Winnie Murugi
Winnie Murugi
Health and Beauty Expert

Amazon.com has grown to become the biggest e-commerce retailer in the world. According to Statista.com, 206 million people shop on the website every month.  The wide range of products, competitive prices, and convenience are some of the factors that make Amazon a go-to online shopping platform. While consumers enjoy buying from them, there are many of those who wish to know how to call Amazon customer service.

Amazon Q&A

Number of Amazon reviews – 43K

Amazon rating*– 2.6⭐⭐⭐

Claimed losses – $21.3M

Successful calls – 14%/800K

Number of resolved issues – 353

In the recent past, there have been numerous complaints regarding Amazon customer support on PissedConsumer. This article explores the best and easiest ways how to contact Amazon customer service. It also addresses the following top consumer questions:

  1. Is Amazon customer service good?
  2. How to call Amazon customer service by phone?
  3. How to contact them via social networks?
  4. How to contact an Amazon seller?
  5. How to contact them via the help page?

1. Is Amazon Customer Service Good?

Amazon.com positions itself as a customer-centric e-commerce platform that is committed to operational excellence, invention, and long-term thinking. While many customers have had a great experience shopping and selling on the platform, others have reported their disappointment with the service and failed to contact Amazon customer service.

According to PissedConsumer.com reviews, the top Amazon customer support complaints are in regards to:

  • Difficulty getting through to Amazon support.
  • Rude delivery staff.
  • Being put on hold for extended periods when customers called Amazon 24/7 customer service number.
  • Mishandling of products by delivery men.
  • Items that are out-of-stock are listed as available.

Other common Amazon complaints include:

  • Poor quality or defective products.
  • Being overcharged especially on the Amazon prime membership.
  • Wrongful billing on orders.
  • Delivery of the wrong items.
  • Unexplained change in delivery dates.
  • Difficulty returning items and getting refunds even after contacting Amazon customer service.

These complaints seem to come up across the various company portals, including Amazon.com, Amazon India, and Amazon UK. For instance, in one Amazon review on PissedConsumer, the customer complained that the company was delivering refurbished goods that were defective and positioning them as new products. On five occasions, the customer received defective vacuum cleaners until she decided that was enough and asked Amazon customer support for a refund.

While Amazon.com refunded her, she expressed her disappointment in the company for selling low-quality products to customers online.

5 times and two different sellers (two different brands) delivered defective/broken machine. Amazon india runs a scam of selling products that are not genuine to consumers online

That said, Amazon ratings vary across different review platforms. On PissedConsumer, the rating is 2.7 stars, Glass Door gives it 3.8 stars, and the majority of Amazon reviews on BBB have a 1-star rating.

Amazon Pros 

  • Fast delivery 
  • Convenience
  • Variety of products
  • Affordable prices

Amazon Cons

  • Lack of customer service
  • Return and cancelation issues
  • Poor quality control
  • Long time to resolve issues

2. How to Call Amazon Customer Service by Phone?

As evidenced in numerous reviews on PissedConsumer, customers would like to know the Amazon 24/7 customer service number. The challenge that most people experience is finding the right Amazon contact details to call or being put on hold for too long. Yet, some issues are easier resolved by talking to a real person. You may find more information on how to contact Amazon customer service in this video.

There are different Amazon customer service numbers depending on your location and the issue at hand as follows:

  • Toll-free number: (866) 216 -1075
  • For legal issues: (206) 266 – 4064
  • For payment issues: (866) 216 -1075

To find the Amazon 24/7 customer service number to call, visit the company’s help center, scroll down on the page, and click on “Contact Us”. 

Amazon contact us

Select a category under which your issue falls. You will be prompted to provide more details about the issue by choosing even more categories from the drop-down menus. Scroll down to the “talk to someone” segment and click on “phone”.

Provide your country and phone number. If your country is on their drop-down list, you might be asked to specify your number for an Amazon customer service representative to call you. Otherwise, the company will provide you with an Amazon number to call.

Before you contact Amazon customer support, ensure to have all the information about your account at hand including your full name, address, credit card information, and details about your last purchase. In addition, the Amazon customer support representative will send a verification code to your phone at the start of the call and you will be required to confirm the code.

