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Reviewed June 9, 2015
I placed an order for some clothing for my grandson, but clicked on "Place my order" before I had specified my son's shipping address. I called Amazon within 30 minutes of placing the order and was assured that the shipping address had been changed to my son's address. Today I got an email saying the clothes were shipped to me. I won't be back home to receive them until after I return from my grandson's birthday party (800 miles away). So I will be forced to incur further expense sending them and it will be a late birthday present. I called Amazon to complain. I only got an "I'm sorry." The clerk couldn't explain why the address wasn't changed. I asked to talk to a supervisor. The clerk said the supervisor was busy but would call me. I never got a call.
Reviewed June 7, 2015
Ordered 240 units of Thomas & Betts GW135-G from Amazon.com for about $132. Soon they emailed me telling they ran out of stock, so I needed to wait, then I asked them "every week for 2 months" about the status of my order and shipment. And suddenly cancelled my order without saying anything... Now I will have to buy from another seller which by the way is speculating on the price asking $7.50 each which will make a total of $1800 for the same thing! And again Amazon does not care about it. Also to make it funnier, Amazon says they are not able to get the item from any source. So then I called Thomas and Betts directly and they say they have plenty stock "but they can’t sell anything to me because I am not a reseller" but Amazon can buy from them, and they don't do it just because!
Reviewed June 7, 2015
Many sellers are spider sellers who have no stock, won't answer questions. If you question they are just nasty, don't answer, turn you in as a security risk so that you can't question other sellers. This seller was really good, unlike others.
Reviewed June 6, 2015
So I ordered two things from Amazon for over $130 so they took it out. I used my husband's bank card and now it shows on my bank card. They charged me twice so I've called amazon three different times and they pretty much told me that they're only showing they took it once. And I said, "Yea, well my bank statement says otherwise." And they told me I'm pretty much stuck with the $130 plus my overdraft fees. So thanks Amazon. You lost a good customer.
Reviewed June 5, 2015
Amazon is a horrible company when it comes to seller relations. I'm surprised anyone sells anything through them, having experienced what I have. In October of 2014, I received an email that I had sold something. I thought this was odd because I had never place anything for sale. I did have a seller account because at one time I considered selling something and changed my mind. I emailed Amazon, informing them of the situation and asking them to cancel the orders. I also noticed a bank account had been put in my seller account that did not belong to me. I informed them of that as well, and requested they put a stop to any future deposits to that bank account because it did not belong to me. Two hundred or so dollars in sales occurred in my account, with items I had never owned, let alone put up for sale. My emails were continuously ignored.
Fast forward a few weeks, and several emails informing and asking were unanswered. Some of the money earned from the sales went into the suspicious bank account, with me watching and helpless to stop it. Then, I started to receive emails informing me that buyers had filed for a refund, stating they never received their items. Of course they hadn't, because I never put them up for sale and don't own them! I emailed one of the sellers back and found out that she didn't even place the order. She only noticed it on her credit card statement. I immediately informed her that both of our accounts had apparently been compromised and I advised her to change her password immediately. Then I got back to emailing and calling Amazon. They did not stop any seller deposits and the money paid for the items went to this bank account listed, that wasn't mine. Some of the money that hadn't been deposited yet was returned to the buyers.
I kept bugging Amazon, telling them that fraud had occurred and they need to investigate. People I talked to on the phone gave me email addresses, to report fraud, which were not valid. Emails were unanswered. Finally, someone gave me the right address for reporting fraud and placed yet ANOTHER ticket or case # for the proper reps to look at. I asked him if they would be taking the funds for the refund out of the bank account that they were deposited in. He said "no", that they would be taken from my credit card on file (which was actually mine). Sure enough, around two hundred dollars in outstanding refunds had been charged to my debit card. After several more attempts to resolve this, they finally agreed that my account had been compromised, and suspended my account. Then came the fight to get my money back.
Many attempts to contact them about it and explaining the situation to several reps, they finally put money back into my seller account. However, these funds are stuck there, because they also deleted that suspicious bank account info and now there was no bank account listed to deposit funds to. Ok, so I just need to put in the correct bank account information. Easy enough, Right? WRONG! I don't know what they did to my account, but every time I attempt to import the information into my profile I get a "this website isn't working" or "you don't have permission to access this page" error.
I tried on every computer, phone, and tablet that I owned. I tried it in the ones at work too. Same result. So now I email and call regularly, every time I get a reminder email that funds are waiting to be transferred to me, and get the runaround. They keep saying "you need to put in your bank account info" or they would send me instructions on how to do it. I'm well aware on the procedure, their website just will not let me! I'm at my rope's end. It seems like they are doing this just so they can look like they did right by me, but my money is irretrievable.
Reviewed June 4, 2015
I've been an Amazon buyer for 10 yrs, just recently created a seller account. I listed an Optoma dv10 projector (used) but fully functional and did not include remote control. Not only was the item very descriptive. The item sold 3 weeks prior of me listing it. Amazon's seller acct. is far from user friendly by the way. For starters, in my profile I made sure all sales, messages, and feedback notifications were enabled. Now I am not online all the time and shouldn't have to be unless I was notified of a sale via email which is linked to my phone. I, after 17 days went into my seller acct. and noticed my projector sold but would not have even known until I went into my seller acct. Now because Amazon didn't notify, I'm past due with shipping item. Amazon is to blame.
