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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2017

    I didn't get lots of my orders on time, some of them I didn't receive at all. I spoke to a very rude supervisor who couldn't provide me with an answer as to why my products were not delivered on time.

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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2017

    I ordered a curling iron on Nov. 21st and it was supposed to be delivered before 8:00 P.M. on Nov 24--this was Prime 2-day. At the stroke of 8:00 P.M on Nov 24th I received a message that said "We're sorry your package is late, USPS has not given us a new delivery date. If your package does not arrive by Nov 28th, contact us and we will help you." Um, 4 days later? What the heck am I paying for? I left a negative review and they crossed it out and said it was their fault and that they fulfilled the order. Um, when they felt like fulfilling it apparently--I am just supposed to settle for that service. I received the curling iron on Nov 27th. I plugged it in and it doesn't even turn on... Unbelievable. So long Amazon.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2017

    Ordered foot massager for DH for our anniversary. As a Prime Member, it was supposed to be delivered on 11/27/17, but it wasn't delivered. Long story short, two of Amazon's customer reps promised me a refund for the massager, but I was also supposed to still receive it, just two days late for our anniversary. This was compensation for this being the FOURTH time in two months an order wasn't delivered on time, and the EIGHTH time since the beginning of 2017 that an order wasn't delivered on time.

    When I checked the tracking, the order was canceled and being returned to Amazon. Third customer rep refused to abide by the other two reps' promises - even though I provided her with copies of the Amazon chat transcripts. All she offered me was a $5 off promotional coupon and free shipping - which I already got as a Prime Member - for something that was promised to me for free. I'm canceling my Prime Membership and I wouldn't recommend anyone ever join.

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2017

    I noticed a huge discrepancy in the price of a book and the price for giving the book away in a giveaway. Instead of the $6.98 price which is listed, it would cost $19.61 to give a copy away. When I first emailed them, I got a boilerplate answer that had no relation to what I had asked. A response went unanswered. I used "chat" the next day and worked my way through to "customer assistants" who apparently did not read what I first wrote until I had restated it 5 times. When they finally grasped the problem they could not view the pages I could see. They confirmed that the retail "Amazon price by Amazon" was $6.98 and the giveaway was $19.61 and promised to escalate the correction. Two days later having received no message nor seen a change, I now called. Again, I got the "policy" speech and asked to speak to a supervisor.

    Without my permission they both chose to call me by my given name, despite my objections, the supervisor in fact pointedly refusing to use a title I have earned and used for almost 50 yrs despite my continued objections. This time they said that the cheaper price was somehow NOT an Amazon price but a third party price, despite the statements by the prior "assistant." The mighty Amazon does not care that it lies to mere consumers from whom it takes money.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2017

    I ordered a WiFi Range Extender with a great price from Amazon.com, and they charged my credit card, but after 5 hours later they canceled my order without showing any reason. When I contacted them, they said the seller left the platform. Again, I ordered the same product with a different seller same happens. It was canceled again, and I was charged again, and the reason was same, the seller left the Amazon platform. Is it a joke. When I knocked their customer service, they were not helpful at all and very rude. I am going to file a complaint against them.

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2017

    On November 24, I found out Amazon was offering their new Kindle (Fire) 10 tablet at $99.99. Immediately I tried to buy it, but received the message that this item would not ship outside USA. It was strange, because I was using a USA address. In the past I had made other purchases to this same address with no problem at all. I kept trying several times. No success. On Friday night, I contacted them on chat. Joice was very kind, and checked my account, verified the USA address, asked me to try again, but I kept receiving the same message.

    She transferred to a guy that seemed to be from Asia, and not familiar with the English Language. Despite he read the transcript of the chat, he kept saying Amazon was not shipping the item outside USA. I repeated him I was using a USA address, but he insisted, so I knew it was a dead end. I tried Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and the same kept happening. Today, the price have changed to $149.99 and, guess what? No more limitations on the shipping address!!! With curiosity, I went to eBay, and found this same tablet at even $169.99. Do I feel hate right now?

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2017

    I recently purchased two Amazon Fire 8 tablets at 129.99 each. They were on sale shortly after for 89.99. I am a rabid Amazon Prime customer and purchase weekly. I had to argue for twenty minutes and go through two supervisors to receive a credit for the purchase. To me, this is POOR customer service. In the future, I will avoid Amazon Prime at all cost. They obviously care little about customer service. It was a very upsetting experience.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017

    I had very bad experience with ordering items from Amazon. I have been loyal customer to Amazon. I happen to order few items during Black Friday, however didn't realise that Amazon selected my old shipping address by default. I called up Amazon and they said they don't have way to change the address. Asked me to contact UPS, UPS said, they cannot change it, only sender can change. I spent few hours discussing with multiple Amazon agents with no solution. They are offering things like refund, but I need the product. They asked me to reorder it but for different price. Not sure I am penalised for Amazon's inability to change the shipping address. It is perplexing to see company like Amazon doesn't process to change shipping address if the product is in Transit.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017

    Worst experience with online purchases I have ever had!! Had two accounts, one for me and one for my wife with separate email addresses. Something corrupted my account - called Amazon Sunday and they said they had fixed it. Monday morning it was corrupted again. Called them again and decided to cancel the account in my name and use the account in my wife's name.

    By mid-morning, this account was also corrupted. Called them again, they suggested that I let them refund the Amazon Prime membership and start an entire new account and pay again for the Prime membership. Did all that, they processed the $109 fee for the Prime Membership but 10 minutes later, they cancelled a small $14 order as they said they could not process the credit card. I waited 10 minutes and replaced the $14 order, and again Amazon cancelled the order as they said they could not process the credit card. Called the credit card company, they said they had received the Prime order and processed for the $109 but did not receive any order from Amazon after that.

    Called Amazon again and after two times being hung up on, I finally got a customer service rep who said let's try the order one more time - same thing, they could not process the credit card. The rep said, "Hummm, don't understand this one except we are very busy today!!!" Isn't that what they want? I ended up cancelling all of the Amazon memberships, demanding a refund on the Prime account and ordered the small $14 item direct from the manufacturer. I WILL NEVER ORDER ANYTHING FROM AMAZON AGAIN NOR SPENT 5 SECONDS ON THEIR WEBSITE!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017

    I have been a Prime member for many years and never had a problem with delivery (USPS). Since Amazon switched to their own delivery carrier, Amazon Logistics, I have had delayed shipment, missing shipments and mis-delivered shipments. I have requested to have my shipping preferences de-prioritized, so that AMZ will be the last carrier and USPS my 1st choice carrier. I have attempted to do this now for over a week. Some customer service reps are very helpful, but tell me that my request has not yet been approved by the shipping department, others tell me that de-prioritization is impossible. I am ready to cancel my Prime membership.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017

    I got a great Cyber Monday deal only to find out that Amazon dropped the ball and due to their "technical difficulties" they oversold the product and then would not honor the price saying it's only available for full price thru a different seller. THIS IS HORRIBLE BUSINESS!! I will be filing complaint as well!

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017

    So I had a item saved in my "save for later" area of the shopping cart page. (Mind you I only had like 22.00 on the specific card I chose to use) I go to purchase it and a page pops up telling me that I can save the shipping cost if I join Amazon Prime. I notice a button that says "Let's Get Started" so I click on it and then maybe 30 seconds later I receive a notification that my card was charged 10.99!!! So, I immediately went looking to see how I could cancel Amazon Prime and get my money back.

    The Item I was trying to purchase cost 14.99 plus 5.48 shipping, needless to say since they snatched that money away I could no longer purchase the item!! There was no "please confirm that you allow us to take 10.99 for your first month’s fee" or anything. So now I have to wait 3 to 5 business days for my money to be returned to my card!! COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY UPSET!!! I have removed all my "save for later" items and will now take my business elsewhere!!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017

    Amazon has truly done what they say they do, and that is make your experience the best possible. Amazon has taken care of me through a bad and interesting dispute with a 3rd party seller. I was nervous but they came through and made it right even though the seller didn’t want to. Thank you Amazon and your customer service, and A-Z claim departments. As of now I do not want to buy anything from anywhere else because I know you will stand behind your word and that kind of feeling is priceless. Thank you again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017

    Worst Customer Service. Very Irresponsible. Doesn't care about clients, service or reputation. After one of their vendors sent us an old, dusty, used, non-working equipment that didn't match the pictured advertised equipment. (Sent us a model with all Chinese text, not the Dell power supply in the picture.) 11 DAYS LATER VENDOR STILL HASN'T REPLACED THE EQUIPMENT, REFUNDED OUR MONEY OR PROVIDED A RETURN SLIP TO RETURN ITEM. I purchased a new power supply for my Dell tower. Received it on the 15th of November. The wires inside the equipment and cooling fan were covered in dust from age and use, and the unit had scratches on it (not from transportation damage because shipping package was just fine). Called in to Amazon immediately after receiving package on November 15th to request assistance in getting this fixed. The seller was responsible for getting this issue resolved.

    I asked the seller to please overnight a NEW replacement or at least send it 2-day. Nothing, UPBRIGHT said they couldn't. Amazon even had to open an A to Z claim against the seller to force them to resolve this. Still Nothing! Amazon asked for a refund on my behalf 11 days ago. Seller emailed saying we would have to pay out of pocket for return shipping, pay insurance and tracking. Amazon instructed seller to issue us a pre-paid return label with tracking within 2 days. UPBRIGHT sent emailed us 5 days later sending us a "postage required" label, no insurance, no pre-paid postage, no tracking -- for their own equipment! UPBRIGHT even told us to "try the equipment with confidence". I even tried the equipment and it does not work. WHAT A JOKE!

    11 days later and seller still has proved no solution, no refund, no exchange, no return label. Nothing! I've purchased from Amazon and its third party sellers since 2007 and have never had an issue. Even Amazon can't get them to comply. It's embarrassing. I can't believe Amazon allows third-party sellers like UPBRIGHT to do business on their site and serve Amazon customers with such horrible 0-star service. After all Amazon has taken vendors side and left me with a damaged part that I will have to trash. I will never buy from Amazon again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017

    After receiving numerous phishing emails and following the instructions, given by Amazon through one source or another, to forward the emails to the stop-spoofing@amazon.com and/or cs-reply@amazon.com, they expect that I should not concern myself with the security of my Prime Amazon account. Once I finally chatted with a CSR, their resolution is to place those emails in a Junk folder or call my internet provider about the problem.

    However, how would such a 'hacker' be aware of my account with Amazon? Although, they suggested that I change my email address or block the emails, that won't resolve the problem or protect my information. Neither does it determine how this ** or whoever found out about any account with Amazon or how to secure my information on Amazon. So, basically, the response was, 'Sorry for the inconvenience.' Is this another way of saying "Amazon doesn’t value their customers—Prime or otherwise?" Well, it doesn't look like it's worth the risk of my continuing to order online from them.

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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2017

    I am a prime member and have ordered product from Amazon on three different occasions in which the stated delivery time at the time of order changed after I made the order. I purposely chose specific delivery methods (1 day or 2 day etc ship) to arrive before an "event". After 24+ hours I noticed that the expected delivery was changed to a date after the "event" I needed the items for. I guess for time sensitive items I need to shop at a real store and Amazon's delivery dates are unreliable.

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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2017

    I mistakenly joined Amazon Prime for $104.00 including tax. I have on several occasions received items later than the free 2 day shipping. I cancelled the membership but didn't know there was an auto renewal that I had to turn off EVEN THOUGH I CANCELLED THE MEMBERSHIP! Therefore MY money left MY bank account which caused much distress because I lost my job so that financial hit really had an impact! They apologized. Big deal. Once the account is cancelled it should not auto renew!!! Also the Prime items cost more so the shipping isn't free folks; it's built into their increased price. Can get many items cheaper elsewhere. Rip-off!

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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2017

    Amazon Prime Video showcases 9 videos of the sex offender Louis Ck. All other major media outlets have removed this scumbag's work. Amazon continues to support him. The only conclusion is amazon supports this deviate. Cancelling my prime membership when I conclude this review. They cannot use my membership fee to support a deviate.

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2017

    Very upset with Amazon Prime, this is the 2nd time their 2-Day Prime Delivery has failed my Family. On the 1st occurrence, it took 6 Days for the merchandise to arrive. The 2nd occurrence - is over one week now & still no Delivery. I logged into our account and Amazon indicated that the merchandise was lost!!! I was given 2 option, reorder the same merchandise, or ask for a refund. How messed up. THE WHOLE REASON WE USE AMAZON IS BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE A "STRESS-FREE & CONVENIENT SHOPPING EXPERIENCE" for $100 Membership fee. Why am I paying Amazon? They should be fined for taking people's hard earned money and not providing the service we paid for... Amazon is so big, that we, the little people do not matter. They are so big, that "they can get away with it." Very Unhappy Customer.

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2017

    Amazon customer service has gone so far downhill it is hard to understand. Twice in the past 3 days I have had problems logging into my account. An account I use almost everyday. On all occasions I was connected with a tough to understand customer service agent. Today they would not reopen my account despite answering all but one question; the one question was "when did I open my Amazon Prime account". I said many years ago but the representative wanted the exact date. Who knows that?

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2017

    Received an advertisement email from Amazon on Black Friday. I clicked on the email and bought the item. A little while later I received an email saying they had cancelled my order due to technical difficulty. I went back in and the price had went up. That is why they cancelled the order. I do have all three emails to prove my statement. I did call Amazon but the guy that I spoke with really didn't care. I told him I would contact Consumer Affairs and he said, "That's fine. We are covered legally"!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2017

    I have been a Amazon Prime customer for over 7+ years and their service has been steadily declining. I order 2 day shipping, they promote Amazon locker, I get a tracking number, what my pet peeve is my items are averaging 80% late most of the time. It's ridiculous. I have called Amazon, spoken to their management teams, and made endless complaints, I get nothing but apologies and they offer to extend my membership another month as a gesture. But if they can't deliver my packages on time, then what is the point of extending my Prime membership by a month? What value is that to me?

    I guess Amazon is turning into the kind of company once they built this amazing brand, their delivery, customer service and lack of follow up I have noticed is getting worse with every order. I have gotten customer service manager who promised to call me back on orders that are lost or late. Nothing. No follow up. I get emails asking for survey and asking would I like a follow up to my feedback, and nothing gets done. I can count now over 10 times this year alone in 2017 packages I ordered either for 1 day or 2 day delivery have been late or flat out missing.

    I think it's a great opportunity now for other competition to strike while Amazon is growing weak and their level of quality is declining. Their delivery used to be topnotch. I urge their team to re-think their delivery agreements with third-party delivery companies. If the third-party partners can't deliver for Amazon as a delivery partner, then Amazon should cut them loose.

    But all I hear from customer service is, "Oh we can't control what the delivery people are doing." Then work with companies where you can hold your delivery partners accountable, Amazon, seriously. Now I get emails like this at least 80% of my Prime 2 day packages. Now expected November 25 - November 28, "We're sorry your package is late. We're working to get your package back on track. Please come back Wednesday if you still don't have it and we'll help you out." Was expected today (November 24th) by 9PM.

