Amazon Packaging

Everything I've ordered on Amazon that was "Fulfilled by Amazon" or directly from Amazon has always come in a plain brown box that said Amazon on the outside. Now if you order from a place that does not go through Amazon, then it might be different.

 

It's always been very discreet in my experience, but they do have third party stores who may not care, so I avoid them when ordering "strange" items. I've no complaints about that, in any case, however I do lament the fact that you can't delete items in your order history. It means I can't ever let someone else see it, lest the Fleshlight and CRs be seen. The Fleshlight at least makes plenty of sense, despite being embarrassing, but the CRs either imply I'm getting laid, which everyone around me knows isn't true, or very lonely and experimental (the correct answer), and thus even more embarrassing.

 

Most places that you order from online nowdays ship in plain brown boxes because it's safer. They don't want to advertise what the product is on the box, lest someone decide they want it and steal it.

 

Do they not have an option to select where they won't send you any promotional material? Many companies do. I've never received any advertising in the post from Amazon but I've never bought clothes and it might be different in America.

 

They do have an option where you can not have promotional stuff sent to you. I also know that they ship in the amazon boxes as long as it was ordered directly from amazon.

 

If you buy something that's directly fulfilled by Amazon, it'll come in one of their standard brown boxes with "Amazon" on it and with an Amazon return address. There will be nothing on the outside of the box that indicates its contents. If it's a small amount of clothing or if the articles of clothing are small, it may come in a thin cardboard envelope or something of that sort. Either way, the outside will only say "Amazon."

If you buy something on Amazon that's fulfilled by a private seller, there's no guarantee as to what the packaging will look like. The company's name will most likely show on the shipping label on the outside of the packaging in the return address section. If the name of the company is not obvious as to what it sells, then I'm sure you'll be fine.

 

If you buy something that's directly fulfilled by Amazon, it'll come in one of their standard brown boxes with "Amazon" on it and with an Amazon return address. There will be nothing on the outside of the box that indicates its contents. If it's a small amount of clothing or if the articles of clothing are small, it may come in a thin cardboard envelope or something of that sort. Either way, the outside will only say "Amazon."

If you buy something on Amazon that's fulfilled by a private seller, there's no guarantee as to what the packaging will look like. The company's name will most likely show on the shipping label on the outside of the packaging in the return address section. If the name of the company is not obvious as to what it sells, then I'm sure you'll be fine.

 

There is also something called "Amazon Frustration-Free" packaging. It typically isn't an option offered on clothing. Usually just toys, electronics, appliances, etc. Amazon works with manufacturers to design separate Amazon-approved boxes instead of the typical flashy retail boxes. No plastic to cut, no tie-wraps, all recycleable packing materials. Often times they will ship without an additional Amazon box overtop. Generally they are still plain brown boxes but they will usually have the manufacturer's logo on it somewhere.

 

I've bought some embarrassing things on Amazon, but never had a problem with the packaging revealing what it is. (Much more embarrassing than different-gendered clothing! ) And yeah, you generally are safer if you order something that is actually fulfilled by Amazon rather than by a 3rd party seller. It always has come in a brown Amazon box. Though if you must, you can always read the reviews of a 3rd party seller to get an idea of how they ship.