Ok my main concern here is the fact that I sold item for $345.00 back on April 7th. The buyer ** sent me a complaint about the dvd player wasn't playing the disc, so first thing I suggested was cleaning lens with qtip and alcohol, well he didn't even need to do that. I suggested that assuming that he would have already tried another dvd. I told him to check other dvds and what do you know. All other dvds worked.. So he was satisfied when he seen that it worked. He also stated how great the images and audio was...
On May 27th, about 50 days later he decides to open up a request for refund claim. He said to Amazon and their A-Z guarantee dept (3rd party), that the item was broken and that the picture was very dim and lumens were not working properly. 50 days later a lot of things could have happened that we don't know about.
A-Z has been sending 10+ emails with same exact message word for word claiming I posted information for a different item, I've quadruple checked my listing and it's all accurate and they have to show me any kind of proof that I am in the wrong. All the documentation and proof which I've showed to every Amazon dept there is. All I should need to win this ongoing nightmare.. It's so unfair that I have to refund and deal with the mental stress and suffering. They are not working with me at all and I don't know what else to do at this point. I spent at least 8hrs on phone with Amazon in the past 2 days and got nowhere... I wanna take legal action or whatever I need to do to stop this. It's a horrible feeling when you've got all proof that the buyer is wrong and still I'm losing this case. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE HELP.
Reviewed June 4, 2015
Five months ago I ordered an item that came with an 18-month warranty. It broke so I contacted Amazon and asked them for an exchange or refund. They informed me that "this rarely happens" (liars) so they agreed to give me a "one time" refund. I informed them that the prepaid debit card I used has expired since then. So they gave me 3 options: 1. If I had another card from the same bank, they could still send it to the expired card. Then I could have them put the refund on my new card or send me a check for the amount refunded. (I couldn't do this because it is a prepaid card. Therefore there is no bank to contact.) 2. They said I could order the same item and they would give me a refund on it. (Wish I could have picked this option but the item isn't the same price as before.) Or 3. They could issue a promotional credit on my account for the refund amount, which would automatically apply on the purchase of the item I wanted to buy.
I told them that I wanted whatever option would allow me to buy the same item. So they sent me another email suggesting the promotional credit. I told them to go ahead and do it. Every time I tried to order, I saw no option to use the promotional credit. I waited a few days. Still no option to use the promotional credit. So I decided to contact them through email and asked them why I was seeing no option to make my purchase. All they did was send instructions telling me how to use promotional credits.
Then I decided to call them up instead of emailing. The customer service rep informed me that he saw the purchase I was trying to make and that I could not purchase that item with the promotional credit. He suggested I buy MP3's, movies, games, etc. I told him that I did not want any of that and I wanted my money back. Then he started telling me to get in touch with my bank and they would issue me a check. I told him "There is no bank. It is a reloadable prepaid debit card". Yet he kept telling me "Get in touch with your bank..." I kept having to tell him over and over that there was no bank for me to contact and my new debit card is a totally different kind of card. He still was telling me the same thing over and over again.
At times he just sat on the phone and said nothing for a minute or so and I kept having to say "Hello!". So I asked him to speak to someone else because he obviously had never heard of a prepaid debit card before. Then he rudely put me on hold. He came back saying they had already refunded the expired card. I asked him how that was possible because it is an expired reloadable debit card I got from Walgreens. And he just the same thing over and over again and raising his voice talking about a bank again. I had to hang up on him before I got angry.
I sent another email telling them what had happened. I let them know about how I was lied to by customer service in a previous email and at that point I just wanted my money back one way or another. I asked them if the option of giving them the different card number was still available. They sent me another email giving me directions on how to use the promotional code (Once again) and told me they could not give me a refund. At this point I was furious. I sent them another email telling them how I did not appreciate being lied to and this was not my fault. Had they been truthful and told me I could not purchase the item I was refunding with the promotional credit, I would have never accepted it.
After about 2 weeks of going back and forth with these people, they finally sent me an email telling me they would give me a gift card with the amount of my refund on it. Instead of making me go through all types of hell, why didn't they do this in the first place? The whole thing was ridiculous. This is the worst experience I've ever had with customer service.
Reviewed June 4, 2015
Returning a broken panasonic microwave - I purchased a Panasonic microwave from Amazon via a third party seller in April. We did not use it until a few weeks ago as it was a birthday gift! They denied my refund due to policy of 30 days. I am very upset as I order from them all the time!
Reviewed June 4, 2015
I placed an order with Amazon.com, they placed my account on hold pending further verification. 2 days later I receive an email from Amazon.com requesting a copy of my bank statement. WTH. I called my bank. I was advised to absolutely not send Amazon.com a copy of my bank statement. They've never heard of such a request and frankly neither have I. I did however fax them a page of my e-statement showing the last four digits of my account number, my address and phone number... they replied and continued to press for a bank statement. I happy today ending a tumultuous and frustrating relationship with Amazon.com
Reviewed June 3, 2015
I placed an order on Tuesday, June 2nd, and paid an extra $26 for overnight delivery. When I didn't receive my items the following day I tracked my order, which was split in 2 because they are coming from different vendors. The first part of the order was already shipped by GROUND with an estimated delivery date of 3-7 business days. The second part of the order hadn't even shipped yet. I wrote a complaint email to Amazon about my experience and got the answer that they can't control the shipping standards of 3rd party vendors. Well, they were happy to take my money for the shipping standards posted on their own website, even though they can't control those outside vendors. For my trouble and because I'm a "loyal customer" for the past 5 years they offered me $4.06 (where that exact number came from I don't know) off of a FUTURE ORDER for my trouble.
