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Old 05-11-2018, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Nucky View Post
I have drastically cut back on order's from Amazon in the last six months. After years of flawless service, we have been shipped two different items in a row that were undoubtedly used, scratched and dented with no manual included and a pair of scuffed up, badly, Zumba shoes. This is the second year in succession that our yearly Prime fee was $$ Zero $$. I would rather pay and not wonder if my next order will be here on time and new.

I've also read that every shipment I get from Amazon hurt the U.S. Postal Service financially. I don't know if this is true or false but I don't want to be a participant if this turns out to be a FACT.

Another $20 a year is the Icing on the Cake. Adios Prime!
To your concern "I've also read that every shipment I get from Amazon hurt the U.S. Postal Service financially".....

Not to worry.

Today the official quarterly numbers came out...

"The United States Post Service says that its large financial losses are caused by market forces and governmental constraints but not Amazon, in a release of its quarterly statistics that stood in contrast to ......."

Trump said Amazon cost the USPS ‘billions.’ But the Post Office has a different explanation. - The Washington Post

Post office blames U.S. government — not Amazon — for billion-dollar loss - MarketWatch

Just thought you would want the FACTS