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2017

    This is a waste of money. Amazon claims Prime indicated products be received in two days. Numerous times my shipment has been delayed w/out an indication of when delivery will be. (Delivery by 8 pm today, then, "We're sorry, you should get it in next few days, if you don't get it in another 5 days, contact us"), you wait all day for a delivery because they will just set it on your doorstep w/out even ringing doorbell, and then they don't show up. So do you wait around for next five days? Wrong sizes have been delivered. Philips Hue bulbs shattered, acrylic knife holder cracked, liquid products leaking, etc. Products are not packed appropriately. This is supposed to be a benefit and offer convenience. Hassling with returns repeatedly and not knowing when you will receive shipments should not be happening. Might as well go without Prime. I ordered something from Walmart. Arrived on time, and it was packed thoroughly.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2017

    Long time Amazon fan, long time Prime member. Purchased a watch @ $110 a week ago, today it's @ $75. Typically, if a price drops or goes on sale, I probably don't know about it, or I don't care when price fluctuates a few dollars. But, $35 worth asking for refund of difference even after reading about Amazon no longer doing so. Not surprisingly, chat was unsuccessful and was told to return the item and repurchase. Now, that would be same at brick store but also not really that convenient. Amazon is in large part about convenience (for me at least). So... returning and repurchasing *not* convenient. Furthermore, there are many reported instances of people being banned (?) from Amazon for returning too many orders. So, this is bad all around, right? Less convenient option for effective refund AND risk being banned from future purchases??? Crazy. It's almost like they don't want me to have my $35. ;)

    It's not that they don't have a right to refuse, or to tell me to return and repurchase... but, come on... It's all online transactions, wouldn't it be easier and better for the customer to simply verify the order and refund the difference? Really disappointed in lack of customer. The behemoth starting to act like they know customers' options are limited and taking advantage. I know I'm paying for that "free shipping". It's all about convenience. Yet, when it comes to the customer service end, there nothing convenient about it.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2017

    I ordered a Dell laptop from Amazon on November 14, 2017. When the laptop was delivered, it was not the laptop I ordered so I returned it for a refund. Amazon did issue a refund but rather than issue it in the form of a credit to my Amazon credit card, which I used to order the laptop, they issued the refund in the form of a gift card without informing me they'd done so. The email I received simply said a refund had been generated and was available in my account. I didn't realize what had happened until I placed another order and belatedly noticed that a gift card had been debited. My thought was, "what gift card?" so I investigated. Only then did I see what had happened. I then contacted Amazon customer service to ask that the balance of the gift card be applied to my outstanding credit card balance.

    I've purchased another laptop from Dell, not trusting that Amazon can/will send the one I actually want, and I don't need an Amazon gift card worth several hundred dollars while the original charge sits on the credit card balance, accruing interest fees. During my chat session with customer service, I was shuffled around to ten different people, all of whom flatly said, "No, we can't do that." When I asked to be pointed to the policy supporting that statement, they refused to either send it to me or tell me where I could locate it on the website. This leads me to believe there is no formal policy. They all also refused to provide me with the name and title of someone I could actually speak with on the phone.

    I have been an Amazon customer since 1998 and I also have a business account with Amazon. Both will be canceled by the end of next week. I am done. Amazon may provide convenience but their customer service is so subpar as to be virtually nonexistent. I would advise everyone to use extreme caution when requesting a refund from Amazon. Their practice seems designed to force you into doing more business with them by issuing a gift card rather than a true refund, while earning more money for themselves (or Chase Bank) by refusing to credit your account, ensuring that additional interest will accrue.

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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2017

    I bought a Television for 1799.00 and 9 days after I got it the price was lowered to 1499.00. So I contacted Customer Service about refunding me the 300.00 dollar difference, they stated they could not do anything. They have no way of doing a refund because they were a online company. I asked for a supervisor and got the same response. I stated if I went to Sears, Penney's or any brick and mortar stores they do this within 30 days and they didn't care. I feeling I got was they did not care about me either. They said I could return it then rebuy it knowing I no longer had the box or documentation because the delivery people took it.

    I decided to contact Corporate and asked for the CEO but was not allowed to talk to him or anybody except the receptionist. I was told to emailed the CEO at ** which I did. He did not respond. Another person did and reiterated they could not refund or credit my account. I emailed again and another person contacted me by phone and left a message that they can't do that, but we have applied a 50.00 credit to my account. Well if they could issue a 50.00 credit why not 300.00. I guess I am supposed to be bought by a 50.00 credit. I have used Amazon a lot but no more big purchases for me. I am even a Prime member and have 4 Fire TV sticks. Guess that don't matter. They must be in such bad shape that they need the 300.00 more than me. In the end I guess it's my fault for buying from Amazon. I am even a Prime member.

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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2017

    I ordered a gift for my girlfriend on Amazon. It said it would ship in 3 to 5 days. In 5 days I checked, the status of the gift was 'dispatching soon'. I called Amazon, they said that because they didn't have the item in stock, they would have to get it from another warehouse and then it would start shipping. I repeat, this was the day the device was supposed to arrive! Needless to say I was very angry and disappointed, but they said they would take care of it. 3 Days later the device still hadn't been shipped! This was a gift that was supposed to arrive at a specific date for my girlfriend's birthday! I called them again, they apologized again, said that they would look into it, and start shipping as soon as possible. I couldn't believe it, they'd completely forgotten. This is HORRIBLE customer service.

    Long story short, the device was delivered (thank God I'd ordered it a good amount of time before her birthday, knowing that something could go wrong, but I didn't think it really would). The birthday gift was an instant camera. My girlfriend received it. She was ecstatic! She didn't know what had happened because I didn't tell her of course, I just wanted her to be happy. So anyway, today she tells me she's ordered film for the instant camera from Amazon. She wants to take the first photo on her birthday (today). She says the film is supposed to arrive at 8 pm. It's 9:45 pm now. She writes to me, tells me it hasn't arrived yet. I tell her to call customer service. She does.

    I ask her what they said. They said they just confused her even more. She cancels the order. She won't be getting film for her camera. She won't take the first photo on her birthday. Maybe this isn't the biggest tragedy that you've heard today, but I am SERIOUSLY disappointed in Amazon, and I will do my utmost to NEVER order from them again. Thank you for reading.

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    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2017

    Amazon has been sinking slowly on delivering goods when promised. I pay $99 a year from Prime, and I'm beginning to wonder why. So angry, they constantly postpone shipping dates and if they notify you it is the day you are expecting the item. Big deal, they will cancel the item, but it has shipped so you don't need to pay for it. Well I need it that day so I have to go purchase, and now I have duplicates.

    The straw that broke the camel's back, I order two items for gifts and sent directly to the person, I didn't want them delivered on Sunday so opted for a delay shipment of Monday. Ha ha. Amazon decided to push the items out a week. Of course they are sorry so they gave me a $5 coupon for my next purchase of a beauty product. I don't buy beauty products from Amazon. To add salt to the wound, one item I purchased was $16 on prime, $11 not prime (I had to pay $6 shipping) so I took the prime. Today the same item, 4 days later is $14. Today I filled out a survey, they called me and the person was HORRIBLE. I hung up and will look for other stores.

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    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2017

    It appears that Amazon holds orders to "entice" customers to buy Prime. Interestingly enough, the actual shipping time is the same - two days - when you don't pay for expedited service/Prime. It appears that Amazon sits on your order to within 2 days of the 10 days they estimated for arrival of the order, before shipping the order. Being in distribution for over 25-years, I am sure there is no sound reason for Amazon to not ship immediately (in fact, it likely costs Amazon more to hold the order) other than Amazon trying to coerce you into buying Prime. Appears Amazon ships with the same service regardless of the order is Prime or not (otherwise, how else do they get the order to you still on time when it hasn't been shipped before two days when the order is due to arrive). The only thing this has done for me is to not only not buy Prime, BUT NOW UTILIZE AMAZON AS A LAST RESORT TO PURCHASE THINGS.

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2017

    I was shopping for an LED Whip flag for my ATV for $50 on Amazon, but was skeptical of its quality and the manufacturer's 30-day return policy. Then Amazon offers a full money-back guarantee with Asurion, LLC for $8.99. I now feel secure that I’m covered in case this thing breaks, since I won’t get to use it for at least 30 days after receipt (ATV-riding area is over 2 hours away). Well, it snapped in half on day 2 of riding. I get back home and try to file a warranty claim only to have Asurion’s software run me in circles. They say there is trouble with the claim and it must be resolved via chat window, which is never available, any time of day or night. No contact numbers, no google info about Asurion, they simply don’t seem to exist except on Amazon's pages.

    My only recourse is to contact Amazon, who repeatedly tells me the product is older than 30 Days. They won’t even consider honoring the extended warranty sold on their site. I explain that I wouldn’t have bought the original item without it, but the best I can get out of them is $46 of my original $65 purchase (item plus shipping and warranty). It seems like a lot of trouble for them to go through to make $13, but that is their scam. On a large scale, it must be a good living selling garbage products with fake warranties.

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2017

    Sadly, I will add to the other highly unsatisfactory reviews. I, too, am a long time customer with a Prime membership and have always spoken highly of Amazon to friends, family, colleagues, etc. until recently. Seattle is my hometown and I was proud of Amazon’s great success there. Have had so many recent poor experiences that it’s hard to know where to start here. So many recent orders being delivered to neighbors, many items never received, delays on a regular basis, etc. When you call you always get folks in other countries where English is not their first language, and they often do not understand details of what you are trying to convey to them, but they are quick to pretend like they do. Half the time they do not do what they tell you they will do, such as refunds, etc. which means another phone call must be made and you hold and hold and hold and start from scratch explaining to yet another person in another country etc. Frustrating.

    Is this great customer service? It’s so far from caring about the customer and more about pure greed, imo. I had a question about a product and typed in the q to ask the community and a red error box appeared stating that in order to ask a question you must be a good standing member of Amazon. Wait. What?? I then went to my profile and saw that all my years of reviews were gone. I am angry about this. I called and they said the “Community Team” handles these issues but they do not have phones so all correspondence needs to be in writing.

    They wrote a report and a week later I received an unbelievable letter. The letter said that I violated the review creation guidelines and therefore all reviews removed and unable to ever write a review again. The decision is final and there will be no future correspondence written regarding the matter. Now... I had not written a review for about a year and a half so to have this occur out of the blue with no explanation is just beyond ridiculous. I guess Amazon’s “Community Team” has gotten a bit power hungry and Amazon is so big now that they don’t care that they are treating long term Prime members like crap. I have cancelled my Prime membership.

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2017

    It is very difficult to explain how threatening and frightening this experience with this Amazon supplier has been. I was trying to return product purchased and it became obvious that the products were bogus, fraudulent, and that this supplier discountskincare was not located in USA and not legitimate supplier, they could not even write in correct English language. After more than 30 chats, emails and phone conversations with amazon reps, managers and supervisors it was revealed to me after questioning that amazon is completely negligent in vetting or security checks of any suppliers. They do nothing, and the criminal elements they have allowed to just with a click on the computer and fee has allowed the American public and all purchasers to be exposed to criminals, fraudulent, bogus products and worse, criminals who are not even existent.

    They are not suppliers, but amazon does nothing. They are the world's largest publicly traded company and they do no security of any kind in vetting suppliers. It's a scam, they are nothing but a forum online, allowing anyone from anywhere to put fake information to open supplier account without any verification of any kind. I have read the thousands of complaints posted online and it is incredible that no one knows the truth of how amazon and Jeff Bezos operates, they simply have no compunctions about exposing the public to all of this.

    Updated on 04/02/2018: BUYERS BEWARE. I canceled Amazon account more than a year ago because of fraud and actual criminal assault by a 4th party foreign supplier, that listed itself, discountskincare as a New Jersey address, which turned out to be a PO box, and the police made report and tried to find suppliers, which Amazon tried to block. But finally turned out to be 2 Vietnamese Nonexistent names.

    Amazon is negligent, promoting fraud, defective products, and no customer service. Forget about refunds, and then they will cancel your account and ignore your existence. I have read so many complaints, Amazon does no vetting of suppliers or products. If you have had bad experiences write to Bezos, but it's a joke as well. They only care about the price of their stock and screwing the customers. Cancel your account, because Amazon is not what they started out to be. They are now flooded with CRIMINALS.

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2017

    Someone hacked our Amazon account and I phoned to sort it out. I spoke to three different people and was on the phone for one hour and ten minutes, most of that time on hold. I can only surmise that the resourcing for customer service is woefully inadequate and or there are so many problems with Amazon it is swamped by complaints/problems.

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2017

    Purchase a brand-new Garmin GPS from Amazon fulfilled from one of Amazon's 3rd party sellers, Adoreware. Unit arrived shipped to be in a USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope very beat up. The product box was way too large to be shipped in the envelope. GPS would not charge or power up, DOA. Received return authorization and promptly returned and heard nothing. I tracked the package and it had been delivered 2 days after ship date. Seller claims they never received it. Amazon's position is because I did not spend the extra money to get a signature receipt on the return I could not prove I returned it so they would not issue a refund and they closed my case. So much for their touted A-Z Return Policy. Lesson learned is stay away from Amazon.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2017

    After deciding last year to finally join Amazon Prime for the low low fee of $99.00 a year, it's turning out to be one big disappointment. The latest fiasco is their promised 2-day delivery. As my wife and I buy quite a bit on Amazon, we've noticed packages are taking 3-4 days to reach us. Not the 2-day prime delivery promised. Today I called, went on their chat line, and e-mailed them about where my package was. This was one of the few times I actually needed the items I order 2 days ago. I was told I would receive a $5.00 gift on my account to be used on futures since it didn't arrive today. The $5.00 gift card never arrived in my account. On their chat line I was told no delivery service delivers on Sunday for Amazon.

    I asked the person, "Was I imagining the other deliveries I've received from the USPS on Sunday?" I've received many deliveries on Sundays in the past. The USPS has a dedicated truck specifically for Prime package deliveries on Sunday here in Tallahassee, FL. In addition, the selections of movies offered free for Prime members are very limited. Their music selection is even worse. I probably have more music on my computer than you can listen to for free on Amazon. They want you to rent the latest movies. Needless to say, I've canceled my Prime membership and will just go back to shopping locally.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2017

    I joined Amazon Prime for my free month and placed an order which included a carpet cleaner machine. The order was split in 2 packages. I was home the whole day. The 1st package arrived at my door no problem. The 2nd package I didn't see all day. Now I'm disabled so I have people that help me and that evening we were going out so we head out the door no package. Fortunately my helper decides to go to mailbox and get mail before we back out and find my 2nd package out in the driveway directly behind my car and since you could not see the package from inside the car if she had not checked mail first we would have backed over it.

    Now I have no clue since we don't even have steps out front why I got my 1st Amazon package as well as a 2nd UPS delivery right to my front door but this driver couldn't do the same. I was upset about this so I contacted customer service who in turn responded to me and told me they would make the situation known to the higher ups and would be giving me an additional free month of Prime for my trouble.

