Amazon Prime is “Unlimited FREE One-Day Delivery on millions of eligible items” that costs £49/year. Here’s a quick overview of it during my Christmas shopping experience.

Skyrim: Late

Ordered: Wednesday 27th November
Estimated Delivery: Friday 29th November
Arrived: Monday 2nd December

Kingston 4G RAM: Lost

Ordered: Friday 6th December
Estimated Delivery: Saturday 7th December
Arrived: Didn’t

Media Centre Components: On Time

Ordered: Sunday 8th December
Estimated Delivery: Monday 9th December
Arrived: Monday 9th December

Network Stuff & Cables: Late

Ordered: Monday 9th December
Estimated Delivery: Tuesday 10th December
Arrived: Wednesday 11th December

Chocolate Wine: Lost

Ordered: Monday 9th December
Estimated Delivery: Tuesday 10th December
Arrived: Didn’t

Case Fan: Lost

Ordered: Friday 13th December
Estimated Delivery: Saturday 14th December
Arrived: Didn’t

Bunch of Xmas Presents: On Time (apart from one CD)

no pictures in case a recipient reads this
Ordered: Wednesday 18th December
Estimated Delivery: Thursday 19th December
Arrived: Thursday 19th December (one CD on the Friday)

Monitor: On Time

Ordered: Friday 20th December
Estimated Delivery: Saturday 21st December
Arrived: Saturday 21st December

So, from 8 orders, you have 3 on time, 2 late and 3 lost. Bargain.