3. How to Contact Amazon Customer Service Via Social Networks?

Most international companies are quick to respond to their customers via social media pages. That is the case for Amazon.com. The Amazon support representatives can be reached through various social media pages. This includes @Amazonhelp on Twitter or by direct messaging to them on the Amazon Facebook and Instagram pages. 

The Amazon customer service chats on Twitter reveal that on this social media platform customers get responses promptly. So, if you don’t know how to call Amazon 24/7 support, you can either tweet or direct message on their page. If the issue involves providing your personal information, it is best to directly message the Amazon Help Twitter page to avoid exposing your information to scammers.

Amazon Help twitter post

As for Facebook, it is not clear whether Amazon customer service responds promptly since you can only direct message them. The other option for contacting Amazon customer service is to send them an email. The main Amazon customer service email address is: ecr-replies@amazon.com.

According to some reviews on PissedConsumer, customers indicated that they didn’t get a response to their Amazon customer service email. Hence one of the consumer FAQs is “which is the best Amazon email address to write to?” One reviewer indicated that they got a prompt response when they reached out to the company via the jeff@amazon.com Amazon email address.

If you are looking for immediate assistance on your issue, it is best to contact via Amazon phone number or reach out via the @AmazonHelp Twitter page.

4. How to Contact Amazon Seller?

Customers often wonder how to call Amazon sellers. Whether you want to enquire about a product, change your order, or provide feedback, there are three main ways to contact a seller on Amazon.

  1. Through the “sold by…” link

The platform provides the name of the seller under the product description. If you click on the “sold by…” link, it will offer you an option to ask a question. You will be probed about whether you are enquiring about a product you have already ordered or otherwise. Then, you will choose a subject category and provide details about your question or issue.

When contacting a seller using this method, your question or message goes directly to Amazon support, and then the company forwards it to the seller. The company does not reveal your personal information to the seller. It takes up to 3 business days for the seller to respond.

  1. Through your order page

You can seek assistance from the seller for products already ordered through the “your orders” page. To do so, log in to your account and go to the “your orders” page. Click on the order that you would like to contact its Amazon seller. On the right side, you will be presented with several options including a “problem with order” or “get help with order”.  Click on it and follow the prompts to provide details about your issue.

  1. Through the Amazon review

If you already received your order and you would like to give the seller feedback, you can do so by writing a review and rating the product.

With that said, some Amazon complaints indicate that customers did not get a response or their issues resolved by the seller.  In such a case, it is best to contact Amazon customer support directly. To speak to a person at Amazon 24/7 support, call the appropriate phone number. 

5. How to Contact Amazon Customer Service via the Help Page?

The website's "Help" page is the starting point for contacting Amazon customer service. On the page, you are provided with 9 categories to choose from including:

  • A delivery, order, or return;
  • Prime Membership;
  • Payment, charges, or gift cards;
  • Login, address, security & privacy;
  • Memberships, subscriptions or communications;
  • Kindle, Fire or Alexa device;
  • eBooks, Prime Videos or Music;
  • Accessibility;
  • Something else.

Once you choose the category you need help with, you will be prompted to provide further details about the issue by selecting from the provided drop-down menu. Amazon.com then provides you with relevant information in regards to the issue and some ways you can resolve the matter. They then proceed to offer you an option to talk to Amazon customer service by email, phone, or chat.

Amazon Help Page

If you click on the email option, you will be provided with a window where you can specify details about the issue. Once you send the Amazon email, you should get a response within 12 hours.

If you select the live chat option, you will be led to Amazon customer service live chat when a representative will be available for you to chat with. For the Amazon phone option, you will either be provided with a phone number to call or you will be asked to provide your phone number for a company representative to give you a call.

Finally, the company has a comprehensive help center that contains articles on the most common customer issues and answers to the top Amazon FAQs.

Some customers find the process of contacting Amazon 24/7 support representatives too complicated. Consumer complaints indicate that you have to go through numerous steps before being able to get in touch with a real person.

