Expedited shipping being replaced by premium shipping. Is it worth it?
Hi
I offer standard first class post for free and expedited next day delivery which the customer pays for.
I am concerned about Amazon replacing the expedited option with the premium shipping option. I have read many stories on the forum regarding customers not being home to sign for the order and this impacting negatively on the sellers account.
Am I correct in thinking there will be no middle ground between first class and premium shipping. As during the spring and summer months I have a lot of expedited orders and i am worried about the impact offering premium shipping may have on my account. However i do not want to be left with standard first class as the only option.
Any advice appreciated.
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Seller_EJIX7rqDNQJi2
The difference between Premium and Expedited Delivery is that you will need to meet the Valid Tracking Rate requirements, Handling Times will no longer apply, the EDD ranges will be much shorter, you will be required to ship on the same day (if the order is received before the cut-off time) and Saturday will be counted as a working day.
Seller_saK5Ah2SaNYjL
If you use buy shipping, Amazon accept 1st Class as premium shipping. Bonkers but true.
We removed expedited and switched to ONE-DAY because of this new policy. We’ve been using TR24 because we have it linked but you can use 1st class post recorded via buy shipping.
Seller_FG8eQGD4N1I08
Hi,
We are going to be going on to Premium once expedited stops.
Quick question: What do you do regarding Highlands & Islands, etc? If the order can go RM then there isn’t a problem for us however if it is too large / heavy for RM then you cannot get it there next day.
TIA
Seller_z6B2L9xab6HlP
If you create a new template you’ll need to apply it to your listings after it has been created. If you don’t apply it to them the listings will stay on the migrated template.
