Hi r/Amazon! I recently purchased a notebook, it wasn't from Amazon but from a seller on Amazon. I got the confirmation email, and the money came out of my bank account so I assumed everything was normal. I usually use the app, and when I went to the "orders" tab, it wasn't showing up. I then went to my browser and it showed up when I went that route. It was fine for a few days, but now it's not showing up in my browser either! It's like there's no trace of me ordering it on Amazon, just in my email and bank account.
Am I looking in the wrong place or something? Should I contact amazon??
So I placed two orders and they were delayed, then on a 3rd order I only recieved 2/3 of the items.
3 orders they messed up.
$104 in all. Call the first time, she claimed to issue a replacement. Never came.
Called again and this agent said she wasnt allowed to do that and claimed to report her, then said she issued a refund for 5-7. I even asked for her to send me a confirmation email and she did.
Called the third time after 7 buissness days and she claims her system is malfunctioning.
Is there any other way I could get my money back. If I dont this is it. $104 lost. Im canceling all my subscriptions.
Anyone ever experience this? It's been elevated twice now at Amazon customer service.
My Amazon orders for the last five days are missing from my history. They have either arrived or are still coming this week based on email alerts but don't exist under order history. If one trys to track package the order doesn't exist. Credit card has been charged for each order. Very weird (checked archived orders and not there until n case someone asks). Even weirder for one downloadable software order made yesterday the order status doesn't exist but the receipt does. Thanks!
So I ordered a pair of shoes on the 27th while it was on sale for $34.99. Its shipped and sold by Amazon but the estimated delivery date been updated at least 3 times so far, and it was updated to be scheduled for delivery for the 9th and that's tomorrow and my shoes still have not been shipped yet and have not got any delays in shipping or anything and my payment is not pending, but those shoes are now $99 and just wondering if they are trying to get me to cancel the order and re-order it or has anyone ever contacted Amazon about their shipping? I have bought few other things that was sold and shipped by Amazon and after the 27th and everything else has been shipped
The first rep hung on me.
Second rep kept saying, "I don't know," as if that was a perfectly satisfactory answer.
I referred her to my last three orders, as well as my most recent order. They all had the Prime check mark. And when I went to choose delivery options, it said that it took 5 days regardless of whether I had Prime or not. Again, the rep said, "I don't know."
And I guess she thought I'd say, "Great, thanks for the peace of mind," and end the call.
But instead, I asked, "Can you find out?" And she said she had to get her supervisor.
So the supervisor comes on, and she barely speaks English. She kept repeating that Prime shipping "depends on the item." Among my last four orders, which all had the Prime check mark and shipped from Amazon, was a magnesium supplement that I'd ordered every month for the past two years. It used to arrive in one or two days tops. Now it's taking 5 days, like everything else. And again, she repeats, "It depends on the item."
So I asked, "Then what item can I get in 2 days?"
She said that Prime only promises "2 day delivery," from the shipping day, and now it takes 3 extra days to process orders before they ship out. So I told her that it didn't take 3 days before, and she went back to saying, "It depends on the item."
After going in circles for 15 minutes, she asked if I wanted to be transferred to another department. I said, "I thought this was the department that could help me." And she says, "No." I asked her to transfer me, and then she goes, "Is there anything else I could help you with?" I declined.
And then she said, "Have a nice day," and she hung up without transferring me.
Been a "good" customer of Amazon for years ... tend to do a lot of Prime ordering when in the US for a month or two every year. A smattering during the rest of the year. Etc, etc. I've purchased laptops, TVs, camera gear, etc.
The odd time I've run into issues, I've tended to like using the "live chat" support option as it allows me to do other things while apparently getting support. However lately I've found that the operators seem to be lacking in .... what can only be called basic human intelligence.
I'm sure that others who have encountered the same thing know what I'm talking about and don't require elaboration. The thing is that I can't remember it always being this way. Like ... there's bad customer support ... but it's reached the point of badness whereby it almost feels deliberate ... like the CSAs have gone renegade and are actively trying to troll the customers by being as unhelpful as possible.
Anybody else noticed the same thing? Is there an explanation for what's going on? Or has Amazon simply make a business decision that customer service is no longer a part of its business model so it offshores it all to the lowest common denominator and hopes that most customers won't care or will keep buying?
