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Amazon Shipping, Part II

Recently, I posted about an Amazon shipping experiment. On Monday, I ordered two pieces of software fro m Amazon one with paid shipping and one with free shipping. They are both the same size and approximate cost.

Today is Wednesday (two days later). I have received my paid shipping order. And, just received a notice that Amazon sent shipping information to USPS for the free shipping order. So, that means that USPS should be picking in up in the next few days, hopefully.

Amazon Shipping

Today, I ordered two different products from amazon. They were both priced roughly the same, and are both roughly the same size and weight. However, for one I elected to pay for standard shipping, and for the other I chose free shipping. The reason I did this was to compare how drastic the difference is. The last thing I ordered using free shipping took about three weeks to show up at my house.

Unsurprisingly, I received a notice from amazon that my order with paid shipping shipped today (same day as I placed the order). The estimated delivery date from UPS is Wednesday. I will not at all be surprised if I actually get that order before they even pull the other item off the shelf, and notify USPS that they will be shipping it.

Update (17-June-2009): Amazon Shipping, Part II