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Reviewed April 19, 2015
On Friday, April 17, 2015 before 8:00am, I placed 2 orders and paid additional money for next day delivery. Late Friday evening I received an email from Amazon that the items would be delivered at 8pm Saturday evening. As luck would have it, the items did not arrive. I contacted Amazon's Customer Service department shortly after 8pm Saturday evening. I spoke with a first line representative, a supervisor and manager to explain that my shipments never arrived which were gifts for my niece's birthday party on Saturday. I also explained that my niece waited all day to receive her gifts and was excited about her special day. All 3 Amazon representatives told me that the delivery date and time were estimates, and that the items would arrive on Monday, April 20. Nowhere did it mention that the overnight shipping was an estimate.
The reason I asked for a manager is because the supervisor also said, "sometimes we get disappointed." This was unacceptable! I told her that adults understand, but children do not. Children are kids for a short time and look forward to birthdays and holidays. Had I known on Friday morning when I placed the order that delivery was going to be at 8pm not earlier in the day, I would have cancelled the order. Such information was sent via email late Friday evening and should have been noted during the ordering process. A delivery time should be available when an order is placed.
Additionally, when the packages did not arrive by 8pm Saturday evening, I only learned by calling Amazon customer service that the packages would be delivered on Monday. Amazon did not take the initiative to notify me of the delayed deliveries. Had I known that the guaranteed delivery date which I paid additional shipping cost for had changed, I would have gone shopping either Friday or Saturday with my niece for her gifts. The Amazon representatives were insensitive to the situation and made excuses for the company. Their generous offer was to refund the guaranteed overnight shipping cost. Meanwhile, I still have no gifts for my niece. To say the least, I am extremely disappointed with my overall Amazon experience.
Reviewed April 17, 2015
First of all, Amazon will make you get the Prime Membership. I got this as a Trial to check out Prime TV. NOT better than Netflix… When I tried to cancel Prime membership, "There is no way to cancel!" I spent more than an hour to find out but in vain. Well, they do have a help instructions BUT there is no link to "End Membership" or "Do Not Continue" anywhere on the Page or Site. THIS is misleading customers... rather a fraud, making customers buy Prime where there is no way to cancel it.
Reviewed April 16, 2015
I committed to buy a Little Giant Biofilter that was sold by Amazon.com. The listed retail price was around $1600, which is an over-inflated price. It was selling for $148.00. I received an email confirmation and it said the estimated shipping date was several weeks away. Several weeks passed and I received another email telling me there would be a delay in shipping and did I still want the item. I replied with, YES, and I got another estimated shipping date. In the meantime I spent money getting plumbing and parts to install this item and I passed up several great deals on similar filters because nothing to this point led me to believe I wouldn't receive it, obviously they were working hard on their end to get this to me because they kept in contact with me.
So 2 months later I received another email saying there was a mistake in the price and they cancelled my order and they also pulled the item from their site. It was no longer available at any price. This raised many red flags with me. If it was a mistake in price then why isn't it listed with the correct price and why did it take 2 months to let me know this. I am one of many people on my pond forums who had the same experience, yet a few did receive a different model of this same filter for $69.00 the month before and some people were made offers for a comparable filter for $148.00.
I was offered nothing, even though I got strung along and deceived for 2 months. It was much more than a disappointment or inconvenience. I spent money specifically for things to install this filter and lost out on other deals on similar filters. So far I have received form apology letters from people who most likely don't even live in the US. If in fact a mistake in price was made, I could accept that if I had been told within a day or so of placing the order, but 2 months is inexcusable.
Reviewed April 14, 2015
I have been shopping for a new TV and finally found one on Amazon for $999. I placed it in my shopping cart until I discussed it with my wife and son over dinner. After dinner I went to purchase it but the price had been increased by $100 to $1,099. They went too far in using information about me (I placed a TV in my shopping cart and once I put something in my shopping cart, I usually buy it) to raise prices on me. Once an item is placed in a shopping cart, they need to honor that price for a reasonable amount of time and let the consumers know how long they have to buy it at that price. Until then, I will not be shopping for "big ticket" items from Amazon. My order history goes back to 1998, in 2014 I placed 105 orders with them. They have turned a loyal customer into an unhappy customer with this policy. They need to reconsider.
Reviewed April 12, 2015
Beware if you decide to sell on Amazon, if you can understand their very confusing site and the many menus you have to go through to find what you need to do. That when you do sell a item they get the money from the buyer and my case have to wait 4 weeks before they pay the money into your account!!! There are better and quicker ways to sell online. Avoid selling with AMAZON if you can have a look for alternatives. They are out there so give them a go. Not Amazon -- AVOID.
Reviewed April 9, 2015
I had an Amazon account placed on hold because a bank disputed charges to a card Amazon's chargeback department is claiming is mines! However, I've never owned the type of card in my name or under the address to which I reside. I have contacted both of Amazon's customer service and chargeback department over and over again since I received their first email to me on March 22, 2015. Amazon is claiming that there are several orders that was charge to this specific card, I'm assuming using my name and billing address. What I'm not understanding is how can they have even ran a card in my name when the billing address of the card is specifically required when placing orders under your name using any card you use. This specific card to which they are referring to under my name, I have never seen, let alone use!!
Reviewed April 9, 2015
Prior to thanksgiving, my husband and I purchased two Nabis for our children off amazon. The day of thanksgiving Walmart was selling them for about $90 -- cheaper per nabi. We purchased from Walmart and attempted to cancel our order. We contacted the company (Thunderbird tech) which was the "seller" via amazon. We never got a response from them even though we tried several times to cancel and a week later we received a shipment confirmation. Once we received the nabis we never even took them out of the box and printed off the return label that Amazon provided. I took it to the post office, shipped it and never got reimbursed.
Amazon claimed the shipment label was not used and the co (Thunderbird tech) refused to look up our information to let me know about the return. I was told that they receive too many returns to look it up by name. If I would have known Amazon would not refund our money I would have never sent the products back. I refuse to do business with them anymore. Amazon should be ashamed for allowing a co such as Thunderbird tech to do business thru them. Horrible customer service from both amazon and Thunderbird tech and now we are out about $350 that could have gone back to doing something for our children. Pathetic!
Reviewed April 9, 2015
I received an email stating an electric razor head that I ordered for my brother in Jan was being scheduled to be delivered again in April. Clicked "call me now" and yes someone called me right back. The problem is they are not located in the USA. First I have a problem with companies that do not support the country they are based in. Our economy is bad enough especially when these companies don't hire the people in their own backyard. Second thing is people not living here do not understand how our country does things.
This is the second time I have spoke with amazon's customer service and they had no clue and would keep saying the same thing over and over again. When I would try to explain that's not the way we do things here, they keep repeating themselves. VERY VERY frustrating and a valuable waste of my time. I have always loved buying from Amazon until the beginning of this year. That is until I have had to deal with overseas customer service. I am almost to the point of closing out my account with them. To give them a little bit of credibility I started to sign up for their click and subscribe.
I read the terms and backed out of it. Apparently when I did, it didn't cancel. I know I did not finish signing up for it! Amazon if you need someone for customer service in the United States, I would be willing to start or work from a home based customer service for you. I have many years in the customer service business and know how to treat customers.
Reviewed April 8, 2015
I have been buying from Amazon several times because I'm disabled and can't get out so much to shop anymore. So it's convenient to be able to shop online. In April of 2015 after getting my disability check I placed an order with Amazon for a jacket and 2 pairs of shoes and while checking on the prime membership somehow got charged for the prime subscription. But I put in my updated debit card on my account and placed my order. The next day my sister checks end on her debit card and noticed her balance wasn't right so called her bank to see what happened. They told her the several charges on it from Amazon which she has never shopped from ever. So I went to my account on Amazon and sure enough the last 4 numbers didn't match mine.
So they turned out to be hers. I never gave her credit card number as I didn't know it and had my own card and money so though Amazon didn't have any answers for me their computer must have scanned her card which she had let me use 1 time to buy a 99 cent Kindle e Book several months ago and charged her card without asking or verifying anything for my items I guess totally ignoring my card information on my account. How can this happen? And is this legal? And yes she's getting refunded after sending everything back but that takes time to get it placed back on her card and it's too aggravating to have to do. I will never buy another thing from Amazon again!
Reviewed April 7, 2015
I feel that more complaints get filed than recommendations (naturally), so I wanted to give Amazon their dues. I have been shopping with Amazon for 4 years now and have been a Prime member for 2. I have no issues with Amazon but have had 2 separate incidents with 2 of their vendors. I had ordered a book from one vendors and never received it. I contacted the vendor who insisted that they had shipped it UPS but said that there was no tracking number when asked. I contacted Amazon who instantly apologized refunded my account and gave me free shipping on my next purchase (prior to Prime membership). The next one was a wall sticker that I had ordered for my daughter that never showed. (Don't know if it was lost in the mail?) I contacted Amazon and was refunded right away with an apology. Nothing but good experiences!
Reviewed April 7, 2015
Short version: too easy to click by accident, they sent a misleading email, made it far harder to cancel than to sign up, and did not send a confirmation email when I tried to cancel.
I ordered a book and was very careful not to click the gigantic and irritating Amazon Prime button. I commented to the people in the room how much I disliked them trying to trick me into clicking. Yet somehow they interpreted my "no" as a yes. The buttons were very close so it's possible my finger missed the right pixel. I only found out by accident: their email said "your free trial membership" - I get a lot of emails and thought I could trust Amazon, so I naively thought "free" meant "free". But the hard sell made me suspicious, so I read the smaller print and found they planned to take £79 off me. I cancelled (not an easy process) but they did not send an email to confirm. All I have is a screen that says I will not be charged. But they have tricked me again: what else are they hiding in the small print? For years I have trusted Amazon, but no longer.
Reviewed April 3, 2015
I have not yet received my order. Order no is-** and order date is 26 march 2015 and estimate delivery date is 03 april 2015. But I did not received yet my purchase. Please give me my package or return my money. Thank you.
Reviewed April 3, 2015
I am unable to understand why you are not refunding my amount in my bank account. I have already updated my bank details & confirmed too. You the people of Amazon you do not understand that I have not enough time to go to BANK for clearance. If I have sufficient time then I prefer to shop instead of online. You the concern people of AMAZON please confirm me that if I shopped anything from you so that is my mistake??? 15 days have elapsed but till now I’m not getting any refund???
Reviewed April 2, 2015
I am genuine customer who is based out in UAE, and various parts of India especially Bangalore and Kerala. I never thought that a company LIKE AMAZON who got the reputation of best company in the world has got these much flaws in organizing and serve customers like me. As you can see I am guy who made enormous purchase $2000 in just 40 days gap. If you check what happened in my case you will understand the flaws of the company which can hamper reputation of company especially when dealing with customers like me who is based out of many places and have contacts with many people in the circle of the world.
And coming to the point I deserved to get refund of 5200 INR which is related to the purchase of above mentioned order. For all this there are proof: 1) phone call from SR customer care lady from Washington; 2) the chats which I had with almost 15 customer care guys, a chat with one named ** who is more informative chat and who again confirmed on my refund status and whom again confirmed that I need to take delivery and I will be paid by Amazon a refund amount of 5200 INR.
Last but not least, I will explain this case to you as you are respected guy and holds a major position. I had ordered Ferrari watch from Amazon and from third party seller WATCH WAREHOUSE (who is very rude and don't know how to behave with customers, you can check their responding mails and their attitude which is reflected in the mail like "just buy the product if you want", the attitude which they keep). I had ordered this and payment was made and was waiting for the product, and again to my surprise I got a call from customs that I need to pay charges again of 5200 INR for this product.
All these information was hidden while paying and they are justifying telling that they had sent a mail about customs charges. Please note the flaws here. It's just like insurance companies selling their product keeping all relevant information hidden while paying. It was not mentioned while paying at least mentioning + customs charges of respective country. It was not highlighted in the mail also, just written in small letters which was unreadable. My question is: 1) when you can mention product charges and delivery charges in payment pages as big letters, why can't you at least mention + customs charges there unlike sending mails as small letters?
I had explained all these to SR customer care lady from Washington and she agreed the mistakes here and promised that I will get the delivery of product and I need not pay any more money as it is an isolated case and they will take care of it (check phone for proof). And thus agreed upon again I had taken the delivery by paying 5200INR and if I am not wrong a guy named ** made uploading arrangements for uploading refunding bill and promised me that at any case I will get the refund. Please check, all these have proofs. So on that day I took the delivery by paying the amount and he told he made all arrangements to get my refund back. Now when I'm checking with them they don't have any idea about it and I need to explain from chapter 1.
I am fed up of this and either get my refund after this mail or else I will go for viral publicity to make everyone aware of this hidden charges and stop dealing with Amazon completely, and I hate to do that. So please get my refund ASAP, please. If you hadn't agreed upon the refund I wouldn't have taken delivery at all and overall I have to pay huge cost almost 40% of product amount as customs.
One thing to mention here is that I had explained all these to almost 15 customer care guys; the bad thing is that each and every time customer has to explain from chapter 1. There is no system as such like latest info or summary is passed on to next session or improvements on further case. I was really annoyed on this. Now they are still making me fool out of this telling all irrelevant facts. Please get my refund amount to my account ASAP so that I will have good time Amazon for very long time. Thanks.
Reviewed March 31, 2015
I bought a Bob stroller on my daughter's Amazon baby registry for $599. Thirty days later I happened to see the same stroller, from the same vendor, on Amazon, and the price was $349. I then checked with my daughter, and she said the price of the stroller from that vendor when she listed on the registry was $349. I guess the $250 price hike I paid was a "special," just for me. I returned the stroller (still in the box), but paid over $100 in postage to do so. To say I am angry is an understatement. My next step is to contact the appropriate federal agency.
Reviewed March 31, 2015
Amazon requested a review for items that I had purchased from them. The items were not as represented. I stated my dissatisfaction. I was sent an e-mail from Amazon stating that they were not posting my review because they were negative.
Reviewed March 31, 2015
I bought an iPhone 5 32gb, and this seller send to me iPhone 5 16gb, I pay $300.00. I send the phone back, and He not want makes a full refund.
Reviewed March 30, 2015
I placed an order with Amazon.com on 2/13/15. Come to find out after the funds were paid I was informed my item was coming from China and would be delivered between 3/12/15 and 3/30/15. ITEMS HAVE NOT ARRIVED. After 2 emails to Amazon regarding my items, they want me to settle up with the seller in China. WORSE COMPANY EVER. DO NOT BUY FROM AMAZON.COM.
Reviewed March 28, 2015
Don't Buy/Gift AMAZON KINDLE FIRE TAB. The worst gift I ever had given to my son on his birthday. For my son's 10th birthday, I have purchased this AMAZON KINDLE FIRE TAB by paying AED 899 from Jambo Electronics Dubai and when my son noticed in India that it is not working, then we called up India customer service helpline and the reply was as below:
"We are sorry... We could not process your order because of geographical restrictions on the product which you were attempting to purchase. Please refer to the terms of use for this product to determine the geographical restrictions. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you."
While selling they have informed me that it has worldwide warranty, but when we spoke to India customer care they informed us in writing that this product is for USA sale and use only and can't be used in other countries. I was shocked to know, if that was the case why it is sold in other countries. Are they dumping the outdated model in other countries and looting the public money by cheating? They don't even have the service center to repair also and once you buy you will never get service/replacement and you will have to throw it in dustbin.
Kindle Tab comes with a one year warranty, and we have been writing to the company for last 3 years, but the company is having a short term vision to dump the outdated model in other countries and make money in this competitive world by selling at lower price. And my humble suggestion to the childrens and their parents that you should never go for a Kindle Tab, instead pay some more money and go for a Samsung Tab. It was a sorry face to me in front of my child to whom I have gifted a KINDLE FIRE TAB as a birthday gift, which I will never forget in my life and request all the buyers to be alert, as I have treated this AED 899 as donation to the CEO & Management of AMAZON KINDLE FIRE TAB.
Reviewed March 26, 2015
I opened an account with Amazon.ca, and went under three account price review brackets back to back as they told me I would only have one and in 14th day my account would be released as my fund would be. As I did not receive a payment for well over a month it cause me not to perform as needed, then I had an A-Z claim and because it was a fairly new account numbers did not look good so they suspended my account. Without a payment for over a month, I was unable to perform as they told me I needed to do.
They told me I need to create a "plan of Action" and submit it to them and what I can do to ensure to them this would not happen again. I tried and was not able to due to the fact I was not able to contact seller performance and supply the information that they requested, due to my e-mail address was from day one not working correctly, as customer service told me that was the only way to contact them and there was nothing they could do, they could not even contact them. My money has been held for over the 90 days as they told me that was all it would be held for.
I could not give them the information they needed because that was the ONLY way I could contact them and because of that they have now removed my privileges and still have my money held, as I have done everything they have asked for me to do, I just can't contact them to tell them. I have even tried to use a different e-mail address and explain that to them and the only reply I get is I have to use the e-mail address associated with my account, that was an automated response after I thoroughly explained the situation in the e-mail I sent to them. This has been going on for months, and I have been unable to do what they tell me to do because of lack of commutation. How am I suppose to fix the problem if no one can help me or talk to me?
Reviewed March 24, 2015
Actually I had referred 7 friends but I got only for 3 friends whereas the other 4 I didn't get. I am contacting the amazon customer support team from 11th march but still I didn't get any update or solution to the problem and somebody said that the referral is not done in a proper manner and to solve a problem you are taking more than 10 days. It's very bad, I think you are cheating the customers and also it is very bad that amazon itself cancelled the product describing the product has been damaged and saying now that I have cancelled the product. Very bad great cheating company. Friends don't refer any friends and think that amazon will give money. No it's absolutely cheating.
Reviewed March 23, 2015
The purchase never was delivered to my shipping address. They state that they delivered the item to a freight forwarder, but my forwarder never received the package. They refused to provide the proof of delivery and even they close the purchase already so I cannot submit a complaint in the page. Ever further, they deleted the rating that I gave to the purchase. I am really tired of trying to contact them. I also have sent fax and my forwarder too.
Reviewed March 23, 2015
Hi, my seller privileges at Amazon has been removed at 26 December 2015 although I never had any complaint, but ok. The problem is that I have 589.77$ that they told me that I will receive in next scheduled date since 90 days have passed, and this means that they should pay me in the next disbursement date in 29 March, and last week I see in "Upcoming payment schedule" that transfer will initiate at 29 March. Now they move the date to 5 April. I think they will do this every week to keep my money. Any help?
Reviewed March 21, 2015
Amazon.com created an invalid return request for a buyer and allowed false claim to steal money from my account. I am 5-star seller and work hard to provide the best products and service Amazon seller center. Recently Amazon.com created an invalid return request for a buyer who got a 100% brand new factory sealed Braun shaver and used it for more than 3 months. Both Amazon.com's and my return policy does NOT allow returns beyond 30 days. And there is no issue with the shaver at all. The buyer claimed that the shaver did not work at the beginning, then changed his story to that the shaver does not work to his satisfaction after 3 months of use.
I helped him to contact the manufacturer Braun for warranty service because whatever manufacturer's warranty needs to be done with the manufacturer. But the buyer refused and insisted to file an Amazon A-Z claim and Amazon did not allow me to dispute this claim, and simply deduct a large amount $ from my account. Amazon did not even refund me any of the sale's fees and shipping costs Amazon charged me on this sale. Amazon.com simply stole money from an all 5-star seller and did not allow any communication and said that their decision (to steal my money) is final.
