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amazon.com sucks bad. Please stay away!

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I bet you are correct..it's the old place you're order so we can charge you're credit card and use you're money while you wait for items ordered because of just plain misinformation.
WardWard said:
WardWard said:
I had the same problem with my order. They changed estimate
delivery 3 times.
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Some people preordered the G3 back when Amazon.com's posted release
date was November 1. I wonder if they are going to get their
cameras on time, or at the current Amazon.com release date of
December 30. I bet preorders came to a screeching halt when
Amazon.com posted the latter date.
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Again I think you have a very good point..Like "Smelly Delly" selling G2s and people waiting and waiting.."DELL" is a computer wam bammer and a poor one at best..Where did people think cameras were their bag? And many were left just holding their phones.
ShutterNot said:
I don't understand people at times. Amazon is known for being a
BOOK STORE. Everything else they sell was an expansion and added
later. I order a book from AMAZON and it's delivered 2-3 days
later, if they have it in stock. When you order, they tell you how
many are in stock.

I ordered my Viking memory from BUY.COM and they memory arrived
next day. Shipping was free and the 256MB cost $85. That was their
standard price and standard shipping.

I'm carefull to buy specific merchandise from merchants who make
their living on that line of merchandise ..... not what was an
afterthought.

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Shutter Nut :)
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After reading your complaint about Amazon I have to say it is pretty lame. If the compact flash memory arrives too late to get the rebate, then return it to Amazon for a refund. What's the big deal?

I'm sorry but it just sounds to me like you are whining because this deal hasn't been completed and you don't even report the final outcome.

I've never once heard a credible complaint where Amazon screwed someone.
Peter N said:
I want to share with you my very bad experiences, so you don't have
to go through the same frustration I have.

I ordered the Viking 256MB CompactFlash, 10/21/02. This morning,
the online order status showed "Delivery estimate: November
1-November 4". Just now, it shows "Delivery estimate: November
4-November 11"

I called amazon this morning (there was no phone number listed on
amazon website, I had to search for a long time before finding it!)
and wanted to cancel my order, because the Viking 256MB rebate
deadline is 11/15/02. The gal sale rep told me "sorry, I can't
cancel your order because it is currently in the shipping process
and because we already charged your discover card. you have to
wait until you receive it, then request a return shipment sticker
from us, then send back for full refund." This is BS and so
rediculous. I ask you, if they have not shipped out, then why the
heck they charged on my discover card for and why they can't cancel
it?

I am gonna talk with them again to see if I can cancel it, now that
the expected delivery date is moved to 11/11/02. It will be too
late to send a rebate. If not, I'm gonna call a dispute on my
discover card.

Please stay away from amazon, so they know they have to improve
their service. They are no longer the same company! It sucks
really bad!

Peter
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I had similar experience with amazon. Where I ordered the external TV tuner (VB50HRTV). When I ordered the site mentioned that they ship the product on the same day. Much to my chagrin I found out that they dont have that product and kept pushing the shipping date for about a month. Then I had to cancel the order and order it from Gateway.

I had the similar trouble in finding their phone number, I haven't found it until now. The website kept sending me in circles. Anyway I got the product from a different vendor.

So just don't believe amazon when they say they can ship it immediately.

Arun
Peter N said:
I want to share with you my very bad experiences, so you don't have
to go through the same frustration I have.

I ordered the Viking 256MB CompactFlash, 10/21/02. This morning,
the online order status showed "Delivery estimate: November
1-November 4". Just now, it shows "Delivery estimate: November
4-November 11"

I called amazon this morning (there was no phone number listed on
amazon website, I had to search for a long time before finding it!)
and wanted to cancel my order, because the Viking 256MB rebate
deadline is 11/15/02. The gal sale rep told me "sorry, I can't
cancel your order because it is currently in the shipping process
and because we already charged your discover card. you have to
wait until you receive it, then request a return shipment sticker
from us, then send back for full refund." This is BS and so
rediculous. I ask you, if they have not shipped out, then why the
heck they charged on my discover card for and why they can't cancel
it?

I am gonna talk with them again to see if I can cancel it, now that
the expected delivery date is moved to 11/11/02. It will be too
late to send a rebate. If not, I'm gonna call a dispute on my
discover card.

Please stay away from amazon, so they know they have to improve
their service. They are no longer the same company! It sucks
really bad!

Peter
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... and if they tell you your order has "gone to shipping", then relax-- unless you live in Antartica I think you'll have it in a few more days.
Peter N said:
I want to share with you my very bad experiences, so you don't have
to go through the same frustration I have.

I ordered the Viking 256MB CompactFlash, 10/21/02. This morning,
the online order status showed "Delivery estimate: November
1-November 4". Just now, it shows "Delivery estimate: November
4-November 11"

I called amazon this morning (there was no phone number listed on
amazon website, I had to search for a long time before finding it!)
and wanted to cancel my order, because the Viking 256MB rebate
deadline is 11/15/02. The gal sale rep told me "sorry, I can't
cancel your order because it is currently in the shipping process
and because we already charged your discover card. you have to
wait until you receive it, then request a return shipment sticker
from us, then send back for full refund." This is BS and so
rediculous. I ask you, if they have not shipped out, then why the
heck they charged on my discover card for and why they can't cancel
it?