    Now before I got their email I had thought about what happened more because not only could it have been run over but also my order was not in a brown shipping box, it was just in its regular box like you would get it from the store so everyone could see it was and expensive item just sitting out in the driveway and taken it so I had decided I was not going to place anymore orders because being disabled if nobody was here I would not be outside looking all over for a package that should have been left by my door and I was also a bit made because when I went to the order page on Amazon where it said it had been delivered. It also stated that it had been left any my front door which was a lie.

    So when I got their email for the extra free month of Prime I thanked the person but explained my reasons stated above for believing I would not be placing anymore orders. I then received another email that stated for the delivery person issue and inconvenience they were going to refund me 30% of the order total and all I needed to do was let them know I would accept their 30% offer which I replied and said I would do. I was actually pleased they offered to do that for me and thought the issue was over with.

    Then this morning I get an email saying how sorry they were that I was given the wrong information and would not be getting the full refund on my order that I said I didn't get because their records show that the package had been delivered so I would now need to contact UPS and get a police report. To say I was shocked is putting it mildly because as I explained already it was only a 30% of total refund and I NEVER told them I didn't get the package.

    I responded to the email with what the back is going on. This is incorrect information and had to explain all over again what the issue was and the 30% refund not full refund. I was then informed that they don't do partial refunds so they could do nothing for me unless I wanted to send everything back for a full refund. Now I wasn't upset. I was mad and asked why in the blue blazes would I get an email that I still have from one of the service reps offering me that 30% refund if that was something they didn't offer. I mean 30% is pretty specific to come up with for you not to offer it. Bottom line I had to explain this to no less than 4 people and in the end they couldn't have cared less that they screwed up at least two times including to lie to a customer causing them to lose the customer.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2017

    Amazon has great prices and service is excellent. It's safer and more efficient to shop here than being hustled by thugs in front of local retailers. Will buy as much as possible online to avoid unpleasant shopping experiences at local retailers.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2017

    I had several orders this year from Amazon that never made it to me. This last order was made close to a month ago, I received an email that the order will be delayed, then a week later another email. The postal service could not find my address (I called the post office and it was a complete lie from Amazon) then another email that I refused it which was another lie, then another email that my shipment was not delivered because it may have been lost or damaged! I called Amazon and they would not grant a refund and stated I needed to wait another week in case the shipment arrives. So I waited and called them again, they stated they would not give me a refund and if I had the item to return it! Again, I NEVER received it! They lied to me and told me they would go ahead and return my money to my debit card, they later refused to refund me MY money! They gave me "credit" on their site for a future order.

    My final email for this order really took this experience from very bad to downright horrific! They sent me an email thanking me for returning the item I never received and that my Amazon account was credited! No refund for a order I paid for with my money and the item never made it to my property! The order before this the exact same thing, never got item and I was refused a refund. Amazon had me contact the vendor myself about getting a refund since they had my money. The vendor refused and I got the same runaround, the package must have gotten lost! Not their problem, they sent it! I wrote a review about my experience and they sent me an email threatening me that I definitely will not get a refund unless I remove my review, which they already stated they would not refund me! My review was brief "Never received my order or a refund".

    They were harassing me via email, I called Amazon that they needed to do something! It took forever and Amazon finally did refund me for this order only because I was being threatened and harassed by their vendor "Tuning Pros". Two orders before these, the same thing, no delivery, same emails, your order is delayed, order was refused, postal delivery states address could not be found, item may have been damaged in delivery! They never tell you the truth about what really happened to your order! For all I know it was never sent!

    They are surely quick to cash in my money and when I do not get my order, they keep my money and force me to use "credit" on their online site! If I pay in money that is taken out of my own banking debit card, my refund should be issued the same way! I find it scandalous how Amazon does business and it is a rip off to the consumer! I was very leery to make my last order with Amazon due to past experience. I thought I'd give it another chance but at this point, it has definitely proved to be the worse online experience ever!

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2017

    I've now received my second faulty, used Lenovo Yoga Tablet from Amazon being sold as a New product. I know the first one was used because another Lady's email information, Banking Contacts, Medical Contacts and phone numbers to co-ordinate, kept showing on the Tablet. Amazon exchanged that one without problem. This second unit that Amazon sent me as a replacement me does not work right. It will not type, it will not send messages. It's another broken, used piece of crap. Amazon says tough luck due to the fact that their very narrow "window of return" is a few days old. Amazon is ripping us all off by selling used, or refurbished, IF even that, products at a higher price, labeled as NEW, without any repercussions of any kind. They didn't even wipe out the previous owner's very personal information before selling it again.

    After many telephone calls and emails to Amazon they now say they will partially refund my money, but that is not acceptable. I guess Amazon's way of thinking is, "We'll refund the used dollar amount because it is used, even though we charged more for it as new". If you value your personal information in any way, I suggest you NOT purchase from Amazon any items that will carry that information. I don't know if it's illegal, but I know it's Immoral. It's a flat out scam and I intend to report it to as many Agencies as will listen. Be Safe People.

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2017

    My item was showing to be out for delivery Nov. 3, 17. And it never came. On November 4 it said again out for delivery. After picking up my mail and not seeing the package the second day, I contacted Amazon customer service and explained the situation. The representative told me "don't worry, your item is scheduled for delivery today, USPS makes up to 3 attempts to deliver your item, just wait until the end of the day". He didn't even care to hear me when I told him that my mail had already came for the day, and that USPS website tells me it is expected for delivery November 16!

    I am a Prime member, the item was sold and shipped by Amazon. The item was purchased October 27. He was telling me the same phrase over and over again, just like they had taught him. And when I asked him to return my membership money, he told me "sorry, I cannot do it since you already used your membership". People, please save yourself time and money, order from Target, Walmart, Sears, and another retailers out there. No membership fees!

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2017

    Let me start by saying that I have been an Amazon customer for years, and the service has been excellent. I can't think of another company that has provided quality so consistently. Perhaps that is why I'm currently so upset. The other night I tried to download a book using Kindle Unlimited. Wasn't going to happen. They had changed the way the purchase page was set up. Before you clicked on the book, and it gave you the option of downloading for free as one of your ten books to borrow or to purchase. Now you only get the purchase option. To borrow the book you need to click the box on the first page by the book thumbnail. However, when I tried this I got a picture of a dog and the message can't find the page.

    The same night I tried to access my Starz subscription. It doesn't come up. They changed the way you access that as well. Again no notification. To reach Starz you need to take another step. Ok so I have it working now, and Kindle Unlimited has started working again, but I still have a complaint. You see I contacted customer service. Did they explain that the screenshots had changed. No, and why you ask? They didn't know. I spoke to three people all clearly having English as a second language who had no idea what the problem could be. Surely, more people than I were confused by the changes. It is one thing to have a language problem, and another to be completely ignorant of what you are doing. I am sadly disappointed with Amazon.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2017

    Amazon's carriers on my last few orders, have delivered to the wrong apt. I have to call Amazon all the time to solve this? Do they want me to cancel my Prime membership? I am very upset, get better carriers Amazon, or you will lose me and more customers.

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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2017

    This is not the first time to have this problem with Amazon. When you choose free shipping rather than pay the extra charge for two day shipping or Amazon Prime, your order sits in the warehouse for a week or two before shipping. I placed an order on Nov. 7. I was told it would arrive Nov. 13-17. Okay, that was fine. Now when I check I see it hasn't not shipped but will arrive on Nov. 17. This tells me that they hold the shipments to get people to pay for two day shipping when it is not necessary. I will not order from them again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2017

    I have been a customer of Amazon for 14 years and been very happy until now. I looked at my account and 14 years of reviews were just gone, no warning, no explanation. So I wrote to them and got a rude email back. "We have determined that you have violated our Customer Review Creation Guidelines. As a result, we have suppressed all of your reviews, and you will no longer be able to post reviews on Amazon.com. We made this decision after carefully considering your reviewing account. This decision is final. We cannot share any further information about our decision, and we may not reply to further emails about this issue."

    So they wont tell me why they did this at this time after 14 years of reviews and will not reply to my requests for an explanation. I have had Amazon Prime all these years as well which I am cancelling and will never buy another thing from Amazon ever again. I am sure they don't care, I am just one customer in millions but if they do this type of things to others they will be losing business.

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2017

    I ordered one of the smartphone from this worst website through debit card and cancelled it even before the delivery but didn't get any refund till date. Only got a message from this crap website saying that refund has been issued. And also called to their customer care center they also told the same thing. So never ever trust this Amazon.

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2017

    I ordered an item on a Wednesday and my purchase was due to arrive by COB Friday. I received my package on Saturday about midday. When I called customer service to complain about the unreliable service I received, they said all they could do is extend my Prime membership for an additional month at no charge. I pay annually so this did nothing for me, and paying for a Prime membership for the benefit of two-day shipping without the assurance that my package will arrive in two days is nonsense. I live in an urban area, in many cities they also offer same-day delivery, yet the package can't arrive in two days like they guarantee as a Prime member?

    I know other people that this has happened to a number of times and they have been refunded the amount of the purchase, since it did not meet the agreement. I simply asked for my Prime membership fee back and to cancel my subscription and they said all they could do was offer me an extended month? Safe to say, I will not be renewing this membership.

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2017

    I contracted with AMAZON to clean my house. The people they sent stole over 700.00 worth of money and things. When I contacted Amazon for information to file a police report they refused to give me any information and tried to buy me off with 400.00 in credits. I did further search and found out I was not the first to be stolen from by this cleaning service. DO NOT USE AMAZON HOME SERVICES. They are more concerned with covering themselves than helping you.

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2017

    The box came damaged, the corners were ripped like somebody was dragging the box. I think that packaging job was pretty good but handling and delivery (by UPS) was awful. The table corners were chipped and some assembly items were broken. I wanted to contact the seller to see what can be done. Right after paying for the item, I received an email from HOMCOM store that if there is anything wrong with the package first to contact them first before returning or leaving a comment.

    I sent them an email with the photographs. First they said they didn't receive any images, I sent more in different formats in reduced size and finally they told me they have no record on the file that I purchased anything from them. Weird. I tried to contact Amazon.ca but was not able to find any email or phone number. I called Amazon.com in US. They were really trying to help me but were not able to contact anybody in Canada as there is no customer service in Canada. They said they arranged somebody to pick up the table the following Monday as I was not able to take it myself to the post office as it is 75lb. Nobody came to pick it up on Monday. On Saturday I arranged to pick it up from my house and drop it off at the UPS office on my own expense. I am confused as why the store took zero responsibility and there is no customer service in Canada. Very disappointed. Never again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2017

    Buyer beware. If you don't buy straight from them, they do not care about your trouble with their sellers. Purchased $500 in phones to find out they are frauds. Amazon doesn't care. Took it to Twitter, they still cannot help. Really disappointed in this billion dollar company who won't help customers with fraudulent sellers.

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2017

    I don't even know where to start with this review. My most recent experience has been a catastrophe from start to finish: Price jumped $9 from the time I found the item to the time they were ordered, which was about 24 hours. Item arrived and sizing was completely off. This was a gift, yet I was told exchanges are not allowed unless the item is defective and you're exchanging for the EXACT same size, color, etc. So they would send a return label then send a gift card once the item was received. Item shipped back quickly and the card was sent to my email... For the cheaper price of the item, NOT the price that was paid for it.

    I emailed customer service, who said "well, send us the original order number and we'll look into it." (Obviously I'd provided the original number when I requested the return. But, fine, I'll play their games. At this point I've already decided I won't be doing business with them ever again. I'm just trying to get through it to get my son his birthday gift!!) I did a customer service chat, and was told sure they'd send the remaining balance, although they had actually charged us (the gift recipient) for return shipping and subtracted it from the value of the gift!! Unbelievable. Just realized they sent the shipping fee to the original sender, so my son is still short $9 on the value of his gift. The Prime member who sent the gift suggested we just send her the gift card number and she'll reorder the correct size. This is far too many hoops to jump through to send or receive a simple gift. We will not be doing business with them again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2017

    The picture frame was supposed to arrive Nov 3rd, then they told me it was going to be late November 9th. It never arrived. I finally called their customer service and got somebody who barely spoke English. She basically said that it was my problem - not Amazon's problem - and go take it up with the 'seller'. I paid the money to Amazon - they are happy to take your money, but they run away when things go bad. I have spent thousands of dollars with them but they will never get another penny from me.

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2017

    I ordered several items from Amazon and to find out I was also blocked from never being able to order from them unless I too was to send all my information, which I will not do. By Amazon locking my account I was unable to check the status of my order or contact customer service. So I never received a couple of my items and another item was damaged. And before being blocked I was told my item would be replaced and of course it wasn't replaced. They also promise 2-day shipping to then find out it's on back order for several weeks. Amazon got away with a few hundred dollars off my credit card. They are a huge scam and WILL rip you off so be careful if you order from Amazon!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2017

    I have been receiving the worst shipping service I have ever experienced. For years I have loved Amazon for their great service and features. When UPS was my delivery service, I could count on accurate tracking and delivery. Amazon is now using ONTRAC for delivery to my address and almost 100% of the shipments are late or never arrive at all. Even after refunds from Amazon on products which never arrived, They refuse to change my shipping carrier. I am appalled that a quality company like Amazon could be so unresponsive to customer complaints. The Internet is filled with ONTRAC stories like mine, yet Amazon refuses to make any changes.

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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2017

    I ordered a motherboard 15 October while it was still in stock. It's 10 November now and it still hasn't shipped. The item was in stock when I ordered it and 3 weeks after I ordered it, but it still wasn't in stock. I was told countless times that my order would ship and get to me within the 30 October time frame. When the delivery date passed, I was still told that it would be expedited to reach to me as soon as possible. When the motherboard finally sold out, I was told that it would be restocked the next business day and that the shipment would be expedited to reach to me quickly.

    Lie after life, 9 November rolled around and I was given a gift card and told to reorder so my order would ship to me quickly 10 November, I cancelled the order and was told that the shipment would be standard and that it could not be change. Well played Amazon, nice scam you've got going on. Well played, I will never use Amazon again. Thanks for the great customer support. I hope you treat all your customers like this.

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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2017

    Nice to see there are others whose lives have been negatively affected by Amazon's lack of customer service. How is it not fraud to be charged $99 a year for Prime two day delivery when you never receive anything within two days? I've spent 10s of thousands of hard earned money on Amazon for a decade yet the last two years have cost me thousands of dollars and undue duress trying to locate and resolve Amazon's failure to not only deliver the numerous items I order every week on time but for them to comprehend the amount of time and loss of income I've had to spent trying to resolve these issues. How has there not been a class action lawsuit? Amazon is now costing me more money than I've paid them for items I receive late or not at all. Looks like it's time to get local media Consumer Affairs reporters on this issue.

