I’m surprised that no one else has written a review for yet considering that it’s been around for a long time. I just started shopping on amazon since I got a gift card from a company I worked for recently. I was able to find a lot of items that are hard to find in some stores for a good price to my surprise. I was able to find a book by James Franco, Actors Anonymous which isn’t even at Barnes and Nobles or Target yet on there. I found it used for less than $ 10.00. It did have some writing in it, but other than that, it was in good condition. I still had to pay some shipping fees, but it was delivered a lot sooner than the estimated shipping time. I got it in less than a week after ordering it. That was impressive considering that I chose standard shipping. Also, I got other items such as a few CD’s and DVD’s in only 2 – 5 days after placing my order. A few of items that I got were new and some were used. Everything that I got so far came in good condition. Since people seem to be starting their Christmas shopping early, I think that might be slowing down delivery for now as I’m still waiting for a few more CD’s and some eyeliner. Most of the items on there cost less than what it does in the store, even the brand new items. You can buy just about everything on there from food, clothing, electronics, books, music, movies, furniture, makeup, perfume, and many other items. I think that shipping is free if you purchase $ 35.00 worth of stuff from amazon. There are lots of individual sellers on there, so wait times vary depending on how fast the seller is in shipping out items to a certain degree. You have the option to contact the seller if you like and you can see if the item was shipped or not when you create an account on there. Also, the reviews are accurate based on my own experiences with the individual sellers. At first I was worried that they were fake reviews, but they’re not fortunately. For those of you who are new users to amazon, or just technically challenged such as myself, you can actually speak to a live person for help instantly. You will have to look for a way to contact them though which is frustrating since there is no direct number listed. I think that you have to go to help or contact us then list the issue that you’re having with your order. From there I think that you can actually enter your phone number there for them to call you instantly. There are a few other options as well. I was having payment issues since the code that I used for my gift card wasn’t working, so I had to call them. The customer service rep that I got was really patient and helpful. Also, check your email often if an order that you placed didn’t arrive in the specified time as sometimes it has to do with payment issues such as going over your limit. This shouldn’t be an issue if you have enough credit on another credit card on file. You need a credit card to sign up, but it won’t be charged unless you go over your limit on an order from another card or gift card. I wasn’t told that I went over my limit a little as I made an error in calculating the shipping charges and tax. The only thing that I’d be wary about are the sellers on there that are literally giving away some of their stuff for free. I’m still waiting for a used CD that I ordered for one cent that is labeled as being in good condition. I ordered it at the same time as I did with my first order. I paid $ 3.99 for shipping and handing charges, so it’s not exactly one cent. You can also sell stuff on there of course, but I’m not sure how that works. If you’re doing any Christmas shopping now, it’d probably be a good idea to use express shipping so that your gifts will get to you in time as some items can take up to 3 – 4 weeks for delivery according to the site. Instead of dealing with the long lines, traffic, and parking hassle, this might be a better way to get some of your holiday shopping done-:)