I am gonna talk with them again to see if I can cancel it, now that
the expected delivery date is moved to 11/11/02. It will be too
late to send a rebate. If not, I'm gonna call a dispute on my
discover card.

Please stay away from amazon, so they know they have to improve
their service. They are no longer the same company! It sucks
really bad!

Peter
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How about an 800 number for Amazon instead:

1-800-201-7575

And I have to agree whith those defending Amazon. They are an outstanding organization, period. And when compared to some of the half-baked internet vendors out there, well they're in a league of their own. I've ordered tons of stuff from them and not a single complaint.
WardWard said:
WardWard said:
I had the similar trouble in finding their phone number, ...
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In the event that anyone else is looking for it, it is at
http://biz.yahoo.com/p/a/amzn.html
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I am curious, how do you know the difference CF Type I and II, I am looking at that card and can't see anything that says what type it is
Rob Bell said:
dan k said:
lol, no I don't work at amazon and yes you should have ordered from
buy.com. As a matter of fact, I received my SimpleTech 512MB CF
(for my future G3) that I purchased from buy.com, even though I
chose the cheapest method of shipment I got my order in 3 days...
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Ditto on the 512MB CF card and shipping situation from buy.com. I
also got a bonus(?) because SimpleTech had packaged a Type II card
in Type I packaging. The Type II has slightly better performance
and costs $35 more. Only problem is that I'm worried about the
warranty now, since my invoice says it was a Type I card.

Anyway, to stay on topic with this thread, let me just say that
I've had good results with both amazon.com and buy.com too. Sure,
sometimes they can't ship it exactly when they estimate, but it's
not that big of deal. I did have amazon delay shipment on a
Christmas present one year and had to cancel that because it would
have arrived too late. No problem doing that. In the case of the
original poster, the order must have went to the shipper/warehouse,
so it was 'out-the-door' as far as amazon.com was concerned.
Nothing they can do at that point. You can always refuse to accept
the package when it arrives and then it will get returned and
credited automatically.

Does the rebate form have to be postmarked by 11/15, or do you just
have to buy it by then? Usually rebates give you a month or more
after the last valid purchase date before it has to be sent in. If
that's the case then you're fine because your purchase date was
when you placed the order, not when it arrives.

Rob
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I've never had a problem either but don't do buisness with them anymore because they have never had the lowest price on anything. Orderd mine from Newegg and got it in 36 hours, holy cow.

Jesse
Peter N said:
I want to share with you my very bad experiences, so you don't have
to go through the same frustration I have.

I ordered the Viking 256MB CompactFlash, 10/21/02. This morning,
the online order status showed "Delivery estimate: November
1-November 4". Just now, it shows "Delivery estimate: November
4-November 11"

I called amazon this morning (there was no phone number listed on
amazon website, I had to search for a long time before finding it!)
and wanted to cancel my order, because the Viking 256MB rebate
deadline is 11/15/02. The gal sale rep told me "sorry, I can't
cancel your order because it is currently in the shipping process
and because we already charged your discover card. you have to
wait until you receive it, then request a return shipment sticker
from us, then send back for full refund." This is BS and so
rediculous. I ask you, if they have not shipped out, then why the
heck they charged on my discover card for and why they can't cancel
it?

I am gonna talk with them again to see if I can cancel it, now that
the expected delivery date is moved to 11/11/02. It will be too
late to send a rebate. If not, I'm gonna call a dispute on my
discover card.

Please stay away from amazon, so they know they have to improve
their service. They are no longer the same company! It sucks
really bad!

Peter
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I too ordered the same Viking 256MB CompactFlash. The delivery estimate was from 11/6/02 - 11/12/02. But, I received it today. I bought many things from them and very happy with their service.
jlattefetcher said:
Now the Viking rebate is another story...
Johnny in L.A. said:
In any case, if it will be there before the 11/15 deadline, so why
do you want to cancel?

I think Amazon is fantastic. I've placed a dozen orders from them
and never have had to call or e-mail them.

Johnny
Peter N said:
I want to share with you my very bad experiences, so you don't have
to go through the same frustration I have.

I ordered the Viking 256MB CompactFlash, 10/21/02. This morning,
the online order status showed "Delivery estimate: November
1-November 4". Just now, it shows "Delivery estimate: November
4-November 11"

I called amazon this morning (there was no phone number listed on
amazon website, I had to search for a long time before finding it!)
and wanted to cancel my order, because the Viking 256MB rebate
deadline is 11/15/02. The gal sale rep told me "sorry, I can't
cancel your order because it is currently in the shipping process
and because we already charged your discover card. you have to
wait until you receive it, then request a return shipment sticker
from us, then send back for full refund." This is BS and so
rediculous. I ask you, if they have not shipped out, then why the
heck they charged on my discover card for and why they can't cancel
it?
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