Amazon prime Hawaii sweet gravy train ending?

[terracore]

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/technolo..._tech_pool&iid=obnetwork

[Kapoho Joe]

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!

[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

[dmbwest]

" 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

[leilanidude]

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.

[kalakoa]

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.

[Lee M-S]

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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[leilanidude]

quote:

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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

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You have an address. Use it when buying on Amazon. Not shipping to a PO box is a non-issue.

[Lee M-S]

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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[terracore]

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/t...eement.pdf