# Is Amazon.com punishing me for choosing the Free Shipping option? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998 "2005-06-12T20:32:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/21 "2005-06-13T15:06:42Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > I actually live _in_ an Amazon warehouse. No one’s bought me yet, which is sort of a pity since the “handling” you chumps are paying for is pretty sweet. > > Unless of course some asshole chooses the Super Saving shipping, in which case I’m left high and dry. Now I’m imagining \*you \* in that crate in Madagascar instead of the hypochondriac giraffe they did have. ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/22 "2005-06-13T15:42:31Z")
I get my free Amazon shipping in a few days when what I want is in stock. Have you checked to see the availablity? It will say something like “This item is usually available in X days/weeks/etc…” ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/23 "2005-06-13T15:52:12Z")
There’s definitely an option for “send me the stuff as it becomes available,” that also works with the Super Saver option; I ordered a bunch of stuff that had a couple items on backorder, and it’s been coming to me piecemeal as the things get in stock. And I haven’t paid a penny for shipping. Go back into your order and revise the shipping options. I’ll bet you can get the rest of the stuff quickly if you do. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/24 "2005-06-13T15:54:13Z")
You know, it’s been 23 posts and no one’s called **Ike** a Nazi or a dildo or anything, so I’m thinking this discussion ought to be moved to MPSIMS. After all, what’s good for the goose is good for the goose-stepping Nazi moderators. ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/25 "2005-06-13T15:57:49Z")
Must…not… ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/26 "2005-06-13T16:38:44Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > After all, what’s good for the goose is good for the goose-stepping Nazi moderators. Roasted with a nice apple-currant stuffing? ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/27 "2005-06-13T16:44:23Z")
What’s the T-Heads concert disc? \*The Name of This Band is… \* ? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/28 "2005-06-13T16:46:56Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > You know, it’s been 23 posts and no one’s called **Ike** a Nazi or a dildo or anything, so I’m thinking this discussion ought to be moved to MPSIMS. > > After all, what’s good for the goose is good for the goose-stepping Nazi moderators. \*\*Giraffe’s \*\* a dildo! ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/29 "2005-06-13T16:55:01Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > \*\*Giraffe’s \*\* a dildo! Jeez, I just got a weird mental image, there… ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/30 "2005-06-13T18:31:17Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > \*\*Giraffe’s \*\* a dildo! Can you do that outside of the PIT? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/31 "2005-06-13T19:53:24Z")
Hey! The last mod who moved one of my threads was **Manhattan**. And you _know_ what happened to him. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/32 "2005-06-13T21:04:54Z")
> [@Ukulele Ike](#): > > The last mod who moved one of my threads was **Manhattan**. > > And you _know_ what happened to him. Wait a minute, you told me he went to live on a farm in the country. ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/33 "2005-06-13T21:24:23Z")
I had the same thing happen when i pre-ordered a DVD what was about to be released. Once the relase day came and went i went to see when to expect my DVD. it was 2 weeks AFTER it had released. Even though I had prepaid. When i bitched the guy said it was because I chose free shipping. He also said they just delay the processing of the orders, they will pull them so they can fill them but they won’t ship until later because you didn’t pay for shipping. It irritates me to a ridiculous extent. I mean they have it, they can box it, they just choose to sit on it because you opt to not pay extra… LAME. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/34 "2005-06-13T21:42:15Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Wait a minute, you told me he went to live on a farm in the country. Well, someone heard him say, “I’m the fucking Hall Monitor” and thought he said, “I’m the fucking Ham Monitor” so offered him a job raising pigs. I only hope I go the same way. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/35 "2005-06-19T18:11:18Z")
> [@tremorviolet](#): > > It’s the _Madhouse_ book which says 6-11 days shipping. That means it’s backordered or needs to be special ordered. I just discovered that Amazon lists a “2 to 3 weeks” shipping time on a book that was [never actually published.](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1563894084) I wonder how long ordering _that_ would delay your order? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998/36 "2005-06-20T00:36:43Z")
I switched my option to “Send my items one at a time,” and I’m getting satisfaction. A buncha stuff arrived today, and _Bless It’s Pointy Little Head_ has shipped separately. But they seem to be charging me for postage. Bastiches. PS: _The Name of This Band is Talking Heads_ is over-rated. The second (1980-81) disc is, anyway. The first (1978-79) disc is pretty damn good. I guess I like the sparer arrangements. [sub]I wouldn’t do the things…that those people dooooooooo…I wouldn’t live there…if you paid me toooooooo…[/sub] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-com-punishing-me-for-choosing-the-free-shipping-option/307998.md?page=1)