Buying from Amazon

[PaulCheffus]

Hi

Excellent all of you keep buying from Amazon as I work for a company that supplies the boxes your items come in so it keeps me in work 

Cheers

Paul

[The Q]

Out in the sticks in Sussex? what.
Try coastal Norfolk, North Northumberland, or the Outer Hebridies, or the Highlands of Scotland, all of which I have lived in..

I use Amazon a lot, I've spent most of my life living where getting stuff was difficult. No local shops.. Even today here in Norfolk you are talking of a 50mile round trip plus parking charges to the nearest model Shop..

As for electronic components. Maplin put most of the non mail order electronics shops out of business... Then went bust themselves..

Ok Since the B word, often items now take 2 or 3 days instead of 24 hours but that still a lot quicker than when I started 50 years ago when it was first order a catalogue, then search through the catalogue for what you want, send a letter with cheque, and they promise to deliver within 28 days..

As for Prime I probably wouldn't use it, but after accidentally getting the 3 month  free trial SWMBO likes the films.. So I'm stuck with it.. But at least it mostly reduces delivery charges and delivery time..

[njee20]

Out in the sticks in Sussex? what.
Try coastal Norfolk, North Northumberland, or the Outer Hebridies, or the Highlands of Scotland, all of which I have lived in..

I use Amazon a lot, I've spent most of my life living where getting stuff was difficult. No local shops.. Even today here in Norfolk you are talking of a 50mile round trip plus parking charges to the nearest model Shop..

As for electronic components. Maplin put most of the non mail order electronics shops out of business... Then went bust themselves..

It was a tongue in cheek comment, I'm well aware that Sussex isn't exactly the middle of nowhere, but London has had same day delivery for 5+ years, it's very recent here. It's still not far off a 50 mile round trip to a model shop though, that's just symptomatic of the world we live in.