Expedited shipping separate from shipping type
My last order was actually shipped promptly, so maybe the situation has universally improved, but over the past 2-3 years I've been frustrated with an aspect of B&H shipping:
Expedited shipping (e.g. getting it out the door and to the carrier) is tied to the shipping method chosen by the customer. It's not possible to choose these independently.
As a result, on many orders in the past, it has taken B&H 2-3 times as long to ship my order as the carrier did to deliver it. I live in New York State, and UPS Ground shipping is effectively overnight for me with only one exception in the past 12 years, thus paying for any higher shipping option makes no sense.
However, if a customer chooses UPS Ground, B&H will historically take their time (2-3 days) to ship the item because a faster shipping option wasn't selected.
Some vendors like Newegg allow for the customer to choose expedited order fulfillment for an extra fee (I think $3/order?) independent of the shipping method chosen. This would be beneficial to those of us who live within the "Ground = overnight" shipping regions from B&H's location.
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