I while ago I had ordered a $100 tool and got it when the tracking info said it arrived. Then a week or two later there was a box by my door that had the exact same thing in it, with a different tracking number which I thought was odd but I could use more of them anyways. Then this week I got a package notice from Canada post, and when I picked it up it was the exact same tool. What's going on? I'm pretty sure it's not a subscription something as the order doesn't mention subscriptions anywhere and I don't seem to be billed for it every time.
As a long-time Amazon Prime member in a major city, I rely on their same-day delivery for its convenience and selection. But my recent order of cleaning supplies turned into a maddening ordeal of lies and terrible service. Here’s the story.
I ordered cleaning supplies via Prime, paid extra for same-day shipping, and was given a delivery window. An hour or two into the slot, I checked my Amazon account and saw, “a Problem occurred during shipping. Check back in two days if you don’t receive it.” Annoyed, I started a chat with a rep named Veena, explaining I needed the items today and asked for a reattempted delivery. She responded, “I’ve put my best efforts in, contacted the delivery team, and expedited the process. Don’t worry, the item will be delivered today. We’ll ensure this doesn’t happen again.”
I replied, “If it’s not delivered today, cancel the order. I’ll buy it at a store.” Veena doubled down: “No need to worry, I’ve double-checked, and you’ll receive it today. I’ve taken care of it.” Reassured, I waited—but got no updates. Hours later, no package arrived.
Frustrated, I requested a callback. The phone rep told a completely different story: the item was likely damaged in transit, sent back to the warehouse, and would be “automatically canceled and refunded” once it arrived. He advised placing a new order, since delivery wouldn’t be reattempted. I checked the tracking, and the item had reached the Amazon facility hours earlier—yet no refund, no cancellation, just the same vague “check back in two days” status.
So, Veena lied about fixing the issue and guaranteeing delivery, while the phone rep’s promise of an “instant refund” never came through. Worse, Amazon offered no compensation—not even a courtesy credit. I’ve had issues with Walmart+ before, and they’ve proactively given me $5–15 credits without me asking. Amazon? Zero accountability.
These chats and calls are monitored, so how do reps get away with blatant lies? Why isn’t this investigated? I want to ditch Prime and stop supporting a company that treats customers like this, but Walmart+ doesn’t yet match Amazon’s same-day selection in my city. I feel trapped.
Has anyone else been misled by Amazon’s customer service? Thanks for reading my vent!
Ordered a Galaxy A16 two days ago (5/27) that had prime 2 day delivery on the product page. Today is two days later, and the phone is not delivered. So I go and spend 20 minutes trying to find Amazon's customer service number. Finally got them to call me, which they did immediately. I had to answer questions from some AI prompt menu, then listen to elevator music for 15 minutes.
Finally I get a person. Something unintelligible in a Mumbai India accent. I explained the situation to him. He asked what the ETA was during product checkout. I'm like, I don't FN know, I didn't see anything like that upon checkout. He said that it was originally scheduled for the 9th. And AGAIN I reiterated the PRIME TWO DAY DELIVERY that was on the product page. He starts going on about what if it's not near me, and I basically said something like THAT'S AMAZON'S LOGISTICAL PROBLEM, NOT MINE. Ya'll promised 2 day PRIME delivery on the product page, I'm a Prime member, and that's what I expected. So, you can either send me the exact same phone, OVERNIGHT, or I'll cancel my Prime membership over this.
Note the text inside the highlighted red box, and the text just below it.Now I get that Amazon will pull "the 2 days after it ships" BS, but this is ridiculous. They're unable to put a phone that's in a box, into another slightly bigger box, and affix a label to it in less than 9 days? You might also note underneath the red box, where it states the delivery date if you order it before a certain amount of time shown on a count down clock. Note how it is two days from today's date...
How is this not false advertising?
Final update: They shipped it on June 1st, and it just got here today (June 5th)... They sent it the slowest way possible (USPS Parcel Select), and from their farthest warehouse (TALLAHASSEE, FL) from me (I'm in MN). So they didn't even get it here in the required "two day" Prime shipping that they advertised for this product...
More than that, if you request help on an item like a kindle, despite having to make the support request from the order for that exact item, you will have to give your customer service agent the order number, only to have them discover after a few minutes that you should be talking to a kindle rep, who you get transferred to and then they promptly ask for your order number yet again...
