So, I was messing around with my Amazon orders the other day, just kinda curious, right? I mean, we all love Amazon for its lightning-fast deliveries. But sometimes, you don’t really need that stuff right away, you know? I got to thinking, “Can I actually get Amazon to chill out a bit and ship my stuff slower?”
I dug around my orders page and started clicking on stuff. There’s the usual “Track Package” button, which is cool if you’re waiting on something important. But I wanted the opposite. I wanted my package to take its sweet time.
- First, I went to “Your Orders,” just like you always do.
- Then I started looking at my recent orders that haven’t shipped yet.
- I noticed there wasn’t any obvious “ship slower” button or anything like that. Of course, why would there be, right? Amazon wants to get you your stuff ASAP.
But I’m stubborn. I started poking around the help pages, typing in searches about delayed shipping and whatnot. No dice. I found stuff about what to do if your order’s late, but nothing about how to make it late on purpose.
I did see a bunch of articles about why Amazon shipments might be delayed. You know, stuff like bad weather or problems at their warehouses. That got me thinking – maybe there’s a way to kinda signal to Amazon that I’m not in a rush.
I went back to one of my unshipped orders and looked for options. I could change the shipping address, update the payment method, you know, the usual stuff. But I noticed something else, and I decided to give it a try.
So here’s what I found, and it might or might not work. But there’s this thing about order consolidation that seems to be the key. If you’ve got multiple items shipping around the same time, Amazon tries to group them together to save on packaging and, you know, be a little greener. And that takes a little bit of time, it is the trick we can use!
So I actually added another item to my cart, something I didn’t need right away, and made sure it was shipping from Amazon. I went to checkout, and guess what? There’s usually an option to “Group my items into as few shipments as possible.” I selected that one, fingers crossed. I also selected the standard free shipping.
Now, this isn’t a guarantee. But what I’m hoping is that by choosing to group my items, Amazon’s system will see that I’m cool with waiting a bit longer. It might hold my order for a day or two while it waits for all the items to be ready to ship together. And that means a slower delivery. It worked! It took several days for Amazon to ship out my stuff.
My Two Cents
It’s not a perfect solution, and it definitely requires buying something extra. But if you’re really not in a hurry and want to give Amazon’s delivery drivers a bit of a breather, it might be worth a shot. Just remember to choose that “Group my items” option at checkout, and use standard free shipping!
