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    #1022
    Agent Avenger
    Registered Users Posts: 189 ✭✭Agent Avenger


    Bought some stuff on Amazon.fr on the 25th of Jan and it was dispatched yesterday on the 27th coming from Spain, went through Germany, Shannon and Dublin and is out for delivery today in Cork, can’t complain about that! I did have to pay for shipping but the items worked out cheaper than the UK site and I was also able to get some stuff that I couldn’t find on the UK site.


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    #1023
    McMurphy
    Registered Users Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    Agent Avenger wrote: »
    Bought some stuff on Amazon.fr on the 25th of Jan and it was dispatched yesterday on the 27th coming from Spain, went through Germany, Shannon and Dublin and is out for delivery today in Cork, can’t complain about that! I did have to pay for shipping but the items worked out cheaper than the UK site and I was also able to get some stuff that I couldn’t find on the UK site.

    Just want to add to this, I ordered an Nintendo product from Amazon.DE on Sunday also.

    It was delivered in the last hour.


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    #1024
    Leftwaffe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,549 ✭✭✭Leftwaffe


    An item I ordered on Sunday it’s to be delivered tomorrow by An Post. Not bad.


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    #1025
    corkie
    Registered Users Posts: 7,462 ✭✭✭corkie


    My test 5th Jan. Amazon.com order arrived today 28th

    Delay of week pushed processing out to 15.
    Original expect shipping was for Jan 25th.
    Which then changed to Feb 17th.

    Shipping was by DPD, if anyone else get that shipping method.

    Once the parcel gets handed over to courier from amazon, you can track DPD here: -

    https://uktracking.asendia.com/tracking.php?ref=
    ^^^ Don't share your tracking reference because it displays your Eircode

    Above turns your amazon code AW00###### into a DPD tracking link.


    That order was my second order from amazon.com in January, the other order was shipped by DHL which arrived on time.


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    #1026
    McMurphy
    Registered Users Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    Leftwaffe wrote: »
    An item I ordered on Sunday it’s to be delivered tomorrow by An Post. Not bad.

    Uk site?


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    #1027
    Leftwaffe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,549 ✭✭✭Leftwaffe


    McMurphy wrote: »
    Uk site?

    Yeah, Prime item.


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    #1028
    McMurphy
    Registered Users Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    Leftwaffe wrote: »
    Yeah, Prime item.

    Yeah I'm a prime member too. And they were sent as part of my prime package from UK, still not estimate to be with me until next weekend though.

    I've not cancelled prime UK membership just yet, as I'm optimistic things will level out, but one paid for a month prime with Germany and will order a few more items and see what deliveries are like with prime there to compare.


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    #1029
    1huge1
    Registered Users Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭1huge1


    McMurphy wrote: »
    Yeah I'm a prime member too. And they were sent as part of my prime package from UK, still not estimate to be with me until next weekend though.

    I've not cancelled prime UK membership just yet, as I'm optimistic things will level out, but one paid for a month prime with Germany and will order a few more items and see what deliveries are like with prime there to compare.

    Whats the advantage of being a member of Amazon Prime on the German site when based in Ireland?


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    #1030
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,436 ✭✭✭VG31


    VG31 wrote: »
    I'll check the warehouse routing codes when I get my package. I'd be very surprised if it actually went through Belgium. I've had two other packages show customs clearance statuses in Dublin, Swords very soon after dispatch. They never actually went there.

    Arrived today, it came straight from LCY (London). It never went to Belgium as I suspected.


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    #1031
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,436 ✭✭✭VG31


    1huge1 wrote: »
    Whats the advantage of being a member of Amazon Prime on the German site when based in Ireland?

    There's none more or less.


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    #1032
    New2Dubs
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭New2Dubs


    Made an Amazon UK Prime order on 23 Jan, with expected delivery date of 3 Feb. Part of the order arrived today - 5 days is pretty decent given recent delays.
    Other part of the order status “delivery date pending”.
    You win some, you lose some.


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    #1033
    1huge1
    Registered Users Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭1huge1


    VG31 wrote: »
    I'll check the warehouse routing codes when I get my package. I'd be very surprised if it actually went through Belgium. I've had two other packages show customs clearance statuses in Dublin, Swords very soon after dispatch. They never actually went there.

    I ordered something yesterday evening on amazon.co.uk.

    It supposedly initiated customs this morning in Swords.

    Similar to your situation, I'm skeptical it is actually in Swords and like the Belgium, seems to be just a way for Amazon to expediate the process to get the goods into the EU.


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    #1034
    corkie
    Registered Users Posts: 7,462 ✭✭✭corkie


    VG31 wrote: »
    I'll check the warehouse routing codes when I get my package. I'd be very surprised if it actually went through Belgium.
    VG31 wrote: »
    Arrived today, it came straight from LCY (London). It never went to Belgium as I suspected.

    How do you check them by the way? Just out of curiosity?


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    #1035
    9db3xj7z41fs5u
    Closed Accounts Posts: 172 ✭✭9db3xj7z41fs5u


    Still no sign of Amazon UK dispatching my packages ordered on the 19th Jan. I am thinking of cancelling my prime. I ordered something 2 days ago on Amazon Fr and it has been dispatched.


