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What shipping do you use for Amazon?

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I was wanting to get my Matrixs and Pirates asap and I plan on preordering today. I was wondering with preorders what is the best shipping type to use?
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I broke down and joined Prime last month. an extravegance that I would usually avoid, but it is much more enjoyable to get things within two days after they're released, rather than the typical week to 10 days.
I use the Free Shipping. Theres no rush for me.

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I use the Free Shipping. Theres no rush for me.

I use free shipping too. If I want to watch the movie badly, I'll "borrow" it from Best Buy and then return the Amazon version when it comes. I figure I buy enough stuff at Best Buy that they wouldn't mind loaning it to me for a couple of days.
If you haven't joined PRIME, they will give you free 2-day shipping for 3 months. I think you can even get overnight for a small upcharge. I may be wrong on that. It costs $79 to use PRIME per year. That is too much for me for the amount that I order. I LOVED it for the 3 months I had it though.


If you don't do it and are itchin' for the movies, I would look at 2-day or overnight if you don't care about the cost. Most the time, I've done free shipping and it has left within a day from release and gotten it about 4-5 days later. I pre-ordered Planet Earth and it didn't ship for a week after release and took a week to get here!


Go for PRIME. Just make sure you cancel it before 3 months ends! I think PRIME customers get priority shipping as well. When PE came out, I remember reading some PRIME members who preordered after me and theirs left the day before release.
I'm an Amazon Prime member, so I take advantage of the free 2nd Day shipping.
Amazon prime was only offered for one month free, I am going to cancel, but bet it will be a pain.
I am also a prime member. I usually do not pay for things like this, but feel it has been well worth it. Not only do I usually get my orders the next day, but I do not get the delay in shipping that the free shipping seems to get. Also great when I order a $7 CD or something. I imagine my year will be up fairly soon, and I will happily renew.

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I was wanting to get my Matrixs and Pirates asap and I plan on preordering today. I was wondering with preorders what is the best shipping type to use?

I use the free shipping and pre-order everything. I find that they usually deliver in 2-3 days if you pre-order, as opposed to just using the free shipping that usually delivers in 7-8 days.
I have Amazon Prime, so I use the Two-day shipping option. All of my pre-orders have shipped on a Monday and arrived on Tuesday for me. One of the perks in having my orders come from Amazon's Sacramento and Las Vegas warehouses.


Based on the the extra 10% discount and Amazon's lower prices on Hi-def media, Amazon Prime was a no-brainer for me. Looking at the prices for expedited shipping Prime paid for itself in a couple of months after I signed up for it in late December. This service also comes in helpful on many of the other products that Amazon sells on their website.

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I'm an Amazon Prime member, so I take advantage of the free 2nd Day shipping.

Same here and worth every penny!
prime
free super saver...if Prime only gives you free 2-day shipping and no minimum, not worth $80 a year to me. Now if it gave you 10% off all purchases, it might be worth it.
Prime.............. love you long time
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