The claim against me was an NOT a valid A-to-Z Claim to start with according to the conditions set by Amazon.com. There are 3 necessary conditions to file an A-to-Z Claim per Amazon.com. This claim did not satisfied conditions 2 and 3. So it was an INVALID claim to start with. The claim was "item not as described". The item description is 100% the same as the item and the seller even offer FREE expedite shipping to the buyer for no extra cost. The buyer used the product for more than 3 months and changed his mind and wanted for a return. The seller explained in deals with patience and took the initiative to help the buyer with manufacturer warranty service. The evil buyer refused and wanted a refund because he still need to use the shaver and cannot wait for the mailing to and from the manufacturer.
The return request was way outside of both Amazon's and my return window. The return request should not even be allowed from the first place. It's against the industry ethics and good professional conduct to treat sellers with all 5-star ratings like this on Amazon.com seller center. Amazon even took all the sale fees and profits from this sale and the shipping costs from the seller, so basically the seller double lost the item, the sale, the Amazon fees, and the shipping costs. This whole thing is simply WRONG by any standard. I am sure a lot of media would be interested to report this. And I also reserve the right to proceed with other channels besides media.
Reviewed March 21, 2015
I am considering buying an amazon kindle, since my original Kindle died after 3 and 1/2 years - that's to be expected and ok. However, while shopping on the amazon web site, I ACCIDENTALLY pressed a button selecting Amazon Prime free or 1 month, which I could use with a new kindle. However, I haven't one yet. I tried to cancel this membership via on-line and then after calling customer service. I wanted to try it out when I actually have a kindle and time to use Amazon Prime.
After calling Amazon customer service, I noted they were polite but said they couldn't undo my order and I was stuck with Prime for a month and they would allow me to take advantage of free prime for a month when I was ready to use it - for another year. (It's $99 a year when not free.) I told them I would like to complain, and they would pass it on, but could do nothing about it. In other words, I'm stuck and out of luck. Other Amazon products you can undo. This sucks.
Reviewed March 20, 2015
Last three orders have been warranted by Amazon as used, very good condition, no missing accessories, no visible damage, original packaging may be damaged. All three orders arrived with broken, incomplete, damaged (not ship damage). Endless customer service calls cycling between Philippines and US based Amazon customer service. They cannot seem to locate a supervisor. When a supervisor does answer, they are offshore. An endless cycle of non-English speaking people.
Do not trade/buy or in any way engage with Amazon.com. Of the three orders received that were damaged, incomplete, parts/hardware missing, broken, two of the boxes contained the previous customers' return forms with name, address, phone and track numbers. I've determined to post as many complaints online as possible to warn people that Amazon is careless with merchandise, conduct internet fraud/bait and switch and worst of all, do not protect your personal information.
BUYER BEWARE. AND THIS COMPANY WANTS SPECIAL PERMISSIONS FOR DRONES? THEY CANNOT MANAGE THEIR BUSINESS, CUSTOMERS' PRIVATE INFO NOR RESPONSIBLY CONDUCT BUSINESS.
Reviewed March 20, 2015
After being told Acer made good computers, I bought one of their laptops from uShopMall on their site. It crashed the first time I turned it on and has done so many times since in the two months I have had it. It cannot find some programs it says it has and sometimes is unable to perform even the simplest tasks. I tried to return it but uShopMall said they could only return half my money. ** no!!! I ain't giving them this junk back for half price. Oh, and I would have had to pay return shipping too.
I complained to Amazon believing they would take the side of me, a customer who helped to pay their bills. But no! They sided with the vendor who ripped me off by selling me junk and said it's my problem. I told them to close my account because I won't be back. I would ask our joke of a government for help but they would take the side of scammers and rip off artists like they always do every time it's American citizens VS. Corporate America. ** 'em all!!!!
Reviewed March 18, 2015
I ordered a smartphone worth 22k and paid online. But Amazon by mistake delivers it to another city and the courier is now pressuring me to go to that city and collect it. I have contacted Amazon customer service 6 times, but still no help. Please do not pay any money online while ordering or else you will also suffer like this.
Reviewed March 17, 2015
Placed an order last week. Balanced the checkbook tonight. Found multiple charges that didn't match anything, as well as a couple refunds by Amazon. My order was split into $154.21 and $6.83. Total weird, charges totaled up to $252.24. Refunds totaled the amount of the difference. I also was missing an order amount that was marked paid but was not reflected on my account. I spent a couple hours chatting with customer service about what was going on. Finally towards the end I got a 'well it looks like it was canceled 3 times'. Canceled? What was canceled? My order? Did I do that? Was this an internal issue? Asked to talk to a supervisor because I felt I was getting the runaround w/ this guy. He gives me the runaround further trying to get a 'why'.
I finally get someone on who says 'this is what we have and you're wrong or missing something'. No, almost $100 was charged onto my account for no apparent reason, I was never notified about cancellations (which she then said my card had been declined multiple times....never got an email or other kind of notification about this), and I never got an explanation why it was charged MORE than what I confirmed in my order BUT THEN was refunded. It wasn't multiple charges of the same amount--that could possibly explain it, I would assume.
I'm mostly irritated that I was told to go to my bank and find the charge that way and that I couldn't follow up with anyone specifically, just through the chat or general communication. I'm angry because I had money gone in my account for a day I didn't account for. I was lucky I had that money in there. I feel like my account was being used maliciously.
Reviewed March 16, 2015
I have prime membership and most of the times purchases are not prime 2-day shipping. And even when you purchase some items, at the time of purchase it shows prime 2-day. Then when you already have purchased and go back to check in your account purchases, it shows 10-15 days delivery time which is further delayed and trackable!!!!! Secondly I had one order # ** for order placed February 6, 2015. Total $34.98 which I tried to cancel but they said cannot be cancelled and they advised to refuse at delivery which I DID returned package at the destination. Recipient has moved as per post office, which is not my fault and I have nothing to do with their vendor and I have not received my refund even after longer than a month the order was placed. There is no satisfactory response or my refund yet.
Reviewed March 14, 2015
I have ordered from Amazon in the past with no problems. On this order I expected to receive a notebook, a mechanical drafting pencil, matching pencil lead, and a video cable. I received the items in an unsealed cardboard box that matches the shape of the notebook. The mechanical pencil was missing. It is easy to see what happened. Amazon probably shipped it unwrapped just like the notebook was and it slipped through the sides of the box that weren't sealed. The UPS man probably has it. This was a mistake on whoever packaged this order. I contacted Amazon customer service about it and they are sending a new one.
Reviewed March 13, 2015
Paid for equipment delivery on Amazon for $899. Two days later, chose a different more suitable technique and I decided to change. The status of the goods was (to send). Posted by sending a cancellation. Through the day, responded that the goods are in transit. Behind the back shot of $477. Goods are not purchased, the money is lost! Shopping at Amazon? Never again!
Reviewed March 11, 2015
Amazon are full of empty promises. I have been purchasing through Amazon recently backed with the confidence that their A to Z guarantee had my back if something went wrong. Well something went wrong when I purchased an item from a third party seller. After about 10 chat sessions with support, several emails and a package that was returned with the tracking showing it was delivered to the recipient, my claim gets denied saying that the package was not received. Firstly the seller sold me and a couple of others products then disappeared offline with nothing else for sale. The product was sold as "new" but was clearly not. The product was a mobile phone with no manuals, no warranty and documentation for another model in the box that also belonged to another phone. But still it's my fault apparently.
After almost 2 months, I receive an email saying that Amazon tries to promote a fair marketplace for buyers and sellers. I'm sorry but in this whole ordeal, not once has there been any fairness towards me "the buyer." Not that this will go anywhere anyway since as someone else has said, no one in support speaks English and after the loss from this package alone, I refuse to call their support center and spend more money seeing as I am in Australia.
Reviewed March 10, 2015
Three days after I strongly and successfully REFUSED USPS delivery of a package from Amazon for several reasons, including customer satisfaction, the Delivery Status page on the website indicates that the package was delivered (Left on the front porch) by USPS. The VERY concerning aspect is that the Delivery Status page on the website originally indicated that the package was Refused (did not want)... BUT was changed to 'Delivered' a few hours later. This was obviously 'manually' changed by someone.
This is an unacceptable situation because amazon could continue to bill me for a package that I DID NOT RECEIVE... which could lead to a detrimental mark on my payment history. How can this happen? And WHY?? Is the question... obviously $60.00 is not an enormous amount BUT it’s the principle of the issue which concerns me. Please review this situation and contact me if you need additional information.
Reviewed March 9, 2015
Amazon is looking out for the interests of their high $$ sellers, not the consumer. They did nothing to help resolve a purchase with a seller and even blocked my reviews of the seller so I could not even warn the public about doing business with this seller. The public has the right to know how a seller handles their customers. And, if information is not made clear on their (Amazon) website, then Amazon should handle that dispute honorably. I was confused and thought I was getting a different product. The seller, Shutter Shack, charged me a 50% restocking fee, which is basically robbery, PLUS the shipping charges.
All I wanted was to exchange them and have that restock fee removed. I ended up spending $300 (restock fee and shipping costs) for cabinets I spent $427 and have since returned to the seller. I ended up with a little over $100 back in my pocket. That is highway robbery and unethical. I am very unhappy that Amazon did nothing for me, the consumer, and did all they can to help protect Shutter Shack. I will not buy from Amazon anymore.
Reviewed March 5, 2015
I bought a dash camera and had to leave on a trip before it came in the mail. I got home tried the product damaged file and camera didn't work. I tried to return it but they said just past the warranty and were very rude. I bought it end of Janurary. No help from them. Also last year someone tried to buy 20 items off their site with mine and my husband's cc cards. I will NEVER buy anything from Amazon again.
Reviewed March 5, 2015
Amazon by far has the most transparent and satisfactory customer service experience I have witnessed in a long time. I was charged for an Amazon Prime account subscription that I forgot to cancel before my renewal came. I called the customer service line at Amazon and they helped me cancel and refund my subscription right away! I have never been experienced such an easy process before. Usually companies will say and do anything to get you to pay more as a customer. Amazon, you're definitely doing something right. 100% satisfied with my experience.
Reviewed March 4, 2015
Ordered an MP3 from Amazon. They emailed to give me a delivery date. Goods never arrived. They then said it was on its way. They then said it had never left their warehouse (never explained why). Then said new date for arrival. It never arrived. They then said out of stock. They then said they would credit goods. Credit never arrived. Then said tried to deliver but could not (never said any more). Then said, "Oops sorry." Worse so called customer service I've ever experienced. Obviously the various Amazon departments haven't a clue what the right hand is doing. Never again. Be warned.
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2015
Amazon cancelled my account a while back. Reason they said would not tell me but it’s because I sent CDs and box sets back in music that was defective. I am picky when it comes to my music, would you keep defective CDs. Customer service sucks. I sent a msg to pres Jeff Bezos. He gave it to someone else and they told me they won’t let me back on. I am 68 was going thru a rare form of cancer and I heavy meds. Asked for a second chance my answer was forget. No reason. Been buying for 20 years and they treat you like dirt, if I were rich a political person etc they would never do this. I think it’s a shame what they did to me. I wish everyone could get on their case and let me back on. I spent a lot of money on music, my hobby. I am not a kid. Those things cost a lot these days and they should play, this is to me defamation.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2015
I placed 2 orders on February 22, 2015 with the Amazon prime shipping options. None of them arrived within 2 days. Order #1 (beauty item) arrived in 3 days, plus the item was not new as described on the description. It had a hair on it so I had to return the Beautyblender! Not good for a make-up item! #2 is still in transit. I am still waiting for this item to be delivered 4 days after placing the order. The item was shipped from a city which is only 75 miles away from my home! It is very frustrating. I had the same issues back in June and July 2014 with 2 other orders. With such delays and a price increase in membership, Amazon has taken away the real benefits of being a prime member. It is very frustrating, I am very disappointed. I am not planning on renewing my Amazon Prime since I don't see any improvement.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2015
Ok, so I ordered a big purchase off of Amazon.com around Christmas time via credit card, and I know the credit card works coz I've used it before and after the issue. But they put my account on hold, kept my funds and so I called them and they were sorry for the inconvenience and said he would look into it. I was on hold for like 20 minutes before he got back to me and said he couldn't help me but another area of customer service can, and this just kept happening for like 2 hours till I finally just hung up. I love Amazon and I would have loved the product I ordered, as well as my family members they were for. I was so mad at them for this, I just hope that when I make my next order for 570.19 plus shipping, they won't decline it.
Reviewed Feb. 26, 2015
Amazon closed my account and after calling 5 times and being told that I will receive a email within 24 hours. And I'm still waiting after a few weeks.
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2015
They have given the defective product and then they told me that just ship that product to the seller and they will refund the paid amount (through any courier). I opted Blue Dart. They took 820/- for the same and I also sent the slips and AWB bills of the same but then also they are not ready to refund my money. I requested them many time but till date they have not refunded my money. It is a request from all the consumers of India that do not prefer this company for online purchase as they have poor sellers, defective products, poor shipment, and worst customer support.
Reviewed Feb. 24, 2015
I have bought numerous items from Amazon.com. In a way it is not just a store, it is THE store. You can find just about anything there. Specific brands, all the latest hardware, specialty items.. electronics, food, survival equipment, camping gear. It's all there most of the time. Their services are also quite reliable. Many items listed on Amazon.com are actually sold by third party retailers. When dealing with these retailers or "e-tailers" you are going to have a hit or a miss. The hit could be that a 3rd party Amazon.com seller is willing to offer discounts in order to compete with Amazon.com themselves, or that they are easier to communicate with and more likely to accommodate you (see example below). The miss could be that they are a young dreamer who is trying to capitalize on internet retailing and doesn't know diddly about how to conduct business.
When dealing with Amazon, you have the benefit of doing business with a successful and reputable conglomerate, but as I like to say: the door swings both ways. Amazon will likely have what you need whereas a 3rd party retailer will not--that is they have greater selection. They are also more reliable, or at least faster, in getting the items you pay for to your doorstep on time. However, in very specific instances, Amazon.com policies are atrocious. I will break up my review of Amazon.com into two parts: the first being my miraculous stereo transaction, and the second being my recent experiences trying to buy a television--or "Pro's" and "Cons".
Pros: Recently I bought a pair of hefty studio monitors via Amazon.com. In laymen's terms: I bought a fancy stereo. Amazon.com (the 1st party retailer) listed a price of $500 for the stereo, whereas a 3rd party seller, in this case: a small anime shop in Texas, offered the speakers for literally half of that price. Beyond the immense deal they offered, the 3rd party seller was also more accommodating than Amazon.com as a 1st party seller.
I live in a rural town. Therefore I only get mail from a P.O. box. USPS, UPS, and FedEx cannot and will not officially deliver any item to my residential address--to them it doesn't exist. Beyond that, my home residence address is not recognized by any database but Google Maps. To make matters worse (much worse), heavier and larger items WILL NOT be shipped by Amazon.com (the first party retailer) or 9/10 other retailers to my P.O. Box address under any circumstances. I found one reputable retailer that would ship a large item to my P.O. Box, and for shipping charges they wanted $100. To top it off, being that I live in Nowhere, USA, Amazon.com and the internet are often times the ONLY places in all possibility that I will find many, specific, specialty items.
On top of offering the stereo to me at half price, I was able to contact the seller and almost immediately get a response as to whether or not they could/would ship the stereo to my P.O. Box. This would mean shipping it through USPS, as no other service officially can deliver to P.O. Boxes--and if they do the service is slower AND more costly. The seller agreed to ship the stereo to my P.O. Box via USPS without a word, and even paid for shipping thrice as fast as Amazon.com would have even if I had paid $500 for the stereo. What an amazing Amazon.com experience that was.
Cons: On the other hand, we have the situation of my trying to find a television. Around here, your closest shopping options (within a 100 mile radius) are a barren, out-of-state K-Mart and a Walmart that is nearly two hours away round trip. Mind you, even if the latter option of going to Wal Mart is taken, they are still a middle-of-nowhere Wal-Mart, and their selection is accordingly barren. So in looking for a TV, I of course want the best picture quality and size that I can get at a decent price--of course, I check the internet and I check Amazon.com.
Lo and behold, Amazon.com has a selection of televisions that is five to ten times larger than Wal-Mart's, and even on the latest and greatest brands and models their prices are generally 25-50% cheaper. There is just one hitch that I caught on to. Amazon.com would NOT ship these Televisions to a P.O. Box... no matter what. Not for $500 or $5,000, not if you beg them and cry at their feet and kiss the ring on their fingers--they will NOT ship a television to a P.O. Box address--EVER. I am still slightly offended by that.
So, I thought: hey, I'll do what I did when I looked for speakers and buy from a third party seller who will ship the TV to a P.O. Box, after all, surely they would be more accommodating than the big A conglomerate. Wrong. What follows has been the worst Amazon.com experience I have ever had, and one of the worst online transaction experiences ever as well. On I went assessing third party seller options. Seller after seller would not ship a TV to a P.O Box. I didn't even have to ask them. With a given TV in the shopping cart, after I pressed the "checkout" button, I would immediately be given an automated message that said the seller would not ship the item I requested to a P.O. Box address. Finally, miraculously it seemed, one seller did not give me the "WILL NOT SHIP TO YOUR PO BOX" message. It seemed the bargain of the century: $300 for a 40", 1080p, LED TV from one of the leading TV manufacturers: Samsung. And the seller even offered free shipping.
After a day I check on the order and get the message "Preparing for Shipment" much to my delight. Then, the next day after that, I get a dreaded email. That message tells me that the seller backed out on the deal. Amazon.com's automated message had also informed me that I would be refunded in 1-2 business days (I expected to be refunded immediately--after all, my payment reached them immediately). It has now been about three business days by my calculations and I still have no refund in my account. My guess is that the seller just doesn't care because he already has my money, and Amazon doesn't care too much either. I will wait one more day, and if no refund is present in my account than I will contact Amazon.com.
The seller who offered me the right television for $300 probably uses UPS Ground or Fedex for whatever reason--maybe because it's cheaper--maybe because it's familiar--to my knowledge, out of habit. Neither of those services will officially ship to a P.O. Box whatsoever. My guess is they chickened out and didn't even bother reading into the matter. One google search would have determined that USPS does in fact ship just about any sized item to a P.O. Box at no additional cost. But they simply turned me away because my address is different from theirs--and to boot, it appears they kept my money, or are at least taking their sweet time returning it to me.
Thus ends my lengthy review of Amazon.com. As a first party retailer they offer superb selection, great reliability, and only one apparent draw back to me in that they do not ship larger items to P.O. Boxes. Therefore, rural residents may have an issue or two with them, but most people should love them. The 3rd party retailers listed on Amazon.com have varying quality of service(s). One may give you the deal of the century. Another may give you a proverbial slap in the face, spit on the ground, and get away with doing it to others just like you while making money doing it.
Generally though, any household item can be found at Amazon.com, even if it is a specialty product costing upwards of thousands of dollars. For things like cars, guns, machines, real estate, etc. you will still likely have to use go through the "old fashioned" channels. Overall I give them a score of 8/10. Hopefully they will get in touch with their small-business roots and offer more competitive pricing as well as accommodating customer service. Still waiting on that refund, Amazon...
Reviewed Feb. 24, 2015
It has been 93 days since Amazon suspended my account for 10 pictures that were in violation. The violations were men's dress shirts showing only the front photo and not the entire shirt. When you search the same style of shirt on Amazon, they themselves sell the same shirts with the same front-only photo. My guess is that it was not really the photos, I was not making them enough money. There are far worse pictures than my own. I think that it is horrible business practice to hold on to a seller's money for 93 days, especially since they say that it will be released after 90.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2015
After receiving some kitchenware from a third party seller through Amazon, I returned the package unopened to the seller - wrong items. After waiting several weeks, I checked the tracking number for the return. The tracking number showed that the return had been been promptly delivered "in or at" the seller's mailbox. I contacted the seller, who denied receiving the return.
