Ordered some stuff via Amazon Prime.

I just placed an order today (Mon 11) around noon. It's guaranteed to be here by Wed. Feb 13th. When I placed the order it said I still had 6 more hours to add to it and still get it all by the 13th. I know a couple folks were asking about how reliable Amazon Prime shipping is, I'll report back when I get my order. So far everything I've ordered from them has showed up on time or early.

I got a pair of AKG 240MKII headphones, a Stage Rack for mounting my rack mount mic pre and compressor, and I got a Roku for my wife. She's been wanting one so she could hook it up to the TV in the basement while she's on the treadmill. I'm hoping since the WiFi generates from inside the house it won't be a problem in the basement.

Got it all free with the points I've been saving on my CC.

One thing I discovered about those points ... you can set up a link between your CC and Amazon so you can use the points directly from your card ... but the exchange rate sucks. You're better off buying Amazon E-Gift cards. I ended up getting $50 bucks more by doing that. They really screw you with that direct points link deal. The E-gift cards are instant, you get the code in an email right away and you enter it during checkout on Amazon.

I wanted to buy some Rack Rails and make my own portable rolling rack for my stuff. But the parts were expensive, and you had to buy the screws separate. The stage rack unit I bought was cheaper than buying the parts, and it comes with screws. It's just a little metal one, but I figure if I don't like it, I can take a hack saw and cut it apart and make something out of it.

I'm hoping to get a rack mount DAW and sound card some day. That way I can have all my stuff in one little carrier and move it around the house and to the basement easily.

Can't wait for Wednesday. I'm dying to hook my mic pre and comp up.

It said at the checkout screen that for $4 bucks I could have it show up tomorrow. How the heck do they ship that stuff so fast, so cheap? I didn't do it, but it was tempting. The waiting and anticipation is half the fun.

musicman100

I am A Prime © member and yes, the 2 day shipping 99.9 % of the time arrives in two days...
the next day for 3.99 is PER ITEM. so if you have 3 items in your oeder and want them all next day its almost 12 dollars for the expidited shipping..

Ahh! I didn't notice that it was per item! You would think that the more items you add, the less expensive it would be. They would have to lose money shipping fewer items next day.

Another Bummer , not everything is Prime, and Prime stuff is usually a few bucks more than another non prime vendor.

Yes, that's true. But it's usually cheaper after you figure in the other persons shipping. Not always. :)

           The up side is returns are painless for Prime stuff and quick..
 
Thankfully I haven't had to return anything yet. But that's good to know.
 
Just got an email a few minutes ago saying everything shipped and it's too late to add to the order and have it by the 13th.
 
The other thing about Prime is, it gives me a warm fuzzy feeling that I'm not going to get screwed by someone. If it's actually fullfilled by Amazon I have someone to go complain to that's not going to disappear overnight if need be.
 
I'm excited. Can't wait to get my gadgets. I'm really looking forward to the new cans. I'm hoping to be able to eek by just using those since I don't have a place to set my HS-80's up anymore. I may sell them if this works out.

Nice Bub!

J

If you have a .edu email adress, it's only $40/year.  Totally worth it.

I love Prime... I got new studio monitors in the mail today... Ordered on Saturday morning, and I didn't even pay for extra shipping.  Just the free Prime shipping.  $299 at GC, $209 on Amazon. 

Not only the web store, but I think Amazon Prime kicks Netflix's behind as far as free streaming movies goes.  At least for us, the quality is better, and they have more movies (although the vast majority of the freebies are the same as Netflix). But Prime gets 'Downton Abbey' faster, which is reason enough for me. :)

I already know too much about the finale... Too many friends abroad posted spoilers when it aired in Europe. But I won't tell... (Grew up on Dr Who 60s-90s, but I've ony seen about 15 minutes of the newer ones.  I had no idea what was going on, but I liked it anyway. My husband not at all into it-- it's just not something he's going to watch-- and we're usually watching together...)

I have no doorman in my building and am rarely home when packages get delivered so they always end up at the Fed Ex depot across town or the Post Office uptown. It's a real pain but them I discovered Amazon Lockers. They're in drug stores and supermarkets and there's one near me. My stuff gets delivered to the locker, they email me a code and I stop by and use it to open my compartment. My online shopping has increased 1000% since I started using them. 

sharke


I have no doorman in my building and am rarely home when packages get delivered so they always end up at the Fed Ex depot across town or the Post Office uptown. It's a real pain but them I discovered Amazon Lockers. They're in drug stores and supermarkets and there's one near me. My stuff gets delivered to the locker, they email me a code and I stop by and use it to open my compartment. My online shopping has increased 1000% since I started using them.

Cool!

Someday I'll get new headphones...  All of the pairs that I've been using are still good, but the fabric on the pads is coming off so I end up with little pieces all over my ears after each use!

Woohoo.

All my stuff just arrived.

Wed 13th @ 13:18.

Can't complain about that!

Holy crap! These 240's are incredible.

Now I have to remix everything I've been doing that last week.

That's ok though! That's a good thing!

WOW!