Prime and first class mail?
Good morning fellow Amazon sellers…
Quick question for everyone
I stopped selling Prime the first of May because Amazon removed first class shipping options for Prime orders based on delivery times with USPS.
My products are light weight and it wasn’t really an option to expedite orders using any other shipping method.
Can anyone tell me if this feud between Amazon and USPS first class mail for Prime orders is over with or is this the new normal?
Thank you in advance.
Seller_WQj6Zg0jH6DBA
No change … still no first class.
I don’t see it as a “feud” … it is tough to package a 2-5 day service into a 2-day delivery promise.
Seller_olet7eVOHxQZd
The new normal. They even removed first-class from the transit file.
Seller_JEWorRT5Cq6Jj
We will see the occasional Prime-2nd day delivery order that can go first class. Usually, the order has to be placed early in the afternoon on Wednesday and not travelling too far from our warehouse. All the others are Priority Mail.
Seller_3N7yVnTXPzLkL
First Class Delivery Time is now later than Media Mail for my instate shipments and to neighboring states. USPS estimates now reflect the latest routing changes. Definitely do not meet SFP requirements.
Seller_oEw5wUNHgJxxP
If it is a feud, it is a fake one. We proved that when we were doing what I would consider to be Small and Light (S&L) SFP (Seller Fulfilled Prime) with 98% on time delivery using first class. It is how you operate, not the service you use. But that’s gone now.
No FC (First Class) allowed, no change. However, we have been presented it on occasion. We just never expect it. Oddly we have had some require priority in our neighborhood. Our postmaster laughed at us and asked why we were using Priority when we could use first class.
Sigh…
Seller_Iax15hxoENYMQ
it is not a feud
Amazon knows that the post office first class mail system sucks and can not get mail in 2 days like prime needs to be
i cant even get first class mail in my own state in less than 3 days thats a joke.
amazon knows how unreliable the post office is and is punishing the seller for it more or less.
that is the main reason i opted out of sfp as there is no way to ship small inexpensive items for less than priority mail rates
Seller_EO8Du4XGl3BTE
Where did the idea of a feud come from?
As far as I’ve heard and seen, it occurred because USPS FC just isn’t consistent enough.
We used it for awhile, worked pretty well but only within major cities near us (300 miles or less). Sucks that its gone, but I get it. Saves some SFP sellers from themselves I suppose.
Seller_Fk5eg9UGgAr2H
Thanks All!
I was hoping changes would have been made by now, but I guess that’s history.
Thanks for the information.
Seller_A4VZIiqJ9SrJA
Then just change it to Free Shipping and you can send it 1st class
Seller_quHEQbQeS05xI
Prime standard shipping we get away with 1st Class but Prime shipping yes 1st Class is out… Blessings to you…
