I never order items from China unless there is no other option. Between myself and partner we have had to place 9 orders, 5 never showed up. I did get a refund each time but you sit waiting for an item for 6 weeks (fairly typical delivery time) when you could have sorted it out a lot sooner. So either they’re dodgy and never sent it in the first place or the delivery mechanism between here and there is totally useless.
I've never had issues with Amazon shipping. Then again, we live in a region where Amazon's services are lightening fast. If we ever choose to move somewhere else or build a house somewhere else, Amazon shipments will be one of our main criteria. To me, Amazon is like the Costco of the web retail world. It's simply fantastic.
Yeah. Pretty much the same deal for me. I feel bad for buying through Amazon over AutoGeek, but sometimes Amazon beats them selling the same product(s). The only services we haven't yet used are Fresh that's synced into Whole Foods and similar stores. I've used a service called InstaCart a few times. Generally, I like picking out groceries myself. At least I can tap or smell the fruit or judge it by how it looks. But if everyone in the house has a cold and feels miserable, it's fantastic.Yesterday I realized with the new beast, I needed more Chem Guys microfiber towels, and I was nearly out of car wash and spray detailer - found it all on Amazon and everything was next day free, got it all today, I could barely get it here quicker buying locally, and I saved a few bucks and I got a quality of product (the towels) you can't even buy here in town.![]()
I've been burned twice by 3rd party orders from outside the US. The first time, I didn't check the seller's ratings (currently rated 1 star). The second time, I only checked to overall ratings (4.6 stars with over 500 reviews at the time), but failed to dig deeper. It shipped the next day, according to the Tracking info. But after 2 weeks of them claiming China Post receiving the package (China Post said, Nope), I went back and checked the reviews. The first 3 months show 400+ glowing reviews, most of them in Engrish. Obviously paid fake reviews. The later months showed progressively poor reviews, with the most recent--15 reviews, all 1 star-- 5 complaining about items never shipping. That's when I knew I wasn't getting my stuff. I had to wait a month for the expected delivery date to expire before contacting Amazon for a refund.I never order items from China unless there is no other option. Between myself and partner we have had to place 9 orders, 5 never showed up. I did get a refund each time but you sit waiting for an item for 6 weeks (fairly typical delivery time) when you could have sorted it out a lot sooner. So either they’re dodgy and never sent it in the first place or the delivery mechanism between here and there is totally useless.