Is Amazon relieble?

In article ,
Jim Redelfs wrote:

With the link you provided, you notice that your intended camera is NOT sold
directly by Amazon.com, rather it "Ships from and sold by 17th Street Photo".
As always, good luck, but you should OK.

That's not what I saw:

"Availability: In Stock. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com."

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In article ,
Pat wrote:

I have stopped using Amazon because of shipping problems. They use DHL
which hands the package off to USPS for delivery.

They use DHL? I have *never* had a shipment from Amazon that came
via DHL.

Possibly from one of their affiliate stores. I've had deliveries by UPS
from Amazon.com, UPS, USPS, & FedEx from affiliates. I strongly prefer
UPS; their tracking system always works, they are almost always deliver
early. USPS & FedEx don't have good tracking, though I don't think they
have ever been late on a shipment. I also think UPS tends to take better
care of packages en route and make better delivery to the door
(friendlier & not leaving packages in stupid places).

I've bought a lot of stuff through Amazon & affiliates, and I have never
ran into any problems. Over the last year some of the stuff I bought
through them has come from Amazon.com, Adorama, Digital Dist., OneCall,
Bowling.com, Bowlers Paradise. No bad experiences at all. The only thing
I would improve upon would be shipment tracking or allowing for setting
a preferred shipper for all affiliates so that I can always use UPS, but
that would probably not be practical for them.

Randy.

On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:32:06 -0500, "Randy W. Sims"
wrote:

wrote:
In article ,
Pat wrote:

I have stopped using Amazon because of shipping problems. They use DHL
which hands the package off to USPS for delivery.

They use DHL? I have *never* had a shipment from Amazon that came
via DHL.

Possibly from one of their affiliate stores. I've had deliveries by UPS
from Amazon.com, UPS, USPS, & FedEx from affiliates. I strongly prefer
UPS; their tracking system always works, they are almost always deliver
early. USPS & FedEx don't have good tracking, though I don't think they
have ever been late on a shipment. I also think UPS tends to take better
care of packages en route and make better delivery to the door
(friendlier & not leaving packages in stupid places).

I've bought a lot of stuff through Amazon & affiliates, and I have never
ran into any problems. Over the last year some of the stuff I bought
through them has come from Amazon.com, Adorama, Digital Dist., OneCall,
Bowling.com, Bowlers Paradise. No bad experiences at all. The only thing
I would improve upon would be shipment tracking or allowing for setting
a preferred shipper for all affiliates so that I can always use UPS, but
that would probably not be practical for them.

Randy.

Also Amazon is a good place to sell your used
gear. Great protection, both for the buyer and the
seller.
Have had really good experiences on both counts.

irwell wrote:

Also Amazon is a good place to sell your used
gear. Great protection, both for the buyer and the
seller.
Have had really good experiences on both counts.

I can't see where they say how much of a cut they get from the transaction.

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Paul Furman
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I think it is a good company but I have had occasional books with major
printing errors. It's not easy to return merchandise when a return involves
more than just driving back to the store and handing it back. I get a
feeling that their quality control could be a little better.

Dave

"Randy W. Sims" wrote in message
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wrote:
In article ,
Pat wrote:

I have stopped using Amazon because of shipping problems. They use DHL
which hands the package off to USPS for delivery.

They use DHL? I have *never* had a shipment from Amazon that came
via DHL.

Possibly from one of their affiliate stores. I've had deliveries by UPS
from Amazon.com, UPS, USPS, & FedEx from affiliates. I strongly prefer
UPS; their tracking system always works, they are almost always deliver
early. USPS & FedEx don't have good tracking, though I don't think they
have ever been late on a shipment. I also think UPS tends to take better
care of packages en route and make better delivery to the door (friendlier
& not leaving packages in stupid places).

I've bought a lot of stuff through Amazon & affiliates, and I have never
ran into any problems. Over the last year some of the stuff I bought
through them has come from Amazon.com, Adorama, Digital Dist., OneCall,
Bowling.com, Bowlers Paradise. No bad experiences at all. The only thing I
would improve upon would be shipment tracking or allowing for setting a
preferred shipper for all affiliates so that I can always use UPS, but
that would probably not be practical for them.

Randy.

I wouldn't be inclined to blame Amazon for printing errors.

It's not the publisher, it doesn't print the books, it just stores them
then ships them!

And suggesting that a vendor should flip through every single page of
every book that goes through its hands (as it would have to do) is
suggesting that you like a book to cost several hundred dollars a copy!

*From:* "Dave"
*Date:* Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:56:23 GMT

I think it is a good company but I have had occasional books with
major printing errors. It's not easy to return merchandise when a
return involves more than just driving back to the store and handing
it back. I get a feeling that their quality control could be a little
better.

Dave

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I wouldn't be inclined to blame Amazon for printing errors.

It's not the publisher, it doesn't print the books, it just stores them
then ships them!

You make a good point, Derek, Amazon is not in the printing business.

Of course I don't expect them to leaf through every book. But with a
brick and mortar store it is easier to do a return, plain and simple.
Regardless of who's fault it is, it ends up being the consumer's problem if
mail order doesn't go easily. I suspect that all but the most gross printing
errors are just swallowed by the mail order consumer. Too much effort to do
a return.

Dave

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Randy W. Sims wrote:

Possibly from one of their affiliate stores. I've had deliveries by UPS
from Amazon.com, UPS, USPS, & FedEx from affiliates. I strongly prefer
UPS; their tracking system always works, they are almost always deliver
early. USPS & FedEx don't have good tracking, though I don't think they
have ever been late on a shipment. I also think UPS tends to take better
care of packages en route and make better delivery to the door
(friendlier & not leaving packages in stupid places).

NOPE! I have had things shipped direct from an Amazon warehouse via DHL.
Not a problem for me, but I can understand why this may not be OK for
others.

Only problem I ever had from Amazon was from an affiliate. And Amazon
made sure that they made it right.

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