Does Amazon Same Day Delivery Work for Anyone?

I've tried this a few times when they have offered it as a free option on some prime items, but as of yet it's never successfully happened. Usually the shipment does not even list as "out for delivery" the day I order.

I'm not shocked it's never worked, as it seems a bit over ambitious for Amazon to even offer. I live practically downtown in one of the largest cities in the US, so if it doesn't work here wouldn't really expect it to work many other places.

Has anyone ever actually successfully used same day delivery?

Works for me all the time, I am really close to a DC. It is bad because if the order is close to 35 dollars I add a Metal Earth model to it. I have also used Prime Now for 2 hours but that is more grocery items.

http://www.fascination​s.com/metalearth

Doesn’t for me, sometimes they refuse to deliver here at all.

I'm lucky to get Prime in three days! Of course I live in rural SW NH.

here in Houston some time it works sometime it doesn't.

It actually worked today! Tracking had it listed as not even out for delivery, but it made it here. Nice job Amazon!

Jarvis Creative Studios wrote in post #18586416
I've tried this a few times when they have offered it as a free option on some prime items, but as of yet it's never successfully happened. Usually the shipment does not even list as "out for delivery" the day I order.

I'm not shocked it's never worked, as it seems a bit over ambitious for Amazon to even offer. I live practically downtown in one of the largest cities in the US, so if it doesn't work here wouldn't really expect it to work many other places.

Has anyone ever actually successfully used same day delivery?

It is wise to never assume that ANY shipping timeframe works as advertised, unless you can call the vendor in person to get specific details about an individual order and how it will be handled. . The vendor's customer service rep can look into things for you and get back to you and let you know what the actual shipping timeframe will be.

Why is this so?

Because there is a lot of verbiage connected with shipping timeframes that most people never look into. . For instance, "TWO DAY SHIPPING" may actually say, somewhere buried in fine print, that the item will be delivered two days after it is processed, packaged, and delivered to (or picked up by) the shipper. . But it could take the vendor two days just to pull the order and get it into the shippers hands. . Unless you knew all of the little nitty gritty details of their shipping legalese, you might actually think that it will be delivered tow days after you order it, not two days after it is processed and given to the shipper.

This is an assumption that many people blindly make, and those people are repeatedly disappointed and angry. . But the fault is theirs for not making a phone call and confirming that what they assume is actually true.


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Sure does. Can see the item in an hour sometimes. We have the benefit of a large distribution center within 30 miles.

I never have an issue, only time is it does not default to same day and will check 2-day.

Chet wrote in post #18586608
Sure does. Can see the item in an hour sometimes. We have the benefit of a large distribution center within 30 miles.

I live in an area with 2 distribution centers. I have never knowingly used the same day service but many times if I order something early in the morning, by afternoon, it's delivered.

Generally, if it says same-day delivery when I check-out then I usually get the item same-day. Often it's not delivered until after 8PM by some independent contractor in a minivan or SUV (seems a bit sketchy), but 99% of the time the item arrives when promised at check-out. I guess it helps that there's 8 or 9 Amazon fulfillment centers within 2 hrs of my home in NJ.

Works great for me 95% of the time. The only times that I’ve had delays was when I ordered close to the listed deadline

Jarvis Creative Studios wrote in post #18586416
Has anyone ever actually successfully used same day delivery?

nope...

Works for many items in Atlanta. There's a large distribution center in Doraville, and then I've also seen my packages come from Chattanooga, TN (less then 2 hour drive). With Now, there's a lot of groceries contributing as well as Amazon's Whole Foods. One service I haven't tried yet is Amazon restaurant delivery.