On the order that hasn't shipped yet, they say the company only has 16 left in stock and can't expedite my order because they are low in stock. What are they holding onto my one in case a bigger customer happens to order all 16 at once? I have replied to them that this is unacceptable, and there won't be any future orders if they can't stand behind the services they are selling. I am still awaiting resolution, but do not have much faith after reading other reviews of Amazon Customer Service.
Reviewed June 1, 2015
5 DAYS AGO MY NIGHTMARE STARTED: I spent 3 hrs picking out books only to get to "shipping options" and have the page refuse to go any further! Simple?? Call support?? I did this and was told 2 hrs would have the issue solved. 3 hrs later I contacted them again and this time I am told 24 hrs, 26 hrs later this changes to 3-5 days and IT HAS NOW BEEN 5 DAYS AND I'M STILL BEING TOLD TO BE PATIENT AND THAT IT WILL ONLY BE A COUPLE OF DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
During this time I have requested contact from tech support on numerous occasions and have not even received that! I have been give NO reason to even believe that they're even working on it! This has become beyond ridiculous and it is now going to cost over $150 more to get my delivery through a different company at a faster speed since I've had to waste so much time on "oh just x amount longer"! This is a cost I fully expect Amazon to pay! Otherwise I expect Amazon to organize each item for express delivery at Amazon's expense and that includes the gap between their own price and the price of the shopping cart! After this incident is complete I will not be using Amazon again and neither will my family or friends!
Reviewed May 31, 2015
For a couple of times, I received shipments from Amazon (shipped by Amazon) with absolutely no padding materials -- no bubble wraps, no crumbled up paper -- to protect the fragile boxes holding the products I purchased. As such, the boxes got crushed up -- not good, especially when these items were gifts to be sent out. Complained to Amazon. Following shipments were a little better -- with bubble wrap. But at times, the one-layer wrap was still too flimsy that the shipping box was crushed. Luckily, the items inside were not fragile.
Reviewed May 31, 2015
DO NOT RELY ON AMAZON FEEDBACKS FOR 3RD PARTY SELLERS. AMAZON FEEDBACK DEPARTMENT CENSORS NEGATIVE FEEDBACKS. I wrote this negative feedback about a third-party seller, ELECTRONICS PRIME LLC, on Amazon. The next day, I saw that this feedback was removed as inappropriate. I contacted an Amazon prime supervisor, and he restored the feedback. The next day, the feedback was removed again. I contacted another Amazon supervisor, and he restored the feedback again - a second time. The day my feedback was removed, I also noticed that another negative feedback from another buyer had also been removed.
As a result, this merchant only has 5-star feedbacks, some of which contained less than positive wording, but were retained because they were rated 5 star. I asked the Amazon supervisor why my feedback was removed and he said that the Amazon Feedback Department handles this. Is Electronic Prime LLC working with someone in Amazon Feedback to either modify negative feedbacks into positive, or to delete negative feedbacks entirely? Amazon proudly vaunts its feedback feature to help customers decide whether sellers are reliable. If negative feedbacks are removed and existing feedbacks are changed, then no one can rely on Amazon feedbacks for their purchases.
Reviewed May 30, 2015
Day by day Amazon services become bad. Earlier they was delivering most of the products to Shillong, Meghalaya Pincode: 793001. But nowadays they are not able to deliver phones also. I want to place order Micromax Yu Yuphoria but I can't because capital of Meghalaya which is only 90 km from Guwahati is not serviceable by Amazon. Most of the courier services are available here like FedEx, Blue Dart, Indian Post, deliverHy, etc.. Then what was the reason not able to deliver. Please take some action against Amazon...
Reviewed May 29, 2015
I bought an unrenewable Sims 3 Night Life expansion pack. I didn't want an expansion pack, but Amazon is always tricky about that stuff. It didn't say expansion pack on the original title I was looking at. When I purchased it I realized I had thrown $20 down the drain. Also even if I had the Sims 3 game that I need for the expansion pack to be of use, I couldn't use it because I have to download Origin on to my laptop first. I am so disappointed that I was so excited and spent $20 on something that I can not use.
Reviewed May 29, 2015
I purchased products that were not what was stated. I bought these and charged them to my debit card. Since my purchase, my debit card was stolen. Now Amazon can only refund my money to a stolen debit card. Per the customer service rep. who was of no help at all. So I keep the sorry, sorry item or return it and get no money back?
Reviewed May 28, 2015
Ordered on Mar 22, 2015, never got my order. I requested a refund, of course I never got it. Amazon does not feel responsible and even when I try to post a review, they do not post it. Only good reviews are allowed.
