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Amazon Prime Bargains - Chat Thread

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  • #12182
    ECookie13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 892 ✭✭✭ECookie13


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124025007#Comment_124025007

    Yes, seems to happen a lot more recently. I assume an post is struggling with the volume as they are severely understaffed apparently.



  • #12183
    Dr Robert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,854 ✭✭✭Dr Robert


    I havent encountered any delays with an post recently. Is it just Amazon related?

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  • #12184
    user060916
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 443 ✭✭user060916


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124025182#Comment_124025182

    No - we're seeing around 60% of our parcels take 2+ days, normally we'd be seeing 95% next day. Just the usual delays due to the time of the year



  • #12185
    stesaurus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,428 ✭✭✭stesaurus


    Time of year and Fastway issues creating a lot more work for AnPost



  • #12186
    pigtail33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,300 ✭✭✭pigtail33


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124025182#Comment_124025182

    Nope, not just Amazon. They've had my Nespresso delivery for a week now

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    Thought I might have got it today, but nothing so far.



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  • #12187
    ForestFire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,196 ✭✭✭ForestFire


    Also had delays on recent package…we had the sorted for delivery 2 days in a row before moving on to out for delivery



  • #12188
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,236 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124025007#Comment_124025007

    We have progress. Likely here tomorrow.

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    Whether I'll get the refund is another story..

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  • #12189
    zell12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,730 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Anyone see an Ireland chromebook cashback offer? I want it so! https://reward-promos.com/reward/thankyou/en-GB/terms



  • #12190
    scudzilla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    Bought a Samsung a9 tablet, 4gb Memory, 128GB Storage on Nov 21st, bought as USED LIKE NEW for 93euro plus a tenner discount, making it 83, fantastic deal

    They cancelled it on 24th saying item now unavailable, i check amazon and it is still available in Used like New but at 155Euro

    Ring them to complain and CS said order it at that price and they will refund difference when delivered, arrived yesterday and rang them, mail to say refund of 72euro on the way

    Unreal price for a pretty high spec Samsung Tablet, box it5 came in said it was the 4gb/64gb version but when i booted up device it was indeed the 8gb/128gb version



  • #12191
    Dublinandy3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 549 ✭✭✭Dublinandy3


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124025007#Comment_124025007

    Yes, I had that once. Item never arrived and I got contact from DHL (I think I don't remember the delivery company) that it wouldn't be released by customs due to the type of plastic used being unsafe for holding food.

    I got a refund, months later it turned up on my doorstep. I contacted Amazon and they said keep it and the refund.

    About a year later I got a bill from the delivery company for tax owed on it. It seems when I got the refund they refunded everything.

    I spent about a week with Amazon CS who kept insisting that they would pay for the tax, provided I either returned the product (I threw it away due to safety concerns about the plastic) or if I paid for it at the original price. Eventually they gave in and paid it.

    TL;DR version, yes, it got held up in customs due to it not meeting safety regulations.



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  • #12192
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,350 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124024589#Comment_124024589

    I use Kanata https://github.com/jtroo/kanata and Vial https://get.vial.today/ to program my laptop and keyboard. I also script my work environment/terminal/desktop with python/Lua/JavaScript to automate repeated workflows. I'd have no problem adding an other tool if I could see the benefits but it's not clear to me if I'd need it given all my other tools. With keyboard layers I barely have to move my fingers to get most operations done. I'm not really sure what exactly people would do with the stream deck but could you not just write code to control your desktop? I haven't used Windows or Mac in years now so maybe you can't.



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