I filed a claim with Amazon's Guarantee A to Z Program. Claim promptly denied because I had not requested a proof of signature when they mailed back the package with USPS, despite proof from the tracking number that the package had been delivered to the seller. Of course, when I initiated the return process with Amazon, I was never informed that a signature for delivery was a requirement.
So by that logic, next time anyone gets a delivery from Amazon, all you have to do is claim you never got it and demand a refund. After all, without a signature from you, how can Amazon prove the package was delivered?
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2015
We have a store with Amazon for 5 years+, Dinotronics. Never had a complain and a rating of 100%. A client bought an expensive camera and decide it to return it. Amazon granted his money back, $2,200.00 and the client kept the camera, never return it. Amazon is trying to deduct from our bank the $2,200.00. We have file 7 complaints with Amazon and the client, but Amazon has not responded, instead they are trying to collect the $2,200.00. This is unbelievable that all the communications by phone and email Amazon has not responded.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2015
My daughter (9) recently fell and smashed her brand new Amazon Fire Phone which she had saved up her own money for. On the off chance Amazon would be able to repair the broken screen at a reasonable chance, I contacted them. They not only responded but also asked that she contact them directly via phone/chat which she did. They then proceeded to discuss with her how she fell and damaged the phone. Expecting the worst, I was pleasantly surprised when they announced they would replace the phone for free! They were courteous, polite and above all went above and beyond to resolve my daughter's misery. She loves her fire phone and Amazon went out of their way to help her. I hear a lot of people do not feel that they get this service from them but I can only say that our experience was excellent and could not have been resolved any better, full marks to Amazon.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2015
Amazon signed me up to its 'Prime' membership without my knowledge. Only when I saw the charge for 79 pound on my credit card did I become aware. It offered to refund (eventually) and after 20 days finally did so. Then 12 days later notified me I had been refunded twice and charged me again - even though this was clearly not the case from my bank evidence. Amazon are effectively able to help themselves to money in an account that is not its and providing no evidence that I had been refunded twice. As they are in a tax haven in Luxembourg there is no recourse for what is essentially theft for an individual to do or even a small business bound by national laws.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2015
I pay to watch movies on Amazon. For a while I was concerned with the low quality of the movies. I tried to enable HD on the player (web browser). I keep getting an error that my PC monitor is not HDCP compliant. I was very disappointed because Amazon is claiming their movies are in HD but when you play them, it's in standard definition. I researched this issue online and a few people are already talking about how they purchased a HD movie on Amazon, and either received the HDCP error or simply were not impressed with their "HD" movie. What is disturbing is that Amazon is not informing customers that HD movie playback is actually standard definition (SD). We are paying for one thing and getting another. Amazon needs to fix this ASAP!
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2015
I purchased a dryer from evVive Home Sellers through Amazon. Unfortunately it was a gas dryer and I needed an electric one. I let them know immediately that I needed to return it and said I was more than willing to pay the shipping back. But then they said to me that they would not accept it because it was not in the original box. I asked them what they were referring to because when the freight company delivered it to me they showed up at my door with the dryer on a dolly (the dryer was taped-the door-and had some cellophane strips on it) and they had a belt around it. We live at the top of a steep narrow driveway so the delivery crew had apparently unpacked the dryer from the box and left it on their truck. When they brought it inside the delivery man looked at the connection and told me I had the wrong dryer and needed to return it. He said the seller would contact me. I didn't hear from them for a couple of days so I contacted them by email.
As I said, they proceeded to tell me that they would not accept the return because it was not in the box. I went round and round with them and finally contacted Amazon. Amazon told me that they would accept my return for a small restocking fee. I explained to Amazon that their "small" fee was $525.00 which was crazy! Especially since the only reason, according to evVive's policies, that they even charge a restocking fee is if the order has been opened-which again takes me back to the fact that I had no control over this!
When I contacted Amazon AGAIN to explain that they emailed me back and said, "Now the seller will NOT take back your item at all because it is more than 15 days," according to their policy when I have referenced the email stream that has been going on for almost 2 months!!! But Amazon says, "We have closed your claim," and to quote them, "it will not be reopened"! This is just theft because there is nothing I can do about it and no one will help me, including Amazon!
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2015
After an hour, 4th tech I spoke with said to transfer from internet explorer to mozilla. Both working credit cards DID not go through. "Glitch on system." Amazon is nothing but trouble. Waste more time and energy each time I try placing an order or straighten out a problem. Not worth the few cents I save shopping here. I'M buying from stores from now on.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2015
I ordered several items and Efren ** gave me terrible service. The packages didn't get here on time and it took days to try to resolve the issue. I just needed the packages delivered and it was a horrible, horrible experience. Amazon customer service is awful!!! Do not use them!!!
Updated review: March 11, 2015
This situation has since been resolved to my satisfaction.
Original Review: Feb. 19, 2015
I placed an order with Amazon.ca (Canada, although I use Amazon.com also) for goods totaling $50 CAD. A few hours later I was informed there was a problem with the card and the payments were not going through therefore I cancelled all of the orders and decided to investigate what the situation was (there was no problem with my Visa). Two of the orders were cancelled and re-credited back, however two other orders were not, even though I had received emails from both the seller and Amazon stating they were cancelled. I have emailed them three times and keep getting the same response:
"When you place an order, we contact your bank for a purchase authorization to verify your card, but we don't actually charge you until the order ships. Some banks may hold funds in your account for these authorizations even if the order is canceled. Please contact your bank of further information, they can tell you why funds on your account may be unavailable and clarify their policy on how long they hold payment authorizations for online orders."
I am sorry but it has been 6 days and this is very frustrating - something has obviously gone very wrong and they just do not want to research it further.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2015
I placed my order for 2 of the HGST Travelstar 2.5-Inch 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache Mobile retail kits on a Thursday. The next day the order shipped out after tracking it for hours. It arrived Saturday undamaged and just as described. I am very satisfied and will buy from them again.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2015
Complaint Type: Refund / Exchange Issues. Description of Complaint: Beginning January 29, 2015 I purchased several items from Amazon.com. Having ordered online from overseas due to my employment, I expected to receive the items prior to my trip home in Richmond, Virginia. Then, when I arrived home and found that some items hadn't arrived, I contacted Amazon. They advised that my account had been suspended, due to suspected fraud. After assuring Amazon that the orders were in fact legitimate, they re-instated my account (an email was sent from Amazon stating this), or so I thought. In fact, they did not.
What I found is that, in an attempt to return some items, I could not see my order 'history' online, and therefore I was at a distinct disadvantage at getting Amazon to 'authorize' the returns. In total, I count thirteen (13) emails between 29 Jan and 16 February 2015. What's troubling is that upon notifying Amazon that something was amiss, they have not rectified the situation, nor restored my ability to make returns. Moreover, they have not stated 'why' they suspect 'fraud' was committed, but they did not accuse me. It's more that the transactions looked suspicious, without provided detail.
Desired Settlement: Refund. Desired Outcome Description: Because of the above, and the lack of immediate recourse, i.e., instructions on returning the purchased items and resolving why my account was suspended, I will have incurred out of my own expenses, the cost of returning those items purchased, without knowing if I will get reimbursed. Amazon (and their Customer Service) representatives give no timeline on when my complaint will be addressed.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2015
I ordered a book through a third party seller on Amazon and never received it, but charged for it. I went through their customer service process, waiting 90 days for a credit. I never received any kind of follow up. It was obvious that I never received the book because I ordered another one on Amazon. AMAZON should be responsible for their third party sellers when they don't deliver. Or, the shipping carrier should be responsible for it when it's been delivered and the customer never received it.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2015
I placed two separate orders for two different items in December of 2014 that were expected to be delivered in December of 2014. The items were never delivered, despite the tracking information for both of the packages showing that they were delivered - I never received the items. I tried multiple times (I ended up contacting Amazon customer service 6 times regarding this issue) to resolve this issue with customer service. Each time, I was told that I would be contacted by somebody within (blank) business days (usually 1-3 business days). However, I was NEVER contacted by the team that I was supposed to be contacted by, nor was I followed up with by the customer service rep, even though they said they would follow up by a certain date.
When I contacted the company final time, again they tried to make me wait (blank) business days, which I wasn't going to settle for, because I knew I would not receive a response; instead, I chose to turn to my credit card company for help, since I knew I would not get any progress made with the Amazon customer service team. I filed transaction disputes with my credit card company for each of the two charges on my account, stating that the items were never delivered. Several weeks went by and I thought everything was settled, but I then was contacted by my credit card company saying Amazon had rebutted the dispute, with their response being that the tracking information showed the packages were delivered - this was already known.
I fully understood what the tracking information showed, but I still never received the items. Now, my dispute with my credit card company, which I was forced to go through because Amazon.com made no efforts to help their customer, is at a stand-still due to Amazon's lack of clarity, lack of support, and lack of care for their customers.
Now, after many years of being a loyal, paying customer to Amazon.com's Prime membership, I received an email saying that the company has closed my account on the basis of me requesting too many refunds. However, this is nowhere near the truth. The only source of refund requests comes from a fault in the company itself. Amazon.com did not take appropriate measures to ensure that I would receive the items that I paid for, such as is the case above. Obviously, since I paid for the items, I expect either the item I paid for or my money back so I can order the item from a merchant who WILL ensure that the item gets delivered to me.
So, when I contacted Amazon.com's customer service department, they offered to provide me a refund for the items that the company did not ensure successful delivery of, and I accepted the offer. For the company to now say that I am at fault for accepting these offers is completely ridiculous, and it truly shows how little they care about their customers, even the loyal Prime-paying customers who have dumped thousands upon thousands upon thousands of dollars into their company.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2015
On placing an order of 3 products on 11th feb, i was given an option for a 2 days delivery. So the estimated delivery date was 13th feb 2015. The products were split into 2 shipments, one of which showed to be 'delivered' on 13th feb on my shipment tracking page, but the products weren't delivered at all and i had to place a replacement order (hoping if not on time, at least they are delivered some day). The second shipment guaranteed for the same date (13th feb) is still not delivered and all the delay in the delivery despite contacting the customer service representatives for 2 days and cross checking if the delivery process is smooth and the products will be received on time. Also, i wasn't notified about the delay of the delivery. I don’t think the company even has a policy to notify such issues to its customers.
As a customer I’ve had an extremely unpleasant experience with both the orders i placed in the last 5 months (first one being more confusing and unsatisfying). Although the number of products offered by the company are infinite (which is impressive), the fact remains still that the company has to work upon its reliability factor. After the second unpleasant experience i don’t think i would like to order anything with amazon. Sincerely, An unpleasantly dissatisfied consumer.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2015
On Thursday February 12th I ordered a book from Amazon prime. I pay for Prime which offers two day shipping for free. I needed next day shipping so I paid an additional fee. The book was listed on the order to be delivered on Friday February 13th by 8PM. It was not. While I was on the phone with an Amazon representative (whose English was abominable by the way) a message popped up that the item would be delivered next business day as it was "delayed." No kidding. This was received at 1pm on Saturday the 14th. I was then connected with UPS who said that they received the order to be delivered via ground.
I called Amazon again and asked to speak to a supervisor who blew me off saying there was nothing they could do. I get they are a huge company. I am/was a good customer, I spend hundreds of dollars on books a month but they could care less. I am out of luck as I have no gift for my husband for Valentines Day. I won't be ordering from them again, they are just not reliable. They offered me absolutely nothing, not even a refund on the expedited shipping. The reps don't speak English clearly either.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2015
This post is in regard to a 3rd party seller on Amazon.com Marketplace - Melea's Things. The seller just launched her site because (in her own words) she shops too much, needs to pay bills and is trying to sell some of her compulsive purchases. I purchased a Williams Sonoma Message in a Cookie Cutter Kit. She was prompt in her shipping, but when I opened it, it was missing items. I contacted her immediately to see if the pieces had somehow been left behind. She apologized and said she had never opened the box and had bought it from another seller. She told me she would give it to me for half the cost ($35.00), but I said no because it was incomplete. I am always borrowing my friend's and was hoping to get my own because we get in a crunch during party time for classroom events. I put it in the mail and returned it to her.
The seller sends me an email and says ok but is charging me a restocking fee. I questioned her about charging a restocking fee for an item that is incomplete. She then sends me an email and said she discussed this with her boyfriend and the two of them remember seeing the items in there even though she told me she had not looked in the box when she bought it. She also accused me of taking items out of the box after she admitted she never looked in it because she never did the project she purchased it for. I contacted Amazon.com to file a complaint immediately to have this seller investigated. BUYER BEWARE - she is unprofessional and inappropriate in her communications. She was not supposed to contact me and since then I have received additional emails that are completely appalling.
She said she would have given it to me for half off and then for just the restocking fee after I had already sent it back, but I was being difficult. She completely missed the point that this product is useless without all of the items because it is a complete system. I told her if I had just wanted a heart-shaped cookie cutter, I certainly would not have paid $69.00, and then accuses me of being a pain about a restocking fee. Again, completely missing the point that she advertised a brand new unopened product, but it was incomplete so I was questioning how she would charge a restocking fee for an item that is missing pieces. Then she proceeds to attack my children (who are 7 & 4 by the way) because I said they are the ones who are missing out on this because the product was for them (for their school parties).
So, long story short Amazon is working with me to refund my money because the seller is incompetent and will be investigating her. I have bought hundreds of products thru Amazon since it's inception and have never had an issue. So if this is the new generation of sellers, they will be detrimental to Amazon's continued success. Just do not purchase from Melea's Things. The seller is too green and unfamiliar about product quality control and customer service.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2015
I ordered an ear phone from Amazon India (my 1st Buy at Amazon). I would say pathetic service. I instructed not to deliver product before 6PM as I am not at home at that time but still deliver boy came before 6. I told him that I am in office and please come after 6PM. He didn't came and neither answered my call. I called Amazon India Customer care, they promised me to get it delivered within a day and that too after 6PM. But no sign of the product at my door. I called customer care twice. In the end, I cancelled the order. Hope I get back my money on time.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2015
Amazon.com are a bunch of liars and thieves!!! I tried to buy a Christmas gift for my boyfriend on December 12th from Amazon.com. It was a NoNo hair remover which sadly, I never received! I made a split payment on it, paying part on a gift card and paying $93.46 on a Capital One credit card. Since I never received the item, they said they would refund me with their A-Z Guarantee. The part that was on the gift card was refunded, but the $93.46 was never refunded! I don't care how many times they said they did it! They have their "documentation" that they paid me back, but I swear on my life that I never received a credit for $93.46! How can they have all this documentation that they did it and yet I never received it???
So I turned to my credit card company, Capital One, for help. It turns out, to my amazement and to my dismay, that they support their so-called "documentation" claims, when they themselves can see that they never credited my account!!! What a bunch of liars!!! Someone here is really pulling a fast one! All I can say is I wish all the bad karma in the world to whoever is stealing from me!!! It really sucks! I'm on disability and I really need the money!!!
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2015
I placed an order with an Amazon seller on the 6th of February and my payment method was declined but I did not see the emails about this until 6 days later because they went to my spam box. Even though my updated payment method was an entirely different card than what I had originally used and the item was no longer available from the original seller and I also received an immediate email stating my cancellation had been received and my account would not be charged, my account was charged and my bank could hold it for up to 10 days. The "specialist" I ended up talking to treated me like I was brain-dead and kept saying, "Let me put this in simpler terms you can understand better." On top of that there is no way to make a complaint to Amazon corporately. We should at least be able to send in a written complaint about the company policies and service if we want.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2015
I ordered an item in December - Amazon sent the wrong item. I called and they said they would refund my credit card if I sent the item back. They said I would not have to pay for that since they sent the wrong item. They sent me an authorization and a label requiring me to pay. I called back and they sent a second label and I sent the item back. My account page has tracking of their receipt of the item. Today they sent me an email saying they never received the item and had recharged me for the item. When I called to complain, they said... "Yes we received the item" - guess you caught us??? They say they are going to refund my credit card, but who knows if they will and how many people would not have noticed and been charged for an item they didn't actually get.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2015
I ordered one camera but I got two cameras. It was not my fault. Payment was declined. So I tried one more time and they send me two cameras and then I returned both but have only received a refund for one. And now I’m calling Amazon like every day but it doesn't work for FOCUS CAMERA ... they didn't care the customers... Their care policy consists just mails... from the Focus camera's customer service asked trucking numbers which I don't have right now. (Because when I returned the cameras back I called to Amazon and they said: We got your shipping. And after that I didn't keep that number any more).
If they have a policy refund the money to the customer with the trucking number then how they refund me my first camera's money? I did not give any trucking numbers for that camera too. I will complain Focus Camera in everywhere because they take my time... and still it's continuous!!! I deplore the AMAZON because of that they trust to every sellers and then they lose their customers because of the sellers!!!
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2015
Amazon.com used to be my "go-to" for ordering most things online. Now, not so much. They have gone downhill fast!! My last several orders have taken FOREVER to arrive after multiple delays. Never again.
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2015
On their Website they are listing refurbished cameras as "New"... so when you select and purchase "New" they ship you a refurbished camera. When you call them to complain, it's not their fault - it's a "Third Party" seller issue. It's listed as new on their website. It's picked and shipped from Amazon, but it's not their problem??? When you list something as "New" and they deliver "Refurbished”... isn't that Fraud????
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2015
Amazon up and suspended my selling account. I had tons of sales, lots of great feedback and a bunch of inventory to sell - which only makes Amazon more $. They notified me the suspension was permanent but changed their reasons each time I attempted to sort out the issue. They're now holding my $, against my will, for orders already fulfilled - for 90 days!
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2015
My son and I ordered Christmas gifts on Amazon on Dec. 8, 2014. Dec. 22 we checked online and it said that they tried to deliver it Dec. 16. I called the helpline and the lady on the other end of the line was polite and said it would be delivered on Dec. 24. We spend all day waiting, it never came. It was important for us to get the parcel before Christmas. I was not impressed and called at about 10 or 11 that night. The lady on the other end was, again polite, and tried to be helpful, but said that the parcel was already sent back. She told me I could do nothing about it anymore, only to order another item, and she couldn't do it for me, because they were out of stock.
On top of this my visa bill showed that I paid in December $168.08CAD. In January my visa showed I received $161.36CAD. I called them twice spending about 2 hours on the phone. Now, I not only paid for long distance, but now I lost money because of exchange rate with no compensation on their part, not to mention that our Christmas was screwed because we had no gifts for my husband.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2015
I purchased a Kindle unit on January 20, 2015, for $119 and noted on February 8, 2015, the same item went on sale for $99. In a chat with a customer service person, was told they only match sale prices up to 7 days after deliver. Many other retailers have a 30-day price protection and am angry that a formerly loyal customer does not get the sales price. Their return policy is for 30 days. If I were dishonest, I could return the unit say it did not work properly, get a refund, and then buy the discounted unit. They lost my business.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2015
I did order shoes from amazon website in November 2014. They came from one of Amazon vendor. I returned then a few days later. Never got refund. Called many times, SUBMITTED many claims. Write review on Amazon, my review was not posted. I submitted my last claim about a month ago, never heard from Amazon. The vendor claims that never received shoes. I DID RETURNED THEM BUT I DID NOT KEEP THE TRACKING NR. Still did not get my refund.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2015
I ordered a 'southern cured ham' on Amazon. When I received it (late, but that's a collateral issue), it was labeled "Ready to Cook", but contained no instructions on how to cook. I thought I had ordered a 'fully cooked ham' but it was Christmas Eve and seller was closed. So I proceeded to follow standard instructions from a web search: so many minutes a pound at a specified temperature. (I have all those particulars, but had such a bad experience with Amazon A to Z that I've dreaded dedicating any of my life to trying to re-engage them. If you can help, I will provide then in response. Seems irrelevant as I followed available standard instructions).