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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2017

    We purchased a cell phone from Amazon Canada in March 2017. It arrive in April 2017. Over a number of weeks and after contacting the network provider several times, LG who is the manufacturer both in Canada and the US, we determined that the phone was never certified for use in Canada. It was certified for Hong Kong. The cell phone carrier in Canada could not see the phone using its IMEI number. It was LG US who advised us that the phone was certified for use in Hong Kong. To get to this point, took weeks. Amazon Canada passed us to Amazon US after complaining to the BBB.

    The end result, is Amazon refuse to refund our money. Our argument is they should have never advertised the phone in the first place. The seller was GSMHero. Their arrogance is unbelievable. Our warning is that consumers should be aware that Amazon do not like to take responsibility. They are hiding behind the internet. Do not buy such items from Amazon.com or Amazon.ca - you do not know where they have been manufactured and where they are certified for user.

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    Updated review: Nov. 15, 2017

    I have been fully refunded and am totally satisfied.

    Original Review: Nov. 9, 2017

    Last night, a little after 9 pm, November 8, 2017, I ordered a 2 pack flashlight item from Amazon.com. It was Amazon fulfillment item. I was instantly charged for the balance of the item, $17.40 and my Amazon gift card balance of $3.58 was applied to the purchase total. I canceled within the hour, the $3.58 gift card balance was restored, but the completed transaction charge was not reversed and will not be reversed, because THREE CSRs have told me that it is not possible that I was charged, that it is just an authorization hold and will be removed when my bank's policies prescribe.

    It is a completed transaction, I know the difference. All three CSRs are in Asia call centers, English is obviously not their first language. They have told me I am wrong and do not understand what I am looking at properly. I have emailed Amazon Corporate Headquarters and await a response from them. I sent a screenshot of my bank account information clearly showing the completed charge, NOT HOLD. The transaction shows a list of numbers and letters that presumably can be used to track the money exchange, but Amazon CSRs refuse to act on them.

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    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2017

    I live like 10 miles from our local Amazon distribution center. My One-day Prime delivery did not show up for three days, even though the package was listed as delivered and handed to an individual on the expected delivery date. My wife works from home and nobody knocked on the door all day long. Upon calling them, I was told that because the package was listed as delivered it was, therefore, lost there was nothing they could do. All they could offer was a month extension on my Prime membership and a $5 Amazon credit.

    Another suggestion was to simply wait to see if any of my neighbors got it by accident and maybe they'd get it to me. As well, it was suggested that whole ordeal was MY fault for placing the order so close to my working deadlines. Talk about insulting. I USED AMAZON PRIME BECAUSE OF THE ONE DAY DELIVERY! I lost three days of project work, time, and money because Amazon did not do what I pay them extra money to do.

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    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2017

    Love this service, though sometimes it's hard to tell what music is on a certain channel. Love the streaming where I can listen to all the music from an artist straight thru or listen and then pick up where I left off.

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2017

    I purchased a watch. After 1.5 months, the watch's band started to be broken. Second month that after purchasing, I contacted Amazon and said them, "Look, it just did 2 months and I do not want it because this watch obviously has bad material." They moved me to seller side. Seller didn't help me because it has been more than 30 days. Amazon customer service didn't help me with same reason. A-Z guarantee didn't help me with same reason. In addition, they told me that contact to manufacturer. I did it, but Swatch customer service told me that Amazon is not authorized seller. That's why the watch does not have any warranty on it. But I was not informed about that. I talked and chat with them maybe roughly 20 times. No help.

    I have every documents and finally, Amazon told me that if I want, I can go court but they are not going to help me. Also, I'd like to leave feedback for seller. They denied me. I cannot see leave feedback options for that seller (As you can see pic attached). I have found other products of the same seller. But Amazon rejected those feedbacks as well. I cancelled my Prime. And will never shopping again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2017

    I am a Subscribe and Save member of Amazon, love the discounts, and the convenience of delivery but because of the thefts of packages I usually request my packages delivered when we are home and on the site they give us this option which I thought was perfect. But the shipments started being shipped a week earlier, and not on the days we asked, at first they honor it and then this last shipment I changed the date to a date we were home and it said that date all the way until it shipped and then it was changed back to the day before... I emailed them and told them my shipping date was changed and that I was not going to home and if they could not change it please have it delivered after 5pm.

    The CS lady assured me the carrier would honor my wishes. I come home and the package is on my doorstep, it was delivered at 10:36 am and sat all day outside. I feel between a rock and hard place because I cannot find that steep of a discount anywhere else and I feel that Amazon knows that they have many customers over a barrel.

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2017

    Amazon touts itself for fast delivery. I expect items they list as "in stock", to be sent in a reasonable amount of time. Certainly within 48 hours; not still "preparing five days later.” Another issue I have addressed, more than once, delaying a shipment to include with the monthly order. Waiting two weeks to send an item with the monthly order is unacceptable without contacting the buyer. Even after discussing this with Amazon, they will do this. I've stop ordering within two weeks of a monthly shipment to avoid delays. I don't ask for two day delivery, a week would be fine, but a week to mail makes delivery 1+ weeks.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2017

    Purchased a refurbished computer and warranty. Computer failed, contacted warranty and it was returned for repairs. Upon receiving computer after repairs it wasn't fixed. Now Warranty company "Square Trade" and "Amazon" are denying any repair or refund on Computer system. Neither will contact me back about the next step. Denials from both. They won't allow me to even complain to anyone at either company.

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    After a positive interaction with Amazon.com, elena increased their star rating on Feb. 7, 2018.

    Updated review: Feb. 7, 2018

    wITH ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS, AMAZON DOES ITS JOB WELL

    Original Review: Nov. 7, 2017

    I've been using Amazon for a long time, but lately they are making a lot of mistakes. I receive the wrong item, get the wrong refund amount, have to call customer service for hours every day, packages are lost, and I get high blood pressure. TOO MUCH STRESS, NOT WORTH THE HASSLE.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2017

    Last Wednesday, I ordered two books with Prime shipping. It said I would get them on Friday. On Thursday, it said they would ship Friday and I would receive them on Monday. On Friday, it said they wouldn’t arrive until Wednesday, which is tomorrow. So I ordered with Prime two day shipping but it will have taken 7 days in actuality.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2017

    Prime service is no longer prime. Within the last year, the service is basically a scam. Most deliveries that are supposed to be 2 day delivery are delivered late or are delayed with an approximate delivery date even though the website states "out for delivery." Amazon customer service has no explanation when called and often hangs up because they don't have an answer. They are passing the deliveries off to Amazon drivers who have no motivation to get packages delivered on time because they can take the package back to the terminal to deliver later. The driver that arrived at my home in her personal car to deliver a package this evening at 9:15 pm stated this was her first day, and she was told she had to 11 pm to deliver even though the website showed delivery no later than 8 pm.

    I don't call this first class service/delivery that you pay almost 100.00 a year for membership if they are using what appeared to be a high school student to deliver packages at all hours of the evening. In addition, part of my order failed to arrive even though their site said that the entire order was out for delivery. When I questioned Amazon logistics as to why it showed that information, she said that she did not know why because she showed something different. This is not the first time I have been told different info than what their website shows.Basically don't rely on Prime service to get your packages delivered on time especially with the holiday season approaching. With so many issues lately, I am going to ask for my membership to be refunded.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2017

    In the last 7 days I have placed two orders from Amazon.com. The first was for a double gun case for a hunting trip to Alaska. The delivery day came and went. I tracked it on Amazon and all it said was, "We're sorry, you will get your delivery today." After two days, I called in, they cancelled my order and re-ordered. I received it five days from when it was originally supposed to be here.

    I also ordered a hardwired smoke detector to replace one in my home a couple days later. I did receive it when it was supposed to be delivered but when I opened it, it was the wrong one. I called to let them know it was the wrong item to get the correct one ordered. Customer service told me she was authorized to give me a full refund. I told her I didn't want a refund, I would like them to ship me the one I had ordered. The response was I would have to re-order the correct one. I asked if they wanted the wrong one shipped back and was told I could keep it. I told them it would not work with my system and that I would just have to throw it away. I was told to throw it away.

    I realize sometimes a product may cost more to return than it is worth but I wouldn't want to throw away a $35 item in my business if I could resell it. I feel like Amazon is not run in a responsible way and customer service should try to solve a shipping issue instead of just saying order it again. If this was just a random issue, but two in one week isn't random. I don't expect I will order from Amazon again. The sad part is that no one really cares about me making that statement.

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2017

    Although I am writing about the cancellation of my seller account, I must say also that delivery is abysmal. The carriers leave packages outside the bldg where anyone can steal them. This has been done when I am home, they do not ring the buzzers so we have the option of receiving them at the front door. I had a seller account. Amazon closed it with no warning because of "inactivity." A phone rep who spoke poor English said they'd have warned me, but they did not. The option of opening a new seller account wasn't available because I'd have had to use my same email address.

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2017

    Very bad service from Amazon. Not expected at all. Failed to provide me with my order and instead of reshipping me my order they are telling to take refund. First wait for 10 days for order to come and then all this stuff. Very bad.

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2017

    I have spent the last ten years on-line buying a lot of things. I am comparing my purchases to the purchases made to eBay.com and other various on-line sites. I have to say, I am very disappointed with Amazon.com. The prices are always higher, the customer service is completely lacking, the communication with different sellers is virtually non-existent. I have had problems with purchases on many sites, but eBay is the only site that guarantees their purchases, provides legitimate feedback, and I feel safe knowing I can get my money back in a QUICK manner if my purchase does not meet my expectations. I don't feel that way with Amazon. I have had many problems with purchases on there, and the prices are so high compared to eBay.com. I'm done with Amazon unless they can prove me otherwise. Thanks.

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2017

    So I accidental bought something twice and in order to get the money back for the second item I called Amazon’s customer support. I instantly got connected with Shawnee one of their tech call support staff from the KN location and she was so amazing and helped me with everything. She was such a doll and made sure everything was 100% set when I got off the phone with her. I have never received such great customer service! Amazon needs more people like her! Thanks again Shawnee!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2017

    I thought that I would try Prime for 30 days when I had to order a book. I received my book and didn't use the service at all in which I forgot to cancel my subscription and was auto bill as I agreed to in their terms. I found under my membership I was able to cancel my subscription and was offered a full membership refund without having to contact customer service and going to the process of begging for a refund. One day Amazon Prime may have my business back when it may be more beneficial to have. Thanks for the refund.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2017

    Received 2 $25 gift cards. Activated both card & amount showed on my account. I discarded the 2 cards. I also received a $15.44 settlement from Amazon. When I tried to make a purchase a week later, my $65.44 balance was at $0. Account showed the items were on a “Balance Hold”. My 1st call which lasted 30 minutes 1 gift card & settlement $ were applied to my account. My 2nd call was 1 hr 4 minutes with no results. My 3rd call was 30 minutes, I ended up requesting a supervisor which she had a bad attitude but requested I send them a screenshot of my account, thank goodness because after I sent it, Amazon “fixed” the missing gift card by deleting if out of my account entirely.

    I then sent them the before & after screenshots plus copies of the receipt of purchase on the cards. My next call I requested a USA representative. This 30 minute call resulted in the rep finding the missing card & indicated that in 1-2 days it would be restored to my account. The next day, I received an email requesting a copy of the missing gift card. As I told each rep, I had discarded the cards after they showed up in my account. I called again, refused to speak to “out of the country” representative. This 30 minute call resulted in Amazon offering a promotional credit of $25. This whole 3 hour event has been a nightmare. As a Prime member I am rethinking my relationship with Amazon.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2017

    I have been an Amazon Prime members for many years and I have never had a single problem with them or the other companies that sell things on their site. I order everything I possibly can online and I love the fact that I can read actual customer reviews before buying items. My Amazon Prime membership has paid for itself time and time again. Can't say enough good things about Amazon.

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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2017

    I live in a rural community and we receive our mail at a cluster of small neighborhood letter size mailboxes. It is almost 8 miles to the post office. UPS comes past my house at least once a day; sometimes twice except for Sundays. Last year Amazon Prime shipments started being handed off from UPS to the USPS. This means instead of receiving my package in 2 days it takes 3 to 4 days. One shipment got lost in the handoff between the two carriers. Amazon replaced the lost shipment, but it delayed delivery by a week and a half. I get an e-mail from Amazon saying that an attempted delivery failed. There is a link to USPS for rescheduling (bad idea because it will fail again because the package will not fit into the box) or I can drive to the post office and pick up the shipment in person which wastes my time and gas.

    I called Amazon customer service and they extended my Prime subscription for a month due to late delivery on one of the delayed shipments. Tried to explain that USPS does not deliver to my house and that the letter box is too small for most shipments. I asked for UPS to be notified that my shipments were not to be handed off to the USPS. The agent seemed confused and did a 3-way call with USPS. There is nothing that USPS can do about this problem. After more discussion, the agent said she would flag my account that shipments are not to be shipped via USPS. I have some doubts about how well this will work because it appears that it is UPS that is handing off shipments to USPS as shown in the tracking information. Since the shipments originate with UPS, it seems unlikely that they will see any messages about not shipping via USPS.

    The main reason that I subscribe to Amazon Prime is the 2 day free shipping. If this problem is not resolved, I will think twice about renewing my subscription. While this problem may not affect all Prime subscribers, I know that I am not the only one who has this problem. Amazon typically has good customer service, but this is an area where they are failing big time.

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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2017

    Item came late and damaged. I was expecting the dresser on October 23. They call me two days before to confirm that I would be home to receive the dresser from 8 am to 12 pm, so I took the morning off work, hired a handyman and waited, pass 12 pm I called and called and called the shipping company that arrange the appointment with me and they told me, "Oh we are coming tomorrow because we didn’t have enough time to do your delivery"!! I start crying as I was so upset.

    They arrange another appointment in the morning after, I told them to come before 9 am so I won’t get late at work, they arrived at 10 am an hour late. The handyman I hired the second time was waiting with me, he start opening the box and when we open it it was all damage and full off defects, every single drawer as a defects on the same place you can see is being handle badly, one of the drawers doesn't close properly, also he was smelling so bad of cheap paint, it look like they give the rusty look at the last minutes. To sum up: lost 2 days at work, paid a handyman for 6 hours total to help me out, open my bday present and it was all damaged. I wrote and call customer service and all they can say is to send back this dresser. A dresser that weight like a car for me that I am 5/3. I am so sad, feeling upset and I think was a total disrespect of someone time, thanks.

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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2017

    I spent hours finding gifts to send to someone, then the website kept saying there was an error when I tried to purchase them. I am a Prime member and spend several hundred dollars each year on this website. I called customer service and was told "sorry, we don't know why it won't work." Really? What incredibly bad customer service. I'll buy my gifts elsewhere.

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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2017

    I had furniture delivered that was damaged. I contacted Amazon and the option was to reorder and pay while waiting for a credit to be posted only after someone showed up to pick up the old furniture. The customer service area at Amazon used to be very helpful and during this experience they really could not have cared any less. So my option - pay another $300 and get charged immediately and wait for replacement items for another week. Also they told me that UPS would show up. When they showed up to pick up the item that will allow me to get credit. Most of us have a job so how will someone be there to allow the return to occur. Also, they told me to repackage. Anyone ever tried to repackage furniture? Finally, when I posted a review about this product and experience, you got it. Amazon screened the review and would not allow it post. That should tell us all something about the reviews posted on Amazon.

