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0 pointstempestn12y ago0 comments

Amazon is annoying in the opposite way. Even if you're logged in, they give no indication at all that they won't ship something to you until you actually try to buy it. Very irritating when comparing several options to have to add every one to the cart to check that you can actually buy it before wasting the time of considering it too carefully.

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Andrenid12y ago

When I'm logged in on Amazon I get a warning next to the product price that I can't ship it to my default location.

tempestnOP12y ago

Hmm, I just double-checked and I don't get that. I'm in Canada. Have two addresses registered, both Canadian. For example, [1] is appears to be available, and also claims to have free shipping (as do many items listed on amazon.com eve though the free shipping is US only). When I add it to my cart, proceed to checkout, and choose an address though, it lets me know about the "slight problem" with my order... the fact that I can't get it.

Maybe it's only Amazon Fulfillment items that do this?

[1]: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009ENG6TI/ref=ox_sc_sfl_ti...

yskchu12y ago

It doesn't work if you aren't logged in and haven't set a default shipping address.

e.g. I see "We are not able to ship this item to your default shipping address."

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scott_karana12y ago

There is that, but it only applies if you're an existing, and logged in customer.

itsameta412y ago

Well how could they possibly fix that?

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