When the ham was 'done' per those instructions, the 'ham' consisted of a massive 'chitlin' skin, a roasting pan full of rancid grease, and a rock-hard inedible mass of petrified ham. I have since learned that a cured ham of the sort I ordered (Phillips Brothers, Ashford, NC) is to be washed and warmed, not 'cooked' as per the label. Counting expedited shipping to get it several days before Christmas (not actually accomplished -- everything was jammed -- Christmas shipping), something in the $200 range was just wasted --because proper instructions and information for what 'Ready to Cook' required of me was not given.
When I contacted Phillips Bros, it offered 2 slices of ham and a couple of other things. I replied that was totally unacceptable, and their response was in return was that they would just go through A to Z. A to Z's final determination was that since return would not be accepted by Phillips, Amazon would just refuse to proceed on my behalf. Another odd thing in this transaction was that I purchased it from a 'southern delicacies shop' but it claimed it was acting on behalf of Phillips who did all the order processing. Again, if you can help, even if it is only by republishing my experience, I will do the nasty task of reviving this whole experience, including all correspondence with seller (S) that I can. I am a physically grossly disabled person, so please be patient.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2015
I was selling annotated text books. They do not allow the sale of annotated text books on their site. I even wrote a disclaimer on each book posting, saying "they were annotated text books." They made money off of those books of mine for two years until one customer complained. With no warning, no probation, I am banned for life. They said that they will not discuss it with me. This block/ban happened around four years ago! I thought they would unblock me by now, but that is not the case. Even a criminal gets a reprieve from his crimes over time, and this was no criminal act!
Updated review: March 1, 2015
Amazon finally resolved my issue and restored my account.
Original Review: Feb. 7, 2015
I spend thousands a year with Amazon. It's income tax time, I bought over a grand of jewelry. They put my account on hold pending verification of CC statement and I was told I would be contacted within 24 hours. It has now been 5 days. Customer service can't do anything but they filled out a ticket for an account specialist to contact me within 24 hours. Within 24 hours the order was removed from my sight and still no contact. I couldn't even believe that they won't even email me to let me know they're even definitely not taking the money. I would hate to seek the products elsewhere and buy them only to get charged by Amazon weeks later without any prior communication or resolve.
I then began to read other blogs where emails were sent to customers telling them their account was suspended for the same and quote, "they don't have to give an explanation". I've also seen posts about that happening to Kindle accounts with all of the purchased apps and books gone. I'm so shocked at the lack of just one simple call or email for resolve and customer service from a company in which the customers have made you this large! I can't provide the order # as now I see why they erase them.
Reviewed Feb. 7, 2015
I am sick and tired of my packages getting handed off from UPS to USPS. USPS is lazy! They do not even try to deliver the package to you! All they do is put a notice in your mailbox to come pick up the package at the post office. I order my packages and expect them to be delivered to my door! Not handed over to USPS, who makes me come to them! And DO NOT send me a freaking "Delivered" conformation text when you freaking just handed over to USPS and didn't actually deliver the package TO ME! SO IRRITATING! Now I have to wait until I can get down to the post office to freaking get my package when I expected to get it TODAY!
Reviewed Feb. 5, 2015
Amazon had some door knobs listed on one of their sites for a very good price. I am involved with a project where I needed knobs for four homes. The listing stated 2 in stock, (more on the way). I ordered 40 knobs and received 12. After waiting 2 months and not receiving any of the, more on the way, I contacted Amazon to ask about my items. They informed me it was a supplier problem and I would have to wait. I reminded them I have been waiting two months and they informed me it was a supplier problem and their hands were tied. I asked them if they could contact the supplier and find out how much longer of a wait I could expect.
This was their last response: "I do understand you'd like us to contact the suppliers for more information. Unfortunately, we're unable to contact the suppliers. However, I've forwarded this instance as a feedback to the appropriate team. I appreciate the time you've taken to share your thoughts." There were 4 orders with different order numbers.
Reviewed Feb. 3, 2015
I received a membership from Amazon Prime (free) through a credit card promotion. I first noticed that the movies, music, etc. offered for "free" via the membership were not anything that anyone would be interested in seeing/hearing/reading. I did decide to place an order through Amazon and use my Amazon Prime membership for the "free" 2-day shipping. The order was placed on January 15, 2015 at 10:59 AM. Amazon did not bother to ship the order until February 1 at 7:45 PM. AND, they shipped the order via the United States Postal Service which should have been eliminated at the beginning of this millennium. Of course, my order did not arrive as "guaranteed" on February 3. I contacted Amazon and they were "very sorry" for the inconvenience.
DO NOT PAY FOR AN AMAZON PRIME membership as it is completely worthless. And I will NEVER place another order with Amazon.
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2015
Amazon have put my account 'on hold' for absolutely no reason and refuse to unhold it. "We didn't receive your fax", yes you did! I sent it to you five times! Awful customer service, the 'account specialist' cannot be reached by phone, only by 80's era fax machines, appalling service, they just do not care at all. No other website I have used has this appalling and un-intuitive 'verification method'. Shoddy website. Accounts can be put 'on hold' for no reason at all and Amazon will then keep all of your gift card balance and any other balances all for themselves.
Reviewed Jan. 31, 2015
I tried to cancel my Amazon Prime membership a few weeks ago due to a price increase that I did not agree with. I first cancelled online and assumed I would not be charged for another year. A few days later my credit card was charged without my permission. So I called customer service this time to figure out what happened and to get a refund. They did not give a good reason as to why it happened, but they were happy to issue the refund. I gave Amazon the benefit of the doubt and didn't think twice about it.
A few days later my credit card was charged AGAIN. Now I'm raising an eyebrow and wondering what the heck is going on. I called to get a refund and they gladly gave the money back, but again did not have a good reason as to why my card was charged. Now in my head I'm thinking: "wow they really screwed up, but there's no way it will happen again". Well... not a few hours later my card was charged a third time without permission. I was getting quite agitated at this point and immediately called them to get a refund. This time I demanded an answer as to what was going on and warned them this better not happen again. They told me that the last two representatives that handled the issue before did not process the order correctly (pretty lame excuse).
At this point I'm seriously considering cutting Amazon off completely. I can't have some company randomly charging my credit card without permission. However, I have used Amazon for many years and enjoyed the service, so again I assumed they would correct the situation and we would get past this. To my great dismay, my credit card was charged again today.
I called again and this time demanded that all my information be deleted from their website. I told them that I would not have anything to do with Amazon in the future. In my eyes this goes beyond a couple mistakes, it is theft. I’m writing this review to warn people that there is either something deliberately going on at Amazon or their customer service agents are extremely incompetent.
Reviewed Jan. 31, 2015
On Dec 4th 2014 I ordered a concealer cosmetic quad. It did not cost much under $5 to include shipping. I was happy with this purchase and could not wait to receive it. Well here we are January 30th 2015 and still no package. I contacted the seller first, no response, I contacted him again no response, I then contacted Amazon and was told because they are a 3rd party seller there is nothing they can do. I wanted my money returned and the seller removed from selling. I read the reviews on this Miller Liquidations and found NO ONE HAS GOTTEN ANYTHING THEY ORDERED. I then checked the tracking number that has been sitting in the sent position on the Amazon Tracking timeline for 43 days never changing status. The tracking number is fake.
So again I contact Amazon and state this.. So Amazon let me get a clear picture of where you stand on this. I can set up a store front, steal pic off the Internet of items I want to sell on Amazon, price them very low, since I don't have the items anyway and do not intend to ship them, I can do this. Then sit back and collect thousands a month from your customers that trust you will not let them get taken, without fear of getting fined or kicked off for Amazon or jailed for scamming people.
Well what the bloody hell am I working so hard for, set me up in a store front now. Now they want to look into it... Yumm I have to push your face into the truth of yourself in order to get you to help me. Amazon you're gutter trash compared to Ebay. I have never had a problem with Ebay. If you have multiple bad reviews they shut you down. Amazon does nothing, this seller has hundreds of bad reviews and Amazon buries their head and lets this seller continue to scam it customers...
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2015
I signed up to sell as a professional on amazon on the friday - within seconds as i wanted to sell watches (paypal receipts, proof of purchase and i pay uk tax on this business so books available to see if wanted) i was SUSPENDED. I clicked on the "restricted" section as watches for some reason are a restricted item. I have been an ebay seller of these quirky nurse watches that i hand customize (yes, every person should wear one!) but i've read so much negative feedback about ebay that i'm sure it's only a matter of time before i'm kicked off that site (even being a power seller, top rated seller and 99.9% feedback on almost 8,000 feedbacks). I’ve tried a web-shop but that doesn't get the notice that ebay does. So, enough about ebay and back to amazon.
I've checked the sellers that sell watches and couldn't believe that the same cheap rubbish being sold on ebay with NO limitations is being sold as RESTRICTED ITEMS on amazon for anything between £10-£40 per item. Are people that dumb that they think because its amazon its better quality than ebay? Anyway, i input all my details and up pops ACCOUNT SUSPENDED. So i waited 3 days and now they have blocked me completely. They did deign to send me an email stating i had been linked to another account so was suspended - 'SCUSE ME? I’ve NEVER in my 99 years EVER SOLD ANYTHING with amazon - I've only ever bought 4 items from amazon, paid immediately and left 100% positive feedback!
Because i'm now permanently blocked with no facility to reply to them or ask them anything more, it rejects my password every time even when i get the link to reset my password - if i wasn't crying i'd be laughing at the 3rd email i received today instructing me on a video tutorial as a seller as i'm "almost there" - wherever "there" is meant to be! I can understand copyright and protection against shady sellers but i have proofs! If i've said it once, i'll say it again, WHY OH WHY is there only ebay and amazon as major selling platforms? I advertise on etsy and I offer but they just don't get the sales or the look-ins. a web-shop is a waste of time (even tho’ i've reset mine up again) because unless a million users click on your site you are so far down Google’s list that you'll never get seen. I for one would be prepared to put up some dosh to anyone that could start a site to rival amazon and ebay.
Ebay because it puts the buyers before the sellers and doesn't require the buyers to send proof that an item is "not as described" so just refund even if you know they are lying. Amazon just doesn't want your business at all! I know at the end of the day all they are worried about is their profit margin but didn't the Co-Op start because the staff put their money into the business and therefore we’re all part owners? Can someone do something like this? I can type fast and do what i do on the pc but there must be some entrepreneur out there that can devise a program and help us disgruntled ebay / amazon sellers? I’m actually beginning to think that ebay/amazon are one of the same.
Reviewed Jan. 29, 2015
I order a No No hair remover. It don't remove the hair like they said. So I return it and Green Ideas wholesale keep a 50% restocking fee. That I was not informed of when I bought the product. I paid $249.99.
Reviewed Jan. 27, 2015
Basically my book never arrived, even though I waited patiently for a month. After which, I contacted Amazon and they didn't even deem to reply. They only said they could not allow my review since it made them look bad (of course they phrased it diplomatically).
Reviewed Jan. 27, 2015
I recently rang Amazon regarding a non-delivery. After 45 minutes of being on the line they failed to take any responsibility for the shortcomings of the poor delivery company that they had elected to send my parcel with. Nor did they offer to chase it up. Not impressed.
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2015
I ordered a product off Amazon and have had nothing but trouble with Amazon customer service regarding their attitude towards me, a buyer. The seller won't contact me. When I contact customer service, they basically say "That's your problem you sort it out." I can see why these so called sellers want to sell on Amazon, is it because they can get away with whatever they want and don't have to answer to anyone. I think Amazon think they are too big of a company and forget that we the buyers are what keeps them in business. I WILL NEVER SHOP ON AMAZON AGAIN AND IF ANYONE ELSE DOES, DON'T EXPECT ANY HELP FROM AMAZON IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS.
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2015
A neighbour bought this product on 2nd July 2014. They still have not received product. Have not had any response to questions about where product is.
Reviewed Jan. 25, 2015
I purchased a nexus mobile in amazon.in at the time of promotions and deals. They promised me a cash back of 2500/- if am buying with HDFC debit/credit card. And nowhere they have mentioned about the mode of payment. They mentioned that only EMI is not eligible for cash back. So I preferred net banking method. They kept me waiting almost 4 months to get the cash back. Now they are saying that net banking method is not eligible for cash back, When I asked it is nowhere return at the time of purchasing. They told for that inconvenience "sorry we won't give cashback now."
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2015
I was a seller on Amazon who was forced to give a customer a full refund even though the customer admitted in an email that she had tampered with the item and the item was not returned in the same shape that it was sent. After only given the customer a partial refund because of the damage to the item--which by the rules of Amazon I am allowed to do, she opened an A-Z guarantee against me. Amazon, in all of its glory, supposedly looked at all of the evidence and still came to the conclusion that I should be forced to give her a full refund. And after I complained, they started giving me the run-around and telling me that I had failed to respond to their e-mails.
I have never seen anything more unscrupulous and disingenuous than this situation. Amazon isn't even remotely interested in following all the rules and guidelines that they have set up for everyone else to follow. It is a travesty that they can continue to get away with this madness.
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2015
The ORDER # ** was dispatched through Speed Post and I received the item with damaged packaging. I complained and asked Amazon not to use Speed Post if the pin code is serviceable by major courier companies. Few months later, ORDER # ** was placed and it was again dispatched by Speed Post. When I raised this issue, I was told that it would be delivered by the estimated delivery date i.e. Jan 23rd.
As expected, this didn't happen and the customer service had no answer to my query. First mistake is fine. I am wise enough not to mention the apt word for someone who repeats the mistake. This sums up my experience with Amazon. On contacting, they keep copy pasting the paragraph stating that Speed Post is one of the modes of delivery.
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2015
Amazon is a fraud website. I order from amazon on 11 January 2015 and I did not receive my order after 13 days and I pay with it my debit card. My money is danger. I still waiting for the refund or my order delivery. I never ever recommend amazon to buy any thing from this site.
Reviewed Jan. 23, 2015
GRDETM 1800 Lumens CREE XM-L T6 U2 LED - It's a moderately useful headlight but the description is totally untrue as far... As usual the performance of this product as advertised is TOTALLY exaggerated!!!! Never in your wildest dreams can this unit be rated as 1800 lumens.... In my opinion Amazon should be very careful about its advertising even though they state the description of the goods is the responsibility of the seller.... I am sure they must have some responsibility as they are the vehicle used to actually place the ad and fulfill its supply to the end user.
It's a moderately useful headlight but the description is totally untrue as far as its lighting performance. I received an email from the seller before the unit was delivered saying they were sorry they had missed the sale.... having already received an invoice from Amazon..... so I didn't know whether it would arrive or not. I imagined going through all the hassle of trying to recoup the funds although eventually it did arrive. I think it's about time Amazon was taken to task for allowing false advertising on its site. Mind you as it's purported they don't pay their fair share of taxes. I doubt anything will happen.... so what do they care imho ZERO.
Reviewed Jan. 22, 2015
I am extremely angry about finding Amazon charged my CC £79 without my permission for a Prime membership. I am certain I did not choose this option when I placed an order on 3.12.14. I have now warned friends & family to check that Amazon have not illegally defrauded them in the same way. The fact that an automatic refund was instantly available when I canceled leads me to believe your method was underhanded & illegal. I know I am not the only Amazon customer to have this very negative experience. I am very disappointed with Amazon & will consider shopping elsewhere online from now on.
Reviewed Jan. 22, 2015
I have registered for the sale of Micromax Yureka on 22/01/2015. I was able to add the phone in my cart as the sale started. I was asked to checkout the phone in 15 Minutes. When I went to cart, I was able to see the phone added. Now when I clicked on proceed to checkout, it displayed me a message saying, "You are not registered to purchase this product. Please register during the next registration period." I checked My Subscription status and it was registered.
I have all the proofs with me to prove my point. This was a clear glitch from Amazon. I want the phone delivered to me in any case. When I called to the customer care, the person there (Name: Suresh) told me that, "You will not get that phone." When I asked him to transfer the call to any senior person, he denied. Waiting for a positive solution from you.
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2015
Shipping time and charges a joke. I have been waiting almost a month for my orders. I am a long time customer and soon to be a long gone customer.
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2015
Beware of Amazon!! I am a loyal Amazon small seller merchant. Out of the blue they suspended my account. This is a financial tactic to hold the seller's funds for 90 days or more. In my case they have held $10,144.00 for 92 days so far and I have not received payment. The money belongs to me and they are obviously using it to fund their horrendous losses in the past few years. I urge anybody in this same situation to contact their attorney general and encourage them to file charges against Amazon. There is a class action lawsuit in California and the attorney general of Washington state is investigating the complaints. Don't become a victim!!
Reviewed Jan. 19, 2015
I've purchased a ton over the years and they are a huge company that is so systematic, they don't care about your issues. I had to return a defective item and the accessory I also purchased. They paid for the defect shipping but charged my return shipping for the other item. Never mentioned it to me. It was only $7 but it was annoying. They also sometimes cancel backorders after months of waiting which B&H and Adorama don't usually do and now I'm behind on the backorder on their sites (I don't multi-order...yet). Sigh, they don't care if you're messed over by their policy once in while but it is annoying because years ago I used to call with questions and they were awesome. Now they're too big for that. Still one of the best but wish they still cared for the small businesses that spend less than $25,000 a year.
Reviewed Jan. 19, 2015
I ordered a shredder and the oil to go with it. My address at Amazon is the same as on my info here. No UPS delivery. UPS sent back the shredder with a reason of refused. You cannot refuse something you never see. They do not have a choice of "driver refuses to drive on dirt road". However if any of you wish to call and ask if they deliver here they will tell you yes, just like they told Amazon. Amazon sends robot letter with apology and tells me they will reship FedEx...Yeah!!
FedEx comes to my door here. I wait, when I get shipping info it is again UPS. I call this time and am told that Amazon has no control over shipper. Who believes that. Second shredder was returned, never even put on the truck. I have since purchased another shredder and gotten it - NOT FROM AMAZON. Still have not seen a refund.
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2015
I ordered a handheld vacuum cleaner in Dec with my mother’s credit card and then cancelled the order. Today Jan 18th after 2 days of trying to place another order with my Amazon Prime acct I spent over an hour trying to contact the company via the phone. Of course when I get someone on the phone they have bad English skills as they are in Pakistan or India. They will only tell me my acct is locked because of contact info but they can't help me resolve the issue.
My Prime acct is paid until Nov. 2016 and is useless! I have another credit card that I use on this acct but I can't order period because my acct is locked! Was put on hold for a long time on my first call attempt with LOUD horrible music. When I asked to speak to a supervisor and finally hung up making another attempt only to be told he couldn't discuss the issue with me.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2015
I simply wrote how I loved the item and described the shipping since other reviewers were talking about it. However, I tried changing up my review after I received an email saying I violated the review guidelines. Well I tried submitting my new review, I received the same email about violating guidelines. Both reviews were honest, and amazon stated I violated guidelines. I don't understand why amazon only allows certain things in a review to be posted. A review is supposed to help other customers about products, and Amazon is only allowing certain reviews to be posted!
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2015
1.0 out of 5 stars AMAZON IS THE WORST IN CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! January 17, 2015 By Laura **. Verified Purchase (What's this?). This review is from: 4Moms Mamaroo, Multi Plush (Baby Product). I give this seller a zero. DO NOT ORDER THIS PRODUCT!!! I REPEAT, DO NOT ORDER IT!!! My daughter ordered this product for her sister's baby shower. She had it billed to her credit card and somehow it got billed to my card by accident. When I called Amazon to get the billing switched they refused to do it and told me it was impossible. I had previously been a big purchaser to Amazon spending big money every year but will now take my business to Ebay.