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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2017

    Amazon took the money off my credit card and blocked my account and all access I had to a paid for online service at Audible.com. They want me to fax proof of address documents that they would be able to scrutinize more personal information. PCH reminded me how personal information is being hijacked and sold. (A credit card inquiry once demanded that I verify where my late brother's wife's sister lived in 1980's.) It appears that Amazon is getting into the big business of hijacking consumer's information. Let them keep the money they stole; I will transfer money off that debit card and onto another that will not be used for online purchases. Beware of Amazon.

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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2017

    I tried to buy CO Q 10 from Amazon. A questionnaire of my information and credit card came on the Amazon site and sold me that goods. But I found it out that purchase was from a crook, since he charged me shipping for over $25. I tried to cancel the order and froze my credit account. To my belief this guy is, seller inside and outside of Amazon. He with some program or somehow direct the customer toward his own business Amazon seller but No One in Amazon give you a good answer for these activities.

    His price is so cheap. I don't know he is faking fill or suspicious or garbage or poisonous filling. I try not to buy from Amazon. These site is being hacked. I am trying to change my credit card number with lots of hassle. They say Mr Jeff the CEO take cares of problem. Never he did. As an old college professor I did not see required respect there. I believe Amazon stock soon drop down. Sellers are abundant there. This is the starting of the END for Amazon.

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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2017

    Amazon is a worst company, ordered three books last week. I ONLY received one. That too a wrong book. Amazon website showed all the three books were delivered and was signed by me. Seriously??? Called Amazon the next day, spoke with one of the rep, he PROMISED me that I would get the full refund and as a compensation he is going to send me all the three books for free. I said fine, but the next I got a call from Amazon saying they cannot send me the books, will refund the money. I said fine again, but I'm not using Amazon again ever.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2017

    2 day shipping rarely happens. Items are always on back order from a 3rd party. I can't remember the last time I actually received an item in 2 days. Most items don't arrive for a week. I think it is a scam and Amazon is avoiding sending merchandise in 2 days by using the 3rd party seller and backorder excuse. Amazon used to be a great company with quality merchandise, good prices and I actually received items in 2 days. I hesitate to order from Amazon now because the delivery times are actually unreasonable for an Amazon Prime Customer. This is just one example. I am sure other people are having similar experiences.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2017

    They send other folk's orders to you. Then say, "Just toss them." Then a month later say I did not send them back so will be charged. When in the beginning I never order them... AND NEVER GOT MY REAL ORDER. Finally did. I also sent to another address. I plus two other adults watching me on computer. The default sent to me instead. Then they corrected and sent to original address I sent to. THEN a month later they asked when I am returning the wrong order. After they originally said not to worry about it. And when I call in I cant understand the persons speaking for the most part. YIKES!

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2017

    I will make this simple. I made a purchase on Amazon and demanded a signature on delivery which I was informed that a signature is required. It was a comfort that a signature is required, needless to say when I arrived home I noticed packages at front door. Well, there was no signature although it was required. I had a missing package and informed Amazon.

    Amazon made the mistake of not obtaining a signature so they should immediately justify the issue. If I had any bad intentions what would I do differently? I would say no packages arrived, yet I’m an honest buyer whom demanded that a signature is required but the carrier which is "AMZL" is the same company didn't obtain a signature. I am out the money, I will verify any information by providing the order, tracking and every detail. This is illegal, the fact Amazon is large they think they are able to do what they want, it stops now. I am filing a report through agencies and much more. Additionally, is it legal for a company to sell a product and provide delivery? If UPS was the carrier, they would take responsibility immediately.

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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2017

    I have booked Vivo V5s mobile of 16000 rs in Amazon, and it was delivered on October 20th, but empty package. I called Amazon customer service as soon as I opened the package, Amazon said they will respond after 3 days. But they said they investigated and outcome of the investigation is they can't provide refund, and they looks me like a thief even though I have good relationship since 5 years. Thanks for Amazon to make me realize to don't believe in you.

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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2017

    I had purchased prime membership of Amazon.in. I found that items I visited / purchased under prime category are overpriced i.e. more than MRP or the price mentioned on the website of item/brand. Amazon must look into this matter. It ruins reputation of Amazon. I hope I need not have to return remaining orders.

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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2017

    Anytime I have a problem with a product I can't believe how simple, efficient, and lovely it is to call customer service. Even returning items is simple and no worries. I order a lot on Amazon and I just think their customer service is the best of any company I've ever had to deal with. I've been using this company for 10 years and I use it a lot and have no complaints. The customer service reps are always polite, eager to help, and get the job done to the customer's satisfaction. Sorry I never bought stock in this company. Nice going Amazon... Please don't change a thing???❤️

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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2017

    Only ONE Con: songs added to personal playlists become "no longer available" without notice. I'm left having to find the songs, which turn out to now only be available with a subscription ON TOP of my Prime Membership. I think that's a bit much.

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    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2017

    I have purchased thousands (literally!) of dollars worth of merchandise from Amazon over the last couple of years. I am just now waking up to the fact that a very large number of these items could have been purchased elsewhere at a significant savings --- even including shipping charges. Or in some cases, from local stores where I could have picked it up rather than paying any shipping charges. The pen refills that I used to buy at Staples for less than $3, Staples no longer carries. I have now found them on Amazon for more than $9. I checked the manufacturer's site, Zebra pens, and they still sell them for less than $3. I ordered a 9 cube open storage unit from Amazon and learned later, due to an error on the part of the re-seller on Amazon, that the unit delivered to me had actually been ordered from Bed, Bath and Beyond and drop shipped to me.

    (The shipping label showed it had come from BB&B, not Amazon. And I was able to find the order number.) It had been paid for entirely with some kind of bonus rebates the seller had accumulated due to high volume purchasing. What was also interesting was that the product was only rated with 3 stars on BB&B and 4 stars on Amazon - each with quite a number of reviews, enough reviews each that I believe should have equaled out the number of stars. I had actually seen the same unit on BB&B and dismissed it for the rating. I didn't realize that it was the exact same item that I ended up ordering from Amazon.

    I no longer blindly purchase anything from Amazon. I check for other sellers and the manufacturer when I can. I did provide my invoice number for the cube unit to Consumer Affairs for this review, but I am not tech savvy enough to be able to save the invoice or photo information into the file types they accept. All I can do is jpg or bitmap. So, I'm not listed as a verified buyer, but I did buy it. This is the product: Real SimpleR 9-Cube Storage Unit in Espresso by Real Simple. Sold by: JWD Products $79.11. BB&B was selling it for $10 less just a few miles from my home. When I tried to write about this in my Amazon review, it was rejected, even though I didn't mention BB&B or the specific product name or information. The pen refills I won't buy from Amazon, just giving people a heads up to check around.

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    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2017

    The service that Amazon provided me with the last two orders was very bad; I had to wait two weeks for them to tell me that the orders were lost by carrier and then they asked me to reorder at a different price; I think they only care if their customers are Amazon Prime, the rest of customers, like me, are considered second class; this is how I feel right now. Will not buy from Amazon again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2017

    Amazon logistics is the worst shipping company. Prime shipping is a scam. I order from Amazon roughly once a week, at least. 99.9% of the time, the package is thrown into my yard, left at my side door off of a busy street, or not delivered on time. If my package is delivered by UPS, FedEx, or USPS, it's always placed where asked. I even put in my shipping preferences to place the package on the front porch, but Amazon Logistics has only done that once. Literally, once.

    I called yesterday about a package that was supposed to show up at 8pm and it didn't arrive. The first person I talked to said "We tracked the truck and it's in your area." The next person said they are unable to track the couriers and that she can only tell me that it was out for delivery. The person after that said that it would be delivered last night and I said "even though it's 2.5 hours late?" and she said "Hmm, let me refresh.... oh, looks like it's not coming, they just updated to say it was held at the facility." I asked her how that was possible even though it showed still out for delivery and she said "no idea, just is. Anything else?" This happens almost all the time. Why am I paying for a service that isn't reliable? Don't guarantee my shipping if you can't do it on time.

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    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2017

    During the past several months, Amazon has failed to deliver about one of every four orders I’ve placed. I get confirmation but no product. Shop local!!! The Everything Store has become the behemoth that’s ruining retail.

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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2017

    On Oct 16 I purchased a micro SD card "sold by Amazon.com" and got a confirmation email saying I would get the item between Nov 1 and Nov 14. On Oct 27 Amazon sent an email saying the order had been cancelled "due to lack of availability". Well, the item is still available but now the price is $60 higher. I went through two rounds of emails with their abysmal customer service (Vijeta and Rashmi, who need to learn better English) and even asked if they could substitute an item that was a more reasonable $26 higher than my purchase price. Instead I got this response: "I realize this is frustrating; however we aren't able to offer any additional insight or action on this matter and any further inquiries regarding this issue won't receive a response." So in other words, Amazon jacked up the price of their micro SD card and then cancelled my order in order to make me repurchase it at the higher price. Really???

    To make matters worse, this is the second order Amazon has cancelled on me in the past two weeks. I've been spending thousands on Amazon but I think it might be time to start looking elsewhere if these are the kinds of games they're playing. If I'm going to be paying a higher price anyway I may as well get it from someone else.

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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2017

    I received a text that my package had been delivered, which also included a photo. I could tell from the photo that it was not my doorstep. I finally found my package, across the parking lot in another building, in front of Apartment 36 (my apartment is 32). This new delivery service of Amazon's is the absolute WORST idea it has ever had. They really need to find more qualified delivery personnel. Horrible!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2017

    After dealing with 3 agents on the phone about receiving a computer case damaged, I was only offered a refund because this item was out of stock. They wasted over an hour of my time before they did anything more, and then it was just an additional credit to get a slightly more expensive (not really nicer) case, but did not offer to upgrade the shipping though I told all of them how much I wanted it sooner. In addition, none of them listened to what I clearly told them. The first agent was pleasant but didn't really offer a solution I was happy with, citing policy. I called back and the next agent sounded like he didn't know how to access my order and even apologized my product didn't arrive that day and that it should arrive the next day after I told him it arrived damaged. I then insisted on a supervisor.

    The supervisor asked how I was doing and when I expressed that I was not doing well, they stated "Perfect." I even clearly stated how displeased I was with the service and why to each of them and the latter two were dismissive and apathetic. I love this product because it was not my first time buying it, but am considering canceling Prime after this experience. I feel Amazon should be required to offer customers that have these types of experiences the option of returning all digital media because I own too many digital products and regret that I purchased from a company that has no true concern about the customer.

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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2017

    You have to pay a small monthly fee but for that you can download as much as you want and listen offline. The only drawback is some of the music I like is hard to find because it is foreign. But other than that Amazon.com is the best I have found.

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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2017

    There is a point in choosing Same Day delivery, One day delivery and having two day delivery. That's the point of the Prime membership. Unfortunately they do not hit that mark. It sucks that I have to leave Amazon, Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Now and Amazon Alexa after being a customer since 2011 due to carrier issues with Amazon Logistics. After persistent issues with carrier integrity, undelivered packages, packages delivered on public sidewalks and more, I am tired of hearing "we will put in feedback, we will request deprioritization."

    How can I have an Amazon Same Day order and Prime Now order where my Prime Now order is delivered just fine and 20 minutes later somehow we're "not available to accept packages." This system is flawed and $15 promotional credits do absolutely nothing when I'm planning a meal for dinner and meal prepping for a week. I have to get rid of the meat I ordered because part of the same day order was vacuum seal bags that I use to portion and freeze after seasoning. But, because of this reoccurring experiencing, I have to head back to my local stores which is a pain, but at least they will appreciate me.

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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2017

    Amazon Customer Service resolutions are terrible. I chatted with Amazon rep to authorize a return of a camera so I could buy a better camera. I asked the refund be given in all Amazon Gift card or at least the amount I initially spent on Amazon Gift Card (70% of it). They charged me a restocking fee of $305 and they took it out of the Amazon Gift Card balance. I had already paid my credit card off and no longer use the Amazon Store Card so I guess I will have to wait till they issue a check.

    Amazon lost a $4500.00 camera sale since they did not even put the initial 1051.72 that I used from Amazon Gift Card back to Amazon GC. Instead they took the restocking fee out of it and just gave me $672.00 --They could have done the right thing but the Supervisor wouldn't budge even with the chat transcript from Amazon. DON'T BUY FROM AMAZON. THEY HAVE GOTTEN SO "BIG" THAT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU ANYMORE. They forget the customers that helped build them.

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2017

    My wife and I ordered a Chromebooks for each of our daughters. Amazon subsequently canceled my wife's order because they said she had ordered more than one with multiple accounts. My wife only has one account and I have one account and we have two daughters. I communicated several times with Amazon about this and they keep saying my wife ordered two Chromebooks using two accounts. I asked to escalate the issue to a manager and Amazon reps refused. I would also like to point out that preventing children from ordering products is discrimination based on age.

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2017

    I HAD PURCHASED 2 CLOTHES ON AMAZON, ALONG WITH OTHERS. I have returned two items on 25 Oct.2017 after booking the return request. The order no - ** (women's T-shirt) and ** Wexford men's cotton T-shirt. I haven't received any acknowledge for the same.

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2017

    In August 2017 Amazon charged me twice for my amazon fresh membership. I contacted them through chat and was refunded the charge and told that September would be free. October 2017 Once again Amazon charged me twice for Amazon Fresh and Amazon Prime. I contacted them via chat and explained I was charged twice. They told me they verified I was only charged once. When I submitted the posted transactions they claimed that one was for card verification. BS.

    I then requested to be called twice and received the same excuse. I then contacted an attorney who suggested I first contact their corporate office. I was told that the extra charges were for September but claimed when they tried to charge in September it was declined as was in July. I receive alerts on every declined transaction and verified with my bank that no charges from Amazon were made or declined in July or September.

    They finally agreed to refund the extra charges and the NSF fee my bank charged because their screw up caused my rent check to bounce. They said they could not help me with other charges as a result of their mistake. They cannot decide on what lie to tell. Very disappointed in the way the issue was handled and will seek legal action for the remaining fees and charges that I should never been charged in the first place as well as emotional distress. I may be canceling my Amazon Fresh and Prime memberships and find another home delivery as I am disabled so Amazon was a blessing that turned into a curse. Way to go Amazon.

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2017

    So a few days ago Amazon deducted over $100 for 1 year of Amazon Prime and 1 month of AmazonFresh without me knowing. Didn’t find this out until I saw I was negative in my account and I looked what caused it so I immediately contacted customer service. Told them what happened and they gave me a full refund with no issues whatsoever. I honestly expected them to apologize and not do anything about it but nope. Got all the money back within 2-3 days. It said it could take 3-5 business days but it only took 2. I was surprised it went very smooth. They deserve 5 stars for customer service.

