Amazon Prime Bargains - Chat Thread

On a separate note, has Amazon Prime delivery Ireland slowed down recently?

If I remember correctly up until what feels like fairly recently, delivery on most items used to take about two days with some exceptions.

Amazon gave me the option of signing up to prime for a week for 99p, so I used that on my most recent order today. However, the shipping is still taking the same amount of time as if I had just ordered normally using the standard shipping rate or opted for free delivery.

Yes I noticed this as well , was getting most orders within a couple of days or even next day now a lot taking up to a week and some even have delivery dates further out than that .. excepted delivery dates are being missed fairly regularly

Another order now where it's split up into separate orders

must be the new normal when ordering several items

Makes returning a few items a pain though, although I was able to return a few items from several orders in one package before by chatting to them

How are people who bought the mouse finding battery life? I have it connected to my chrome book so I can't download the software to turn the led's off and find it needs charging every day after about 12+ hours of use. Tried both connections and similar usage times.

So much for the specs/reviews so! "In Bluetooth and low-power 2.4GHz mode, expect up to 180 hours" It's still a bargain though.

At least you got the right one, having waited since before Xmas, a 27" model turned up instead. They are now asking me to send it back for a refund. I was looking really forward to my 34" monitor. There's none of comparable price on Amazon. Suggestions?

I’m using the mouse with my work laptop, and don’t have the rights to download the software onto it. If I downloaded the software on my personal laptop, turned off the LEDs to save the battery life, would it still hold the settings when used on my work laptop?

Cheers, it was approx 160 GBP. To add insult to injury, the return label isn't pre-paid. They really are taking the p***

They probably won't issue you a prepaid label - they just don't seem to be able to unless the item can be returned to the Irish warehouse. They should be able to give you a guarantee you'll be refunded the cost of returning though.

On my most recent orders, some of the items, especially the most expensive ones, have been very poorly packaged with just using a paper envelope and no added protection of the item itself.

Strangely, the cheapest items, USB extension cables came in proper cardboard envelopes.

Surely you wouldn't have or need to send a postage receipt if you have a prepaid label?

Why were there postage costs if it was a prepaid label?

Same - all were fine though - maybe they know the Amazon drivers are more careful with packages.

- got some amount of excessive packaging on small cheap items in the past in huge boxes - im fine with minimal packaging as long as items are intact.

Unfortunately that hasn't been my experience the motherboard that I have now hopefully returned successfully had a big dent in its original box. So the envelope didn't do a very good job of protecting it.

Hopefully, me and others who have had a similar experience are giving Amazon feedback, so they might consider changing how they package some items.

Amazon delivery just throwing stuff over my gate recently.

Added some instructions to my shipping details (in the only free text box there) not to do this. And to put in postbox or leave at door and ring door bell.