Amazon S-L-O-W shipping

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I don't use Amazon Prime as much as some others on the forum do to get things shipped here.  Where I find it useful is for gifting mainland relatives and friends birthdays and at Christmas.  The time I don't have to spend looking for parking, waiting to check out, gift wrapping, and then standing in line at  the post office, FedEx, or UPS makes the yearly fee worthwhile.

This is a good point. Lately though I've been using Walmart same-day delivery for mainland gifting. Not quite the variety of Amazon, but you can send gifts, refrigerated snacks, and flowers all in one delivery.