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2017

    Recently we learned an Amazon representative was manipulating a very popular ASIN sold by Amazon.com. Re: U-Lock: The model was updated in 2017. The description & the name of the product remained the same. The old model was completely deplete of inventory. The new model was extremely well stocked. The updated 2017 model carried a MAP (mandatory advertised price) that the manufacturer insisted would be enforced. This the distributor would be forbidden to sell to Amazon.com.

    A new ASIN was created for the 2017 model. The two ASINs share the same customer product reviews as if they are one in the same. (Theoretically there was no need to create a new ASIN UNLESS someone wanted to circumvent the MAP.) Amazon.com sold the new 2017 beneath both ASINs. It appeared Amazon was adhering to the MAP policy because it maintained the MAP price on the new ASIN, while covertly selling 1000s of the new 2017 model under the old ASIN. The old listing ranked 648 in outdoor sports. Complaints flooded in. Amazon ignored those complaints for months.

    In early October a chain of events occurred, that I will not go into here, that forced Amazon to cease. The moment this occurred Amazon moved up its position on the new 2017 ASIN to #1 and began dominating the buyers' box. Amazon broke their code. They knowingly sold the wrong product under a specific ASIN. They covertly manipulated sales. Sellers lost $1000s. Once Amazon.com becomes a seller it dominates the buyers' box. The pricing war becomes so competitive it drives down product prices. Amazon has a huge problem on their hands that begins in-house, and leaks outward.

    A related issue is the fee to ship direct vs fba. Pay close attention to the "fee preview" when shipping direct vs fba. It's often disproportionately high. An incentive not to ship fba is the proliferation of counterfeit Chinese goods that are co-mingled in the Amazon warehouse. Amazon for the last few years has been actively recruiting Chinese manufacturers.

    Counterfeit product, violation of MAP, and angry dealers, has caused an alarming trend. Increasingly manufacturers are forbidding their dealers to use Amazon as a sales channel. Brick & mortar still accounts for approximately 70% of the market. If this trend continues Amazon will become an online discount shopping mall of knock-off items. Bottomline, Amazon has become so greedy it’s corrupt from the inside out. Manufactures and dealers alike are beginning to feel nothing but disdain.

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2017

    Amazon is a joke. They are worse than eBay. They charged me twice for an item. Then assured me that it's authorization charge. Why the hell is it showing up on my bank statement as charge. Then tell me to tell call my bank to let them know that it's authorization charge. My bank can clearly see that this charge and it is not my bank's responsibility to deal with the charge. Then they tell me it's a third party seller that purchased from but why does that matter. I have clearly purchased from Amazon.

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2017

    I pay for Amazon Prime particularly for the free 2 day shipping and more often than not, my packages are not delivered when the website says it was. Usually I have this problem when I order on Friday for Sunday delivery. I had an okay experience with customer service until the last time. I felt the rep was rude. I was assured this wouldn't happen again and the carrier team would be in touch with me and no one called. I was issued a refund but am completely dissatisfied with their delivery process.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2017

    To start, I have made a multitude of purchases through Amazon lately, and have not had any issues until this order. On Oct. 19th I placed an order that totaled 429.60$, which consists of 3 video games, and a limited edition game console bundle. By that night it is reflected in my bank account's available balance, leaving me with only 2.82$ available for spending. I think nothing of it as I've clearly just made the purchase.

    On the 22nd I receive an email notice from Amazon saying that my payment has been declined and to verify my payment information. I verify my information, and all looks well initially. I come home from work the next morning, and have received another notice via email from Amazon saying the payment was declined. I call Amazon, the rep tells me that I haven't been charged yet and that the information they have matches the information I give her. She assures me it's fine and it will go through.

    A few hours pass, and I receive the same notice once again via email. I call my bank and ask about the charge, which is the full amount of my entire order. My bank tells me that it was a hold placed by Amazon, and they proceed to give me the approval code and relevant information to give to Amazon in order to let them know the issue is on the end of Amazon and not on my bank's side of things.

    I call Amazon again, and explain the situation, then pass on the information given to me by my bank. This rep assures me everything is all set, and I voice my concerns on this once more. The rep tells me that if the payment does not go through then Amazon will automatically attempt again for 3 consecutive days, then tells me that he will call me later in the week after the 3 days to follow up and ensure the order has been shipped.

    Mind you the order is supposed to arrive by Wed. of this week, and it is Monday while I am talking to these reps. Now being Monday night, Amazon has again attempted to charge me the full amount of the order, and again my payment is declined. I don't have another basically 430$ to use to just push it through while I wait for the rest to clear up.

    As a company that sells products to customers, Amazon needs to clean up its payment services. Either charge people at the time of order in full, refund if items cannot be fulfilled afterwards etc. etc. OR charge people at the time when the order is ready to ship BUT DO NOT PLACE AN ORDER HOLD BEFOREHAND. Honestly, the first option would be best as it would allow people to pay, and not worry about accidentally spending a portion of the money on other things.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2017

    I had ordered a one plus 5 phone from Amazon, I had requested to receive it before 10 am as I had to give my old phone in return of the new one, the package did not arrive on time. I took an off from office, called customer care 4 times, they said they will provide me with the courier person's number but they did, then I call them at 8 pm in the evening. They say wait for one more day or CANCEL the order, the execute DEV was so rude and he didn't care at all about me canceling the order, he himself said that, "You cancel it." Waiting for 6 days for a package then it gets delayed, no information from Amazon that it's delayed, and when you call them they are rude. Never ever am I going to order anything from Amazon, will call from Indian sites whom we can trust.

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2017

    Amazon is perhaps the number one online store. We all shop @ Amazon. Prime member gets better service in many ways including delivery. It has been a great one-stop-shopping site with ideal services. However, I have been experiencing issues on delivery recently. Several days of delay and missing shipments have happened and still happening. Customer service only can say “I am sorry, I will get you refund.” Then, what can I say? Amazon has grown big, yet too big too soon. I now regret paying $99/year...

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2017

    During the span of time from August 13th to October 21st of this year, I have had 9 Amazon orders misdelivered, and 1 order just flat-out disappearing in transit. Yes, in just over 2 months, Amazon has failed me on 10 orders. For the life of me, I cannot think of any job where that level of performance would ever be acceptable. Most businesses that give service like this, do not stay in business.

    I have spent more time on the phone with Amazon customer service than I care to recall. Every call is met with apologies, and promises that this will not happen again. That has been a lot of empty promises. Offers of refunds and/or replacements does not erase the inconveniences and time wasted. The level of frustration grows each time in knowing that this is time that should not have to be wasted due to someone else's incompetence. I work in management, so I know full well about accountability, and I expect higher standards of those who answer to me.

    My latest issue with the service from your company began yesterday. I received notification of 3 items being delivered to my home while I was at the office. I came home to find no packages at my door. A close examination of the tracking details shows a picture of my package at the front door, except it clearly was not my front door. The number clearly over the door wasn't even the same number as mine. Once again, I'm on the phone, listening to the rehearsed apologies from your customer service.

    This time though, a customer service agent actually had the nerve to ask me to go walk around my neighborhood, looking for my package that was misdelivered. I'm sorry, but when you're out dining at a nice restaurant and they make a mistake with your order, the waiter does not ask you to go back to the kitchen and fix it yourself. Apparently this is not a standard of professionalism with Amazon. My evening was lost to that call, endless delays of being put on hold, and assurances that my items would be replaced, and I would receive them at a later date, hopefully.

    Now moving to the next day (today), I had 2 more items scheduled to be delivered by Amazon drivers. While at work, I receive notice that each item has been delivered. Upon arriving home this evening, there were again no packages at my door. I checked the tracking information, and each item is listed as being personally handed to me. Once again, your delivery drivers have failed me, and this time they actually gave the packages to someone else at a home that was not mine.

    Again, another evening wasted on the phone, listening to rehearsed apologies. How is this acceptable service? Would you be alright with this? Would you continue to give your patronage to a company that repeatedly fails you? Through all of these inconveniences and annoyances, you know what is the most insulting thing? You expect me to pay your company $99 a year for this terrible quality.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2017

    I had got my iPhone 8 ordered last Friday, which was to delivered to me on Tuesday. It never came. After 35 calls and constant follow up, they answered saying it's potentially lost. Idiots then claimed, saying it's damaged & returned the product. Till date, no refunds done, no cancellation done saying until they get the product back to seller, they can't. Horrible & pathetic approach - why do we as customer have to suffer on their mismanagement. Never do Amazon again!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2017

    Where do I start? Maybe with the fact that you should not let random people sign for my packages? Or how about your new invention: Taking pictures at delivery. What are those pictures supposed to do? I am assuming they are proof it got delivered to my house, the correct address right!? So just a quick question: What is the picture suppose to tell me? That the Sun was shining that day? That the delivery person is male or maybe female with very manly hands? That someone lucky (who the hell is Maureen **?? Definitely not me nor my husband) got 2 free packages (these 2 pissed me off the most since they had electronic devices - a surveillance camera to catch your delivery guy, what a coincidence isn't it??)

    Whatever this picture was supposed to tell me, it sure didn't tell me where the packages got delivered to. And of course, when I want to update you "what do you think about taking pictures": SOMETHING WENT WRONG (every single time). I want to thank you: Congratulations, 1 out of 5 packages made it to our door!! I mean I have to give it to y'all, numbers can be pretty confusing. Building 6005 and 6115 and 6991 are just all too similar, at least you always bring in on the third floor to apartment 32! Good job??? Just for next times, if we ever use your services again: THIS IS NOT OUR DOOR!! NOT THE RIGHT BUILDING AND ALSO NOT THE RIGHT PERSON SIGNING FOR IT!!! Sincerely, as of now (not too much longer) Prime member with over 400 orders???

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2017

    As a member of Amazon, Amazon Prime, and Amazon Fresh, I get email offers from Amazon (and Amazon companies previously mentioned) routinely. Once I sign on to Amazon sites there are additional opportunities for lower prices and special offers. One such offer, made when I signed on to Amazon Prime was "scary fast; free same-day delivery"... "Discover a million eligible items" I read. Excited, I chose 2 cases of cat food and one package of broth for cats. I placed the order before 10 AM and waited for delivery (checking on my Amazon orders page throughout the day). The status kept at "shipping soon" and the promise remained that I'd get this order by 9 PM. At 8:15 PM an Amazon chat rep advised me that I'd get nothing that day.

    The cat broth - one of the millions of available items advertised for same day delivery - was delayed and brought the shipment to a screeching halt. Amazon claimed they sent me email advising me of the delay (that I'd get it by the next day by 9 PM). There is no excuse for Amazon to keep the order status as delivery by 9 PM. That was a lie. No reason for Amazon not to adapt the status so that an accurate status is accurate/truthful. Also, there has been several shipments guaranteed for 2nd day deliveries by 8 PM that were delivered 2-3 days later. Totally unacceptable!

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2017

    I ordered an Xbox 360 recently and the seller did not give me the right tracking information so I could not tell if my package arrived. She also ended up giving me someone else's tracking information, which is absolutely disgraceful. She then proceeded to not give me any personal updates on when my package would arrive as I knew that I had to be home for Canada Post to deliver the package. However, Canada Post always leaves a notice which they did not in this case. I contacted the seller to explain that Canada Post did not ever arrive at my home since there was no delivery notice requiring me to pick it up at their location. She then claimed that I still should’ve picked it up there without understanding that I did not have the Canada Post delivery notice which you NEED to provide the post office with! Horrible!

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2017

    I bought a Samsung TV from DA TECH through Amazon on the 17 January 2017. It developed a fault last month. All DA TECH would say it was not their problem and I should contact Samsung. Samsung said they would look into it and I have heard nothing since. Amazon said that the 90 day A to Z was now passed. They could do nothing and suggest I request a chargeback from my credit card company. My credit card company told me that because I had purchased through Amazon I lost all my Credit Card Section 75 and chargeback protection. I asked Amazon about this and all I got was no comment even though they must know about it as per this article, which was given to me by Citizens Advice **. So be very careful about buying items from Amazon as you lose you credit protection, and their customer support after 90 days is nonexistent! Very disappointing!

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2017

    I am really getting tired of ordering Prime product, in stock, and having it arrive 3 or 4 or more days later. Most recently I bought a PC on Tuesday, around 1 PM... Today I find my 2 day delivery means Friday... So, let us do the math. Half of Tuesday, all of Wednesday, all of Thursday, God knows how much of Friday... I figure at least 3 + days which is, oddly, not a second day delivery... Why do they not simply call it 'free shipping' and stop pretending it arrives in 2 days as advertised. Two day delivery would have it here on Thursday, if you do not count the day you order.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2017

    I waited for WEEKS to get my artist's canvases on Amazon and then found out MYSELF that they were out of stock because they never came. I wrote to Jeff Bezos and the executive team who told me to cancel the order MYSELF, wait for a refund and then order a different product. Does that seem like good customer service to you(?) Another time, the products that I ordered for over $100 - Amazon delivered the products to ANOTHER neighbor and I find this out days later when the neighbor finds me. Another time - Amazon sends me the WRONG order. Another time, I order groceries and get DIFFERENT groceries than I ordered and what they did deliver was the dirtiest and grossest vegetables on the planet.

    Now that Amazon has dominated the market they are putting the burden on the consumer and also delivering substandard products. Consumers need to shop OTHER places for their products because ALL of these merchants that compete with Amazon are losing their customers to Amazon and having to ridiculously reduce their prices to compete and the result of all of this is poor customer service AND substandard products. Amazon has forced other retailers through domination of the marketplace to reduce their costs in their products and sell them cheaper. This means trouble for the consumer because we are feeling the results NOW of a poorer buying experience.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2017

    Overall, very good experience with Amazon. Products and variety are awesome. Great hard to find items. However, at checkout, the amount due on order(s) is different from what is charged due to tax. Indicating the actual amount to be charged to a gift card or credit card would make the shopping and checkout experience better.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2017

    First of all, for context, let me say that up until tonight, I was a person that was always raving about Amazon's customer service. I hadn't had to contact them often in person - once because of a Prime Membership charge that went through without the 3-day reminder I believed I had requested, once because a case of canned goods showed up with most of them dented - but both times they went above and beyond to make things right, and the total time spent on the phone for each issue was less than five minutes. In addition, the times I have had a complaint with a product or needed to initiate a return online have been seamless, and well above any other company's standards.

    Unfortunately, tonight, I can't help but conclude that Amazon has jumped the shark. There was an issue with delivery of a multi-item package to my new apartment. I got an email saying that they couldn't deliver because they didn't have access to the building and to contact Amazon. So I did. Oh boy. The first person that came on the line had such a heavy accent I couldn't understand him. That's not a racist comment - more of a comment on my admitted lack of ability to understand accents. I just suck at it. However, after a few moments, I started to realize that he probably wasn't understanding me any better than I understood him. I couldn't even get the proper information relayed to verify the account and that I was who I said I was.