This isn't a question as much as it is a whine, but its fucking irritating, and inexcusable that amazons customer service software is so badly setup that it can't connect you to the proper department or even inform the rep what order number you requested help about...
Apparently you can have a specialized problem, which requires a transfer to yet another rep, who still will not know your order number... this is spectacularly dumb.
Transcript of chat session:
Me: My kindle I got for christmas was defective, I ordered a replacement a while ago but it never showed up. Went to check on it and it says return recieved which is odd since I never got it and certainly didn't send one back.
You are now connected to Maribeth from Amazon.com
Me: Hello
Maribeth: Hello, my name is Maribeth. I'm here to help you today. Thank you for being a Prime member.
Me: Hi Maribeth
Maribeth: I'm sorry that you received a defective item. No worries, let me check on this for you and see what I can do to hlp.
To check on this for you, can you please provide your order number?
Me: order number
Thanks
Maribeth: Thank you for the information.
Upon checking here that it is a kindle item, no worries, to help you with this I will transfer you to our special team to assist you better with this. Thank you, u/prettytarable.
A Customer Service Associate will be with you in a moment.
You are now connected to Venkata from Amazon.com
Venkata: Hello Tara , my name is Venkata. Please give me a moment to review the previous correspondence.
Me: No worries
Thanks for helping
Venkata: May I know if you're referring to " Helen's Kindle " ?
Me: No
Who's is that?
Venkata: Sorry for that u/prettytarable 's Kindle***
Could you please help me with the order ID for replacement ?
Me: That should ge it
order number
Venkata: Thank you for the information.
Could you please give me a minute to look into this and help accordingly ?
Me: No problem
Venkata: Thank you for your time.
There is a separate team expertized handling this issue please stay connected while I transfer the chat to them .
A Customer Service Associate will be with you in a moment.
You are now connected to Imkongrenla from Amazon.com
Me: Ok I don't mean to get cranky, but this is my third transfer
Imkongrenla: Hello, my name is Imkongrenla. Please give me a moment to review the previous correspondence.
I'm sorry to keep you waiting. It'll just be a moment longer.
Me: No worries
Imkongrenla: Let me connect you to a member of our kindle team. It will only take a moment.
A Customer Service Associate will be with you in a moment.
I've been an Amazon customer since 1997. Customer service has always been excellent with little wait times. Last month I exchanged an item and returned the original one. A few days ago I got an email that I will be charged for not returning it. I go to online chat and was told that I won't be charged. A few days pass and I was still charged, even though I was told I would not be.
Now I try to connect to chat again. The AI chat thing keeps saying the issue has already been resolved. I keep trying to connect to a chat representative and the screen just says "connecting you to an associate..." for over 20min. Wtf? So I try to call and it says the hold time is 30min+. Wtf?? I used to connect to a human instantly!
So i had an order that shipped yesterday. When i wanted to see it's status today - all i saw was this
Other orders show up fine. It's been like that for the last 8 hours at least.
I had tracking page on separate tab open - and it still works and it appears that order is in fact shipped and moving, but details are still no available.
I'm curious if anyone experienced similar issue? Should i contact support or just wait until order arrives?
They were ordered at different times. One of them's about 3 days late now and the one I ordered yesterday was supposed to be here today. Now says it's delayed another day. This one has no tracking whatsoever.
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PSA: Amazon is experiencing an outage right now. It started about 45 minutes ago. In many cases, your order history may say "There's a problem displaying the details for this order right now", your cart may be empty, and other nonsense.
That's what you get for not letting those tech workers work from home!
All started when I bought an Apple gift card and it locked my account because it thought I was being hacked. Did everything I had to do and realized everything in my account was old and new stuff was wiped. Even my addresses and payment methods were wiped and replaced with old ones I deleted long time ago.
I’ve talked to almost 10 customer support reps over the phone and over live chat, multiple managers. Multiple times I’ve had people escalate it and say the investigations team will get back to me and nothing. Only way to get my proof of purchase for those accounts is to ask support to email it to me.
Any suggestions?
update: the order history came back around a month ago. I gave up awhile back. So I’m not sure if calling helped or not.