Reviewed May 27, 2015
Was randomly charged over 100 dollars for Amazon Prime membership on my debit card at 1:00 in the morning without my immediate consent. I realize that the terms and conditions I agreed to probably justified this, but nobody reads over that stuff, and Amazon knows it. It's misleading and they know it is. While I will probably be getting my money back, this is a huge pain in my ass and just another thing I have to deal with.
Reviewed May 25, 2015
I ordered a faucet and did not get a shipping confirmation from them. I called Amazon and they told me it shipped about 10 days ago. I have no received it or a tracking number. I don't believe it has shipped and once Amazon got my money they are satisfied. It has been over 2 weeks and still no info on my order. Don't order from Amazon unless they stock the item themselves. Order date: May 11, 2015. Order # **. Order total: $152.63 (1 item).
Reviewed May 23, 2015
I purchased Amazon Prime to gain the benefits of watching TV shows I enjoy for one yearly price. I noticed that shows I like and watch regularly are suddenly pay per view rather than part of the Prime experience. One specific show my wife and I are watching is "Alpha". Today we went to watch another episode and found that now suddenly they are charging for each show. Amazon lured me in to Prime and then began to switch shows I enjoy to pay per view. On a related note there are rarely any new shows or movies added. I have seen a few but they tend to be 5 to 25 year old shows that they must have scored on the cheap.
Reviewed May 23, 2015
I bought a computer in May 2014. After several months, I had major problems. I got a call from a man stating I had computer problems. I paid $400.00 for computer repairs. Also, I sent a request to Amazon to request financial money on my computer purchase and they would NOT accept my request!!! The computer repair reviewed it and found there was problems on this computer from August 2013! Several months passed and I started having problems with the computer again. Then I got a call from another group offering computer assistance. I was told that the previous group cannot repair the damage and I had to pay $299.00 to fix the computer. This has been the worst computer!!!
Reviewed May 22, 2015
On 4/5/2015 I purchased Spectre HP Envy for 958.44 from Amazon that was suppose to be brand new with the seal not broken. The computer came broke. I contacted Amazon and the seller multiple times. Now let me go into detail about the damages - the screen was cracked from top to bottom! Due to poor notation and representatives not doing their job, I'm still currently with the computer and have had to get it fixed on my own. Now had the first 5 representatives done their part I wouldn't be in this mess. The correct thing to do was to issue a exchange or refund and I would have given back the computer, but no I was told there was nothing they could do.
Apparently since the representatives did not record all of our conversations I did not qualify for the a-z guarantee because I did not call within the first 14 day but I did call. So I called them again on Sunday 5/18/2015 and explain that this is getting ridiculous, I've been calling since the computer has arrived at my door! So I was told that they would make a one time exception and refund me my full amount 2-3 business days. It's 5 business days later and I have yet to get my refund!
I called today five days later from this conversation and I'm being told that they have to see if I qualify again. I think this is unacceptable. I'm still dealing with issues with this computer and Amazon has to make this right. I keep being told that they will call me back and that I will here from a supervisor and days go by and no phone call or email, I have to continue to harass them. I've been calling for a little over a month now since I bought this laptop. Not to mention the laptop hard drive is also damage. So that was another issue I had to fix. The best part, this computer still does not work properly. It's is currently 5/22/2015 and no one has solved my problem!
Reviewed May 21, 2015
My last couple of orders included items we did not order and though returned, they are not good for my prime expectations of service. While I may return, I must pay for postage and it means I will not use it for a while. We can shop on Walmart service soon and pay half the yearly dues.
Reviewed May 20, 2015
Order ID **. I bought it from a seller called Pwhyte LLC, bought Samsung tab S 10.5 for 449. 45 days it was stuck in customs hence seller was not issuing refund. Then eventually I bought it locally. Hence later, as I was not getting refund, I paid to customs and released it back to the seller, spending nearly 150 USD with registered tracking no. via ups.com - **. It was signed by a man at Pwhyte LLC and collected it. Then when I asked for refund, no replies, no answer, hence Pwhyte LLC gone...same fraudster immediately has opened account called ALLFOUR **. The same tab is been listed there. This was a first part.
Then I used my office VPN internet. Next day my account is closed due to breach something. I have contacted Amazon 20 times through mail, just they don't respond, they aren't even bothered about it. This how Amazon does business joining with Nigerian fraudsters on US soil. I have filed claim but they don't care, they don't even call. Hence I have been duped for 450USD upfront then again 140USD for clearing seller mistake from customs. Total 590USD. Any help will be really appreciated. That lady name is **, she's Nigerian living in US. Is there any way else I can get my money back any help? Will really appreciate it. Amazon seems no way bothered.
Reviewed May 19, 2015
"After 90 days, the hold will be removed and any remaining funds will be available per your settlement schedule. In addition, balance and settlement information will be available in the Payments section of your seller account. If you have questions about these funds, please write to payments-funds@amazon.com." This is the message that Amazon sent me a message today and basically informed me that they will be keeping over $1000 that I earned until they deem appropriate due to policy violation. In other words, all the money that I invested for the inventory used to place on Amazon is tied up. This is over $700 that I spent on items that all my customers have received. Be super cautious.