    So finally, I got him to put me through to a supervisor (or possibly just someone who played a supervisor on TV - really hard to tell given the outcome). We went round and round the same basics, but finally I was able to convince her that I was who I said I was. All I wanted to do was re-route the package to an Amazon Pick-Up store rather than my home address. I'd say that is where hilarity ensued by I'm not really laughing.

    First of all, she didn't seem to understand that my order encompassed several different items. I spent several minutes just trying to explain to her what was clearly visible on my order page - that Amazon had grouped the items under one order number. Then there was some weird exchange about whether or not the address I wanted it shipped to has an alternate delivery option was within one mile of my original address. Then I was told that I should cancel all of the items and order them again. After I pointed out that this would mean that Amazon would still have my money for the original order (it can take weeks for a refund to go through) and yet at the same time debit my account for the new order, I was put on hold for several minutes.

    When this person got back on the line, she still did not have an acceptable solution. She kept reading from a script, even though what she was reading was not at all responsive to what I was saying. I pointed out to her that it was not my fault the package could not be delivered; my apartment complex has a locked mailroom BUT FedEx, UPS and USPS all have keys to access it and thus are able to leave the package in a secure location, even though they can't access the individual buildings in the rest of the complex, and that it's Amazon's choice to use its own delivery force to cut their costs (they are identified as something like AMZL US on the order tracking pages). She did not respond to this in any meaningful way.

    Finally, she said that she could have this done under one-day delivery to the new address (the Amazon Pick-up store, which, quite strangely, I had to look up for her because she kept saying they did not have that information on their end), but that I would still need to re-order everything, and I would be relying on her to somehow magically intercept the order (with their wonderful system that doesn't even know the addresses of Amazon's own pickup stores or have any meaningful/effective way to interface with their own delivery drivers) and waive the one-day delivery charge which otherwise would come out of my account (in addition to the as-yet-not-refunded original order). Um, no. Finally just hung up, after something like 45 minutes.

    I said to this person more than once, and it really is a puzzle to me, that I couldn't tell if she just didn't know how to do her job or if Amazon customer service has really devolved to this point. All I can say now is that while I don't the person I was dealing with possessed anywhere near the level of customer service skills a customer service representative should, I think this was much more meaningful in terms of an Amazon change in approach. They seem to have devalued customer service entirely.

    That would be suicide for them, except for this - do we really have the capability to unring the bell? To bring back the brick and mortar stores that Amazon put out of business? To unwind our expectation of "free" 2-day shipping? To beat them back from their still embryonic foray into the grocery business? This is what scares me. The level of customer service I received today is so remarkably deficient - not just by Amazon's previous standards but by the standards of the vast majority of businesses I've done business within the past - that I have to wonder if Amazon has decided it no longer has to try.

    The mom and pop businesses have shut down, everyone seems to expect free movies and free music along with their free 2-day delivery, and we've accepted, implicitly if not explicitly, a world where the company that provides a fair share of our needs pays most of its workers far less than even the most conservative definition of a living wage. Under those circumstances, it really wouldn't matter anymore what level of customer service they provide, because we no longer have any meaningful choice.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2017

    I never had any issues with Amazon Prime but my last couple of orders - the Shipping has been ridiculous. My items got lost in transit. Paid for one day shipping ended up getting it 2 days late. Items "guaranteed" 2 day delivery is a major lie - I was expecting it today but package arrived to their facility late - so I'm not seeing it until tomorrow but they said maybe Thursday (Really?). These are just some that come to mind - and the Customer Service - some are just not helpful, talk in circles - hard to understand. I am wondering what's the point of paying for Prime membership, when I can buy these items elsewhere - not like they are cheaper in price on Amazon.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2017

    I purchase a phone case on Amazon that I received in 2 days thanks to their great Prime Service. I didn't like the phone case. So, I filled out the return info on the Amazon website and received my mailing slip for the return and directions on how to return the product. I place the phone case in an envelope, attached the mailing slip and dropped in my nearest UPS drop box. It was that easy! The email I received said that the refund would probably take 7-10 business days. Well... I would like to report that the day after I dropped the item in UPS, I received a text message that my refund was in process. And I actually received the refund back into my account the next day. So, 2 days turnaround on a return. That is pretty amazing in my book. Thanks Amazon!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2017

    I have been a customer of Amazon.com since 2001 (that's 16 years). Amazon.com used to be a place for a great selection of books and home media (DVDs, etc.). Shortly after they've diversified into retail products such as electronics, etc., so began their downfall. In order to offer their customer "the best price", which is fancy lingo for "we're just greedy", they started offering many products through third-party vendors.

    As such, products offered through their third-party vendors were still "fulfilled" by Amazon. So if you decided to return the item, or, if it arrived in a questionable condition, Amazon would stand behind the products. Sadly, this practice didn't last too long. In their ever-growing quest for more greed, they've soon turned themselves into another eBay. Vendors were now able to sell practically anything under the Amazon.com umbrella, while not abiding by Amazon's quality guidelines or return policy.

    This is the equivalent of Walmart opening their store to random street vendors who can sell whatever they wish within Walmart itself, while not being bound by any of their policies or guidelines. You can pretty much do the math what happens next. The brand value, the brand image, which people have long associated with quality products at a good price, while relying on their 2-day Prime shipping, are now questioning everything. Every product I look to buy through Amazon has to be vetted now. I have to make sure that the fine-print on the page actually says 'Sold by Amazon.com'. You'd think Amazon would want to make it clearer that the product you're buying is sold through a third party and may not have the same return policy as Amazon.

    And for the products Amazon does sell directly, the price fluctuates more than the stock market. I have often bought a wide assortment of household products through them (bathroom tissue, dish sponges, etc.). I can do this easily by going to my order history, finding the product I've purchased previously, and clicking on it again to purchase it again. However, when you purchase a 24-pack of Scotch-Brite dish sponges one day, and come back a few months later to restock, how are you supposed to react when the same exact product (sold by Amazon) is now DOUBLE the price?

    Amazon's customer service says that prices fluctuate due to market demand. Yet another fancy lingo from a greedy enterprise who has grown too big for its own good. The values it was built on long forgotten. The price of a dish sponge does not DOUBLE in price. Ask any brick-and-mortar convenience store. Time and time again, I've had to call them to complain about prices of products sold by them varying greatly.

    Just be mindful if you choose to complain about these policies. Amazon.com has recently removed all of its customer discussion boards, where much of these complaints were the dominant subject. They cite "in order to improve customer experience..." Riiiiight. You're silencing those who speak up, plain and simple. The only thing you're improving - Amazon - is your own attitude, which now closely aligns that of a dictatorship. Seeking to boost your public image by silencing any and all dissent. It's no surprise that customers have resorted to taking these discussions as product reviews and comments. Just don't expect any reviews criticizing Amazon's pricing to be published. Their internal policy is hard at work ensuring that no such review is published.

    These days, I have to search Google Shopping for every product I buy to see if the price Amazon offers is even fair. It never used to be like this. Amazon was a quick, one-stop shopping experience. I hope Jeff Bezos is keeping a close eye on his empire, because while he's dreaming in la-la-land, the core values on which his company was built upon are rotting away below his feet.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2017

    I'm a long time customer of Amazon.com. When they first started out you could depend on the quality of the products you were buying from them. They have grown too big, too fast, and quality control seems to be the last item on their list now. Too many of the companies they are allowing to hawk products on their site are slovenly and only care about the money coming in now.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2017

    I had an issue with my order getting missing for weeks and had to work with Amazon's support team. It was a stressful process but I was lucky enough that the guys that helped were so patient and if it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t have recovered my package. Still the best out there.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2017

    I'm a Prime member. This means very little. I ordered an item priced at £1.37 (glasses case). It was advertised on their marketplace as FREE DELIVERY. I had £33.37 taken from my account. When I questioned this I was told £32.00 was for P&P as the vendor DEMARKT, had posted the item via DHL without my agreement. They chose DHL as they were experiencing lengthy delivery times from China of 20 to 30 days. Amazon have told the supplier to reimburse the £32 but to date the vendor hasn't done so.

    My gripe with Amazon is that they talk the talk but refuse to act promptly. They attempt to wash their hands with the attitude of advertising the product for a third party only. My issue is that I'm buying through Amazon and expect to be treated within the UK law which is clearly been broken here as the item was NOT free P&P. Why I bothered to subscribe to PRIME I don't know. A scam Chinese company hiding behind Amazon's website. I have canceled orders placed in advance until this issue is resolved. On principle I won't let this go.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2017

    I have been ordering products from Amazon forever it seems, but actually it’s only been 3 years. My environmental biologist daughter, updated her computer and sent me her old one. I logged on and haven't looked back as a 65 year old woman, on my own, living in an apartment in small town in Maine, I needed to outfit my life. I was home from a 20 year vacation in New Zealand and needed virtually everything. Every time I need anything, I turn on my computer and go to Amazon. They are my go to and find it place. I have formed a relationship with them, as their customer. And like all relationships there are ups and downs. But I have stuck with them because every time, every transaction, end up to my satisfaction. Some took longer than others, but life takes time, and I have time and Amazon has time. They also have heaps of the things I needed, and so often at the better price.

    THANK YOU AMAZON! I give you a 5 Star rating in customer service. On a personal note, I am so pleased I can sit at home, with my little dog in my lap, on the couch, and do my shopping, without driving 2 thousand pounds of metal down the road, miles and miles to do my shopping. And someday I hope I can get my groceries the same way. Could you work on that, please? Many thanks. Your loyal customer.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2017

    On a recent purchase of two items found on Amazon (first placed in my 'Wish List'), I proceeded to add them to my cart - also wanting to apply Amazon Gift Card Money. I spent over an hour trying to ship those two items! When I added the first purchase, it deducted the 'AGCM'; when I added the second purchase, the gift card money was no longer being applied to the sale. I went back repeatedly to my 'Wish List' to try and reapply the gift money - no such luck.

    After signing out and back in several times, Amazon finally deducted the funds from my purchase. Was that the end of it, I prayed? NO! Proceeded to shipping address - enter an address different from mine - Amazon kept adding an apartment number to a home address - again, after multiple attempts, I thought it was corrected. Lo and behold in Amazon's confirmation email to me, it still showed the apartment number. Next, I called them three times. Have you ever tried talking to, or had any faith whatsoever in listening to a 'person' with a voice that sounded like it had a combination of a post nasal drip and a rasp sanding wood?

    Absolutely no luck there, unless of course you love be patronized to death. Fingers crossed at this point that the two items make it in one piece* to their destination. *Amazon's shipping practices include one, I repeat one piece of bubble wrap, bouncing around inside the box with your purchased good(s). I remember when they use to carefully ship your item(s). I'd like to add one last thing and that's their billing. I would strongly urge you to watch how they bill so they don't back with a new dollar figure on your shipment and double charge your credit/debit card!

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2017

    Once they charged me for an order I never placed. I just learned that they tried to do so again last month, but my debit card was canceled due to fraudulent activity. This last order was for a product I had never heard of! So I contacted an agent through chat. He was so incompetent. I told him again and again all the details and never received an answer. Also, prime is a joke as it doesn't apply to everything. In addition, no one should need to wait for a month or longer for products sent by other companies. I'm done with them. They'll never again get my business. Note that they recently purchased Whole Foods. How sad. I always like that store.

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2017

    Amazon is the worst LIAR and customer SERVICE EVER. I used to LOVE THEM but they messed up one of my orders, said they would refund the amount and give me a $50 credit. IT NEVER HAPPENED. I called back and spoke with a supervisor called Agatha who told me a manager was not available. This order was supposed to arrive TWO DAYS before it actually got here. I spent 2 hours on the telephone with a Manager, and just today on Thursday, I got the credit for the Order but never the $50 she promised for the chaos and insanity and lies. Saying there was no access to my apartment, I do not live in a gated community, my apartment door is right out in the open.

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2017

    My order was placed with Amazon Prime on October 4th 2017, these were four fuel injector seals for my car. Only one seal was delivered on time and the rest haven't been delivered. The delivery date has been changed 3 times since then. On October 10, I spoke with customer service rep and a supervisor to address my frustration. I was repeatedly offered only one solution and that is to cancel this order and internally reprocess it with guaranteed next day delivery of missing items.

    Well, today is next day and I received only one out of missing 3 seals. I called Amazon Customer Service again today and they offered the same exact solution to cancel and internally reprocess the missing items with guaranteed next day delivery. When I asked to let me speak with the same supervisor who made a guaranteed delivery promise, I was told that he cannot share personal information. Which does not make any sense, since I did not ask for any personal information.

    In the meantime, I have a dead car with all 4 fuel injectors hanging out and inability to go to work. Uber or rental cars are not economical solution and local dealers do not have these seals in stock. I missed work for 3 days and will miss tomorrow. I have been Amazon Prime member for almost a decade now and unfortunately, they usually never have a sized appropriate alternative for given issues. I am frustrated with Amazon's mistakes in their fulfillment department and their unprofessionalism and fake promises, however I alone must suffer the damage. I guess that's a treat for being their loyal customer. I am going to cancel my Amazon account and prime membership. (4x) GB Remanufacturing 8-017 Fuel Injector Seal Kit. Thank You.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2017

    I ordered a phone from Amazon. Being a prime customer I was expecting one day delivery. The phone came at the end of the expected day. During the time the delivery boy was taking signature I tried to open the box, he then snatched the phone from me and said, "Don't open this in front me." I said I'm just checking for my satisfaction. He became so hyper that he went away taking the phone back with him. When I called customer care, the executive said there is no update after the out of delivery notification. He said so many things that I filling an escalation form against him and surely the product will be delivered tomorrow.

    Then I got update in the order that my address is incomplete and thus delivery got cancel. Next day again I got out of delivery update but end of the day got update of unable to contact the recipient. There is no action taken by Amazon on my various calls to customer care. This is the way these people are making fool of people. My 18k is stuck with it and I'm highly disappointed. Not received my order till now.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2017

    I have been an Amazon customer for many many years and I would occasionally sell a book on Amazon. Then when I tried to log into my Amazon account to sell a book today, I discovered that my account has been canceled. They forwarded me into a page where I was given an opportunity to create a new account and to pay 39.99 a month. The customer service person was entirely unhelpful. She refused to forward me to the supervisor. There was no email or any kind of warning about this account being closed. I wonder if this is a part of a bigger campaign to force small sellers from the site?

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2017

    I used to be an Amazon seller but did not pass the new verification process due to Missing business bank account. My account was terminated and over 1.5k pounds withheld, which was promised to be paid within 90 days. It has now been over 160 days and no payment has been made, nor reply to my emails.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2017

    I WILL NEVER buy ANYTHING from Amazon again. I am completely shocked and appalled with how they handle business. The fact that they are blowing up HUGE right now is the shocking part. First of all, their site is ugly and super busy. It's hard to find things, it's just too much stuff going on screen. And if you want free shipping, good luck with that. You will search for an item, see the price (click bait) and realize the REAL price for the items are the shipping prices! So you will not actually know how much the item is until AFTER you click on it. There is no option to search by "free shipping", which in and of itself is completely idiotic. And if you DO get free shipping with Amazon prime, you will quickly realize that a lot of cheaper items are not eligible for Amazon Prime!

