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by Aperocky 2390 days ago
They probably have a async worker picking from the $BILLING table to send these automated emails.

Meanwhile, the system cannot add the detailed description likely because: accessing order item would need your personal credential, which only you would have. Extra db calls would cause more time delays and strain on the system.

I don’t work for the retail side of Amazon, but that would be my educated guess of the situation.