I will give Amazon an F+ for customer service. AMAZON IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST IN CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! NOTE: This feedback does not reflect on the item itself but on Amazon Customer Service. FURTHERMORE AMAZON WOULD NOT POST MY BAD REVIEW EVEN THOUGH I CHANGED THE CONTENT 3 TIMES WITHOUT PROFANITY.
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2015
In the summer of 2014, I placed an order with Amazon for to order for a hand wrinkle cream for a little of $28. The postman signed for my package stating that I received it. However, I have never received it and I've left several complaints with Amazon and they have never acknowledged my complaints. How is it the postman gets to speak for me with regard to whether or not I received my personal order? What redress do I have when the postman closed out the order, which I have never received? As a result, I have severely cut back on using Amazon as an order source and instead go directly to companies to make orders. P.S.: The mailman told me that all Amazon packages have an instruction to the deliverer to leave package(s) at door if no answer. Great! I live in an apartment building of more than 300 units!
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2015
I have purchased lots of things from Amazon. It's a wonderful experience. Price is appropriate, timely delivery, easy return, excellent offers..... I'd recommend.
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2015
Whenever I call Amazon Customer Service with a simple question, the operators in the Philippines never understand what I'm asking. It takes repeated requests to speak to a supervisor before I'm finally connected to one or mistakenly connected to the wrong department or cut off. This has been happening for a number of years and the situation has never been improved. At least a half hour And much peace of mind are wasted each time I call and get someone in the Philippines.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2015
I received a gift card from my daughter for Christmas. It is a $10.00 gift card. I created an account with Amazon.com to use the card. What I discovered it that for standard shipping for a pack of bead stringing needles, which cost $3.65, it costs $6.75 to ship them. Now I sent the complaint to BBB and they did not like the language I used. Couple of questions... Why charge that much to mail me a pack of needles? Why sell a $10.00 gift card when you can only spend $3.25? And then they still want me to give them my regular credit card account. I guess that is how they stay in business. Money. Money. Money. $6.75 to mail a 5-pack of needles...
Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015
I am a prime member, and extremely disappointed with Amazon. When I placed this order I was told it did not process and to retry later. I did that, and it processed and was delivered. Subsequently, the same item was delivered to my house (the correct address was to my niece) from Target.com. I was never notified via email or otherwise about this order. When I returned it to Target, they said they would put it back on my AMEX card. I do not have an AMEX card. Turns out, a 3rd party took the order and simply went to Target and had it sent to me. If I had not been paying attention, the charge would have been refunded on THEIR card, NOT MINE!! Worse yet, they charged me $8 for shipping that they never paid because shipping was free on the item through Target, which the Target employee told me - and refunded to me NOT the seller. Awful experience and I am disgusted with Amazon. The Target employee told me they ran into this several times over the holidays.
Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015
Anyone who is thinking of selling Amazon I would strongly recommend you do NOT! We have sold on Amazon for 5 years and year on year we have increased sales by at least 20% and in 2014 our turnover through Amazon was in excess of £500k, which amazon pocket a nice £100k. Our busiest ever Christmas and there is a nice sum of money sitting in Amazon's account over £50k.
On the 22nd of December I receive an email from amazon to say all of my accounts have been suspended. We also sell on amazon.fr, .de, .es, .it. The email did not state the reason why. I called them to which they told me I cannot speak to anyone and nobody can help me, and that I need to email them. So I emailed them and received a response 7 days later. To which they told me ONE customer has reported an item as counterfeit. The item sold was £25. So they are holding over £50 one month on.
They have still not released my funds. I have provided them with invoices directly from the manufacturer. They have emailed me to say that they need to keep the funds for 90 days. Due to this we have no option but to liquidate the company and ruining my relationship with all my suppliers. It is going to be very hard to get back up from this. THANKS AMAZON. PLEASE DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER SELLING ON AMAZON THEY WILL DO THIS TO YOU TOO!
Reviewed Jan. 11, 2015
I ordered the item and tracked my order on the site, it was showing that order returned as the customer refused to accept it, which was not true. The second order for same was also returned by saying that premises was closed. I am really disappointed with the customer service of Amazon. Not a good idea to trust Amazon anymore.
Reviewed Jan. 11, 2015
I rented two textbooks from Amazon in August of 2014. My books were due December 23, 2014, but unfortunately I left them in my dorm room and could not access them until I went back for the spring semester. I extended the rentals, but I was still a few days short. I was charged for purchase of the books, and it hit my bank account pretty hard. I contacted a customer service representative and he could not have been more helpful! He made the shipping labels available and refunded my bank account right away. I could not be happier with their service!
Reviewed Jan. 11, 2015
Amazon.com allowed their seller to send item out to people, but it do not work. Then Amazon cancelled my account for any reason. The seller be scamming you when you call them and tell them you want your money back. Someone need to report this so everyone can know about this. Amazon and their seller are the biggest scammer ever. Thank you for giving the chance to leave my complaint.
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2015
Amazon locked me out of my account. They requested info from my bank. So I had a banker from my bank fax them the info. They responded with the same gmail. I had the same bank and debit card for years. Now there's a problem. I don't believe that. Before this happened I saw they charged me a large shipping fee. They said I would be reimbursed and they also gave me a gift card to use on my next purchase. Well I was never reimbursed and I couldn't use the gift card cause it was on the account I was locked out of. Like really amazon...
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2015
I ordered on the 8th of October from AMAZON and received on October 18 -- order ID **, what were described as small gold hoop earrings--a gift for my 12 yr old granddaughter. The earrings were HUGE--way too big for a child. I contacted Amazon and suddenly I find I had not bought from them but from a company in China. Amazon gave me their details--bead wholesaler in China--I contacted them and explained. They said because they had put a size, I would have to pay for return--I did. Returned them 19th October, am still waiting for my refund.
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2015
Amazon is a fraud website. They make up issues and try to hold on your money. I had a technical issue on my account on 1/6/2015. It was not my fault, but Amazon they blocked/suspended my account for not shipping the items. How can I ship something to someone if I don`t have the address and the seller's name? Now they are making up issues, do this, do that, send feedback request to buyer, provide information where you got the items from, how long you have been selling, are you selling anywhere else.
I am sure Amazon does that to many other people so they can keep the money for them self. It also happened to 3 of my other friends. You must be spending the money on stock or something elsewhere. They create issues on your account and keep a hold on your money for 90 days. I would never ever recommend anyone to sell or buy anything on Amazon. You really don`t want to see anyone go through the same pain as me and my family is going through right now.
I am very disappointed with Amazon. On Saturday there was a technical issue on my Amazon seller's account. Amazon blocked or suspended my account for poor performance; saying no tracking number added and I didn't ship items on time. I have proof of every single item that I ship. I ship items twice a day so customers can get their items on time. I have to go through so much to get my money and my account solved. I am new to this Amazon selling; still learning. But if I knew this was sooo much pain for me and my family, I would have never opened an account. I will never ever recommend anyone to sell on Amazon. The cheap tricks they are playing to hold on peoples money.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2015
I have never experienced such a worst and careless customer service before I bought something from Amazon.in. I don't know how they claim themselves as "CUSTOMER OBSESSED" company. I am writing this, after 3 incidents happens with me by Amazon.
Incident 1: Bought 1 TV tuner card. Prepaid through card. Delivered an disputed item. Requested for return/refund. Nothing happened after 10-15 calls, 5-6 emails. Finally got refund after 32 days.
Incident 2: Ordered a dinner set. Cash on delivery. Delivered after 8 days (2 days after the expected date). Luckily checked in-front of the delivery guy and found 4 pieces broken. So returned there it self.
Incident 3: Bought a cosmetic product. Prepaid through card. Not yet delivered from last 10 days. Everyday I am receiving sms saying that - "shipped via Amazon Transportation Services Pvt Ltd., India, could not be delivered as no one was available to receive it." Though I am at home and my number is available for contact. I have called their customer service and provided an alternate number (four times to different executives) but still no resolution.
At the first incident, I thought maybe they missed for some reason. I blamed Indian roads for 2nd incident but after this 3rd incident, I am sure that Amazon is actually a very careless company. Their attitude towards customer is not right. They feel, they can acquire as many as customer because they have money to burn in TV and online advertisement.
My honest suggestion to you all folks, don't buy anything from Amazon. Their brand is gimmick and made on money not on service and commitment. End of the day it is our hard earned money which this type of company won't mind to take away and wash of their hands from responsibility. SO BEWARE BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHING FROM AMAZON.IN.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2015
I order a book for a Christmas present. The wrong book arrived and I contacted them. They passed the buck and said I had to go to the vendor. The vendor did nothing and could only be contacted through the site. I contacted customer care via the web, and phone lines, notified them I received no response from the vendor and it was a time sensitive matter as it was a Xmas present. Amazon did nothing. After days of trying to get help I received a call back from Amazon stating they would pay for the book and all shipping charges. However I had to pay for the book first as it was not a book from Amazon but another vendor. I received this in writing via an email.
I reordered the book at over double the price and then within hours Amazon told me they would not cover the cost as stated in the email and verbally. I was told they would issue a credit but that it could not be used to pay for the book I ordered, only items originating from Amazon. They refused to do a refund. I had to contact the vending company myself and cancel the order. In order to resolve the issue I had to contact the Better Business Bureau and the state of Washington consumer protection division. I was told to write the CEO a letter and he would get back to me. A lie again. I heard from a person in the executive office stating they would credit my account after Christmas. When I attempted to respond to the email I found that I could not reply as the return email address was invalid. This left me no way to communicate with the person sending the letter. I never received a replacement book. Amazon could have simply replaced the book and sent it on time for Christmas.
Updated review: April 24, 2015
I am not sure if my complaint has actually been resolved. Only time will tell. I had a fairly large order that didn't arrive in 3 days let alone 2. Under " contact us " I decided to write rather than call since calling has never done much good.
I got a reply very quickly and was offered an extra month of Prime. The 4th day rolled around and still no package. I wrote again but a bit stronger letter to say the least.
I asked why we are expected to review our items we buy and service from vendors we get but can not review Amazon itself. That is not right and a bit hypocritical.
I also stated that these items were bought on the Market Place and how did they expect me to give that vendor and honest review since the 1st question asked is did you receive you items on time. Am I suppose to lie or not review them at all ? Either way you are doing a disservice to the vendor and myself. The vendor has a 100% rating and I am not ruining that rating due to Amazon's mistake.
I got an immediately reply and I think it was from a supervisor. She said you write powerful letters but have valid points. :) She made a very good credit to my account. When I went to pay my bill, I had ordered the blu-ray box set of Deadwood, and she had marked it down a good deal also.
Since then I have had no problems at this time. Like I say only time will tell. The moral to this story is don't waste your time calling. Write them and convey your displeasure. It may or may not work as it did for me but it sure beats talking on the phone to get nowhere at all and they do ( or did for me ) respond quickly. BTW she did state specifically why the package was delayed. This what customer service should be. Stand behind your products and your service.
Original Review: Jan. 7, 2015
I have had a Prime membership for several years. In all that time I never had a problem receiving my orders in 2 days. The complete orders were normally all in one box or 2 if larger products. Not so in 2014 or so far in 2015. If I order 3 items I will get 1 or 2 of them in 2 days and the other(s) on the 3rd or 4th day. This has been very consistent. If I order 1 item I will get it in 2 days as promised.
When calling Amazon they always have the same reply "If I don't receive an order on the second day it nearly always arrives on the 3rd". Well Duh, I don't pay 79-99.00 a year for 3 Day delivery especially when it happens as often as it does. They go back to, "I am sure you will receive it on the 3rd day. If not call us back". Why? It will be the song and dance.
If you will notice on the checkout page where your items are listed it clearly states "Guaranteed Delivery Date" by each item. Yet 5 minutes later when your order confirmation hits your e-mail all of the sudden it says "Estimated Delivery Date". There is no "Guarantee" to it. There is a big difference between Guaranteed and Estimated. That folks is what is called Covering Your Butt!
Today's shipment I got 3 out of 5 items. All were shown out for delivery with UPS as in the past. Since this is happening more times than not when I order more than one item from now on if I buy 3 items or 10 I will order each and every item separately. Yes, it will be a little extra hassle but I will get my orders in 2 days again and make them stand behind their promise. They sure won't do it any other way.
I will then cancel my prime membership when it expires since the 2 day shipping is all I use. But I can sure live without it. The highest priced items I buy most often is dog food and treats. There are 4 online companies (that I know of) that are as cheap or cheaper than Amazon and if you spend 45.00 you get free 2 day shipping anyway and I easily spend that amount. There are plenty of places you can get free 2 day shipping on just about anything and these places know their biggest competitor is Amazon and they are going out of their way to meet or beat them on pricing and shipping.
I might add I have yet to get a late order, damaged order, or poor service with any of the ones I have done business with. Amazon is not the begin all and end all they would have you believe.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2015
I Googled this site because of some recent problems with the quality of items I received from Amazon. I too have spent a small fortune on items over the years with Amazon and am a Prime member. I have made an increasing number of returns, and have contacted their customer service and have bothered them until I get credit for my inconvenience and their ignorance on policies. However, I see a couple mentions of accounts getting closed after complaints or returns. Is that how it works? Should I expect to have my account closed soon? I received a bunch of packages over the past 24 hrs, and almost all have either damage, or are clearly used (and filthy) when I bought them as NEW. I am wondering if Amazon gets such low prices by selling returns and refurbished as new. I found this to be true at brick and mortar establishments such as Marshalls and TJ Maxx. What is the legal issues of selling items as NEW that are not?

Reviewed Jan. 2, 2015
I am an amazon customer and have been for some time. My account has been locked out due to suspect of fraud. After contacting customer support 22 times and giving your associates all my information 22 times and told that someone from special service will contact me if needed. To date no one has called or emailed me. Actually one person followed up on Monday with email. Only problem is that the email that it was sent from I cannot contact. Please help me with my problem so that I may be able to access my account.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2015
I just want to say that amazon.com offers first class service! Hey I lay back on my bed at home, scroll through what ever items I'm interested in at the time, make a buying decision, press a couple of keys, and Vroomm a couple of days later there delivering my items to my front door! By the way I did get out of bed to answer the door and receive my packages, hmm maybe I should hire a butler?
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2015
I am writing once again to complain of the shocking treatment I have had. Firstly your way of thanking me for being a loyal customer by giving me 2 gift certificates for other people that sign up to instant video. I would never recommend anyone to instant video. I spoke to a couple of your "advisors" about instant video and was basically told that I was lying and the quality between the free streamable videos and the ones that you rent are exactly the same. This is not the case and the issue remained unresolved, with me and my family actually switching providers yet still paying the monthly fee.
I had an issue with prime last year where my bank account was debited for an unauthorised subscription to prime for £49.00. I did get this amount back but it was not as instantly as it was taken. I believe the refund had to be requested then, authorised and then processed I think in total 5 business days. So when I checked the balance of my bank account on the 30th December and discovered there had been yet another unauthorised payment to prime this time for £79.00 I was well within my rights to feel robbed and let down again!!! I contacted my bank who instructed me to check my account and cancel any memberships or payment information I have with you. So when I went on to the so called help link and it revealed 1) I had no prime membership, and 2) you currently hold no payment details for me I was a bit astounded as to how these wrongdoings are taking place.
I contacted my bank again who called Amazon customer services on my behalf. I was frankly disturbed when I had to join the call in a conference call with yourselves and my bank as the advisor could not find any account for me. She was very unclear and impolite and kept moving the mic around so the sound of her voice was at times inaudible. It was a very uncomfortable telephone call. I informed her I am 28 weeks pregnant and didn't need the stress, she did not acknowledge this or offer empathy or comment. The outcome of the whole process is that once again I am out of pocket with Amazon only this time you managed to rob me 5 days after xmas. The refund should be in my account in 3 business days but as we have bank holidays etc. I am estimating this will be approx Tue or Wed at the earliest.
I was told at the end of the call I hope this problem didn't spoil my new year's mood. To be honest being left with no money the day before new year's eve did spoil my mood. But what a patronising thing to say. This is just the tip of the iceberg. I am still waiting for a delivery of my daughter's xmas gift ordered Nov with an estimated date of no later than Dec 11. It still has not arrived and communications with the seller have been abrupt and unresolving. They should state stipulate est delivery if they can not fulfill it, regardless of time of year. I am informing you now I DO want compensating, and will be interested to learn how you intend to do this, and mark my words if it is not deemed suitable I will be seeking legal advice, and spreading the word of my unfortunate experiences through local newspapers, the national press and social media.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2014
On Christmas eve I was suspended out of the blue because they said I printed postage too soon and that I sent out the wrong necklace with a locket. I sent out the necklace because it was better but people complained and I just sent the other one, even though it was cheap. Then they tell me they will tell me the answer on the 25, then nothing until the 27th. I could tell they wanted to hold two weeks pay back. I said "I can't have you not pay me when due on the 27th." I am a single (widow) mother who begged and borrowed to keep inventory in stock for the Christmas rush. I had to buy bags, labels, paper, ink, basic stuff. Christmas was nice I got my son extra gifts, I did not hold back, paid some bills, the mortgage.
So I am broke now. I have to beg for my money and I need to deal with this on New Year's Eve. I am so completely being given the run around that is beyond wrong. I am spending hours a day emailing non existent people, apparently. They are unable to give me a straight answer. I am so fed up because I have better numbers than theirs and I am being punished. My kid is being PUNISHED, by Amazon for something that I really don't think I did, except out of not knowing now I do. Easy.
They have made this into some big nightmare. I am still selling for them because I have beads I bought to sell when I wasn't having this issue, overdraft charges from the "Pay after Delivery" option on PayPal, on my bank account looks like about 1k overdrafts, fees, all kinds of crud, all because the money was supposed to be in the account on the 29th at about 3am. They don't have a plan for this according to one of the several messages back and forth.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2014
I changed my email provider from EarthLink to Kaballero.com. I recorded my change of email in the appropriate place at Amazon. When I tried to enter Prime, it never heard of me. I called the Tech support number and got some foreigner who could not grasp the situation. I gave her my old email, where I have spent at least $100,000 and she had no record of it. I gave her my new email, my full name, address, phone. She couldn't find any record of my existence. I am a very good customer. This made no impression on her.
After an hour, I gave up in disgust. I know if I could speak to an American who could follow simple logical thought processes, I could get this resolved. Amazon can't want to lose a spender like me because they outsource ALL tech support. There must be someone in America. The girl I talked to would not transfer me to a superior in America. Below you request order numbers and receipts. I am not contending any loss in dollars but the $99 a year I pay for prime and can't use. The Prime charge goes on my credit card.
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2014
Currently the owner of a completely USELESS piece of equipment. After spending almost $100 NZD on shipping just to have it here in time for Christmas, the Nutribullet that arrived at my doorstop was a HUGE disappointment. Amazon completely scammed me out of $190 NZD. On the page, they state that the product is meant for use in USA or Canada but it wasn't until I actually opened the package that I found the Nutribullet company doesn't allow the use of an adapter and any use of an adapter is forfeit of the warranty. Being annoyed at this, I tried to send it back. Amazon.com wants me to fork out another $86 just to have it sent back. By the time I've paid $86 for shipping both ways, I could have bought the product twice and still had money left over! Amazon shouldn't have sold the product to New Zealand if it is completely unusable here and I feel absolutely sick and disgusted on the amount of time and money wasted. Amazon should just admit their mistake in not warning me properly and not charge me another $86 just to send it back!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed Dec. 25, 2014
This is a medical office address which was staffed from 0800 to 1700 on 12/24. This Email was sent by Amazon at 1324 and the office was clearly staff including my presence there. This Email is an absolute lie. "We're writing about the order(s). UPS attempted to deliver your package but was unable to leave the package unattended. If necessary, please contact UPS to make alternate delivery arrangements. Please visit our help page for contact details of our carriers."
