Some Amazon Prime deliveries may take a month as demand surges

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As the coronavirus has forced millions of families into lockdown, demand for Amazon's delivery service has surged.

To help the company deal with rising demand, Amazon has prioritized several categories of essential items, including baby products, health items, and pet supplies. The results of that policy can now be seen on Amazon's website: numerous items now take weeks to ship. That's true even if you're a subscriber to Amazon Prime, which is supposed to provide two-day shipping.

If you want AmazonBasics printer paper, for example, you might have to wait until April 21 to get it. An aluminum shovel and an umbrella have the same April 21 delivery date. Washable markers have an estimated delivery date of April 28.

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