A shopper was left horrified when Amazon wanted to charge her £10,000 delivery so she would get a gift in time for Christmas.Danielle Long from Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland ordered a £4.99 present which she needed in time for Christmas Day.But she was left stunned when the online retail giant wanted her to pay the extortionate post and packaging fee - which was most likely a glitch in the system.The standard delivery charge on the Nifogo Bedside Pocket - a holder for phones and tablets which clips on your bed - was just £2.99.However, that would not arrive until January 11 at the earliest.Amazon offered her next day delivery but that was £9,999 - which was £9,996.01 more expensive.But that was still a risk because it would arrive between Christmas Eve and December 27. Share this article Share It did offer a slightly cheaper delivery of £8,888 for it to be guaranteed by Friday.Kids soft play worker Danielle posted the hiked charges on Facebook.She quipped: 'That's a tough one.'I wish it was a joke, really wanted it before Christmas.'Friend Amy Warner said: 'Surely not?'Pal Abygail Grundie commented: 'Did you get it sorted?'Danielle Long said: 'Yeah I paid £2.99 and I'll wait until January.'Amazon has been approached for comment. Amazon sends baffled mother nine CUTTLEFISH for her son's Christmas present instead of the £17 Playstation duvet she ordered A baffled mother received nine cuttlefish in place of the £17 Playsation duvet she ordered from Amazon for her son's Christmas present. Katie Tarrant, from Watford, Hertfordshire, shared the bizarre image of the weirdly switched item to Amazon's Facebook page.She received her order on Saturday and was immediately surprised that her 1.2kg item weighed only about an eighth of that. Inside, she was astonished to discover 150g of cuttlefish worth about £8 instead of the duvet.The image shows about nine chalk white cuttlefish carefully packed in a sealable plastic bag that came in a small cardboard box.Ms Tarrant posted online: 'So ordered my son a PlayStation double duvet set yesterday with Prime to be delivered today.'What I actually had delivered was a bag of Cuttlefish. I'm sure my son will be thrilled with these wrapped up under the tree.'Now to make things worse, what I originally ordered will be delivered in 2 months. Appalling.'Sarah Ward wrote under Katie's post: 'Tell them to send a delivery driver to pick the cuttlefish fish up when you've received your refund. 'It doesn't take Amazon five to seven working days to take your money. It shouldn't take that long to refund it. Same day banking exists now. Tell them you're adding on daily interest.'Laura Pyper, tagging a friend who had suffered a less shocking swap, wrote: 'Irene Gilmour you got away. Not so bad with your UHT milk instead of coffee.'Speaking today, Ms Tarrant said: 'I was amazed. I did think it strange that the driver was trying to post a double duvet through the letterbox.'Once I opened it I thought it was a joke and
Amazon tries to charge customer £10,000 to deliver gift for Christmas
A shopper was left horrified when Amazon wanted to charge her £10,000 delivery so she would get a gift in time for Christmas.Danielle Long from Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland ordered a £4.99 present which she needed in time for Christmas Day.But she was left stunned when the online retail giant wanted her to pay the extortionate post and packaging fee - which was most likely a glitch in the system.The standard delivery charge on the Nifogo Bedside Pocket - a holder for phones and tablets which clips on your bed - was just £2.99.However, that would not arrive until January 11 at the earliest.Amazon offered her next day delivery but that was £9,999 - which was £9,996.01 more expensive.But that was still a risk because it would arrive between Christmas Eve and December 27. Share this article Share It did offer a slightly cheaper delivery of £8,888 for it to be guaranteed by Friday.Kids soft play worker Danielle posted the hiked charges on Facebook.She quipped: 'That's a tough one.'I wish it was a joke, really wanted it before Christmas.'Friend Amy Warner said: 'Surely not?'Pal Abygail Grundie commented: 'Did you get it sorted?'Danielle Long said: 'Yeah I paid £2.99 and I'll wait until January.'Amazon has been approached for comment. Amazon sends baffled mother nine CUTTLEFISH for her son's Christmas present instead of the £17 Playstation duvet she ordered A baffled mother received nine cuttlefish in place of the £17 Playsation duvet she ordered from Amazon for her son's Christmas present. Katie Tarrant, from Watford, Hertfordshire, shared the bizarre image of the weirdly switched item to Amazon's Facebook page.She received her order on Saturday and was immediately surprised that her 1.2kg item weighed only about an eighth of that. Inside, she was astonished to discover 150g of cuttlefish worth about £8 instead of the duvet.The image shows about nine chalk white cuttlefish carefully packed in a sealable plastic bag that came in a small cardboard box.Ms Tarrant posted online: 'So ordered my son a PlayStation double duvet set yesterday with Prime to be delivered today.'What I actually had delivered was a bag of Cuttlefish. I'm sure my son will be thrilled with these wrapped up under the tree.'Now to make things worse, what I originally ordered will be delivered in 2 months. Appalling.'Sarah Ward wrote under Katie's post: 'Tell them to send a delivery driver to pick the cuttlefish fish up when you've received your refund. 'It doesn't take Amazon five to seven working days to take your money. It shouldn't take that long to refund it. Same day banking exists now. Tell them you're adding on daily interest.'Laura Pyper, tagging a friend who had suffered a less shocking swap, wrote: 'Irene Gilmour you got away. Not so bad with your UHT milk instead of coffee.'Speaking today, Ms Tarrant said: 'I was amazed. I did think it strange that the driver was trying to post a double duvet through the letterbox.'Once I opened it I thought it was a joke and
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