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Feb 25, 2021 08:20:53   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
I think you know that Amazon has a Wishlist where you can put things for future reference. When I'm looking to buy something, I put several similar items there and then go through them in detail before I decide which one to buy. I recently moved a lot of items out of my Wishlist and put them into specific lists: Cameras, Tools, Ukuleles, Clothes, etc. This makes it much easier to check on things when I'm looking for something.

Give it a try. It's a good way to kill time and spend money.

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Feb 25, 2021 08:27:29   #
juan_uy Loc: Uruguay
 
I also use several lists for different categories, and some lists transform in two, one for short-term wishes and one for long-term ones.
I also have a list called "Next buy" to group items when I'm ready/near to purchase.

But I don't live in the USA (and no Amazon or similar here, and prices waaaaay more expensive), so I'm limited on the amounts and purchases I can do, I have to maximize my chances :)

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Feb 25, 2021 08:30:59   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
Jerry, it's more like spend time and kill my bank account.
--Bob
jerryc41 wrote:
I think you know that Amazon has a Wishlist where you can put things for future reference. When I'm looking to buy something, I put several similar items there and then go through them in detail before I decide which one to buy. I recently moved a lot of items out of my Wishlist and put them into specific lists: Cameras, Tools, Ukuleles, Clothes, etc. This makes it much easier to check on things when I'm looking for something.

Give it a try. It's a good way to kill time and spend money.
I think you know that Amazon has a Wishlist where ... (show quote)

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Feb 25, 2021 08:41:46   #
elliott937 Loc: St. Louis
 
And now I want to add this question. Are you all receiving your Amazon packages being delivered by Amazon """Logistics""" ? What is the track record in your city?

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Feb 25, 2021 08:50:54   #
Blu1Dog Loc: Florida
 
I live in So. Fla. Amazon is much better at delivery than fed x. So far FedX marked two different pkgs delivered when they had not been. When I complained, the one that I'd paid $40 for overnight delivery (medication) arrived 10 days later. So far Amazon has been delivering sooner than expected. The other package arrived a week late saturated in cat urine. Just saying.

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Feb 25, 2021 09:24:17   #
lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA
 
jerryc41 wrote:
I think you know that Amazon has a Wishlist where you can put things for future reference. When I'm looking to buy something, I put several similar items there and then go through them in detail before I decide which one to buy. I recently moved a lot of items out of my Wishlist and put them into specific lists: Cameras, Tools, Ukuleles, Clothes, etc. This makes it much easier to check on things when I'm looking for something.

Give it a try. It's a good way to kill time and spend money.
I think you know that Amazon has a Wishlist where ... (show quote)


That is ironic. I friend of mine who is a pro photographer /videographer also dabbles in musicianship and likes Ukuleles, Mandolins, and Guitars. I also at one time personally knew Ukulele player, former rock star, Ian Whitcomb. He had been making Ragtime music with ukulele and piano for many decades.

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Feb 25, 2021 09:41:10   #
lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA
 
elliott937 wrote:
And now I want to add this question. Are you all receiving your Amazon packages being delivered by Amazon """Logistics""" ? What is the track record in your city?


Yes, I have noticed Amazon Logistics. I have not been sure if it were something new or just different since we moved last May from a suburban area to a semi-rural area of CA, from near Los Angeles to near San Luis Obispo, CA. Where we were living we were near several Amazon warehouses and they had drivers drop packages offs on a regular basis, we also received purchases shipped by UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL. We still get many direct Amazon Prime items from those same sources only now they have to travel an additional 220 miles to be delivered by the same many carriers. UPS has been better here, and sadly the USPS fast but since we now have a mail box cluster for our street and not individual boxes, our postal delivery person keeps putting ours and others mail on the wrong locked boxes. Also we now receive more broken items. It seems many things are shipped via private or UPS but actually delivered by the USPS. Crazy days.