In addition to earning their fees, they are probably earning interest on your hard earned money or using it to operate their business and further scam others. People usually assume that they can sell their items online and earn a decent living. Apparently, not on Amazon. I will never use this company again!!! They waited until I sold over $1000 in merchandise before noticing that I had violated their policy. All the items that I listed were listed with item, templates, and descriptions of items that are currently being sold on their site. All my inventory has been removed and my account is basically frozen. Just keep in mind that they will use any excuse necessary to justify their cause. Since this has occurred, I had several people tell me that the same was done to them.
I'm really disappointed in Amazon. I have been purchasing books from them for years. I will no longer support a company that uses such underhanded tactics to keep your money as long as possible. They also kindly reminded me to fulfill and ship any orders that have not already been shipped and respectfully satisfy any obligations that I may not have already taken care of. Do you see the irony in that? I would understand if they had removed my listings and closed my accounts, but to use a policy violation as a pretext for keeping my money? Really? Wow!!!
Reviewed May 18, 2015
Amazed at pathetic response of Amazon.in. I ordered Dell Byte Corseca Bluetooth Headphone from Amazon.in during whatteydeal offer. I received a message from Amazon.in that it will be delivered to me by 13/05/2015. I got a call from courier guy on 12/05/2015 at 12:30pm and I requested him that if he can please come before 12 noon as after that I am in office or he can come to my office that's within 4km radius. He said "I have 80-85 deliveries, won't come to office, will deliver you tomorrow before 12noon."
Next day I received a wrong number and name (came to know after calling on that number at 12noon) from Amazon.in and again I got a call from courier guy in evening when I was in office. Again I told this guy the same thing and response was same. Later I received a message that "Addressee was not found so your order is being returned." So, I called customer support and that guy assured me that I'll receive this package before 12noon tomorrow. He will personally look into the matter.
However, when no one came till 12noon I called customer support again another guy picked and assured me someone will come till evening. But no one came or contacted that day. Again I called Customer support someone else received it and again I told the whole story. Now this person also assured me that "you will be receiving it before 12noon tomorrow." Next day, on 15/05/2015, again I received a wrong name and number of delivery guy. Didn't receive product till 12 noon and again got a call from courier guy in evening... again same story...
I requested this guy again that please come tomorrow anytime before 12noon and he assured me about the same. I talked to customer service again and reminded the issue again and got the same assurance for tomorrow. Next day in morning at 7:30am to my surprise I received a message that "your product is returned." I was deeply agitated. So I called customer support again and I was told that "you will have to order again. We can't do anything." Date was 16/05/2015.
No one listens in Amazon.in: I have the names of people and their e-mail correspondence with me as well. No single executive took the accountability but everyone said in the end of the call that "you don't have to call again." Every time I found myself talking to a new customer support executive. Have their promises in written. One of the guy from Amazon.in escalation department wrote me a mail that we have given 250 balance in my account that I can use in my next purchase. I won't do next purchase ever from this site so please keep that 250 to yourself. What's the point when I didn't get what I purchased, next time will happen the same. I had the worst experience of my life with Amazon.in. You guys are so smart that you are telling me to order this product again, which I was getting in INR 1107 at that time will have to pay INR 1350 now... thanks people from Amazon.in for giving me this experience. :(
Reviewed May 16, 2015
Yes, today received a letter from Amazon saying my account was suspended, please note I haven't been no more than 15 days. And I've have gross over 3000 dollars in sales - meaning my products are out to customers without being paid. Plus Amazon has took their selling fees over 400 dollars and telling now the first payment was due on 05/04/2015. But when it came time to pay, they waited pay day and say they’re doing something call roller, bs. Ok with that said, they then told me I would be paid 05/18/2015.
So now the today they tell me since I have a A-to-z claim they are suspending my account and I have to wait 90 days, and pretty much there's nothing I can do but wait til 90. And I have wait just in case a customer don't want the product they refund them, and I'm out of my product and my hard earned money - considering there are so many Amazon buyer scamming selling all the time. The moral of this post is Amazon owe me a lot of money and they are not going to pay til they want to but they took 400 and something from for listing fees, and I'm out of everything. I really thought Amazon was a trusting website, boy was I so wrong.
Reviewed May 12, 2015
YOU DON'T EVER FIX LOGIN PROBLEMS. DON'T HAVE CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT ACTUALLY HELPS RESOLVE LOGIN ISSUES, PASSWORD FIXES. NO HELP FROM USA PEOPLE SPEAKING CLEAR LANGUAGE THAT ACTUALLY CAN EDIT OR FIX e-mail password issues. No quality control on the order entry process. I never can even contact a phone order dept. (don't exist at Amazon) or complaint resolution. I have had to use other retail websites that work without problems and resolve their service issues. Can't get a hold of anyone in charge receiving large corporate bonus and pay checks but don't do their job so you have been missing out on my business and will continue until you get things fixed. Better customer service in USA clear language and capability to fix order entry issues fully. Please address these very simple issues to at least override the e-mail link on order entry.
Reviewed May 12, 2015
I was a Prime member until this experience. We ordered a table which arrived with the packaging intact. Upon opening the packaging, the table was damaged. Amazon required we repackage, pay shipping, warning us the table better not be damaged upon arrival at Amazon. We posted a one star review with polite language which was rejected for "inappropriate" content. The moral of this story, if you receive a good product, great! If not, forget customer service at Amazon.