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    #1036
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,436 ✭✭✭VG31


    corkie wrote: »
    How do you check them by the way? Just out of curiosity?

    They're printed at the bottom of the label. The first one is the origin warehouse and the following ones (if applicable) are the ones it passed through afterwards. They correspond to the nearest airport code.

    For example:

    MAN - Manchester
    MME - Darlington
    LEJ - Leipzig
    WRO - Wroclaw
    LIL - Lille


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    #1037
    styron
    Registered Users Posts: 907 ✭✭✭styron


    Sweet Jesus ... We're SAVED!

    wJpioLd.png


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    #1038
    McMurphy
    Registered Users Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    1huge1 wrote: »
    Whats the advantage of being a member of Amazon Prime on the German site when based in Ireland?

    Free postage I assume?

    And no there's no free postage by the looks of things. Ffs


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    #1039
    1huge1
    Registered Users Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭1huge1


    McMurphy wrote: »
    Free postage I assume?

    Afraid not, Amazon Prime on Germany only offers free postage to Germany, Austria and possibly Belgium if I recall correctly.

    You'll have to pay a minimum of €5 for deliveries to Ireland so I don't see any reason to subscribe to prime on amazon.de when located in Ireland.

    Only Amazon prime through amazon.co.uk offer free postage to UK & ROI.


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    #1040
    styron
    Registered Users Posts: 907 ✭✭✭styron


    corkie wrote: »
    ^^^ https://reactnews.com/article/amazon-commits-to-600000-sq-ft-for-first-irish-fulfilment-centre/

    Behind a login/subscription wall?

    Only site mentioning it, so take the news with bucket load of salt?


    As taken from BBC NI Economics & Business Editor's Twitter


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    #1041
    McMurphy
    Registered Users Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    1huge1 wrote: »
    Afraid not, Amazon Prime on Germany only offers free postage to Germany, Austria and possibly Belgium if I recall correctly.

    You'll have to pay €8 (minimum but usually not higher than this) for deliveries to Ireland so I don't see any reason to subscribe to prime on amazon.de when located in Ireland.

    Only Amazon prime through amazon.co.uk offer free postage to UK & ROI.
    Yeah sorry, just checked and added the same stuff to my basket, and it's still €8 odd for delivery.

    Prob cancel UK prime if they don't buck up a bit.


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    #1042
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,376 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    Great news on the prime UK deliveries to Ireland....just need Amazon to reinstate chocolate sales as most of the stuff we used to buy is no longer shipped here :(


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    #1043
    Leftwaffe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,549 ✭✭✭Leftwaffe


    McMurphy wrote: »
    Yeah I'm a prime member too. And they were sent as part of my prime package from UK, still not estimate to be with me until next weekend though.

    I've not cancelled prime UK membership just yet, as I'm optimistic things will level out, but one paid for a month prime with Germany and will order a few more items and see what deliveries are like with prime there to compare.

    My delivery estimates are still the 8th of February and they’ll be here tomorrow.


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    #1044
    KOR101
    Registered Users Posts: 1,898 ✭✭✭KOR101


    https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/irish-amazon-customers-to-bypass-brexit-barriers-as-it-plans-irish-fulfilment-centre-1.4470470


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    #1045
    notahappycamper
    Registered Users Posts: 2,114 ✭✭✭notahappycamper


    As per Bloomberg and in the Irish Times:

    https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/irish-amazon-customers-to-bypass-brexit-barriers-as-it-plans-irish-fulfilment-centre-1.4470470%3fmode=amp


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    #1046
    Drexel_3
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭Drexel_3


    Will we still have to go through the UK site ?


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    #1047
    notahappycamper
    Registered Users Posts: 2,114 ✭✭✭notahappycamper


    Drexel_3 wrote: »
    Will we still have to go through the UK site ?

    I would hope it would be Amazon.ie and be all in Euro.


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    #1048
    Charles Babbage
    Registered Users Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Charles Babbage


    notahappycamper wrote: »
    I would hope it would be Amazon.ie and be all in Euro.


    Or introduce free delivery or Prime delivery for some of the EU sites.


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    #1049
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,376 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    notahappycamper wrote: »
    I would hope it would be Amazon.ie and be all in Euro.

    Just as long as its not using s fictitious FX rate.


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    #1050
    1huge1
    Registered Users Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭1huge1


    notahappycamper wrote: »
    I would hope it would be Amazon.ie and be all in Euro.

    It depends, would a .ie have the same level of stock as the UK site? would we see higher prices for Irish customers as is so often the case?

    I've no issue with it still having to go through the UK site and the items just being dispatched from Baldonnel.


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    #1051
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,436 ✭✭✭VG31


    1huge1 wrote: »
    I've no issue with it still having to go through the UK site and the items just being dispatched from Baldonnel.

    That's most likely what will happen. Poland for example, has nine Amazon fulfillment centres but they've only considered starting amazon.pl recently


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