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014
Due to health issues I needed to make my Christmas purchases online. I placed the order on Dec 12, and used the option of free 5 to 8 day shipping. Now on Dec 23 I call to inquire about my order and was extremely rudely informed that this situation was my fault because the 5 to 8 day policy started from when they decide to ship, has nothing to do with when the order was placed and I wouldn't receive any of the items before Christmas because I used the "cheap shipping option”, and they could cancel part of my order but my money would not be refunded until I received the items and shipped them back to amazon. Wow that’s quite a scam!
In the meantime, no funds to buy gifts for my grandkids or any of the family for that matter. My doctor told me to make this Christmas special because I most likely won’t be around for another. Showing up empty-handed isn’t what he meant I’m sure, so what’s next? Ooh, I forgot to mention that the rep I last spoke with was a management member and really proud of his promotion from fry-cook, and is so holy he decided to hang up on me, no accident. He made it clear that my problem was mine not his and did not want to deal with this or me.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014
I listed 2 comforter on amazon and they both sold. The buyer who brought the second comforter had the post office attempt to deliver the item only to leave it sitting in the post office for 5 days with the tracking information showing item to be picked up. To make a long story short the buyer contacted amazon on the 5th day and told amazon that the item was damage even with the package sitting in the post office and claimed that the post office was looking for postage due. I prepaid for the shipping on amazon so after emailing the buyer to get the exact damage of the item she then emailed me back and said, "Well the item was not damage."
I told her that I needed the item back to assess the damage and that I would be charging a restocking fee along with the cost of the shipment cost and I emailed the buyer and told her that she never responded to me then another 4 days passed and she filed an a-z claim against me saying the item was different from the listing. Again, she never laid eyes on the item. It was still sitting in the post office and I responded to amazon within the 7 days and still they sided with the buyer and they charge my seller account. How can amazon side with lying buyers.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
I just created a seller account in Amazon. One of my friends is an expert in Amazon so I asked him to tell me anything he knows about listing and the rest. I signed in with his computer and he told me so many things. Day after this, I got an email from Amazon telling me that "We are writing to let you know that we have removed your selling privileges, canceled your listings, and placed a temporary hold on any funds in your seller account."! I knew my friend who I got help from had a suspended account with Amazon before so I thought as I signed in from his computer day before, Amazon thought this account is for him too so closed it. I appeal it and told them all story about this, but they answered me: "We are unable to provide detailed information on how we link related accounts. However, we have thoroughly reviewed our records and confirmed that we have significant evidence that your account is related to another previously blocked account."
I called them and talked with customer service. They opened a ticket about this issue and promise me that someone will call me in 48 hours to talk about this issue, also I got an email address from them so I can send an email to them too (No one called me as 10 days passed since then). I wrote another email to them mentioning all things that happened and telling them that I'll be ask any question or provide any documents you want to solve this problem. The day after I got this answer: "We regret we are unable to provide further information on this situation. Further correspondence regarding the closure of your selling account may not be answered. The closure of this account is a permanent action. Any subsequent accounts that are opened will be closed as well."
They don't even care about what are you talking about. I've never had a suspended account with Amazon so they shouldn't remove my seller privilege. I always sell and buy stuff from websites but my friend told me Amazon is really good too. Experience Amazon just for 10 days taught me to not using it neither for selling nor for buying.
At first, Amazon was a website to let people list their items for selling, but in recent years Amazon found out it is much profitable if Amazon list items themselves and just let people buy stuff, that is why they don't care about people who want to sell items on Amazon. Actually they don't need lots of sellers, they just want buyers! I am so disappointed with Amazon and will never use it. End of story.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
I would like to start by saying I've spent over $15k on Amazon over the last 5 years and I told everyone who would listen how great Amazon was. I would like to apologize to those individuals and retract my statement for the following reason: My bank failed to complete a transfer request into my main account which left me with no time to wait another day for another transfer as the purchases were Christmas gifts I had to wrap and ship before Christmas, so I set up my checking account from that bank to complete the Amazon purchase. After which, my bank sent the transfer even though online, there was no pending transfer and all the money was still in my account. Amazon uses a 3rd party company (TRS) to guarantee payment so only a portion of my items arrived. So until TRS contacted Amazon stating the issue has been resolved, my account would stay on hold and since they can't see my account, the status of the other ordered items was unknown. The same day of notification from Amazon that there was an issue, I went into my Amazon account and changed the payment method for all the items.
Then the Amazon rep brought TRS into the call on Thursday (12/18) and I offered a credit card to clear those items. That wasn't an option. It was stated the items had to be resubmitted through that checking account on Fri. 12/19. So I transferred the money back to the original account. On Friday, I drove to my bank and they apologized and refunded the fees they charged me and faxed a letter to TRS claiming responsibility for the mistake. I then contacted TRS again to ask why the items haven't posted. I was told the person who could check didn't have a telephone. Really? Nor could they confirm the receipt of the fax (They only have a hard fax machine so the paper fax was misplaced). I then brought my bank manager into the 3-way call and she again confirmed it was a bank error and offered to send the fax again which she did. After 2.5 hours on the phone, we were given the person who didn't have a phone and she confirmed it was bank error and had the fax but couldn't contact Amazon until I provided proof that the items were cleared (that call lasted 3 hours and 5 minutes).
Later that day, the items never posted. They didn't post until two days later on Monday 12/22. I contacted TRS rep and sent the proof of posting. She forwarded the request for release to her manager and Amazon at 9:00 AM. At 11:30, I called Amazon and the account specialist also didn't have a phone and they had no way to contact them. They could only send an email and wait for a response. On the first call, I spoke with a 1st level supervisor who wouldn't transfer me to her manager and was rude and she disconnected the call. I called back and got the supervisor's manager and while on hold, I called on my second cell and also got another supervisor's manager. One of them was unable to help me. The other one - Rod ** - was able to contact the specialist who was supposed to be in a vacuum and unreachable. Rod stated they had received the request from TRS and I would be receiving an email that my account was no longer on hold (that call lasted 2.5 hours).
I called amazon at 4:00 PM requesting that my account be released. However, no one is able to see an account that is on hold except the specialist in the vacuum that is unreachable by any human. I brought the TRS rep into the call and she confirmed all was corrected and the account should be released, but to no avail, because the vacuum people had to release it (that call lasted 1 hour 45 minutes). Tuesday morning, my account was released and the order for the remaining Christmas presents had been canceled by Amazon even though they were paid for through my regular credit card that has been on file with them for over 5 years. I tried to reorder but they wouldn't arrive in prior to Christmas, even with 1 day shipping. I will NEVER use Amazon again, I found some of the same items Amazon offered on the sellers website for the same price and they promised to deliver by Christmas eve. The other item, I found on Overstock.com for the same price with free shipping and guaranteed to be delivered on Christmas Eve.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
I recently bought a Sony Clock Radio from Amazon UK. It has a back-up battery which was dead on arrival - obviously a regular problem of stock that has been "on the shelf" for a few weeks, as the user instructions from Sony explain that the supplier will replace the battery FOC as a warranty claim. Except Amazon explains the only remedial process is for me to return the original item (in total) and they will send a replacement. But how does that help since the replacement will probably have the same problem! One could carry on replacing the product many times until maybe one clock radio would finally arrive with a working back-up battery?! In fact Amazon could send me two (!) new batteries for less cost than their paying the return postage on the product - but Amazon says they cannot do that!
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
The lady I contacted at customer service asked me to verify my account's address. I gave her the address and she told me it was incorrect. She asked me for 15 minutes. I finally asked for a supervisor. I gave him the same address once, and it was correct. SHE was so stupid. I couldn't believe she had a job there!
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014
I placed 135 orders with Amazon, over a span of a few months, and recently received a few boxes that had been very poorly packaged. Until this time, I had not returned any of my orders. However, I assume due to the Christmas season getting busy for them or something, some of the boxes were not packed well, and the items inside were ruined as a result. Also, there were a few items that they sent that were not as described on their selling page (i.e. used instead of new, when we paid for new, etc). On these orders ONLY, I requested returns. After authorizing the returns, sending UPS to collect, and refunding my money, Amazon sent an email stating that they were closing my account due to "policy violations". I can only assume they were referencing my returns, since that's the only thing I had done differently than the preceding months.
In the span of six months, I spent close to $7,000, so I am not sure why they have issue with a few hundred dollars - especially since the returns were sent back for valid reasons. I requested that Amazon reopen my account, but they refused. I then requested that they at least send me a copy of my orders, so I could track the ones that have not yet arrived. They refused.
They told me that they could send information on any orders, but that I would have to provide the order numbers or item names. This is quite impossible, since they won't let me access my order history! There are too many orders to remember which particular items and order numbers I need to send them. Now, I have no way of tracking my orders, to be sure they all arrive safely, and also to be sure I remember all of what I've ordered that needs to arrive. Totally unfair and they are completely unwilling to even open the account for a few days to allow this.
When I asked them why they were closing the account, they just gave some sort of nebulous response about how they can't tell me what caused them to make their decision, but that my account was linked to another one with the same last name that had violated their policies. I have many relatives who have Amazon accounts, and don't understand how what any of them did or didn't do with their accounts has anything to do with me and my account, but am angry at being treated this way unnecessarily.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2014
I ordered for a Christmas gift. Well they didn't fulfill my order stating my payment wouldn't go through...I think in a case where time is important they should call instead of e-mail so at least the gift might arrive on time...I know it's not a guarantee because the post office is union and only get their job done at their pace...as if they don't get paid enough for what they do.. Come on others work and for less money I might add....Unions what a joke!!
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2014
I purchased a subscription to "Kindle Unlimited" as a gift for my 86 year old mother who is dying of pancreatic cancer. We discovered that there is nothing "unlimited" about it and it is in fact quite limited. I called amazon.com and asked them to convert the subscription to an amazon gift card and they refused.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2014
Beyond irate right now! Placed an order with Amazon for Little Tikes indoor N outdoor bbq on December 16th and it originally stated that it would arrive by December 24. Go to check order status today because I had ordered numerous things for my 19 month old for Xmas and already received some things. NOW the shipping date on the BBQ was changed from Dec 24th to arriving between Dec 24th and Jan 2nd. I tried to upgrade the shipping method to expidited (not even upset at this point about the shipping change that I was unaware of because its christmas), it takes me to the shipping page and only gives me the option of "standard shipping" which is what I already had originally and the page had a confirm button. There was absolutely no warning given that even though the shipping method was staying the same that the dates would change. I hit confirm because there was no back or cancel button. It changed the shipping date to Dec 26th to Jan 2nd. EVEN THOUGH THE METHOD WASN'T CHANGED!! I call Amazon customer service and of course get someone in another country. They try and upgrade to expedited and couldn't. So I asked for my order to be out back to Dec 24th to Jan 2nd instead of the Dec 26th to Jan 2nd.
I was told that this cannot be done because I already updated the order - even though nothing changed. I asked for a supervisor - they told me same thing and that essentially when I hit confirm I was put at the back of the line. I asked to be transferred to a rep in the United States. Talked to a member of leadership management or some BS and was told that they couldn't do anything as well. This is a choice that Amazon makes with having this policy - a choice and when it's a choice they can change it and they refused. My shipping method did NOT change and there was no warning before you hit confirm that even though the shipping method did not change that the dates could change.
Seriously thinking of talking to a lawyer base on the principle of the matter and I am sure that there is a lawyer out there that wants a suit like this that could turn into a class action suit and cost Amazon money. This is a misleading policy that needs to be changed and the only way to compel them to change it would be a lawsuit because they are so big. It's a shame because I am a Prime Customer and so is my husband. But I think that is going to change. I ended up canceling the order and buying the product somewhere else and I will have it by 12/24.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
Being conversant with the Jane's Naval and Weapon System Guides, I expected to pay a high price for their "Guns Recognition Guide" I ordered through Amazon one marked as new at $362, only for second hand at $77.84. The shipping job was delegated to Big River Books, through Abe Books and I was surprised when I received a book which Harper and Collins marketed at $24.99! Abe Books said they could sell a book for any price and that by contracting to purchase, I had to accept the book at that price. I could return the book however and they would refund the money. Caveat Emptor! Sharp practice!
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
I made two separate orders, each with over $35 of merchandise which was to have free shipping. Both orders were filled and included shipping charges. I finally found a way to contact Amazon (because there is no info on that on their website) and got to someone who just kept repeating the same lines over and over. I asked to speak with someone else and she said there was no one else. When questioned on that, she asked who exactly I wanted to speak to, and I told her a supervisor. She tells me she will check and see if the supervisor is available. He gets on the phone and gives me basically the same lines. I have used Amazon before and been satisfied, but I am EXTREMELY annoyed about this nonsense and told him that I am planning on sending back approx. $200 worth of merchandise, and cancelling my account with Amazon. It's the principle. They probably don't care, but I'll have done what I think is right. (I don't even think it was a supervisor. Probably just the guy sitting next to her.)
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
They said I was not authorized to use my own gift card so my account was canceled and my orders were sent back when they were paid for. Now they are running me in circles cause they don’t want to refund my money. They want to keep almost 800 dollars of mine.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
I have ordered the Zebronics Pop 2.0 Multimedia Speaker (Purple) on 4th of Dec and I received the fault speaker so that I returned it on the next day. But due to technical error, the return was not able to place. So raised for return on 10th, there was a person who carried the order and said I will be receiving my check but then it's sent to blue dart courier services on 12th of Dec and these guys are not even responding.
This is response from blue dart and whenever I call the courier service. They disconnect the call and when they pick, they are saying their servers are low and when I called amazon, they just want me to wait and this courier is near to my place with in 5 kms. If someone wants a voice record of conversation with amazon contact me on ** and the senior from amazon was Ms.** who wants me to still wait.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
I purchased a video camera, microphone, video lighting kit and white backdrop from Amazon.com. Of the four items, THREE had defects. The white backdrop had a tear in it upon arrival, the camera wouldn't even record because the lens cap would not open (it was an auto cap that was supposed to open when the camera turned on), and the lighting kit was clearly used, as it had myriad scratches dents, and dirt on it when I took it out of the box. After the SECOND use, one of the lights in the kit stopped working. I don't know if there was anything wrong with the microphone or not because after opening three products that didn't work, I shipped the whole lot back. To add insult to injury Amazon charged me SHIPPING FEES to return! Lesson learned: Either buy locally (from a place like Guitar Center or Best Buy), or buy direct from the manufacturer's website. Amazon products seem to be rejects, defects and returns that are shipped out to customers.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014
I ordered a Bushnell Tour V2 Standard Edition Golf Laser Rangefinder from Oldad0175 on Amazon. The vendor said the item was shipped and provided a fake tracking number (**). I contacted the vendor who was non-responsive about shipping. I made a claim as soon as I could (Amazon’s website delays filing for a grace period). Amazon had automated responses for me and sent an automated response to the vendor. Then I contacted Amazon directly by phone to find out the progress. They said, “Be patient. The vendor needs time to respond.” They even suggested that if the item was received after the promised delivery date that I would have to pay shipping back to the vendor.
More than a week later and 2 more email contacts with Amazon and another phone conversation and they are still saying wait for the vendor to reply and they haven’t credited the money back to my account. Then they offer me a 7.48 coupon for my trouble on an item I paid over $200 for. I told them to pass it onto one of their executives. All of their delays come down to strict policies which give their vendors time to respond. Where is the common sense. This guy never even responded to one of the emails from Amazon and when I looked back in his history this is not his first time for doing this. It is clear they are more about protecting unscrupulous vendors than their customers. They work so hard to create this image of a world class vendor but the devil is in the details.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2014
Amazon is powerful, I get that now. Wow. I listed alarm company signs that you place in your yard. ADT signs to be accurate. I buy storage auctions and there were about 40 in there. Well I created an account. I browse through the listings, see another sign exactly the same as mine and click "sell similar". After that I sell 20 signs in 5 days at $35 each. I ship 11 with my own money at about $6 plus packing supplies, etc. Amazon pays every two weeks. Then I get a notice saying "account suspended" and why. ADT looks for people selling their signs, what I was told is their signs remain their property and so on. Honest mistake. I get mass responses to my email, nothing typed by hand just from letter stuff.
I was under the impression that I could sell them, others were too and my listings went on for a week. Now, they're holding MY money for 90 days (mind you I was supposed to get my $378 December 23). So, honest mistake, I try to explain myself. Yes, I was dumb for not being more thorough on looking up what I could list. But now, no Christmas money. Is this even legal to hold my money for 90 days? Talk a out the grinch who stole my Christmas...sad and disappointed in the entire process.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
I recently purchased a refurbished 48" Smart Vizio TV through a reseller on Amazon "Good as new Electronics". The TV arrived promptly but the smart capabilities on the TV do not work. In addition the TV randomly turns itself off. I contacted the seller and they said to contact the warranty company. I did and then went back and forth between the warranty company and the seller to return the TV. My major problem is having to ship the TV back before the seller ships a replacement. I told the seller I am willing to guarantee the TV so I am not without a TV during the holiday for probably about 2 weeks. I also contacted Amazon customer service several times and have not heard anything back from them. There is also no way to follow up on a claim. There is no record of the issue on my account, no audit trail.
When I tried to write a product review Amazon rejected it 5 times claiming I violate their rules. My last post basically said the smart TV functions don't work and Amazon refused to post it. I also cannot find the seller to write a review since it is really the seller I am having a problem with. Why can't I post negative feedback and why can't I get a replacement without returning the TV first? Why can't I let anyone know my experience? I rely on the product reviews and Amazon claims they post bad reviews but I feel I have been censored over and over and have received little if no consideration for my problems.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
My mom bought a pair of boots using her credit card through my account. Why did she use my account? Because I am a prime member and had a 30% off coupon. Amazon shut my account off because of "fraud", they sent an email stating they contacted the cardholder and their financial institution and I didn't have permission to use it so they are canceling my account! I contacted customer service, 20 plus times and filed over 10 reports and still no contact back. My mom went so far as to contact Amazon to let them know it was her card, she used it, the boots were shipped and all was legal. Still no contact back, my account is still canceled!!!! I want to know why they can accuse me of fraud, suspend my account without doing the proper investigating. I just want an answer from someone in that department. Can anyone help?
Updated review: Jan. 4, 2015
Thankfully the laptop did arrive in time for Christmas but it took me calling customer service twice and threatening to cancel my order before they shipped it. It was listed on their site as "IN STOCK" so why they took over a week to ship it after I paid for it is beyond me.
Original Review: Dec. 15, 2014
Ordered and paid for a laptop a week ago. Still not shipped! This was supposed to be in stock and after 3 chat sessions, one email to cut service and one call to cut service they still have not shipped this thing! All they keep telling me is I will have it by the 20th. HELLO! This is a Christmas present you idiots.... I don't want to “hope” it arrives in time for Christmas morning!!! I usually have a good experience with Amazon but it looks like they are headed downhill fast like every other American Corp. What a joke!
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
After having such bad experience with Amazon, received an email "Please keep in mind that using one of these methods does not mean you'll receive your shipment on the next or second business day. Upgrading to One-Day or Two-Day shipping does *not* change how long it takes us to assemble and ship out your order--it only reduces the delivery time after the item leaves our fulfillment center. For example, an item marked as "usually shipped within 2 to 3 days" and upgraded to One-Day shipping, will usually leave our fulfillment center on the second or third business day and reach you on the third or fourth business day."... hmmm... big change... In this case I do not see the reason to use Amazon anymore, and going to cancel Prime account... Feel upset that the best business in the country decided to follow common trend: cheap, untrained outsourced customer service, high prices, broken promises, poor confusing shipping conditions.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
When I purchase my boots for my upcoming trip, I contacted Amazon's chat to ask for advice which kind of shipping I should opt for. I went along with the representative's advice but the boots didn't arrive on time. I went online to seek help but the customer service officers presented to get in touch with UPS and assured me that the parcel will reach in time. I only realised that they did not attempt to get in touch with UPS when I called UPS to verify when I will receive the parcel. UPS has NO record of their call. Even the supervisor Shiva who assisted me was unhelpful and gave empty promises. Can anybody tell me how I can give a formal feedback to Amazon's management? They need to know what's going on!