Reviewed May 12, 2015
I had my account cancelled by Amazon. They would not give me an answer why. I figured it out. I think I buy a lot of CDs and box sets. If the disc was defective I would ask for a replacement. Just because I sent some back they got pissed. Would you buy something you paid for that was defective? I asked to reinstate my account. They were terrible, nasty etc. I even contacted Jeff Bezos CEO. He did not care either. Just gave it to some flunky. They don't give you answers or another chance. Mr. Bezos could care less. When you are in the top 1 percent in money he could care less. It's the people like us that made that guy rich. He does not care either. I have asked many times to be given another chance. Answer No. What a guy and outfit. When amazon started out they were nicer. Then they became to big, so they don't need to have any reason to give for dumping customers. Be careful with them. They love your money. That's all.
Reviewed May 12, 2015
Ordered canopy with netting appx $40.00 charged me $54.00 for shipping. Went to post office, the exact same package shipping was $12.00. After an hour I had placed the order I tried to cancel. They ship the item anyway and change the shipping to express. After 4 weeks was told that my money will not be refunded. Now I have nothing and they cheated me out of 54 dollars. I will never order from Amazon again. Buyers beware. I wouldn't order anything from honey-blue super outlet. Rude, crude, greedy, dishonest.
Reviewed May 10, 2015
If I qualify for "free shipping" because I purchase more than $25.00 worth of applicable items. It's just plain rude that they wait (3) days to even begin to fill the order. The worst part is, they hand it off to our local POST OFFICE, from UPS, and they think that "deliver confirmation" means we got the package. More than (5) times, I received an email that the package was "scanned & delivered", when I got nothing. Hard to prove you did not get anything. I stopped my mailman then filed a complaint, online about the USPS deliver confirmation scam. Funny how even the supervisor said, "I spoke to your postman, and he specifically, remembers delivering to your house". THREE days later, he shows up with my package, and a lame apology. "I thought you delivered this already?"... "Sorry, we found it in the warehouse". Why is it in the USPS warehouse? Are they selling our stuff on EBAY? What is that for an excuse?
THEY LIED to the company, telling them "she got it". I just think that there is NO SERVICE anymore. I took a picture of a package that was shipped from AMAZON, and no I still did not purchase "PRIME". There was no tape, and big gaps at both ends of a HUGE box, that was suppose to have an eyeliner in it. It fell out, and I had to go and file the complaint to get credit, AGAIN. Why put an eyeliner in a box bigger than a shoe box? NO TAPE, and your shipping staff, thought I would get the eyeliner? No common sense. The last order of numerous books and other vacation items, sat for (3) days before they filled it. Now, it is going to take (10) more days, to even get it! That is more than (2) weeks, for a $90.00 order, that qualified for free shipping. It's beyond stupid. I am hitting the local used bookstores and buying eyeliner from stores that have it in front of me. Amazon is chasing customers away. Bully for you!
Reviewed May 10, 2015
I feel good about Amazon - especially in comparison to Wayfair! I have had 3 bad experiences with Wayfair, and in contrast - Amazon does a fabulous job. I do return items from time to time - but there's never any hassle, and they refund my money immediately. I think there are way more customer reviews on Amazon, so you can kind of tell what to expect.
Reviewed May 9, 2015
I am really very much disappointed with Amazon delivery service. It's really pathetic. I had order MuscleBlaze whey protein on 26 April 2015 and it was said by Amazon it will in 6 to 7 working day, on 4 May they said "your package out for delivery" and after half hours it show that "delivery of your package has been rescheduled at your request" but I had not requested for delay my package. On 7 May they said "we had lost your address so we are unable to deliver your package and getting that order back you have to reorder that product", then I went to order they had increase the price. Really disappointed with Amazon behavior for increasing the price. They had cancelled my order and created nonsense story.
Reviewed May 7, 2015
Do NOT order from Amazon! I placed an order for a king size memory foam mattress (2-day shipping) one week prior to my parents' arrival, so I can lay the bed flat and let the smell dissipate and get the bed ready. On the day before their arrival, I noticed something went wrong on the tracking page, and I called customer services only to find out that it was NOT SHIPPED OUT AT ALL! Amazon replaced the order for overnight shipping so it could arrive on the day my parents get here.
AGAIN the bed failed to be delivered on time even though I was told that it was a guaranteed shipping! And NOW THE COMPANY PUT US INTO A SITUATION WHERE MYSELF, A 37-WEEKS PREGNANT WOMAN, OR MY 65 YEAR OLD PARENTS (who had just traveled over 15 hours to get here) HAD TO SLEEP ON THE FLOOR WITHOUT A BED! What's worse? When I asked for a possible refund for their failed job, they recalled the FedEx shipping to return the bed instead of delivery!
I was a prime member for years, and two-day shipping or guaranteed shipping is what I paid the service for (and the company's competitive edge over other websites), but Amazon FAILED us miserably! I cancelled the prime member immediately after this chaotic and traumatic experience. This is not a company worth paying money for!
Reviewed May 7, 2015
I bought a large AC unit through Amazon which had to be returned 10 days after purchase -- never retrieved from the same box it came in. This return was a veritable nightmare. I ended up spending $400.00 to return the item -- Amazon is a maze of calling centers with no one to help. Each individual gives you a story that conflicts with the previous one. After talking to over thirty Amazon employees and spending countless, frustrating hours on the phone, I sent an email to its CEO Bezos -- they washed their hands off the whole thing.