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Feb 25, 2021 09:51:43   #
elliott937 Loc: St. Louis
 
Here in St. Louis, they do horribly. Our packages are delivered to a local hardware store. We've known the owner since dirt was discovered. Long after the store closed, with a security gate up around the door area, Logistics decided to drop two packages, onto the sidewalk, next to the security. They remained on the sidewalk all night, to my surprise actually. They even took a picture of it, on the sidewalk, next to the security gate. This is in an industrial area. How could anyone ever believe that was okay??

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Feb 25, 2021 10:45:35   #
lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA
 
elliott937 wrote:
Here in St. Louis, they do horribly. Our packages are delivered to a local hardware store. We've known the owner since dirt was discovered. Long after the store closed, with a security gate up around the door area, Logistics decided to drop two packages, onto the sidewalk, next to the security. They remained on the sidewalk all night, to my surprise actually. They even took a picture of it, on the sidewalk, next to the security gate. This is in an industrial area. How could anyone ever believe that was okay??
Here in St. Louis, they do horribly. Our packages... (show quote)


That sounds horrible.

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Feb 26, 2021 05:52:43   #
jcryan Loc: Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
 
juan_uy wrote:
I also use several lists for different categories, and some lists transform in two, one for short-term wishes and one for long-term ones.
I also have a list called "Next buy" to group items when I'm ready/near to purchase.

But I don't live in the USA (and no Amazon or similar here, and prices waaaaay more expensive), so I'm limited on the amounts and purchases I can do, I have to maximize my chances :)


Hola Juan,

I moved to the Dominican Republic 3 years ago from the US. While the shipping charges do add up, I use Mailboxes Etc. For Amazon, EBay, and similar online stores. There are other similar services out there if MBE is not available in your area.

Salud,
JC

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Feb 26, 2021 07:33:08   #
Canisdirus
 
Anything of interest goes to my 'cart'.
It sits there until I am ready to buy something...then whatever is in the cart is moved to ...'save for later' ... 'deleted'...or left there to add to the order already happening.

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Feb 26, 2021 08:44:22   #
sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD
 
Blu1Dog wrote:
I live in So. Fla. Amazon is much better at delivery than fed x. So far FedX marked two different pkgs delivered when they had not been. When I complained, the one that I'd paid $40 for overnight delivery (medication) arrived 10 days later. So far Amazon has been delivering sooner than expected. The other package arrived a week late saturated in cat urine. Just saying.


I ordered some medicine from Amazon last week. I Placed the order at 9 AM, and it arrived at 7 PM that same day

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Feb 26, 2021 09:59:21   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
elliott937 wrote:
Here in St. Louis, they do horribly. Our packages are delivered to a local hardware store. We've known the owner since dirt was discovered. Long after the store closed, with a security gate up around the door area, Logistics decided to drop two packages, onto the sidewalk, next to the security. They remained on the sidewalk all night, to my surprise actually. They even took a picture of it, on the sidewalk, next to the security gate. This is in an industrial area. How could anyone ever believe that was okay??
Here in St. Louis, they do horribly. Our packages... (show quote)


But the packages were delivered!

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Feb 26, 2021 09:59:46   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
rmalarz wrote:
Jerry, it's more like spend time and kill my bank account.
--Bob


Funny you should mention that.

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Feb 26, 2021 12:25:56   #
tomad Loc: North Carolina
 
jerryc41 wrote:
I think you know that Amazon has a Wishlist where you can put things for future reference. When I'm looking to buy something, I put several similar items there and then go through them in detail before I decide which one to buy. I recently moved a lot of items out of my Wishlist and put them into specific lists: Cameras, Tools, Ukuleles, Clothes, etc. This makes it much easier to check on things when I'm looking for something.

Give it a try. It's a good way to kill time and spend money.
I think you know that Amazon has a Wishlist where ... (show quote)


Yes, I've been using Amazon's wish list for years and it has another advantage. I get price drop and sale notifications for things on my list in case I want it but was unwilling to pay the original price! I've bought several of my list items at a pretty good discount because of this.

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