    Also, when I wanted to add the last $2.80 of a virtual MasterCard, it took the last $2.80 from my virtual card but only applied $1.80 to my Amazon card balance. The MasterCard transaction history shows two different charges from Amazon, one for $1 and one for $1.80. Even though only $1.80 was applied to my Amazon card. So, when I call this completely INEPT "customer service", they proceed to tell me that it wasn't a charge and that the $1 is to verify that card. Even though they NEVER said they were charging the $1. So they told me they already released the $1 but I assured them that it was not there. Then they proceed to tell me that I will have to get ahold of MasterCard and have them give back that $1. Even though it was an AMAZON CHARGE! So I have to take out more of my time because of Amazon and contact MasterCard for $1??? What a damn joke.

    Also, you will realize when you call Amazon "customer service" that it is outsourced to people with strong accents who lie about their name right off the bat. The talking and noise I heard while trying to explain my problems was the loudest, most distracting, and irritating customer service center I have ever experienced. Hands down. I had to call back 3 times because of either dropped call, or a VERY ignorant customer service rep who didn't know ANYTHING about what I was trying to say. I will explain this situation further down in review.

    The problem I had that needed customer service attention: I had $12.80 of credit balance on Amazon. I tried to buy a knife that was $8.60. While the "use my paypal credit balance" was checked, the continue sign was still greyed out. So I wasn't able to purchase the item, even though I had enough to cover on the credit balance. So the SECOND time I call back (first time I was curiously cut off while trying to fix problem), I get an Indian woman who right off the bat says her name is "Jill" or something like that. So she starts the entire convo lying. Nice. Anyway, I explain the situation to her, and literally I cannot understand what she is even trying to tell me at certain points. At one point shes asks for my email address, I literally spell it out for her, she is silent... So silent that I have to go "Hello? Are you even still there?"... Even though I know she is still there because I can hear the RIDICULOUS noise/talking in the background.

    So she stays silent little longer then asks me, "Okay, can I have your email please". I was literally like "I JUST got done giving that to you! I literally just sat here and spelled it out for you... You didn't just hear me???" She says "no sorry, please spell it again"... LMAO (what a joke!). Then after we get through that debacle, I explain everything in detail what happened AGAIN and she says "Okay, can you please give me the order number"... I say "what order number? I don't know what you are talking about". Then she direct me online to the "orders" section of Amazon. At this point I realize that this WHOLE TIME I WAS CHATTING WITH HER, she had no idea why I even called. Even after explaining it to her in detail. So I say "Why would I have an order #??? THE WHOLE reason I am calling is because I couldn't place order!" I swear on my life, she says "If you can please give me the order number..."

    I lost it and said "YOU ARE NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY I CALLED! I CALLED BECAUSE I AM HAVING A PROBLEM PLACING AN ORDER! Therefore I would NOT HAVE an order number because I NEVER PLACED AN ORDER! That is the WHOLE REASON I AM CALLING!" Then she is silent again. Then I say "Sorry to get upset but this is ridiculous." Then I say "I just want to use my Amazon gift card and check out! Then I'm cancelling account! That's all I'm looking to do today." The silence AGAIN! So then I actually yelled at her and said "MAYBE YOU SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE WHEN PEOPLE ARE TALKING, YOU ARE HORRIBLE AT THIS!" and hung up.

    Now the third time calling back for this same issue. A nice guy answered and I told him my issues, he could NOT figure out what the problem was with why I could not check out, and LITERALLY after 20 mins. with this 3rd customer service rep, I FIGURE IT OUT MYSELF! I figured it out while the guy had me on hold trying to figure out the same problem. So I ended the completely pointless call. After all that I troubleshot the issue and fixed it MYSELF. Amazon customer service was COMPLETELY unhelpful and left me to figure out the problem for them.

    All of this, mixed with the fact your prices are not that great (check eBay for better prices), you have no choice for free shipping while searching products (unless Prime, even then some things aren't eligible for Prime) so the prices you see in search are NOT THE PRICES YOU WILL PAY, your site is horribly designed and way too busy. I think it is a complete shame that you get to ** everyone with your capitalism while making a killing. Another corporate P.O.S. that only cares about the bottom line! But that's the USA for you!

    And for all of you simple minded sheep who say "Amazon is huge right now with millions of customers, they can't be that bad." You are part of the problem. Amazon is a site for unconscious wealthy spenders who DO NOT do due diligence as far as pricing goes. ANY and I mean ANY deal I've found on Amazon, I found it cheaper just looking other places (eBay, Tophatter, Wish, etc.). To wrap it up, I was shocked that Amazon was such a horrible experience. But that what's billions will do to you. No more morals.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2017

    I ordered from Amazon and was notified that my package couldn't be delivered and I would be getting a refund. They expressly told me in their email that if I wanted the items I had ordered, I would have to reorder them. I didn't because I decided not to bother with it and to buy them elsewhere. A few days later, the package appeared and I opened it to find that the plastic bags on the inside were open and damaged. Amazon then took back their refund and charged my account.

    I emailed them and they said that they charged me because they "found my package" and had to deliver it. So I had to pay for their mistake unless I return a package that I didn't reorder in the first place. Unfortunately, I washed the items in the order before I realized the mistake (because I had already reordered from somewhere else) and they can't be returned. I'm really put out with Amazon at this point--I've have problems before but never anything they didn't resolve appropriately--and I will not be ordering from them again. There is absolutely no reason for customers to be paying for Amazon's screwups.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2017

    Since when does the burden of returning goods get put on the customers? I was charged $24.95 to return runners that were too small (never worn) since no exchanges were allowed plus I had to pay return postage. Total cost to return was more than $40.00 and I was charged shipping on original purchase so complete waste of time and money on my side. This is the way of future? Everybody making money off unsuspecting customers. Guess I'll have to go back to shopping at Walmart.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2017

    Tried to order 4 items from Amazon using Amazon Prime for free shipping as follows, 1. Oil filter, 2. Fuel filter, 3. Chainsaw bar, 4. Chainsaw chain. In checkout #'s 1, 2 & 3 came back as: Cannot ship due to address problems etc. but no clear reason. Called Amazon, rep saw the problem but did not know why it happened. Told rep we want a callback to explain problem. No answer in 3 days! Cancelled Prime membership. Lousy customer service!

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2017

    If you don't have time to sit in front of your building to make sure your package come don't order from them... This is the worst delivery experience I ever had, customer service was another waste of time... Currently still waiting for my package time frame of delivery 8am-8pm. USPS tells you exactly when it's arriving and lets you give SPECIFIC instructions if you're not home... Last time ordering from them.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2017

    I shopped Amazon for a work coat for my son. I found one. It was in stock and stated with expedited shipping I would have by 10/06/2017. It is not here. I have tried to post my review of the poor shipping but Amazon refuses to post it. Totally disgraceful. Amazon & rugged outfitters are lying cheats.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2017

    I keep receiving emails from Amazon Prime that say to explore the benefits of my membership. I have never signed up for the service. Today I received two such emails. I click on the link allowing me to view/change my membership, sign in, and get a message that I am not a prime member. What a sneaky, insidious way they have of confusing the issue and getting someone to inadvertently sign up. I have bought ONE item from Amazon, and been hounded daily by them since.

    My husband bought one item, and found he had been signed up for Amazon prime -- it showed up as a yearly charge on our checking account. After numerous attempts, we canceled his forced membership. Really, they should be held accountable for their underhanded, unethical marketing practices. I have spoken to a representative online twice, and in broken English I could barely understand, he said he would fix the problem. Oh, and unrelated, I hope, but nearly as annoying, was receiving two packages in one week of merchandise I did not order from Amazon.

    They told me someone else had used my account to buy these items, but I had not been charged. Now why would anyone buy items on my account and send them to my home??? And on an account I had charged ONE item to from my debit card -- the only purchase I have made from Amazon in more than 10 years. So, the representative assured me my account had been totally suspended and I would need to open a new one. Then, like magic, I start getting a barrage of messages from Amazon congratulating me on my prime membership. Dealing with them is truly like being in a funhouse of mirrors, only it is no fun at all, but rather a time wasting, royal pain in the behind.

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2017

    I had ordered an impact gun. It was 8 days before I got an email saying it was shipped. It's been another week still have not received it. Now on the tracking, says there is a delay and will be another five days. I think I'll start doing my shopping elsewhere.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2017

    Seller Yaklha was selling 3 packs of 40 each business envelopes for about $6.50 total. When I received the box there was only 1 pack in the box. Contacted seller, seller said not his problem, to contact Amazon. Contacted Amazon 3 time-no response. Posted a one star review on seller. In my review I said I could go up the street to Walmart and buy the same items. Amazon read my review and deleted the reference to Walmart. Didn't know this was a new seller-but before you buy from any seller on Amazon that isn't well known, put the sellers name in your search engine and see what comes up. I did that after the fact. This seller is not in the U.S. but some 3rd world country. Tried to cancel Prime Immediately-no response from Amazon & Prime wasn't cancelled. If you can buy locally, do it. Amazon has become really sleazy.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2017

    On September 21, my wife ordered a personal health product from Amazon. Just days after its delivery, we started receiving cold calls from companies selling related products. These included medication, supplements, therapy programs, and even devices similar to that ordered from Amazon. As this was the first time this medical condition was brought to light, the conclusion is that Amazon sells or distributes the purchasing habits of their customers, virtually in real time. A call was made to Amazon Customer Service (866-216-1072) where the Purchase Order "could not be located" and of course there was an adamant denial that Amazon releases personal information. Bottomline, besides Google and Facebook, it appears Amazon also releases personal customer data and is another source of cold calls and marketing invasion of one's phone and mailbox.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2017

    I have a Note 8 and purchased 4 cases through Amazon. None of the cases worked. Customer service apologizes and offered promo code but they are sorry they do not offer cases through Amazon for Note 8 so promo credit won't help me. They did not try to fix the issue or seem to care about the frustration or anything. Waterproof cases didn't fit correctly and blocked the flash on back cam and fingerprint scanner. The description of all cases and pics showed this was not to be but when you get case and put phone in it... it is how it is... and not as described or shown. Amazon sells items through 3rd parties but refuses to take responsibility for them and incorrect items... They should be held responsible for items on their site regardless who sells items seeing as Amazon is the site that fulfills order.

    They basically have a not my problem attitude. If they are contracted with these 3rd parties then they in my opinion are telling us to trust the product. Unacceptable. They used to be great. Have done a lot of business with them but it seems since they became more popular that they have gotten bad with customer service and better at selling bad products. I call it popularity **. It's like let's be a good company and stand behind all our products but once they become popular they don't care anymore. It's sad. Very sad. I cancelled Prime and will never do business with them again. Nobody else should either unless you like frustration and subpar products and want to order a product and like to be surprised when it's not what it stated.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2017

    I am disabled and I have been a customer for years. I have had great customer service. These last few months have been horrible. Previously have ordered by phone but now they only but cannot do anymore.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2017

    I have a complaint against Amazon. ca. I am an Amazon Prime member. This entitles me to express shipping (2-4 business days) on many but NOT all items. I order vinyl records from Amazon. I ALWAYS avoid buying items that are out of stock or have long expected arrival dates, because I don't like to wait. I purchased a Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene vinyl record from Amazon on Sept. 26 2017. I selected EXPRESS SHIPPING and had an expected arrival date of Oct. 2 2017. (Great! This is acceptable). Well Amazon didn't ship and didn't ship but still had an expected delivery date of Oct. 2 2017. I've already gotten the other records ordered at the same time.

    Now Amazon has changed the expected arrival date to Oct. 10 2017. (REALLY!? You got to be kidding me!) This is the EXPRESS SHIPPING I paid for? (I'm glad I didn't choose regular shipping!) Now what really burns me up is... If I ordered that SAME RECORD today from Amazon, I am quoted an expected arrival date BEFORE Oct 10 2017. How is that? I ordered a week ago and you have not even shipped the item! I would NOT have ordered the item IF Amazon had been honest about the true arrival date. If I had ordered somewhere else, I would have been listening to my record already. Now my money is "tied up" with Amazon and I CAN'T shop somewhere else.

    It seems as though when you order an item from Amazon, you are taking a "gamble" on exactly when it will arrive. Some people get a thrill out of gambling. I'm not one of those people. I actually prefer to deal with an honest company who is up front about TRUE shipping times. I'm hoping to get a refund on the remainder of my Amazon Prime membership. I don't believe Amazon is keeping its end of the agreement. A very unhappy FORMER Amazon customer.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2017

    Amazon posturing to close account due to faulty product return. Amazon is not careful enough in looking at the quality levels of the imported products Amazon markets resulting in an ever increasing number of faulty products, and inferior quality not worth the price paid. Your thoughts? Time to get politicians involved with these abusive corporate tactics? Oh, nevermind - they're on the corporate payroll.

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2017

    Amazon recently introduced AMZL shipping. This is an "Uber"-style shipping service where independent drivers pick up boxes for deliveries. Problem is, I live in a marina and the drivers don't know the routine to deliver packages to the marina office. Sometimes they're returned as "undeliverable;' Sometimes they're left somewhere on the dock. Unacceptable! I emailed Jeff Bezos a few times and his Director of Customer Service assured me that they would only use UPS, USPS, FedEx, etc. due to my situation. Wouldn't you know, they keep shipping AMZL. Director told me "that is the shipper's only option." But I've contacted the shipper and they gladly changed to FedEx. So, Amazon lied. After 8 years I've canceled my Prime account and will never use Amazon again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2017

    When are we all going to admit that prime two day shipping doesn’t exists anymore! I’ve been a prime member for many years and I’ve always been very happy with the reliability until this year. Now packages just come whenever they feel like it. I’ve had 6 just THIS week that say they are out for delivery and don’t show up. When are you going to address this and either stop charging us or take care of the problem. I’m tired of getting the same response from customer service. There is too much competition for me to remain loyal when there doesn’t seem to be a solution in sight. This isn’t the standard Amazon used to hold itself to.

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2017

    Our numerous late packages that Amazon will not take responsibility for they keep blaming other parties besides themselves. I have remove my account and all of my subscriptions to their services. They have lost a customer over a 7 dollar product. They didn't care that they lost a customer that was paying around 30 to 50 a month in subscriptions with them plus all my future business. Amazon a 7 dollar product worth losing over 4000 a year in products. They don't care. So I say piss off Amazon I will do my business elsewhere.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2017

    I have placed 5 orders out of which 3 have given me tough time. One order is showing as delivered but yet not delivered. Other 2 wrong products delivered. I have asked for replacement. Amazon automatically taked for refund. Lot of follow still no solution. People I was huge FAN of Amazon. Have always done online shopping from it but this time it was a nightmare experience. I would not recommend Amazon going forward to anyone. Could not even think Amazon will spoil our festive mood like this. Amazon has definitely taught us a lesson that we should go for online shopping at all. Pathetic Service!!

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