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Originally Posted by RouseysMom
Hello fellow Villagers! For years Amazon Prime has conditioned me to expect whatever my little heart desires on my doorstep in 48 hours. I snowbird myself
Down to my new home in Mallory in early November. Nothing from the big A comes in two days!
In Ohio, Chicago, Dallas and Minnesota I got deliveries in two days or less. Now it’s is 3-7 days. I continue to pay my prime dues. Why has Amazon forsaken The Villages? I fully and 1000% respect USPS and UPS and FedEx and their amazing logistics. But why nothing faster in our little
Bubble?
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The change happened due to the pandemic. So many more people were ordering stuff that it overwhelmed UPS and Amazon. They had a system set to deliver x number of packages a day, and now the demand was much more than x. The whole supply chain has been stretched, suppliers to Amazon were also under pressure.
I have ordered a few things that have arrived in 2 days and I have no idea why, unless it was in a very local warehouse.
I do suspect though they won't go back to 2 day delivery, as we have now gotten use to 3 or 4 days. Also, UPS does not deliver on Sundays here in the villages (and maybe everywhere).