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How to file a claim with the United States Postal Service
If your package has been lost or stolen, this guide will help you get reimbursed for your troubles
Thousands of packages go through the United States Postal Service warehouses every day, and it keeps track of all of them from reception to delivery. The USPS tends to handle this job to a high degree. It's good to know when you're thinking about buying the best phone accessory for your smartphone. Still, packages get lost, damaged, or stolen. When this happens, filing a claim with USPS is the quickest way to take action and get reimbursed for damages.
How to set up UPS package delivery notifications
Never wonder when the UPS driver will show up again
If you shipped or received packages over the last few decades, you probably dealt with UPS. As one of the world's largest and most prominent shipping companies, serving more than 200 countries and territories and delivering over 24.3 million packages every day, UPS is nearly ubiquitous in the modern environment of online shopping and breezy international shipping.
Does Amazon ship internationally?
Amazon arranges international shipping automatically, but you have options. Here's what to know
While Amazon is more than happy to ship to customers in North America and offers some great shipping deals at a price (usually an Amazon Prime subscription), international customers may be wondering just how the details work. And though Amazon has many regional sites, those sites don't always have the same stock and availability as its U.S. site. Customers often wonder if they can order from a different Amazon region and get the product shipped to their country.
Pixel 6 pre-orders are so delayed your estimate is basically meaningless
Carriers and retailers alike can't lock down delivery dates
After months of rumors, leaks, and wild speculation, the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro finally arrive on store shelves tomorrow. With glowing reviews for both phones, it's no wonder that plenty of users are excited to try out Google's new flagships. Unfortunately, not everyone will get that chance — even if they got their orders in on time last week.
Nest's new battery-powered security camera and video doorbell now shipping in the US
Buy them today, install them this weekend
After announcing a bumper crop of smart security hardware earlier this month, Google appears ready to begin delivering its new battery-powered Nest smart home devices to the masses. Google Store shoppers can now cart both items and get actual ship dates.
Amazon will now pay you more if you're willing to wait longer for your order
No-Rush Shipping now pays out $3 in Amazon content credit for Prime members
People are staying home and ordering even more stuff online lately. That's putting strain on delivery supply chains, as warehouses and drivers struggle to keep up with increased demand. To cope, Amazon is offering Prime subscribers increased No-Rush Shipping credit if they voluntarily delay their deliveries.You used to be able to get $1 in credit for electing to get your order a few days later; now, it's $3. You can use that credit toward digital purchases from Amazon — books on Kindle, movies through Prime Video, and the like. Amazon says No-Rush Shipping helps it deliver faster to "customers in need."
Amazon temporarily stops selling some non-essential items in Italy and France
More urgent provisions to be prioritized in countries badly hit by COVID-19
Our only effective defense against the novel coronavirus is staying at home, which leads to an unprecedented impact on the economy, but also on logistics. With a lot of people confined to their apartments, it's no wonder that Amazon is experiencing an influx of orders, a lot of which include essential goods like groceries, health and household items, baby products, and more. To help get these items to people in need as soon as possible, the company has announced that it will stop shipping non-essential items in Italy and France, which are among the hardest-hit countries.
The holiday season is in full swing, and if you still are missing gifts for a few people, Google wants to help out. From now until December 20th, orders of $35 or more on the Google Store will be eligible for two-day free shipping.
So, you've bought into Google Stadia with that $130 Founder's Edition kit, you've got enough internet pumping in and out to blast 4K HDR games without the console, and you're just about to explode with all the titles set to come in the next year. All you're waiting for is the word "go," and so far, we've only been given the word "November." But a couple of clues have recently popped up in the Stadia subreddit in the hopes of letting us mark down a specific day on our calendars.
It's in Amazon's interest to make it as painless as possible to get your orders, which is why the company has gone so far as to open your door to place boxes inside. Now, there's another way to get your latest box of Amazon junk. With Amazon Counter, you can pick up shipments from staffed retail locations around the US.
The hits keep on coming for Huawei. After the announcement of a US technology export ban, numerous Huawei suppliers and partners around the world have ended relationships with the company. Now, you might not even be able to ship a Huawei phone reliably. PCMag tried to mail a P30 Pro from the UK to the US, and it was returned to sender because of the ongoing legal drama.
Samsung initially promised that pre-orders would arrive by March 8th, but based on recent reports, some folks might be getting theirs a bit early. Shipping notifications for some pre-orders are already going out.
Don't all your friends with Amazon Prime seem so ... well, smug? They can order whatever they want on a whim, and it shows up at their door just days later. You, on the other hand, seem like you're always trying to pad out an order to get it over that free-shipping threshold. Sure you could just pay for shipping like a savage, but this holiday season Amazon's got an even better idea, as it offers free shipping with no minimum purchase requirement.OK, so it's not exactly the same as Prime, as you won't get any of that fancy two-day expedited treatment. But you can enjoy the freedom of placing smaller orders without having to worry about an extra shipping fee.This also doesn't get you around the "add-on item" limit, and Amazon is clear that some products are ineligible — but you're just going to have to check individual listings for those. If you see a "FREE Shipping" message and the item's fulfilled directly by Amazon, you're golden.Amazon's free-shipping promotion begins today, and while the company doesn't provide a firm end date, it sure sounds like this will be running all the way through the holiday season, possibly right up until the end of the year.Source: Amazon 1,2
LG announced the V30S ThinQ—more or less a V30 with extra RAM—at Mobile World Congress in February. The phone went up for pre-order a couple of weeks ago for the plainly silly price of $929.99, but promptly dropped to a more reasonable $729.99. It's now in stock at B&H at that price.
Pre-orders for the $499 Honor View10 opened on March 12th, and Huawei initially stated that orders would begin to ship out on March 22nd. It turns out that Huawei's estimate was a bit off, though; the HiHonor site is now saying that Honor View10 orders will begin to ship today, March 23rd.
Amazon is no stranger to dipping its toe in different stages of the shipping and delivery process. It already uses local couriers to make two-hour deliveries in select US cities, offers consumers the option to allow for in-home deliveries, and operates its own fleet of cargo jet planes and trucks. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Amazon plans to launch a delivery service of its own in Los Angeles in the coming weeks with plans for a wider rollout later this year.
Yesterday, Google started charging payment methods for some with Pixel 2 pre-orders. Tantalized, we all sat in eager anticipation for them to ship out. Just a few minutes ago our own Artem received his shipping notification, so it's official. At least some Pixel 2 and 2XL pre-orders are now shipping.
Android co-founder Andy Rubin officially unveiled the first smartphone from his new startup, the Essential Phone, back in May of this year. With a near bezel-less design, flagship specifications, and stock Android, the phone certainly seemed like a winner. But the promised 30-day shipping period came and went, with nary a word from Essential.
Essential hasn't been doing great with deadlines on its new PH-1 smartphone, with its promised 30-day shipping period being missed and a statement some weeks after that claiming that the phone would be available "in a few weeks." Well, a few weeks have passed, and it looks like pre-orderers are getting their shiny new Snapdragon 835-powered, ceramic-backed phones very soon.
Android co-founder Andy Rubin finally revealed the Essential phone at the end of May, after months of rumors and teasers. The main selling point is the near-bezeless display, but it also has all the other features you would expect from a 2017 flagship. There's a Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage, and a 3,040mAh battery. It also supports modular accessories (much like Moto Mods), starting with a tiny 360-degree camera.