Amazon Prime trick
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 11:00 pmSo I need to but some 8ft LED lights for my garage, the ballast in the lights I have don't work well in the cold or heat, and I've already killed 2 in the last year. I could replace the ballast for $7, but its still not within the temp operating range of a PA winter.
So I'm going LED. The operating range is –4℉ to +104℉. Hopefully these will last a little longer in the heat.
But even though they were listed as PRIME, it was a 4 day delivery time. I ordered on Friday, and didn't notice until I already checked out that PRIME 2 day shipping is evidently optional on some items(?)
Anyway, I cancel, there are other lights that will ship faster for the same price. So when I go to cancel, I select the 'item will arrive to late' or whatever it said exactly, but there was an option to chose for just not being there when you want it... and 4 days is just not gonna happen.
So I get the cancel notice and then start looking, I click through a few search items and pick another 4 unit 8ft LED package, but at the top the 'you ordered' this banner appeared, because they were the same item I just cancelled, this time, instead of arriving Oct 30-Nov 1 (for Prime??) it has guaranteed delivery of Oct 28.
So for whatever reason the EXACT same item I just cancelled, it now magically going to be delivered 3 days earlier.
I'll try it again if I get a wacky PRIME delivery date, and maybe the cart algorithm worked as it should.. don't care. Monday I'm installing new LED lights in my garage.
Yay me.
So I'm going LED. The operating range is –4℉ to +104℉. Hopefully these will last a little longer in the heat.
But even though they were listed as PRIME, it was a 4 day delivery time. I ordered on Friday, and didn't notice until I already checked out that PRIME 2 day shipping is evidently optional on some items(?)
Anyway, I cancel, there are other lights that will ship faster for the same price. So when I go to cancel, I select the 'item will arrive to late' or whatever it said exactly, but there was an option to chose for just not being there when you want it... and 4 days is just not gonna happen.
So I get the cancel notice and then start looking, I click through a few search items and pick another 4 unit 8ft LED package, but at the top the 'you ordered' this banner appeared, because they were the same item I just cancelled, this time, instead of arriving Oct 30-Nov 1 (for Prime??) it has guaranteed delivery of Oct 28.
So for whatever reason the EXACT same item I just cancelled, it now magically going to be delivered 3 days earlier.
I'll try it again if I get a wacky PRIME delivery date, and maybe the cart algorithm worked as it should.. don't care. Monday I'm installing new LED lights in my garage.
Yay me.