AaronzDad
Friday, March 19, 2021 12:07:37 PM
I have no current need or desire to try this but I'm curious if it's possible.

If I have shipping set for Thursdays, win some cigar lots, then on Wednesday change my shipping preference to Tuesdays...

Will my winning lots be held until the next week Tuesday? Allowing me to add more winning lots to the order thus getting the combined shipping deal on more cigars? 😕

Yeah yeah, it's just a few bucks savings and the shipping preference is only changeable once every seven days so you couldn't do this indefinitely.

But is it possible?

I don't know why. Other than I'm always curious about messing with the system.

Stogie1020
Friday, March 19, 2021 12:36:17 PM
Tell Aaron his dad is a cheapskate.

I think that would probably work, give it a shot and see.

I could never do that, though, I need the smokes delivered ASAP to satisfy my OCD.

deadeyedick
Friday, March 19, 2021 1:00:29 PM
We already have one Cheap Prick
BuckyB93
Friday, March 19, 2021 1:06:46 PM
[quote=Stogie1020]Tell Aaron his dad is a cheapskate.[/quote]

🤣

jpkulp
Friday, March 19, 2021 1:31:47 PM
This does work. Did it last week because I only had winning bids on a couple singles.
AaronzDad
Friday, March 19, 2021 5:27:56 PM
[quote=jpkulp]This does work. Did it last week because I only had winning bids on a couple singles.[/quote]

Ha! My curiosity is satisfied. 👍

And my views on internet advice are substantiated by all the other responses. [crapful]

tonygraz
Friday, March 19, 2021 5:39:52 PM
There could be a problem, but I'm gonna let you find out for yourself.
Stogie1020
Friday, March 19, 2021 6:04:07 PM
[quote=AaronzDad]Ha! My curiosity is satisfied. 👍

And my views on internet advice are substantiated by all the other responses. [crapful]

[/quote]

Lighten up, Francis. This is the deep end.

Cheno
Friday, March 19, 2021 6:29:14 PM
I do this every time I order
Jsnyder147
Friday, March 19, 2021 7:06:07 PM
I heard that you can change your shipping frequency everyday with platinum membership. I wish I could afford it.
Jakethesnake86
Saturday, March 20, 2021 9:33:33 AM
^wanna go halves on a platinum?^^
AaronzDad
Sunday, March 21, 2021 5:44:38 AM
[quote=Cheno]I do this every time I order[/quote]

Interesting!

Going one way you gain two days but switching the other way you gain five.

So you have to wait a week between every other order then? Or do you? Am I doing the math all wrong?

Dang. I need to look at a calendar and think this out. 🤔

I swear this site is a bit like crack to a cigar smoker. I'm thinking I better just take what I've won so far and get out of here before I both go broke and run out of humidor space completely.

frankj1
Sunday, March 21, 2021 8:05:03 PM
too late
Mr. Jones
Sunday, March 21, 2021 8:26:21 PM
This whole "new idea" sounds like and insurection and a

MUTINY COMBINED....

SHANEDANISTA WILL BLACK BALL YOUR ARSE...

& B.A.N. YOU

delta1
Sunday, March 21, 2021 8:51:38 PM
pretty sure the ship date is what you selected for your account as of the date you won that specific item...

changing your ship date preference after you win won't change the ship date for that item

MACS
Sunday, March 21, 2021 9:01:10 PM
I need a beer...
Jakethesnake86
Sunday, March 21, 2021 9:07:43 PM
^lol.
Cheno
Sunday, March 21, 2021 9:30:06 PM
[quote=AaronzDad]Interesting!

Going one way you gain two days but switching the other way you gain five.

So you have to wait a week between every other order then? Or do you? Am I doing the math all wrong?

Dang. I need to look at a calendar and think this out. 🤔

I swear this site is a bit like crack to a cigar smoker. I'm thinking I better just take what I've won so far and get out of here before I both go broke and run out of humidor space completely. [/quote]

Yeah you have to wait a week in between changed. So you can do it, gain a few days. But have to wait a week after you change it to change it back, then wait another week to do it. It works if you don't order too often. I set it for Thursdays. Then on Wednesday I change shipping to Tuesday so I can get the extra days. It does save on shipping if you win enough bids. Since I don't order often enough I don't mind waiting a week in between the changes. But like you said you can get two days one way and 5 the next. If you order often enough do it that way. If you are monthly or every other, switch it ahead of time back to Thursdays so you can get the 5 days again

AaronzDad
Monday, March 22, 2021 10:45:03 AM
[quote=delta1]pretty sure the ship date is what you selected for your account as of the date you won that specific item...

changing your ship date preference after you win won't change the ship date for that item[/quote]

Interesting possibility, I hadn't thought about that.

Although Cheno says he does it all the time.

Now I'm tempted to play with it just to see if it would work. 🤔

AaronzDad
Monday, March 22, 2021 8:27:56 PM
[quote=Cheno]Yeah you have to wait a week in between changed. So you can do it, gain a few days. But have to wait a week after you change it to change it back, then wait another week to do it. [/quote]

Actually I think you can work it more than that.

Let's start with this week.

Tues 23 Order ships

Fri 26 switch to Thursday shipping

Thur 1 Order ships

Wed 7 switch to Tue shipping

Tue 13 Order ships

Fri 16 switch to Thur shipping

Thur 22 Order ships

Wed 28 switch to Tue shipping

Tue 4 Order ships

... and on and on.

So if one were to order regularly - every week - the orders would ship on Tuesday, the following Thursday, SKIP a week, then Tuesday, the following Thursday, SKIP a week...

But that's going from an entertaining intellectual exercise to something a little too close to work. If one were ordering that regularly the shipping wouldn't matter much.