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Amazon Reviews Summary

The company's reputation is marred by significant customer dissatisfaction, primarily stemming from frequent delivery delays, inadequate customer support, and challenges with returns. Many customers report frustration with unresponsive service representatives and convoluted processes for refunds and account issues. While some positive feedback highlights the convenience and product availability, the overarching sentiment reveals a decline in service quality and reliability. Customers express concerns about counterfeit products and a perceived lack of accountability, suggesting a pressing need for the company to enhance its customer service approach and improve operational efficiency to restore trust.

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service
1,741
value
1,629
shipping
1,623
returns
1,422
quality
1,539

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Alabama
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
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I've been ordering from Amazon for a long time. When I first began using it, I ordered books and music, but that has expanded over the years to include electronics, clothing, food, and whatever draws my interest. Their A to Z guarantee is just that. If you order from a seller on their site, you don't need to worry about it. The shipping is fast and reasonable. What else can I say? I love the ease of ordering from them. Most of my Christmas gifts are done right there with a few clicks.

Date of experience: May 29, 2017
Wisconsin
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Amazon is the best place to shop online

Their selection is huge and their prices and customer service is the best

Date of experience: May 29, 2017
California
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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EASY!
May 29, 2017

Easy shopping and fast delivery! Amazon has everything I need. I do belong to Prime and am registered with smile Amazon sobthwt my fav charity gets a donation.

Date of experience: May 29, 2017
Georgia
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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My Go To
May 29, 2017

I've been using Amazon for years and have always gotten great service and returns are made easy. This past year I signed up as a Prime customer and really appreciate the savings on shipping.

Date of experience: May 29, 2017
Canada
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Always a good experience and the shipping is fast.
If you order something by mistake it's easy to fix.
The only problem is you don't know if they ship to your location
Until the very end

Date of experience: May 29, 2017
Canada
4 reviews
9 helpful votes
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Always happy
May 29, 2017

I am a very happy "camper" when it comes to Amazon. I order everything from kindle and hardcover books to clothing, movies, games, rings etc. Love, love, love Amazon. My favorite place to shop

Date of experience: May 29, 2017
Belgium
3 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Superb
May 29, 2017

The largest American market, where you can buy almost everything: household appliances, clothing, jewelry, books, music CDs and even products. As the seller can act as the store itself Amazon, and third parties. In this Amazon is similar to eBay. The description of the goods always corresponds, the delivery is carried out at the agreed time (plus for the FBA service) and excellent support. Superb shop!

Date of experience: May 29, 2017
Canada
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Pretty good
May 29, 2017

Amazon isn't really the place to look for the cheapest items, but the prices are fair. Anytime you're having a really hard time finding something, amazon will have it. The two day shipping with Amazon Prime is awesome and super convenient. I would say this is one of the safer stores for ordering online if you want to make sure you get something that works. Also, they have all books ever.

Date of experience: May 29, 2017
Virginia
4 reviews
16 helpful votes
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Memories
May 29, 2017

I'm a member of Prime and a routine shopper. Unfortunately, Amazon no longer has my back. The quality of goods is not consistent. They no longer back the consumer as they sell inferior products. Granted the price is low but poor quality means the consumer pays.
It's important to be careful when you select.

Date of experience: May 28, 2017
North Carolina
12 reviews
105 helpful votes
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I have been an Amazon customer for as long as Amazon has been. I am a Prime member. I order weekly, but no more because of their customer no service. I have never had a problem before, everything I ordered was shipped to my address no problem. Until one $24 order did not arrive. The courier claimed they attempted delivery on a Tuesday when I was home all day and I refused the delivery. It NEVER happened, no deliver attempt was made! Still Amazon reduced my refund by $6 and I did nothing wrong! I complained to the Amazon vendor twice, no reply, then finally I was able to find out how to complain to Amazon directly. They didn't even read my emails obviously and just responded case closed I refused delivery WHICH IS A LIE. Kicked in the teeth after years of being the best customer. They sacrificed my years of faithful business over $6. How does such a stupid company make Bezo so rich. I don't get how they survived with such horrible customer service!

