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Sadly their first test of all this was with Amazon Music. When they pushed the "HD" it fucked up all plans and we dropped it after they started wanting like $6 for just one device.
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Harshaw
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They will just do what they are doing now. Add ads and then charge for ad-free. Then when prices bump up again, they'll probably bump both up. Suddenly that 3 dollar ad-free is 5 bucks.
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amazon for me has stopped delivering on weekends (idk when this happened)
like if i order early morning friday, i'll get it sat, but if i order friday afternoon(and anytime after), it'll goto monday, heck even some items i order on thurs will goto monday delivery, and i'm 30m away from the nashville hub
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Some locations were, or are, using USPS to deliver on the weekends - at least when the local office is USPS ran (as you can own and run a private USPS office). If your local office isnt privately ran (which does indeed effect delivery of amazon on the weekends), then I would wager distribution at the local warehouse (if there is one for you) has ran into a staffing issue or a lack of packages between all the routes.
Another problem, and I only thought of it after I replied - the Supreme Court has submitted to the USPS worker's claim that he should have Christian religious freedom on Sunday's recently. So basically, any worker hired before that point of time can claim religious freedoms on Sunday. Now that that has passed, the USPS has to post what days you are required to work instead of "Anytime we need you" kind of thing. If no days are given, then its assumed that you can take your Sunday off. This was a big deal, because every right wing person I knew at my buddies office was like "they'll never pass it - they hate white people and hate Christians more." Proved them wrong, and theyre taking advantage of it. But my buddy has enough employees that want the hours, so it doesnt bother him. (Ie. If your office all said "we aint working on Sundays" could be an issue with delivery.)
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Oldbased
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Postal here still delivering on weekends inc Sunday and sometimes FedEx now too. UPS is like nah, we work 5 days a week maybe.
Just told Shelly our rent went up $150 a month that I am fully covering so nothing changes for her. Now $850 a month for a 3bedroom 2 bathroom house in an area where 1 bedroom apartments go for $750 and first rental increase in 7 years and she started throwing shit all around the house saying she is leaving, even though I am covering the increase. Sadly I need her $700 a month contribution to the bills. She is as insane as it sounds so that is a plus but going to be a bitch to find a place to live on $750 budget rent with utilities.
Just told Shelly our rent went up $150 a month that I am fully covering so nothing changes for her. Now $850 a month for a 3bedroom 2 bathroom house in an area where 1 bedroom apartments go for $750 and first rental increase in 7 years and she started throwing shit all around the house saying she is leaving, even though I am covering the increase. Sadly I need her $700 a month contribution to the bills. She is as insane as it sounds so that is a plus but going to be a bitch to find a place to live on $750 budget rent with utilities.
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moonarchia
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Ok, I figured the difference out. I use walmart delivery for grocery items only. It looks like they do offer free shipping for other stuff. Nice to know if I ever want to get something else there that's an option. I tend to look for very specific items, which is not Walmart's strong suit.
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Oldbased
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That makes sense as all food stuff I just do pickup orders. Pull up, they load I leave. Never go into the stores of hell.
Most things I order are cat food/litter/flea meds online but they yank it off shelves locally and pass it to the delivery services because even paying them $5 on $35 of shit is cheaper than warehouse boxing and fedexing it.
Fun fact. They have a minimal order on pickup too but if you add any food item it becomes free. So I could schedule a 2 liter of soda and it's free but if I plae an order for $34 in beer for pickup, it's like $5 unless over $35.
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just nabbed a plus cuz of amazon sale and trade in
mine seems to have an issue w/ wireless charging, was there some setting you turn on? it just blinks and blinks
i tried it on 3 different wireless qi
so since that was a wash i'm gonna return it and get me the fire 11 and check that out.
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I have a Anker QI stand made for phones and it charges on it fine but currently I have it mounted on a swivel now by bed with USB C plugged in for over a month nonstop showing cams. I can monitor that port and it uses .06a 5v when screen is off to stay at 100% and .6amp 5v ( 3 watts ) when screen is on to keep tapped to 100% so it is never hitting even 99% when I leave it on days. I know some people had issues with wireless in some models which is just a copper spun conductive slightly magnetic core so you may just have a faulty one. Even if the QI wireless is incompatible it should still default to 5 watt mode.
Sadly we had about 2-3 years where all good phones/tablets had wireless charging and the past year or two none do.
I don't know why.
I insist on wireless after my Samsung USB C caught fire and Samsung refused to fix it. Thankfully I was able to order a whole new circuit board with tools for that phone model on Amazon for $15. Phone works and charges but I moved on to the Blu G91pro during that whole mess and it has wireless charging but a year+ later the USB C on it still works fine.
Fun fact, when I sent my Samsung phone to them they required once they received it a phone number. They told me this through EMAIL. I was like you have my phone, the only number I have is it. No need for a house line with a unlimited cell. So they sent it back the first time because I didn't have a number to contact me with while fixing my phone which is what my number was. Total clown world.
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yea i got an anker qi also, this is the only device i got that fails at wireless charging
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Honestly I would seek replacement. Mine picked it up just fine turned the right way( side to side and right side down on the angled holder ) despite being much larger than the Anker stand which was made for phones but worked fine this way. Both of mine are Anker 313. Pad and Stand. Works on both fine.