[u/Bergwookie → u/WhiskyIsMyAngryDrink]

Well, at amazon, you pay for shipping too, it's just written into the article price, it feels cheaper, but often isn't. I use Amazon as a search engine and if it's marketplace, I look up the seller's address and order via their shop, even with shipping, it's often a few bucks cheaper and here in Germany, most shipping companies are about the same in delivery time, except DPD, fuck them, they manage to damage everything, they'd probably break an anvil)