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
I have ordered 2 T-Shirts from Amazon site. I got Email & SMS from Amazon site that my order got delivered. When delivery boy came, he delivered only one item, I asked him for second item, but he didn't have any idea about it. Then I have called customer care guy (Gurav **), he told me that "you will receive your second item by EOD."
I was waiting for the delivery till 4 pm then I had called customer care again, then other customer care guy (Sahil) told me they have missed it. I have also talked with supervisor and he was talking the same thing. I have request them to resend the same item again, because that item was available on their website but he said I have to order it again. I have all the mails from Amazon, if you want then I can show you all. I request you not to order anything from Amazon.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
When I ordered the hair accessories, I didn't realize the item was coming from China, until more than a month went by, and I didn't receive the item, nor a tracking number. I don't ever purchase out of the country. I searched Amazon website, and couldn't find any where that Amazon lets you know the item is coming from out of the country. Amazon contacted me, that I didn't do a Feedback for the item, so I went and did a Feedback, but Amazon re-contacted me, and said "they would print my review if I would go back and re-word it, to a positive experience. Amazon does not post negative Feedback." I was offered to buy something else, but turned the offer down. The item in question wasn't an expensive item, but a memorabilia item, yet the experience was not expected.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
I have been selling products online for over 5 years, we started selling on Amazon for almost a year now. All I can say is do not get sucked into their world of stress & mental abuse. This is my full time job as I have health issues that stop me from working outside of my home. We slowly started to build our business with Amazon online & right when we started to do good during this holiday season, the season that every online seller looks forward to, they suspend my account claiming they have proof of me having another account with them that was shut down. I tried to appeal the case like they told me to. All I got back is "sorry to inform you that your selling privileges are gone you can never get them back." They have proof and cannot give me any more information about this.
So now they have over $5,000.00 of my hard earned money they are trying to keep, closed my entire online business down that I worked hard to achieve within a year & took my money. How is this fair? How are they still in business? I know I am not the only one out here with complaints. Why do we not stand together and bring these people to justice. Since this is my only income not sure how I am going to pay my bills when they are holding all of my money. This is **!!!
Reviewed Dec. 14, 2014
I ordered bar stools from Amazon on behalf of Cavalier Wholesale in April 2014. Within a month a bar stool stopped working (going up and down). They sent me their phone number on their response and asked me to contact them for screws missing. So when the first chair broke I just used the phone and called them about it. They said it was something I did. I just let it go, which I should have not done. Now another chair is doing the same thing. Now down to 4 working bar stools out of six ordered. Amazon will not do anything about it! I even talked to a manager and still nothing, no refund or replacement parts!!! Amazon will be short lived with this type of mind set!!! Make sure all communications are done on amazon so you back up your story, do not contact seller by phone!!! Stay Away from cavalier wholesale. Their BBB rating is F on a scale of A+ to F. They will not even contact BBB back on claims. These are the types of sellers Amazon sells for and backs up.
Reviewed Dec. 14, 2014
My order no. is **. Had ordered a laptop in a lightning deal on Dec 12. Got email/sms confirmation and have screenshots for order placed. Later the order was cancelled & removed from the order history without my approval. Have been following up with service desk for 2 days now & I get the same response that the supervisor is busy & a callback will be arranged ASAP. Disappointed with the insensitive customer support. Have no option but to opt for other modes to communicate my grievances. While they have cancelled the order just by sending out an email to a single customer, the deal is still highlighted on various GSOF websites as a loot/lightening deal, which is still misleading/fooling customers. As a customer I feel that the order placed should be honored by AMAZON! Still waiting for a reply by amazon on this.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2014
Amazon intentionally removed the hdmi output from last years kindle fire hdx in order to sell the new line of Fire tv products. This simple feature allowed you to watch your Fire content on your television and computer with a simple cable. Now they just informed me that they added the feature back into this year's model for another 400.00 Dollars!!!! This was their plan to try and force consumers to buy another tablet once they discovered the unfortunate truth. Listen closely! You can NOT mirror and kindle fire hdx without an internet connection. This means no sharing pictures or movies you took with the kindle fire camera with grandmom who does not have an internet connection. No watching tv "on the go" as amazon advertises. They even insinuated in their ad when I purchased the unit that you could "mirror" the device. There was no disclaimer telling you that you now need an internet connection to do so. Be very careful with their device. You will regret not buying a tablet with hardwire output. Trust me. Go with a different device like the Apple I-pod. At least that's a "real" tablet and not some ripoff device.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
If you're a customer on Amazon, the only thing they're good for is refunding money no questions asked. Other than that, customer service, especially the department that deals with reviews, is SO RUDE. I wrote a complaint about a seller and they took down every one of my reviews for no reason and kept giving me a copy/paste response that made no sense. I'm not sure what's going on, but someone isn't paying attention to how they treat people. Now they won't let me write reviews at all and it makes zero sense. Their MTurk department is worse where they pay people $2-$4 an hour to work.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
I have been a loyal Amazon customer for 12 years. Without notice Amazon closed my account. Their customer service department is overseas, even the management. They just gave me generic responses without any details or reasoning.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
I called Amazon Customer service this morning and spoke with a representative Eva. The purpose of my call was to request a refund for Prime membership for my parents who are senior citizens living in Ireland. They had just realized that there was 81.58 Euro ($99) charge on their card for amazon membership. They had called the bank who said one of them must have signed up for membership and told them they paid 60 Euros ($79) the year before. Distressing at the best of times to throw money away without realizing it, but more distressing for senior, in part because of limited income but in part just a demoralizing sense of not being on top of things anymore. The only number I could find for Amazon Customer service was a 1-888 number, which they cannot dial form Ireland. So I did.
What transpired was a heartwarming tale of goodwill. Eva patiently spelled through every email address I know of for my Mom and/or Dad. We found the one that was registered with Amazon and at the end of the 20 minute call, they have a full refund pending to their visa account, for this year's membership and for last. They have their money back in the bank and they feel on top of things again. I cannot thank you enough Amazon, or Eva. I am surprised and impressed by the lack of red tape, the ease of processing the request and your corporate policy that allowed Eva the discretion to assist us in the way she did. You made my parents' day, and for that I am truly thankful. On one of their trips, or perhaps even.
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2014
I made a purchase of a plant that I wanted and was hard to find on Amazon.com, and they took payment information from me which included my card number etc.... However, I placed this order around an hour ago, and the charge is still not showing up on my card as yet. Is this a bad thing, or are they just slow to process an order?? Can anyone please explain this to me, and thanks in advance!!
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014
I have been ordering items from Amazon for over a year. They package the items very nicely and have good service. There have been a few times when I did not receive my package, but they are very easy to contact. I was able to contact them through live chat and email. They reply very quickly and have always found a satisfying solution. They give me my money back and apologize for everything.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2014
I am a vendor and reseller on Amazon and for over 2 months now what they've owed me for the goods I've shipped to their buyers only trickles in in small amounts, with no ultra clear when or if I will get a final lump sum and further, I am still not being paid upon shipment confirmation. They owe me over $200.00. It was not like this a year ago this going unpaid. Now suddenly I have to ship then wait but fact is I cannot afford to do this anymore. Not dissatisfied but virtually angry. It’s an awful maze trying to resolve such a thing via emails, so although most people don't want to do it I suggest trying to speak to a live rep. When will I be paid? According to 'the schedule' but that's ineffective, as I have ALWAYS been compensated by other granddaddies such as Etsy, eBay or B&N.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
I have had a HORRIBLE experience with 'Lightinthebox.com' - Worst EVER!!! Makes me appreciate AMAZON PRIME so much! So fast, orders correct, returns made easy. I LOVE YOU AMAZON.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014
Ordered Visual Land Prestige 10-inch Tablet with 16GBMemory (purple). Amazon Order Number **. The Last day of Return this product was October 12th, 2014. About 1st of November this product was broken (UI failure) and could not be repaired. Try to fix and unable to correct the problem (completely not working). I spent $107.43 (USD) for only 3 months. Never trust any product from Amazon.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014
I love Amazon's prices, but when it comes to the state of the items when they arrive, it's a mixed bag. Just last week I ordered a hard drive and it came in a ripped envelope. The actual drive seemed to have some nicks on it, but luckily the actual device seemed to work ok. Would be better if they put it into a box and added some additional packing material to keep it safe.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2014
Despite the reputation Amazon recently got about their taxes, I have to admit when it comes to being fair with customers they certainly are and make up for any other "dubious" behavior they may have. First of all, Amazon is always cheaper for books hands down. I only ever find good deals at supermarkets, but usually I buy all my hardbacks and paperbacks on Amazon. Post even when using free super delivery can be very fast indeed.
Once, I had an item not received, from a seller on Amazon, contacted Amazon via "Call Me Back" help link, and they offered to refund me straightaway. Another time, I found out a book I bought 2 weeks prior there, was now further reduced by another £15. I had them ring me back again and moaned that I thought it was a little frustrating to see the price gone further down. THEY without hesitation offered to pay me back the difference right there. This is extremely good commercial behavior that I am sure very few companies would adopt!
Lastly, I had a disappointing experience with an Amazon home ware seller. His listing was misleading and packaging split to boost. Seller was in denial about his listing "misleading" title & photo. So after giving him 2 chances to make up for it, which he declined, I told him I'd deal with Amazon instead and Amazon encouraged me to open an A to Z protection case, requesting to keep item and get half refund for reason of misleading title. 4 days later, I got the response from Amazon that they now refunded me the totality of purchase, not half. I got more than I hoped for and without any hassle. Amazon, I salute you for always having been fair.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
I bought a Kindle for a birthday present November 2013 through Amazon. The leather cover that I also bought was the wrong type and didn't fit the Kindle. I ordered the correct cover and returned the wrong one. Amazon say that they never received the return and won't return my money. When I contact them for clarification my requests are ignored. The cost for the leather cover was £28.87.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2014
I was working on purchasing the Samsung Galaxy S5 as a gift for my wife. I clicked on the phone, went to upgrade my Verizon Family Plan, she was eligible for an upgrade, but when I typed in her number through Amazon's eligibility section, it said she wasn't up-gradable. I contacted Verizon, and they verified she was, then when I went back to Amazon, they had sold out of the phone. The one I had in my cart disappeared, and they said they couldn't help it. The fact that they couldn't verify the upgrade cost my wife her phone.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2014
Ordered Items worth $25.00 to be shipped to Billing Address (one click and confirmed by Amazon). Items sent by default to an overseas address instead, not Billing Address. I had to pay for shipping and import duty - $40.12 + $17.28. Amazon will only Refund me shipping costs of $40.12 when I order something else from their company. I am out of pocket $17.28, plus I don't have the items AND I have to order something else to get my money back (so to speak). Cannot understand why if I asked for it sending to Billing Address (and they confirmed this) that it should be sent somewhere else!! It seems to be my problem. Very frustrated and not happy!
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2014
I have sent the item to the buyer and the item is on the way. The buyer filed an A-Z claim, so I represent to Amazon the circumstance. However, Amazon refund to buyer within 24 hours even though the item is on the way. How I end up? I end up with lose $162.99 value of item and extra shipping I put and has to pay back to amazon $162.
Dec. 13, 2014 Update: We are the seller of amazon and we sell some stuff on amazon. After the buyer received the item does not work but that is not true because the beats company test multiple times before they send it. Actually, I do really mind that whether people lie or not. Just if the buyer does not want the item, just return to me and we refund the money. However, Amazon refund the buyer without let the buyer refund the money. This is not the first time. As a small business, we cannot afford to lose $199 like this. Please help us to get the item back or charge back.
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2014
TV damaged, replacement comes broken. Second replacement appointment is missed (3 hours of my day wasted), I call amazon, they say the TV was not with the carrier yet - no one told me. Amazon claims it will let me know when the TV is ready to deliver. A day later, the delivery guys call me from my place (no appointment was made) and I'm not even close to home. We set a new time that day, they don't come. We set ANOTHER time that day, they call me one hour before that set time and I sprint home for the replacement TV delivery.
The delivery guys open the box, we check if the TV works - it does. I then tell them to take away the busted TV and replace it with the new TV. THEY REFUSE to take the old TV. I tell them to CALL DISPATCH and they REFUSE. So I tell them to leave and I keep the TV. I call amazon and they REFUSE to give me ANYTHING, not even some extra Prime account months due to this TERRIBLE service. Amazon does not care if our time is wasted and they will continue to give their business to Pilot delivery despite this incident. I have wasted HOURS of my time on this and AMAZON will not give me a THING for it.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
I had ordered a few items eligible for free super shipping and they were sent from New Jersey according to the order tracking. My friend in New Jersey ordered exactly the same items the next day and also chose free shipping. It took the both of us 5 days to get our stuff. WTF. Why would my friend get his so late since he lives there? Oh I know. Because Amazon intentionally ships it from the furthest distribution center from the delivery location. When I called and confronted Amazon about this they flat out lied and said they ship from the site that is closer. BS.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
Holds money. Amazon abuses their power and does with me however they please.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
I order from amazon and was charged shipping. The order was over fifty dollars and amazon clearly states no shipping charge if order is over fifty dollars.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2014
I have been a member of Amazon Prime since it started. They automatically renew my membership and I have been happy until the past year or so. While the free 2-day shipping is a great perk up and until the past 18 months the prices have been very good and returns WERE easy. If you pay attention you will notice the prices have crept up and now are much more than other retailer. It's cheaper to buy products at other retailers and pay to ship 2-day service. The return policy is simply terrible. If you buy a gift in advanced and it doesn't work if it's past 30 days, forget about returning it. I am stuck with several items that were wrong size or the recipient doesn't like it. I think it's time the word gets out about this disservice. I hope a competitor comes up with a better shopping experience for online purchases.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2014
Yet again Amazon was late in delivering a package. Their response was yet again to give a free month of Amazon prime membership. This time the item was time sensitive and cost me the lives of all the fish in my fish tank. It was a tank heater to keep them at tropical temps. The free month of service was not worth 150 dollars in fish! I will never buy anything from Amazon that must be there on time!
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2014
I have ordered Nokia Lumia625 Mobile phone and Flip cover on Oct 21 on amazon.in in an Offer Rate which I saw adv on Times Of india, giving at offer price in amazon website. I paid rs 6999 through online for mobile and flip cover, I paid rs 249. But next day Oct 22nd, I cancelled these 2 ordered.. My Mobile ordered id is Order ** and Flip cover ordered id ORDER ** cancelled on Oct 22nd. I asked for refund after 8 days. On Nov 1st they said they have not received the item to their center.. Nov 5th, I chatted with amazon customer, they said they 5 to 10 days they will return my money. They said in Nov 15th they will return my money, they said.. Nov 14 I chatted with them, they saying still 4 days to wait to refund my amount, so I asked the seller contact number so that I can contact him directly. But their answer was really SHOCKING TO ME.. The answer is they don’t their seller mobile number.
Nov 14th they said 24 to 48 hours their customer care people will call me but still now no one called from amazon.. I am really getting fear that these people will never return my money rs 6999 + 249 =rs 7248. Overall, 24 days over which I am cancelled My Product still they are not refunding my money.. I don’t 24 days nearly one month they are talking to refund My amount.. Kindly take necessary action to them so that in future, no other customer should not suffer like me in future and with your help, tell him return my money. Selling product in amazon without seller information and seller contact number, this must be stopped by these online advertisers.. Then how we can get money Back With knowing the Seller Information?
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2014
I have ordered many items from Amazon. I am a prime member. Amazon is the most unbelievable company. Their service is extraordinary. Everything I have ordered has been less expensive than other sources, or the same price but so much easier to order and receive. Delivery is totally reliable. They also seem to have almost everything in stock. Also their return policy is fantastic. This is the best customer service company I have ever worked with. I have ordered a wide array of types of products. Can't possibly name them all.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2014
During Diwali (a major festival of India) there were big offers and sale from few of the online sites in India. Flipkart, online site from whom I have been buying for last few years did not have a sale during this period. I wanted to buy an 2 TB external disk and thought Amazon would be better place to buy due to the brand name. Had heard about Amazon International, hence did not bother to check about the reviews. Had ordered this hard disk with Amazon India and as many others have mentioned in the reviews here was ordered late. The worst part is they had delivered the wrong item 1TB hard disk. Had to call up their customer care and they coolly said return it. Told that I need that to be replaced by the actual item I wanted. After long conversations he said, return the order and place an new order again and that he would make sure the correct item is sent this time. I ordered another one again by paying the amount again. This time again it was delayed, though I had put for 2 day delivery, had to follow up many times before I got this.
Even the second time, it ended up with the wrong item. I call up customer care, they said they would check with the concerned department and research as to why it went wrong. But they are not worried about the customer. Again coolly they said return it and one of the customer executives even had put for an return order. I called them and told that I need to be compensated, they would check with the concerned department. Meanwhile my credit card bill came and I had to pay for the first order, the refund amount came only after I paid the bill. Now when I am checking what I could do next I see that Amazon India seems to be a big company cheating people by sending wrong items. This too when ordered through Amazon fulfillment.
I would request people not to buy from Amazon India and get cheated. The customer support replies are standard template mails with some small changes, there is no escalation route. I guess if it was there they would be the most busiest guys in the world with lot of escalations. God help our country and Indians. Sad to see even international big brand companies coming to India cheat Indians.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2014
I bought from Amazon.com: 1.) Exercise device - it was used and crappy - I threw it out. 2.) Commode liners for my aged mother. Arrived two months after it was supposed to arrive. Had to call Amazon 5 times to get delivery. 3.) An MP3 Player - Broken - Battery won't hold charge. I believe Amazon does not have any morals.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
Contacted amazon.com April at 6:19 Friday November 14th identified myself and provided security information to confirm this. Accomplished 3 separate Amazon on demand charges were on my account for 2.13 each one right after each other. Charges did not correspond to my email. After April searched for a few minutes, she was able to find the email that was associated with the charge. April said due to security reasons she could not give it to me and said transfer me to amazon on demand. Talked to Tammy and she confirmed they had the charged the email but would not give me what was charged or email to who had charged it. She said call the bank and tell them. Then asked for a ticket number ** and said wanted a supervisor. Then got Tonya. Well after 15 minutes got a refund but still refused what email charged it. So one of their staff possibly one of my staff it's OK for Amazon to take your money but they have no responsibility to tell you who took it. Amazon.com has some real security issues. They said they would refund the money so 1 hour and 10 minutes later I am told I will get back 6.39 but still have no idea who did it.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2014
We have been a seller for Amazon.com since 2011. Their so-called "policy" regarding the sale of pornographic DVD is an absolute joke. They claim to not allow porn, but they have thousands of listings and sell it themselves!! They will take down one seller's listings as "a violation of policy", but leave another seller's up. When you report the other seller's listings, nothing happens. I have documentation to support my allegations. They are disorganized, unfair, and inconsistent in their selling policies, particularly regarding this genre. Either it's allowed or it's not! Take down all the product pages that invite sellers to post their offerings. Don't tell us we cannot sell it, yet show the famous "Have one to sell? Sell on Amazon." We have lost thousands of dollars on merchandise we can no longer sell because Amazon blocked our listings. We have lost all respect for Amazon.com. Thank you for your time.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2014
We were recently asked to participate in a program with Amazon. This program allowed my company to list equipment and sell with no limitations on the amount of equipment in inventory. There was a monthly cost, a percentage and a template that needed to be added for easy inventory control. Amazon asks you to generate UPC seals on every piece in inventory. There is a cost to getting UPC's seals by another company but we needed them so we bought them, once the seals were purchased we found out that Amazon could not use any of them as this was older equipment, so we wasted money and a lot of time - days in dealing with these UPC's. They do not know what they are selling it seems.