Amazon is a money-grubbing company which has no sense of customer service. I will never deal with them again. The item was refused three times by the vendor. Amazon is abusive to customers. Stay away from this company! They took me for my money and my good will.
Reviewed May 7, 2015
I purchase Apple 5C of Amazon on date 5 Feb 2015 with valid offer HDFC bank credit card EMI option cash back 5000 on 12 month EMI option. But the Amazon and HDFC bank do not provide a cash back on cash back time period. He told this offer do not valid this time, but to have full proof of this order he denied a cash back amount. Please support me and call back me immediately and resolve my matter shortly.
Reviewed May 7, 2015
My debit card was charged $ 1.00 then $99.00 on 5/5/15 for subscription for 1 yr of Amazon Prime that I did not authorize. I contacted Amazon chat support last night regarding matter. The explanation was I must have accidentally checked "yes" while on Amazon. Said credit would show up 2 to 3 business days. Said they "unchecked yes" for me to take care of it. I checked my online stmt this afternoon 5/6/15. They have charged me $100.00 again! Had to call Amazon. They have no explanation and I was not on Amazon today to check or uncheck anything. Now I have to wait 3 days for my refunds. Something is not right here!
Reviewed May 6, 2015
I have been a Prime member and frequent customer of Amazon's for years. Recently my account was disabled due to possible fraudulent activity which is exactly what I would hope would happen. The problem has been trying to get it fixed. I have emailed and called numerous times and cannot get any assistance. None of my emails have been responded to so far and five calls and hours on the phone have yielded absolutely no results in about three weeks of effort. I have been told several times I would be called back on specific days and at specific times and have yet to hear from anyone. I used to be a big Amazon fan and often recommended them to others. I'm writing this as a general note of caution. If you have any problems with your Amazon account best of luck to you!
Reviewed May 6, 2015
On 27th April I placed an order which had two items. One item has already been delivered but the other got returned to the seller. My order was not delivered. It's due delivery date was within 5th May by 8 p.m. When contacted with the customer care, it was told that the address is insufficient- Fedex courier do not deliver without house number. But I do not use house number, rather use house name and for that no problem occurs. Articles even come from different global locations using the same exact address. This is the first time I am facing such kind of problem and also at the first deal with Amazon.in. It was a real bitter experience. Already contacted with the customer care twice but I am still in complete dark about pending status.
Reviewed May 6, 2015
I sold a Television recently on Amazon. The Television was in perfect condition, not a blemish on it. I delivered it to the buyer myself, powered it up, shook hands, and signed the invoice accepting delivery. Two days later, I receive an A-Z claim from the buyer claiming the TV was broken and damaged in shipping, which is almost impossible since it was not shipped. I immediately appealed the claim requesting proof of damage and explained how the TV was delivered, not shipped. The picture I received was a completely demolished TV along with parts and pieces from the TV in the background. It had clearly been tampered with.
Fast forward 2 weeks, I'm still waiting on Amazon to provide some insight on what to do with this Claim. I am receiving non-stop emails from Amazon and the buyer requesting a return shipping address and to refund the buyer upon receiving the return. I explained over and over to Amazon that I would not be doing this considering the proof I supplied of the delivery and the photos which clearly showed tampering of the TV. Another week goes by and I receive another email stating it's my last and final chance to provide a refund / return authorization to the buyer.
Meanwhile, the A-Z claim is finally updated and states "The claim was resolved. Buyer claim denied." When I called Amazon, they told me it was not resolved and that it was still under review. The following day, the claim is updated again showing that it is now waiting on the seller to refund the buyer, yet it still says that the buyers claim was denied. How does this happen? I have called Amazon several times. I have emailed the seller support email address several times. No one seems to know what is going on and no one from Amazon responds. The Amazon website says something totally different from what the rep says when I call in and they are dumbfounded, unable to provide any information or help whatsoever. There is no way to talk to anyone in the claims department and there is no way to stop the emails demanding the refund.
Please Amazon, get this figured out! I am not about to lose out on a $2000 TV that I sold because you guys can't get your systems and personnel working together. There are scammers and frauds out there most likely because they know of this vulnerability and can get away with it. So unbelievably frustrated.
Reviewed May 5, 2015
Order # **. I am really dissatisfied by your fraudulent service at Amazon. Firstly the ordered product was not delivered. The refund money was not credited back to my prepaid forex VISA card though an email was sent stating that the amount was refunded. There was an deduction of Euro 1 for Prime Membership without my consent. I will go to consumer court if my money is not refunded back immediately. AMAZON.DE is really FRAUD.
Reviewed May 2, 2015
Shipping is extremely high. Example my purchase is totaled $15.00 and shipping is $102.00.
Reviewed May 1, 2015
I have been shopping at Amazon.com for years. I had no issues with them for a long time until this past year. It seems to be taking them much longer recently between placing my order to shipping my order. I'm talking about weeks. It seems as though if you don't have an Amazon Prime order, you are put on the back burner. Why do they even have the free shipping option if they don't want to deal with you? Some of my items are sold by amazon and still take that long to ship. In addition, when I view an item and try to find out information about the company, I can't find where the company is located. Consequently, I end up ordering something from another country, which is not my desire. When doing that it take even longer to receive my product.
