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> Amazon orders still arrive in two days.

Mine have been up to a week now. Prime stuff shipping 5-9 days, only very few select items show up in 2 days. Since 2020 or so the "FREE 2-day shipping" has been replaced with "Free Prime shipping" in the UI and I no longer see 2-day promises. Most "basic needs" items are often 3-4 weeks out or "in stock soon"

> My grocery store is still stocked full

I won't starve, but it's weird noticing a lot of holes in the shelves. They're stocked, but missing certain flavours or product lines. Sure there are lots of other energy drink options, but I can't find Mountain Dew Energy in cherry limeade and haven't been able to for 3 weeks now.

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Prime stuff shipping 5-9 days

Most things I order from Amazon arrive the same day or overnight. A tiny minority takes 24 hours.

but I can't find Mountain Dew Energy in cherry limeade and haven't been able to for 3 weeks now.

That’s the universe doing you a favor haha

> I won't starve, but it's weird noticing a lot of holes in the shelves.

That’s a completely different part of the supply chain issue, even if you can produce the goods you have to get it shipped which is yet another bottleneck.

Not enough warehouse workers to load the trucks, not enough drivers for the trucks, shipping costs are pretty high due to the fuel surcharge tacked onto each load and having to complete with other manufacturers who also want their goods sitting on the shelf.

I wonder where this is. Europe? I'm in Eastern Canada, and I don't see any of this.

Not in Germany at least (for an European data point). I get my prime orders usually in one or two days and the estimated date at the checkout is usually correct.

SF. It depends on the item, some things still arrive within 2, but a lot more are wildly variable now.

- I have a Baseus USB power bank that was ordered yesterday, arriving next Friday.

- I have some ESP32 kits that has gotten this multiple days in a row: Your package is on the way but running late. We’re sorry for the delay. Now arriving tomorrow by 10 PM.

- USB cable from prime day, amazon basics brand, no shipping ETA, no prediction, and "not yet shipped"

- Random assortments of things like a gigabit switch, common equipment, cat6 cables, screwdriver: https://i.ibb.co/dtMRDVy/image.png

I don't envy the Amazon people though. Already seeing pileups in the mailroom, floor to ceiling boxes dumped on the floor, every delivery locker filled.

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