On our first sale a customer ordered the wrong piece of equipment and he also added it wasn't working but in all fairness we asked him to send it back and we would send him another piece. I waited for two weeks for this customer to send the item back but in the meantime he issued a complaint to Amazon and also a negative feedback. Amazon refunded the customer while he still had my piece of equipment in his hands. Amazon's response was they were not responsibility and will not call the customer or reinstate the original sale. I appealed the case but no response. At this point I needed to contact him directly which I did, the customer will not send back my unit until Amazon tells him to. This is now three weeks later.
I tried contacting the customer through the Amazon channels and the customer's email is non existent. Amazon has closed the case and I am sitting here with a $900.00 loss, no equipment and he was refunded by Amazon directly from my business account. I tried many times to contact Amazon and I am asked to be patient on the automatic email system. I tried talking to my account representative and she boldly told me it's not her dept. and it's the last time she will talk to me.
This employee was suppose to explain all their features how everything works in their system but after one cancellation because of schedules she's non existent. The same dept. told me to generate a new email address for this account and it completely confused the Amazon system. I explained to use the other email for communications but nothing is happening. I tried all email accounts and see nothing. I Do not understand why this would happen, what gives Amazon the right to take money from my account (stealing) and decide to refund customer and let them keep the piece of equipment, how can they do whatever they want. I was going to list about $100,000 worth of equipment with them, now I will pull the account and want nothing to do with them.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2014
I made a purchase on the 17th of October for a Samsung S4 i9500 16GB Factory Unlocked INTERNATIONAL VERSION BLACK for $339.58 from my visa debit card. However before the item could be shipped I called and requested cancel which I was advised that the request was submitted and no money will be charge seeing I cancel ahead of time. Checking my online account I saw where the phone was - still in transit so I quickly called Amazon and request that I speak with a supervisor. I had to do over the whole request as the previous request was not done. This supervisor advice me that the refund is now done and the phone will be send back to them. The next day I realize the money for the phone was deducted from my account. I called again to find out what is going on and I was told the money will be refunded the next 2-3 days.
Upon until this day this has been an issue. I have not get my money back, I am getting run around that the money was sent back. I liaison with my bank and they do not see the refund or anything pending from Amazon. This is 3 weeks now. All they keep telling me, "the money was sent, check your email for confirmation". I am back and forth with them and my bank and still nothing. This is rather frustrating. I will never buy anything more from Amazon. This is the worst experience ever!!! My bank is querying the issue but I swear will not purchase anything from here.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
I've been an Amazon customer for years and until this last year and a half, have been supremely happy. But things have changed, and not for the better. What used to be fast and complete shipping is now "we'll ship it when we feel like it - and your order may not be complete." I used to order a couple of books and a couple of CDs and maybe another item, and they would all appear within 5-6 days in one box. Even the stores that sell through them are more reliable. My latest order - four books, all in stock and "shipped by Amazon," - weren't consolidated into one order. They are being shipped piecemeal, in three shipments (at no additional charge!).
What's worse is that two of the items said "qualifies for free shipping," something that I used to take advantage of. This time? When I got to checkout there was no free shipping option. This time, I paid for standard delivery - ordered November 4, expected delivery November 19 - two weeks! On November 11, exactly one week after ordering, I got notice that they had shipped one book. Late on November 11, I got notice that they had shipped two more books. However, the 4th one is still on hold. Amazon has to be losing a ton of money with these new shipping procedures. Three times the handling, packaging, and FedEx charges for one order. Big retailers make it up on volume but this is counter to profitable business practice. From now on, I'll search for other sources and kiss Amazon goodbye!!
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
I am a small player at Amazon. I sell books, catalogs, art dealer catalogs and the like at Amazon. Many of my catalogs and foreign books do not have an ISBN number which is required. So, Amazon asks that you request an exemption. I have applied eight times over the past month and a half and get replies to fill out the form, areas which cannot be filled out which do not apply are exempted, yet, the form cannot be submitted because these areas cannot be left blank. To top it off the last response was that they are too busy during the holiday season and cannot therefore issue such a number. Now I recognize I am a bit player. I made over $1000 last month which means Amazon also made money. However, clearly they don't care about their sellers. No wonder they are losing money!
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
I ordered roof coating from Amazon twice. The first time I received what I ordered the second time I received roof coating but not what I ordered. When I applied the new coating on, 20 hours later the coating washed off. Customer svc. said don't worry they would fix the problem and gave me $30 credit for the inconvenience. I received an email from Amazon that my claim was declined and I would have to deal with the seller, who refused to replace the roof coating. I am 72 years old, it took me 3hrs to apply and then see it wash away was just too much for me, it is not easy for me to climb a ladder. The first coating I applied never washed off after the rain.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
and he said after receiving my money I can reorder the product which I want exactly. So over all it will take 7 to 9 days of time to get my booked (choice'd) product.
My question is that: to buy a phone I want to to wait for 7 days (even I paid through online to buy this micro max canvas fire 104 white and gold, not COD), if I really want to buy a phone I can go to physical mobile store and I can buy... instead of that I chosen e commerce (amazon.in) because service will be prompt and it will come to my door step and product should be slothful and prompt service, but these people not meets up my satisfactory level.
Conclusion: Here I am giving message to Amazon India head (whoever) please please don't show your hurry/Interest to compete to other E-comer services such as Flipkart.com, please put your interest in customer fulfillment/satisfaction, otherwise you may be last in the queue in coming years. If possible please read my problem and try to don't make them repeat... Here I am lost trust on amazon.in.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
It was suppose to be a gift. First, you guys didn't help me in upgrading the shipping method. Second, one of your colleague told me he'll make sure the order will be shipped and delivered asap. Now you're telling me it'll be shipped tomorrow. What the fish do I do with it now? Since more business is coming these days, you guys are behaving like a rude **. Nobody helped me in upgrading the shipping method, I couldn't cancel it now because the product is not available and won't be able to order it again. Basically I'm stuck with a product which I was suppose to present as a gift today. You don't seems to have an answer now because I've typed a paragraph and there is no response from you.
There was no point of ordering a product online if I were in India. It's just that I've worked for Amazon and I know they won't disappoint me but I'm very much disappointed now and being an ex employee of Amazon, I can tell you that the standards have gone too low for a company as big as amazon. If I were to order this product from some other website, let's say myntra or jabong, it would have been delivered by now. Nowadays you guys don't care for your customers. Your customer support is rude these days and not willing to help. I know this feedback will never go to your higher management. Basically, you guys don't care about customers now. You are saying to me that I need to wait until 25th to get this ** delivered. I ordered it on 10th, how on earth will it take 15 days to deliver a product. I can get a parcel from India to Dubai within a week.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2014
5 star review from last month must be a Amazon employee, because I just purchased a TV with the promise by customer service at Amazon to credit me a 20% discount after the purchase was made. What happened? Basically, I inquired with them about a coupon code offering 20% off at amazon from www.coupons.com. They could not figure out why the code would not work, customer service rep told me to purchase the TV, and if the accounting office at Amazon could not fix it, she would give me the discount! No deal, Amazon would not stand behind their representative, and would not even let me talk to the representative who made the promise to me. Go figure, I won't be purchasing anything from them in the future!
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2014
I had high expectations from Amazon (& thought its service would be at least par with that of Flipkart or Snapdeal). It was with this faith and trust that I placed few orders with them. All this time I didn't knew that they are here to cheat us. Amongst one of the order was attendance machine Essl E9 (Order #**). I got a deal as they were running SBI card disc of 10% & booked it on 7th Oct '14 & made the payment.
After 2 days I got message that my order was cancelled. Upon calling, Rohan of Amazon informed me that order was cancelled because seller has gone "out of stock" & that I need to place new order which was available on their website at Rs 1500 more for the same item that was ordered last time. I told him that I'm not in urgency & can wait until seller replenish his stock. He insisted the same thing that he can't help me & that I've to book the same thing again at higher price. On this I told him that since it is marketplace of Amazon so they should either arrange to deliver me the ordered material or should compensate me for the difference. He however refused & ignored all my request. AMAZON is a cheating company & are in market to DECEIVE customers.
Then there is always a problem with the delivery. Every time I spoke to their customer support team, they assured me that the order would be delivered within the next 2 days, but it never was. To sum it up - AMAZON INDIA IS BY FAR THE MOST UNPROFESSIONAL, UNETHICAL, LOUSY AND DISGUSTING ecommerce service I have encountered in my whole life. If you are in India and want to shop online, we may shop at Snapdeal / Flipkart but should strongly avoid Amazon.
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014
I have received junk on my last several purchases from Amazon and requested they close my account. They informed me via email that it was now closed, but simply lied. I want to sever ALL ties with this company, but they actually refuse to close it. This is an issue with the company and the garbage they sell.
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014
I sold an ebook on Amazon through their Kindle program. Contract specified how and when royalty payments were to be deposited into my bank account. Seven days past when this should have happened, and I started making phone calls and sending emails. I received no meaningful help whatsoever. All I received was a regurgitation of the policy. I still have not received my thousands of dollars owed me. Nor have I received any explanation whatsoever.
I had another problem when I received a comment about my book where the "reviewer" called me derogatory names (clear violation of Amazon policy). I brought this to their attention and they would not address the problem until multiple requests to do so. Book title is EMP LOS ANGELES.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014
Never ever buy anything from Amazon. They have given me the worst experience till date using their Hi-Fi American cheating techniques. First they send me a duplicate battery. Secondly they charge me more for early delivery and send the product late well after normal delivery time. They have a weird set of delivery fellow whose brains are below their knees. When I call back for extra delivery charges they send me a mail saying gift card. Who are they gifting my money? The mail date and expiry date of the so called gift card are the same day :). Hilarious isn't it? This is the famous way of cheating :).. When I callback for product return they do all flip turns for 15 days. Then when I start insulting their executives then one fellow takes the product and still my money hasn't been returned. This is the worst experience anyone can have. I guess Flipkart is 100 times better.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2014
I traded in my iPhone 5 to Amazon for gift card. Phone was in great working order. Told me my trade in value should be $225. Got gift card for $100! Told me there were dead spots on my phone and image problems?! Bogus! Would not send back because I checked box saying that I would accept their counteroffer. Of course! The phone ran great!! You are better off taking to Apple Store, AT&T, or selling it yourself. Amazon customer service was not helpful and made me feel like I was trying to gouge them for $120! I will never shop Amazon again. May not even use the gift card on principle.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2014
I purchased two Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphones from Amazon.com and two 2-year contracts with ATT Thru amazon. The phones work great and I am very happy with ATT's service. However, about a month after having the phones, I received an email from Amazon saying that I owed them 400.00 for one of the phones because it was not on a two year contract with ATT... My account was put on hold and I contacted customer service immediately. Well they could not help and said that they would have an account specialist contact me in 24 hrs.... this never happened. I contacted customer service 4 more times and sent numerous emails to have this resolved... I even called ATT and they called them to tell them that both the phones were indeed on a two-year contract since they were purchased by me. Again they said an account specialist would contact me in 24 hrs... again this did not happen.
Almost a week later I received an email telling me that the instant discount policy team had made and exception and granted the discount..... Exception!!! What exception? I had been in compliance with their policy the entire time, my account is still on hold and it has been two weeks NOW!! This is a horrible company to deal with and we will no longer make big item purchases with Amazon. No one ever apologized or called, no credit voucher was offered. We have purchased thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from Amazon in the past and this is how they treat their customers. We have told everyone we know and will continue to avoid Amazon like the plague... Thanks Amazon for the worst customer service experience of our lives.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2014
I want to share details of the disgusting service I received recently. I placed an order for a Michael Kors watch and paid £155.13 with a 5 day delivery. I work in a hotel and 6 packages arrived, all for guests, and our Head Concierge signed for them. My watch was not there (I saw the deliveries and paperwork) and yet I received an email confirming that the watch had arrived and that he had signed for it. Wrong, wrong, WRONG. I then spent a great deal of time trying to speak to someone who could help as I called immediately to report the issue. The first lady I spoke to (Jai) was useless and didn't care, even going so far as to indirectly accuse the concierge of stealing it. He has worked here for 18 years and is the Vice President of a worldwide Concierge association so please don't insult us by implying that. Either we got disconnected OR, she hung up on me; but I didn't receive a call back. I received an auto email saying she would contact the carrier and get back to me within 2 days (didn't hear anything). Straight after that call I called back and spoke to a lovely lady (Caroline **) who showed empathy with my situation and I believe she genuinely wanted to help.
Bottom line though, the watch went missing and I was told that I should either just wait to see if it turned up, or I could get a refund which would take a while. If I were to place another order, she would add a note to my account to say I was to be refunded the delivery charge and told me to select the next day delivery option - which would be refunded. Was it? No. I needed the watch for a very special occasion - it was a replacement for a birthday gift to me from my disabled mother in law and I was going to be seeing her the following weekend at a family wedding. I had not told her that the watch she gave me had been stolen and I ordered the same watch asap in time for the wedding so she would not be made deeply upset and distraught. The total of my second order was £161.43. This whole experience was sickening. I said to Amazon on the phone that basically, the driver has a lovely new expensive watch for him to do as he pleased with...
I WAS TOLD THAT THE DRIVER WOULD NOT BE QUESTIONED ON IT AND THAT NO SUPERVISORS CHECKED THE VANS THE SAME DAY AS THE DRIVERS TOOK THEM HOME WITH THEM.... AMAZON AND THEIR COURIER COMPANY HAVE STOLEN FROM ME!!!! Simple. I was told that when the drivers "mis-scan" items (be it accidentally or on purpose) there is no way of tracking the item and it is up to the driver as to whether they want to hand it back in the following day or not. Their only approach to this was to refund me. Actually, saying that, I was surprised they were even going to do that much - might have been because I was spitting blood down the phone for nearly an hour. Are you actually kidding me? I'm absolutely furious. Thanks for the respect Amazon, really, thanks a bunch.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2014
When Amazon launched their operations in India, I had high expectations from them since they claim to be the authority, the numero uno when it comes to e-commerce. It was with this faith and trust that I placed a few orders with them. Little did I know that soon all my trust and faith in Amazon was about to be shattered. I have placed quite a few orders with them in the last few months and every single time they have failed to deliver on time. Worse, they blatantly dish out false promises and try to mislead customers into believing them.
To cite an example of their delivery services, an order placed on 12th October 2014 was delivered on the 27th of October 2014. When other retailers like Flipkart delivers most of their orders within 2-3 days, Amazon took 15 days to deliver one order. Not to mention the numerous emails sent to them and hours wasted in chatting with their customer service execs in the interim. Every time I spoke to their customer support team, they assured me that the order would be delivered within the next 2 days, but it never was. THEY LIE AND DECEIVE customers.
The ordeal just doesn't end there. Their return and refund process is as pathetic and lame as their overall service. I tried cancelling an order within them within minutes of it being dispatched and the customer support team told me that since the order has been shipped, it cannot be cancelled. They will wait till the order reached the local courier office, then they will ask them to ship it back to them and once the order reaches back to them, they will refund me the money within the next 4-5 days. So, going by their delivery and (expecting an equally lousy) return timings, I will have to wait for over a month to get my money back. The money which could have earned me an interest had it been in my bank account for so long and in the same process, Amazon is taking in huge money just by holding on to the refunds for so long.
My point is, once I have cancelled the order, Amazon should refund me the money immediately, irrespective of whether the item is returned back to their warehouse or not. They have dispatched it through THEIR preferred logistics partner and I have no role to play in getting the item back to their warehouse. Then why the hell should I wait for so long to get my money back. What if it takes forever to get the item back to their warehouse, what if it gets lost/ damaged in transit. Does this mean that I will have to wait forever to get my money back??? Seriously Amazon??
Comparing this to Flipkart, I can cancel an order even after it has been shipped and they refund me the money right away. They know that just as it is THEIR responsibility to ensure delivery of an order to customers' premises, it is also THEIR responsibility to receive it back to their warehouse. They don't hold on to customers' money till the item reaches them back, that's the professional approach to doing business. The last order I cancelled is worth over 7000 rupees, which means that I won't get to see that money for another month or so as that is how long it would take Amazon to get the item to my city and back from it to their warehouse.
Talking about choice of Logistics - they have appointed some of the least preferred logistic companies of India, namely Gati. I had never even heard of Gati before I started shopping on Amazon and btw, did I mention that I have been shopping online for over 10 years? Never even had I received an order through Gati. This courier company is highly unprofessional to say the least and their entire delivery and tracking system is plagued with errors. I have attached a screenshot from my orders page, which shows how long it took Gati to deliver this order to me and notice how long it stayed with them in the Kolkata center before they resumed the delivery process.
To sum it up - AMAZON INDIA IS BY FAR THE MOST UNPROFESSIONAL, UNETHICAL, LOUSY AND DISGUSTING ecommerce service I have encountered in my whole life. If you are in India and want to shop online, avoid Amazon like a plague unless you're fond of chasing people for giving you something you deserve and like being mislead and deceived. If you want top class e-shopping experience, go to Flipkart. And for the record, I am in no way, shape or form related to Flipkart or any of their vendors. I just admire their services and consider them to be the best retailer in India. Period! My condolences to those who have placed their orders on Amazon India. It will be an experience worth remembering and I can only hope and pray that you get your orders or your money back as soon as possible. Avoid Amazon - stay happy!
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
I ordered a pair of these pants and got the size wrong. I wanted XLarge but pushed the wrong key apparently. I received the small size Hakima and thought it would just be too complicated to exchange them since it was "probably" my error so I would still have to pay postage twice again. So, I just ordered them again in the correct XLarge size. I never received them and don't understand how to correct this. When I try to register a complaint (perhaps in the wrong place?), they say they can't post it....help.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
My account was closed unfairly by the so-called Client Specialists because they, for some reason, linked it to someone else who apparently had a problem. No explanation was given other than "We have closed this account because our records show that we closed another account of yours for not meeting the terms of our Conditions of Use agreement. When we close your account for violating the terms of an agreement, you cannot open a new account or use another account to place orders on our site" and "I'm so sorry, but we can't offer any additional insight or action on this matter." Closing my account within the Holiday season has become a really big issue with me. Hope my complaint is taken into consideration by yourselves. Regards!
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
I have ordered a dell vostro 3446 from amazon on 10/10/14. While ordering the delivery was showing in 2-3 working days and after ordering it was showing 17/10/14 and today is 29/10/14. I am very disappointed with this delay in delivery and lost some good amount of money in indirect form and I will not leave this issue till Amazon recognizes the loss and do the correct.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
I complained to Amazon 'Help' regarding a bad review that clearly contravened THREE of their own rules mentioned in their 'Guidelines'. They kept sending 'circulars' saying the rules were not being broken and that I should read them again.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2014
I am really very disappointed to place an order from Amazon.in. The worst experience that I have ever been faced. My only concern is with the order that I had placed on 20th Oct 2014 - the expected date of delivery was 25-27 Oct, and however it has not yet delivered. I would never ever place an order in future and would never recommend to anyone to use this online portal. I traced an order and it is still in 'Transit' after an estimated date provided by Amazon team.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014
I order a book on amazon in August. It is now October and it shows no signs of arriving anytime soon. This is ridiculous. They also haven't given any reason why it is late and if it is even going to come. Terrible.
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