Reviewed April 29, 2015
I ordered thru Amazon. The "partner" seller sent the wrong item, insisted it sent the right one, asked for photos, and responded to photos of the product box and UPC code sticker (showing product model and maker SKU) by saying I had to ship the product to them for verification before they could/would do anything. Amazon explained by email that the Amazon partner is not Amazon, Amazon merely did everything except ship the wrong product, and that Amazon can (will) do nothing -- I deal with partners at my own risk.
Reviewed April 28, 2015
I placed an order, they send me a message that order has been delivered whereas I haven’t got any order and after that I called on customer care they says, “Kindly wait for next 24-48 hr you will get the product else we will refund the product.” I again call and then they says, “Hi sir kindly wait for next one working days.” Then again I called then agent says that till "tomorrow you will get the refund." Again I called and then another agent said that will get the refund tomorrow. Finally I got the 3 times fake commitment that you will get the refund.
Finally yesterday I called and talked with and team leader then in very rude way he says that, “We did all the investigation. You yourself received the product.” which is frustrating for me and forcing that you received the order which I never and says that, "You will not get any refund and that’s all and don’t call again."
Reviewed April 26, 2015
When I login amazon site in mobile and click on product to view, site doesn't load at all properly. It's bit by bit and not clear.. and mostly I don't find it easy.. and it is bug which needs to be resolved if you are expecting customer satisfaction. Please see the attachment for the same.
Reviewed April 26, 2015
I recently sold a yogurt maker online, and Amazon notified me they transferred the $32.15 to my bank account. I email them several time that I never have a bank account, how they know my account even with the last three digit? Then they told me, I already closed that account, I need to go to my bank to figure out, but I even do not know the bank name and never open an account - is that will be a ridiculous instruction to me? It is only $32.15, not big deal, but I do not think this is a single issue happened to me only. Amazon has to pay attention to their accounting department. Apparently, the money is on the way to someone else but not my account.
Reviewed April 26, 2015
There must be something done about sellers on websites like Amazon and Ebay. Can someone tell me how can a merchant be so cruel as to sell a defective item knowing that it is for a child? Please beware **, who sends items in deplorable conditions. And when the buyer seeks to return the answer is no. Amazon makes promises it cannot keep.
Reviewed April 24, 2015
** order id - refund of money has not happened until now. Sony TV was delivered thru unauthorized dealer. So it was returned the very next day without opening the box. However money is still not refunded. One executive says that to contact courier service. Other one says please resend your address. Another one says update your bank account details. Another one says please give us time. Not a single return call from Amazon. Sunny says this will take another 10 days. Be prepared to hear these lame excuses even after follow up for more than 3 weeks. Horrible customer service & horrible executives. Kindly do not buy from Amazon.
Reviewed April 23, 2015
Amazon has a great shopping experience. Lately I am beginning to rethink that. It is about 50/50 the merchandise I keep, and the rest shipped back. For instance I received two cases of lindt chocolate truffles, one ok, the other opened and retaped. This is a food item and if I were in any other retail setting I would not buy anything that is opened and retaped. It is quite possible that Amazon makes its profits by hyping sub-standard products, and/or things that are about to expire. There have been some instances where they were very coopertative with returns. I have health issues which keep me at home. I must really investigate other websites that are quality focused on all of their business policies. I am using your site to vent my frustrations with this company, but this is not a legal matter. I think I can live and learn where they are concerned. The opinions stated are mine.
Reviewed April 23, 2015
Amazon.com bans millions of buyer and seller accounts for following their policies. One day they decide to ban your account because you sold something and whiney consumers return it. Buyers get banned because Amazon never packs its products well and they all get damaged so they have a lot of returns and they will get banned. Amazon.com has the worse customer service, they treat you like an angel until they ban you and then treat you like a monster and you're worthless. Their account services are a joke and sound like robots, you can never talk to anyone, even corporate doesn't do anything. Eventually, Amazon will have banned all their customers and won't have anymore business. They need to return to the little book store they used to be.
Reviewed April 23, 2015
I bought a memory card of 32 GB from Amazon but it does not work, it was fake. I have already return that item and I am giving my account details to company but still they don’t refund my money back. I am in deeply depressed. Pls help. My order no is ** .
Reviewed April 21, 2015
I want to know exactly why Amazon not sending all item to Dubai-UAE? There is not logical explanation. Ex: some item like T-shirt you can buy black color but you can't buy a white color from the same seller. This is a serious problem for somebody like me.
Reviewed April 20, 2015
This is the second Item in the same order of (computer-parts) I have receive from Amazon.com that has been delivered to me as the wrong part (although in the right box). Although first Item was 3rd party dealer through Amazon, both Items were packaged and sent via Amazon fulfillment. Now, the second Item (a computer motherboard) has come in and although the right box, the Item is not a Gigabyte Intel LGA 2011-3 X99 UD4, but rather the earlier generation UD3. This has to be the most time consuming and most difficult purchase of anything I have ever made for my business. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how this happened to me and how this "downtime" for my business is supposed to ever be recouped. I'm all out of Ideas and feel so, so screwed and helpless.
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.
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