If you use FREE SHIPPING On preorders at amazon watch your bills

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I placed an order the other day

pokemon ranger 4.85 used
Farm frenzy 9.99 used
phanton brave 19.99 comes out in march

to get the super saver shipping since my order was higher then 25....

after my order i still had 51.88 left on a gift card


wasnt sure how it worked with preorders so far out worked with items in stock so i went into chat and asked..

does the farm frenzy game and the pokemon game get put on a back shelf and held till march 15 when phantom brave ships so there is no chance amazon will sell those games to other people...im in no big hurry to get them just want to make sure i get them

reponce was like ... we will make a one time changed and push the order into 3 different shipments and you do not have to pay anymore for shipping (still free)

When this first happen i thought that was very nice of amazon.... well i go in last night to place another order and find out i only have 36.xx left on my gift card

before they broke up my order it looked like this

Item(s) Subtotal: $34.83
Shipping & Handling: $2.16
Super Saver Discount: -$2.16
Promotion Applied: -$15.00
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Total Before Tax: $19.83
Estimated Tax To Be Collected: $0.00
Gift Certificate/Card Amount: $19.80
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Grand Total: $0.00


after they broke my order up it now looks like this


Item(s) Subtotal: $34.83
Shipping & Handling: $2.16
Super Saver Discount: -$2.16
Promotion Applied: -$15.00
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Total Before Tax: $19.83
Estimated Tax To Be Collected: $0.00
Gift Certificate/Card Amount: $19.80
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Grand Total: $-14.81


thats right for some reason the grand total now shows - 14.81

i was in chat for 40 mins last night and amazon refused to do anything about it until i asked to speak to their boss... then they go they would give me a one time credit for 14.81 to make up for the money lost...

what is even more werid is on their end it showed on this order

Item(s) Subtotal: $34.83
Shipping & Handling: $2.16
Super Saver Discount: -$2.16
Promotion Applied: -$15.00
-----
Total Before Tax: $19.83
Estimated Tax To Be Collected: $0.00
Gift Certificate/Card Amount: $19.80
-----
Grand Total: $ 0.03

and they had no clue why it was doing this ....so if you use free shipping on preorders and items that are in stock and amazon breaks up the shipment

WATCH YOUR BILLS
 
A minus would indicate they owe you money. Also, if you order a bunch of items to get FSSS and one is a preorder, they will typically send the other items in an earlier shipment.
 
[quote name='thelonepig']A minus would indicate they owe you money. Also, if you order a bunch of items to get FSSS and one is a preorder, they will typically send the other items in an earlier shipment.[/QUOTE]

i had a few games ordered 2 months before hand with golden sun and nothing shipped till golden sun ds shipped and they all sat for 2 months ... they said its up to amazon to ship the items one by one or wait till they all fill
 
[quote name='slidecage']i had a few games ordered 2 months before hand with golden sun and nothing shipped till golden sun ds shipped and they all sat for 2 months ... they said its up to amazon to ship the items one by one or wait till they all fill[/QUOTE]

Uh.. yeah. That's how it works. When you check out, you have the option to waiting until everything is ready to for them ship items when available.

I order to qualify for FSSS, you have to ship everything together.
 
[quote name='Vinny']Uh.. yeah. That's how it works. When you check out, you have the option to waiting until everything is ready to for them ship items when available.

I order to qualify for FSSS, you have to ship everything together.[/QUOTE]

Huh? In my experience, as long as the total order is above $25, you'll get FSSS whether all your items are shipped at once or if they're shipped separately. Yes, there is the option to ship everything at once or to break up shipments as items become available, but its never effected FSSS.
 
[quote name='dchrisd']Huh? In my experience, as long as the total order is above $25, you'll get FSSS whether all your items are shipped at once or if they're shipped separately. Yes, there is the option to ship everything at once or to break up shipments as items become available, but its never effected FSSS.[/QUOTE]

Yep, my experiences have been the same.
 
To get FSSS, you need to select the option to ship all items together. However, Amazon may ship some items that are ready earlier, at their discretion. Or they may wait and ship everything together. You don't know in advance and that's why it's free.
 
[quote name='slidecage']well all i know is that 14.81 disappeared out of my account when they broke it up[/QUOTE]

I still say the - in front of the $14.81 indicates that Amazon owed you money.
 
You should get the money back when the order ships, that's when the system would recalculate the numbers.
 
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