[syshum]

USPS is barred by law from signing an exclusive contract like this, to Walmart would just have to refuse to use them.

UPS and Fedex, I highly doubt either would agree to it, but it is not impossible to see one of them go with Walmart and One go with Amazon but highly unlikely

[thrillgore]

Wouldn't matter, Amazon is already singling out all three with LaserShip and its own Logistics firm.

Did I mention how terrible AMZL is at their job? I spend the better part of a day tracking down a package marked as "delivered."

[morganvachon]

The last three packages I got from Amazon were late, even though they were Prime guaranteed. Only one of those was the fault of the carrier, the other two sat in the Amazon distribution center for the two guaranteed days, only making it to the carrier long after they should have been in my mailbox.

While I was able to get an extension on my Prime membership all three times, I'm starting to wonder if I should just drop it altogether. Yes, the shipping is "free" even if it's late, but it's damned annoying when I try to plan around a guaranteed date that ends up anything but guaranteed.

[ceejayoz]

I'm finding the "free" shipping to be less and less of a benefit now. It's frequently available from non-Prime sellers for cheaper (which generally works out to about the same cost when you figure in shipping).

[trentmb]

Amazon prime started taking 5 days. I canceled. Orders now spend 3 days in waiting to ship, and then arrive 2 days after being marked as shipped.

[ceejayoz]

Very odd. I've seen nothing of the sort, so I wonder if it's regional. Here in upstate NY I get things when promised, and Amazon explicitly states "get it by today+2" when ordering.