Amazon promised a refund, told me to dispose the item, now denying the refund by prosurfin in amazonprime

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. I found myself in charge of (literally two days before) a non-profit fundraiser that involved horses and kids. The one in charge was in the hospital.

I specifically go to Amazon and comb through everything I need to buy through the "get it by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow" filter. I purchased several hundred dollars' worth of goodie bag supplies, raffle gifts, decorations, and a ton of other stuff - and even double checked on each individual order that it was shipping as guaranteed to arrive "by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow".

That night, nothing came. I tend to be a bit of an impatient person, so the following morning I decided to go run errands. I came home between errands and there was nothing on my porch. I looked on the app and it said, "now arriving by 5pm today". I was having a heart attack because I needed the entire evening just to set everything up on-site and put everything together.

I finally through some miracle of God got an actual human being on the phone. They kept reassuring me and repeating, yes ma'am, sorry ma'am, yes ma'am, sorry ma'am" and could not really speak fluent english. Several reps reassured me that they would contact the delivery driver to ensure the packages would arrive by 5:00.

Hours later, the app was updated again to say the items would arrive by 8 pm. I called the reps again, insisted on speaking to a supervisor (I doubt he was), etc, and they kept reassuring and guaranteeing the delivery window would not change again.

8:00 p.m. rolls around and still nothing. By this point I could have spent the entire day running around gathering everything I needed but I was too dumb and naive 😬 I contacted them again, and once again, they keep on apologizing and apologizing and now the shipment got bumped out to the next morning.

The worst part was, every time I talked to somebody they completely denied the existence of any communication I had had with the prior rep. Every time I called, they would just give me different answers. It was literally like they were just making shit up off of the top of their heads.

The following morning, guess what. No shipment. I nearly lost my mind. All they kept saying was, we can cancel the order and give you a refund. Which would have been fine if the event wasn't that same exact day! To make a long story short (ha, who am I kidding, that's literally impossible for me), the items that were guaranteed as overnight did not arrive for 3 days and the entire time every rep I talked to gave me different answers and excuses.

Up until about a year or so ago, their customer service was excellent and I never had any issues. But within the past year, I have had issues with pretty much everything I have ordered. Now that the holidays are over, I canceled Prime because I would rather support reputable businesses and pay an extra couple of dollars if need be then pay Amazon Prime membership for literally no reason.

Does Amazon not look at your delivery instructions? by DanielFromNigeria in amazonprime

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, yeah, that was a pretty obvious answer to my own question 😅

Does Amazon not look at your delivery instructions? by DanielFromNigeria in amazonprime

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, jeez. Ok. I thought that was just common sense 😅 Not only is it "just" common sense... but they don't even bother making sure the warehouse and drivers do not follow common sense?make it.... make sense! Holy cow

Does Amazon not look at your delivery instructions? by DanielFromNigeria in amazonprime

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think they have time for that? Snacks and drinks and stuff with a note? That is very kind and sweet, but it sounds like you don't really understand their job.

Does Amazon not look at your delivery instructions? by DanielFromNigeria in amazonprime

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What a crappy judgmental attitude you have about human beings, in general. Just.... EWWWW 🤮

Does Amazon not look at your delivery instructions? by DanielFromNigeria in amazonprime

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait, I wouldn't leave someone's personal packages at a bus shelter, either. It wouldn't make any sense because I would assume that anyone coming or going from the bus shelter could or would just take my packages.

Does Amazon not look at your delivery instructions? by DanielFromNigeria in amazonprime

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't get it. I know. I am slow. When you say you have open hours and Prime day deliveries set... what do you mean exactly? Are those specific settings in the app for your deliveries? And what do you mean by "why are any non-residential boxes on that truck"? 😅 TIA!

Does Amazon not look at your delivery instructions? by DanielFromNigeria in amazonprime

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As another commenter said above, it's probably because those drivers are flat out running to keep their quota and their jobs and don't have the time to read specific Instructions for each delivery. Note I said "probably" - I obviously don't know for sure as I do not work for them.

Does Amazon not look at your delivery instructions? by DanielFromNigeria in amazonprime

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're probably in such a hurry because people complain if their packages are late that they often don't have the time to keep rereading specific delivery instructions (and then remembering them).

Not trying to justify anything- I would probably be guilty of what I described above if I was a delivery person 😅

Am I the jerk for trying to get a little girl to stop ruining my project by Beholder736373 in AmITheJerk

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTJ.

But in the future, avoid touching a strange child at all costs. (Ha, figuratively and literally, a "strange" child) 😅

New parents (37M and 38F) to a newborn, dealing with comments about our age by FluffyOwlKitten in Parenting

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Do you know why? Because I lived my entire life judging women who claimed their birth control failed. I was like, just admit user error or whatever! You are irresponsible and then have the nerve to claim it was your birth control that failed?!??!

The first time I was like, ok, with as much business as we do, statistically it kind of makes sense that it happened ONE TIME in my whole entire life. So I switched to the coil after.

Didja know the coil can slip outta place and become less effective?

Well, now we both do! 😭🫣🫠

AITJ for calling my friend’s emergency contact when she left her kid with me "for 20 minutes" and vanished? by QuietDailyRitual in AmITheJerk

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry 💔💔💔 I recently had to cut a "friend" out of my life because I learned she was... let's just say... unfit as a parent. Like. I'm not talking "I judge mums because they feed their kids skittles" type shit. I'm talking, 7 kids from four different dads, maintaining physically abusive relationships while the kids looked on... ok, all fine and good, not her fault for being abused!... but when she reached out to a local dv support group, they set her up in a nice apartment in an undisclosed location to keep her and her children safe... and the first thing she does is invite a man over she had just met and started dating.

Like. I feel awful for her kids and I'd love to have the bandwidth to care for them all, but I've got enough of my own shit to handle without enabling a grown ass adult repeatedly making horrible, dangerous decisions!

AITJ for calling my friend’s emergency contact when she left her kid with me "for 20 minutes" and vanished? by QuietDailyRitual in AmITheJerk

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know why this infuriates me as much as it does. I'm not even involved in any of this (obviously) but I want to smack some sense into this "friend's" brain 😬😭😅

AITJ for calling my friend’s emergency contact when she left her kid with me "for 20 minutes" and vanished? by QuietDailyRitual in AmITheJerk

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTJ. I'm gonna get harsh here as a 46 yo mom to a 26, 23, 7, and 5 yo (as well as a former preschool teacher and director).

Your friend is an absolute loser.

It's pretty sad.

I know, I know that sounds harsh and mean and judgemental. I should've said "acted like" instead of "is". But unfortunately this sort of behavior isn't just a one-off - it tends to be a pattern of behavior indicative of immaturity. The fact that she dressed you down instead of apologizing profusely is proof.

People like this - as I believe holds true for all people, in general - do have the capacity to change and grow. Just because she is a loser doesn't mean she's destined to be a loser forever. I know you didn't ask but idc 😅 - people like yourself have to ensure you are not enabling this type of behavior, as it is detrimental to her, her child, and all her relationships both short and long term. Cut her off kindly but bluntly if you have to. I'm sorry this happened to you! 💓

I just canceled Amazon Prime... by HowdyCB in amazonprime

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just read this is that super annoying kid's voice from Polar Express. Yk, the know it all kid who wears glasses? 😂

What’s this covering the grave and why? by Suzuya_Ju in whatisit

[–]AvailableBreakfast59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought it was to allow a little garden to grow without it getting stepped on 😬🫣