Amazon Prime News: Order on Thursday, Get it Saturday

Goldberg74 · 11-04-09, 08:04 AM

Got this in my email this morning:

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Dear Amazon Prime Customer,

We thought you'd like to know that Amazon Prime-eligible items ordered on Thursday* will now be delivered Saturday instead of Monday. With this improvement, you now have an extra day to order weekend essentials and send last-minute gifts with FREE Two-Day Shipping.

*Order as late as 5:00 p.m. EDT Thursday. Check estimated delivery dates at checkout to verify your items are eligible.

I got a few packages on Saturday a few weeks ago. Nice to know its official now.

pilot · 11-04-09, 10:21 AM

Cool. They had charged I think an extra 2.99 or 3.99 if you wanted it delivered on Saturday instead of waiting for Monday..

fumanstan · 11-04-09, 10:27 AM

That's cool; i'll need to keep it in mind if I order something on around Thursday since I usually ship stuff to work.

Adboy151 · 11-04-09, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Goldberg74

I got a few packages on Saturday a few weeks ago. Nice to know its official now.

I got one a few weeks ago as well. It was FedEx instead of the regular UPS.

Groucho · 11-04-09, 10:45 AM

Does this mean I have to put pants on Saturday mornings now?

jjcool · 11-04-09, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Goldberg74

Got this in my email this morning:I got a few packages on Saturday a few weeks ago. Nice to know its official now.

What does the "*" mean? I assume there is a cutoff time for saturday delivery.

clckworang · 11-04-09, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Groucho

Does this mean I have to put pants on Saturday mornings now?

Pants are always optional.

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Originally Posted by jjcool

What does the "*" mean? I assume there is a cutoff time for saturday delivery.

That's what I'm assuming as well. If you order something at 10 p.m. on Thursday, I don't think you should be expecting your package on Saturday. That being said, I was shocked that I placed an order last week at around 8 p.m. on a Wednesday and still received my order on a Friday. I love my Prime membership!

Goldberg74 · 11-04-09, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jjcool

What does the "*" mean? I assume there is a cutoff time for saturday delivery.

It means:

*Order as late as 5:00 p.m. EDT Thursday. Check estimated delivery dates at checkout to verify your items are eligible.

NoirFan · 11-04-09, 07:19 PM

Free shipping from Amazon usually only takes two days for me anyway, so I've never felt the need to pay for Prime.

Superdaddy · 11-16-09, 12:42 PM

Don't recall seeing this e-mail from them. I have been a Prime member for a couple of years now (in fact my membership renews this week), so this is nice to know.

abrg923 · 11-21-09, 05:42 AM

Does anyone know if this is just for the holidays, or if it's a permanent thing?

cmleidi · 11-22-09, 03:23 AM

MY orders placed on Thursdays have been coming on Friday rather than Saturday.

Superdaddy · 11-22-09, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by cmleidi

MY orders placed on Thursdays have been coming on Friday rather than Saturday.

Even better! I also get a lot of Prime orders one day after shipping. Depends on the warehouse it comes from.

I didn't order anything this Thursday, but I did put something in my cart Thursday morning just to see what delivery date it would project, and it did project Saturday. So it's nice to know I shouldn't have to wait for Monday at least.

11-04-09, 10:21 AM	#2
pilot Administrator Join Date: Mar 1999 Posts: 5,894	Re: Amazon Prime News: Order on Thursday, Get it Saturday Cool. They had charged I think an extra 2.99 or 3.99 if you wanted it delivered on Saturday instead of waiting for Monday..

11-04-09, 10:27 AM	#3
fumanstan DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 22,211	Re: Amazon Prime News: Order on Thursday, Get it Saturday That's cool; i'll need to keep it in mind if I order something on around Thursday since I usually ship stuff to work. __________________ XBox Live: Fu Man Stan "I've never derived "joy" from either comicbooks or torture porn, so you can imagine how I feel about the mainstream marriage of the two in The Dark Knight" - baracine

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11-04-09, 07:19 PM	#9
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11-16-09, 12:42 PM	#10
Superdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 340	Re: Amazon Prime News: Order on Thursday, Get it Saturday Don't recall seeing this e-mail from them. I have been a Prime member for a couple of years now (in fact my membership renews this week), so this is nice to know.

11-21-09, 05:42 AM	#11
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11-22-09, 03:23 AM	#12
cmleidi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 349	Re: Amazon Prime News: Order on Thursday, Get it Saturday MY orders placed on Thursdays have been coming on Friday rather than Saturday.