Amazon shipment ETA discussion

Just two days ago, I ordered some cool books (All w/CD) from Amazon.

- Blues You Can Use [Paperback] By: John Ganapes (Composer)
- Blues Licks You Can Use [Paperback] By: John Ganapes (Composer)
- The Best of ZZ Top : A Step-by-Step Breakdown of the Guitar Styles and Techniques of Billy Gibbons [Paperback] By: Dave Rubin, ZZ Top

They shipped the latter two books together yesterday. The "Blues you can use" book is still waiting to ship.

But on this day, the second full day since I placed my order, I just found out that my shipment is already (what appears to be) on the last leg to my location (Middlebury/Shipshewana IN)! It was sent out from LEXINGTON, KY. and was last tracked en-route away from DETROIT MI. I don't know how efficient USPS is, but I'm about a 3 hour drive from Detroit! I'd hate to get my hopes up too high, but the first shipment might show up in a couple days! But strangely, Amazon's "Where's my stuff" account info says Estimated Arrival: Dec 05, 2005.

GO FIGURE
Lets see, it took one day to get boxed and accepted by the carrier, it took one day to travel over 3/4's of the way to my place, and what(?), now it's supposed to take 17 days to finally make it to my ship-to address? I suspect that they don't have a decent ETA system in place, or else my shipment will be taking a continental tour, literally...

QUESTION
Anyone shopped from Amazon before? Which should I trust more, the fast efficiency of the delivery status up to this point, or Amazon's ETA? By the progress made so far, you'd think I "might" get it by tomorrow (Sat), if not, early next week... :eek:
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Also, it might be enrout TO Detroit, the two different USPS webpages are somewhat conflicting how it reads...

Yea, I wouldn't trust the ETA. I've ordered off of amazon before and the stuff comes pretty fast. I think they just use the long ETA dates to cover their ass. Did you go with super-shipper-saver thing, for orders of more than $25? That's what I do when I order off there and I've never had anything take more than a week.

[u]Yes, I went with free super saver shipping[/u]. I was hoping that at least some of the order would get to me quickly which would make it easier to wait for the rest.

That's what I was sort of wondering, if they gave an ETA that was too quick, then too many people would be ticked and jump on their back for being late on deliveries, so this makes them look good, "oh look, it already came, and it was before the arrival date"!

I'll post when they come in.

Wow,
16th I ordered the three books in the afternoon.
17th two of them was boxed and shipped, no extra charges
18th it was in transit to my place
19th it arrived by noon!
And that was on Free super savings shipping! From ordered to arrived, 3 days!
Wow! :eek:
I can't wait to pick them up... :cool:

Yup, Amazon is quite fast. Sometimes I get my stuff the next day and I always use standard shipping.

Yes!!!

I just got word that the last of my three books is shipping today!

This is the main book that I was waiting for. If it goes like last shipment. I could have it within 3 days travel time. I likely could have it by this weekend.
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