03-22-2015, 05:55 AM
How does Amazon deliver to your house when you dont get mail
Courier services (UPS, FedEX) deliver to any street address whether or not USPS delivery is available, even if the street address is fabricated (as in "guessed the number based on neighbors, made up a sign"). The problem is that you don't get to decide what shipping Amazon will use, despite paying for both the merchandise and the shipping.
Amazon does seem to prefer "commercial address in town", where "commercial" means "staffed front desk". I get FedEX 2-day for my non-Prime "free shipping" more often than not, and the money I pay for office rental stays right here in the community...
Sometimes it is because of a hazardous material
Other times it's completely arbitrary. If all else fails, there's always eBay -- some sellers refuse to ship to Hawaii, but most of them just drop it in the mail. Example: I needed a replacement battery (specialty type, not available locally), Amazon wouldn't do it, nor would Amazon allow any of their marketplace sellers to do it, so I found the same part on eBay for less, no shipping hassle.
Courier services (UPS, FedEX) deliver to any street address whether or not USPS delivery is available, even if the street address is fabricated (as in "guessed the number based on neighbors, made up a sign"). The problem is that you don't get to decide what shipping Amazon will use, despite paying for both the merchandise and the shipping.
Amazon does seem to prefer "commercial address in town", where "commercial" means "staffed front desk". I get FedEX 2-day for my non-Prime "free shipping" more often than not, and the money I pay for office rental stays right here in the community...
Sometimes it is because of a hazardous material
Other times it's completely arbitrary. If all else fails, there's always eBay -- some sellers refuse to ship to Hawaii, but most of them just drop it in the mail. Example: I needed a replacement battery (specialty type, not available locally), Amazon wouldn't do it, nor would Amazon allow any of their marketplace sellers to do it, so I found the same part on eBay for less, no shipping hassle.