05-15-2023, 07:55 AM
(05-14-2023, 08:39 PM)arvidj Wrote: I just had a similar experience with Amazon. The listing said it would ship in 5 days. I could live with that, especially at the price. Seems the vendor was good at quickly creating a USPS shipping label but not so good at actually shipping the item. When questioned about 'when might it ship?', seem as though the were out-of-stock and were waiting for restock to arrive. Cancelled the order and paid a little more but had it In-hand from Microcenter a few hours later.
Tried to save a little money and save a drive, but it didn't work put.
We get that a LOT here from Amazon. That is their way of preventing you from cancelling an order after it's placed. First they say they can't cancel the order because it's already been "shipped". Then after the order is several days late, they can't cancel it because the "window" for canceling or requesting a refund has passed. Finally they will send you a "sorry it's late" notice - then tell you you have to wait another 3 days before you can ask for a refund again!
Ebay and Paypal play the same game too. As soon as a shipping label has been "printed" (which is normally done as soon as the order is placed) it is considered "shipped".
Willie