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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
I doubt that. It perplexes me that they insist on shipping things as fast as possible instead of using some efficiency.
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Part of their marketing is how quickly they get stuff to you.
These days when I order multiple items, I'm almost always given the chance to select from 3 options.
1 Items arrives as quickly as possible.
2 Items arrive together in a single box/shipment
3 Items arrive on your "Amazon day" (usually about a week)
And often choosing the last option will give me a small credit ($2) towards digital items (ebooks, prime video purchase, etc....)
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They often ship items in separate boxes that could easily be shipped together.
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Yes and no. I think the reason for that is because the items are coming from different warehouses. I think there are at least 30 warehouses in Texas. So if I order 3 items, and one is coming from a warehouse in Houston, one is coming from a warehouse in Dallas, and the third is coming from a warehouse in San Antonio, it may not make sense for them to ship all of the items to a single warehouse and then ship those items to me in a single box.
But I do think that's why they often prompt me to "ship items in fewer boxes." My guess is that they may have regular trucks running between some of these warehouses, so sometimes if I'm willing to receive everything on Sat instead of getting the items on Fri and Sat, it may be cheaper for them to consolidate those items in a single warehouse and then throw them in one box to send to me.
I'm pretty sure that Amazon has algorithms that tell them the most efficient, fast, and cheap way to get products to the people that want them. If you've got an algorithm like that, it's a compromise (which is more important, fast, efficient, or cheap). And depending upon how their stuff is moving and how they prioritize those items determines when and how your items arrive.