Date of experience: May 28, 2017
Colorado
4 reviews
13 helpful votes
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Reliable
May 28, 2017

Hate it because they're putting others out of business but they are quick, easy, reliable. Usually less expensive.

Date of experience: May 28, 2017
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India
1 review
0 helpful votes
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products
May 28, 2017

in my point of view all the best products as any one know about product priority all the prescribers deside to buy in amazon

Date of experience: May 28, 2017
AE
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Best company ever!
May 28, 2017

Well, second best after my own company.:)

I'm a member for more than 10 years and I never had an issue. Great service!

Date of experience: May 28, 2017
Indiana
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Amazing
May 28, 2017

Great company! Service and delivery is 10 stars! I wish all the online merchants are like amazon. I have been shopping at amazon for years now and they really didn't let me down. I am an amazon prime member now and it is more amazing!

Date of experience: May 27, 2017
Texas
5 reviews
9 helpful votes
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Pretty good
May 28, 2017

L got computer for Christmas, dropped it they replaced it, it took a while but even got it cheaper so l bought something else too.

Date of experience: May 27, 2017
Missouri
3 reviews
10 helpful votes
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Good
May 27, 2017

I've always had a good experience with Amazon.com. Although, I do wish that I would receive my items faster than I usually do.

Date of experience: May 27, 2017
California
4 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Amazon is the place I primarily go for product reviews, then buy them elsewhere. Amazon never really seems to offer great deals unless you have Amazon Prime, in which case you would want to use it very regularly for it to become worth the yearly fee. Once in a while, I'll find something on Amazon that has a cheaper price than eBay or other random websites I find through Google Shopping, but probably 3 out of 4 times, I find that their prices are higher than the super discounted prices you can find on eBay, and are more on par with your local department stores. I also almost never find free shipping an option on Amazon, but you see it all the time on eBay. The only thing Amazon has going for them is the convenience factor of buying online, and of course a ton of product reviews to narrow down what you're looking for. Fortunately for me, I've been buying online well before Amazon became a big thing and I know of other places to grab good stuff for a fraction of the price.

Date of experience: May 27, 2017
Wisconsin
4 reviews
2 helpful votes
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I emailed customer service, they emailed me back and credited my account for an item which was not received. Thanks Amazon for being an honest online shopping business!

Date of experience: May 27, 2017
Maryland
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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I will never buy asmy on line again i work too hard to be push around for stuff i paid for. People need to b treated better money don't come by easy

Date of experience: May 27, 2017
India
1 review
0 helpful votes
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**************131(product order no.)had to be delivered by Amazon Agent kartik*******142) in royal palms. The delivery was to me made on 24th May 2017. The delivery agent never turned up on 24th May and updated the status as customer unavailable for delivery due to which the delivery was postponed to 25th may. On 25th may it was again assignwd to karthik for delivery. Despite continuous

Calls from my end Kartik never answered my calls nor even followed up for the delivvery. Also the escalation had being marked to Amazon customer services on 24th may 2017 ans the ezecutive assured that the parcel will be delivered for sure on 25th may by some other agent. Still no action was taken despite the non delivery of the product now the parcel is returned to the seller. Again on calling the amazon services the ezecutive tells me that he is sorry for the loss but told me to order the product onc again rather than co operating and getting the delivery done. The delivery agent disconected the call by saying " hum amazon k employee nahi hai, banega to delivery karenge, warna jo karna hai kar lo, jaha complain karni hai kar lo"

This has been a pathetic customer service offered by Amazon wherein your delivery guys do not care about the importance of the parcel and the customer and are so rude and unprofessional. The customer services are more of a feeling sorry rather than going ahead and acting upon the raised escalations. Pathetic customer experience.

Date of experience: May 26, 2017