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Amazon prime Hawaii sweet gravy train ending? - terracore - 09-04-2015
Amazon is testing a new program called Ship by Region, which will allow some merchants to choose how far their items will ship with Amazon Prime
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/01/technology/amazon-prime-ship-by-region/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_tech_pool&iid=obnetwork
RE: Amazon prime Hawaii sweet gravy train ending? - Kapoho Joe - 09-04-2015
Yep, so the Non- Amazon merchants will be able to expressly deny any shipping to Hawaii, forcing us to buy only those products that are shipped AND sold by Amazon!
RE: Amazon prime Hawaii sweet gravy train ending? - birdmove - 09-04-2015
I don't have prime, but there are already a lot of sellers that won't either 1.ship to Hawaii, and/or ship to a PO box.
Jon in Keaau/HPP
RE: Amazon prime Hawaii sweet gravy train ending? - dmbwest - 09-04-2015
" but there are already a lot of sellers that won't either 1.ship to Hawaii, and/or ship to a PO box."
So stooped/ignorant (IMO) >>> Who is advising them ? It's like they never even clicked on USPS website to check pricing.
o.k. rant over ...
aloha,
pog
RE: Amazon prime Hawaii sweet gravy train ending? - leilanidude - 09-04-2015
Not shipping to a PO box I can understand. Most merchants use Fedex or UPS, who cannot deliver to a post office box.
Merchants get their shipping discounts based upon volume, so adding a third shipper doesn't help them any.
RE: Amazon prime Hawaii sweet gravy train ending? - kalakoa - 09-05-2015
Not shipping to a PO box I can understand.
Why is it Amazon's fault that you chose to live in the country?
Most merchants use Fedex or UPS, who cannot deliver to a post office box.
Both FedEx and UPS will deliver to your door... the fact that they charge triple the mainland rate isn't Amazon's fault either.
RE: Amazon prime Hawaii sweet gravy train ending? - Lee M-S - 09-05-2015
I don't have Prime, and nearly always choose stuff that ships free. Pretty much everything that comes direct from Amazon comes FedEx, direct to my door. For free.
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RE: Amazon prime Hawaii sweet gravy train ending? - leilanidude - 09-05-2015
quote:You have an address. Use it when buying on Amazon. Not shipping to a PO box is a non-issue.
Originally posted by birdmove
I don't have prime, but there are already a lot of sellers that won't either 1.ship to Hawaii, and/or ship to a PO box.
Jon in Keaau/HPP
RE: Amazon prime Hawaii sweet gravy train ending? - Lee M-S - 09-05-2015
Though certain stuff won't ship to Hawaii at all. Not just big, heavy stuff--I've had trouble getting computer cables, and of course any kind of aerosol can't be shipped here. But you can get either from eBay.
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RE: Amazon prime Hawaii sweet gravy train ending? - terracore - 09-05-2015
You can get most places to ship to you but you have to mess with the address during checkout. If it won't accept a PO Box, put your physical address on the first line and your PO box on the second. Sometimes on Amazon I have to omit the "-" in my address, sometimes I have to leave it in.
Also if your PO box is at the Hilo post office you can sign up for a free service where you use their street address #your box address and you can get fedex / ups parcels delivered. I don't know if the other POs are doing it. https://ribbs.usps.gov/mtcsa/documents/tech_guides/PBSACustomerAgreement.pdf