The company offers various ways to get in touch with its customer service team, including Amazon customer service email, live chat, phone, and social media pages. Besides, the help center provides comprehensive information on the most common customer issues and Amazon FAQs. With that said, customers have reported experiencing difficulty in speaking to a real person both on the phone and in the Amazon customer service live chat.

How has your experience with Amazon customer service been? You are welcome to share your opinion by writing a review on PissedConsumer.com.

*The company ratings on the PissedConsumer website are calculated using a mathematical algorithm that evaluates the information in the company’s profile. The algorithm parameters are: users’ rating, the number of resolved issues, the number of company responses and more. The PissedConsumer algorithm is also subject to change in the future.

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Anonymous #3417
Trying to get a phone number to where I can talk to somebody person to person can't figure it out
Margaret Howard #3423
I need to update my card number and I am really enjoying my fire sticks Margaret
Robert Nimmo #3427
Returned item, seller agreed return then said he never received it, I've got the tracking for the item but now the seller doesn't reply to my mail, can someone please help
Ashena #3436
Worst customer service one product more than an a week still refund not got another product mentioned as delivered but not got from customer care mentioned as returned an that also still refund not received wat type of service is gng here ???????
AKHILESH JAISWAL #3438
i AM GETTING THIS MESSAGE WHEN I AM PRESSING THE BUTTON DELIVER TO THIS ADDRESS.Important MessageAn error occurred when we tried to set your shipping address. Please try again.
JACQUELINE TAYLOR #3566
You can No Longer get a Human to chat online with to assist you about an order! PLUS, The tracking they send to you doesn't match with the tracking that USPS sends for updating delivery. USPS is BY FAR, THE WORST WAY NOW TO SEND ANYTHING.. I needed my order to arrive today, like you said! I needed to finish my project today. NOW, telling me, that it WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL MARCH THE 7TH, BY 8:00PM??????? REALLY????????This is the 4th time this year that it doesn't arrive when specified, when sending Priority Mail, which is the ONLY WAY, I have EVER sent a pkg.. I now have a pkg that was supposed to have arrived last Monday for my Son's Birthday & NOW, under investigation as to where it is & Why it has NOT been delivered a week later... GET WITH THE PROGRAM AMAZON.. DON'T USE THIS CARRIER ANYMORE... When You guys Deliver, IT SHOWS UP WHEN YOU SAY IT WILL.. PLEASE, get back to when all worked PERFECTLY... GRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Cara Summerfield #3573
This morning I tried to reach customer service by having them call me. It appears that Amazon has joined the long procession of businesses who are going to extreme measures to protect their customers. I am of the generation who has always had a land line and am having great difficulty in switching over to the smart? phone. It seems to me that those people who totally rely on their mobile phone needs it to be smart because they are losing their own intellect. Anyway, I use a VOIP phone and for some reason the business world refuses to recognize it as a landline. Now, I'm being forced over and over again to use the damn mobile phone. Social Security has denied my VOIP phone and so has the IRS, and other businesses. This tells me that they are not interested in helping customers. It's really starting to piss me off.
Leo #3628
Extreme measures aren't good enough apparently. Can't even find online customer service easily enough, your the closest thing. Someone canceled my order and is playing games with my life I guess.
Lourdes Rili #3580
Pls call me re-billing asap. Tried to get in touch wt u .. no luck
ROYA DAHESH #3635
Amazon quality has gone down so much. I have received numerous items that were totally used and missing parts, etc. and to top it off their customer service has gotten extremely unreliable and rude. They will not accept any responsibility for any of their defective items. I guess they’ve gotten so big that they couldn’t care less if they lose customers. It they better be careful, Walmart used to be like that until Amazon came ali g. So watch out Amazon, maybe ten years down the road you’ll lose out to some other giant who’ll be taking over the retail world
John White #3659
There is a hold on my account what do I need to take care of it
Tashima M Wardlaw #3679
I ordered a outfit for my nephew I received everything but the bow tie all I wanted to know can y'all please send the bow tie it goes with the outfit so I would not have to order another one separate don't make sense if I already done paid for a bow tie and yes I'm pissed I always order from Amazon and y'all never mess up my order
Mary Nettles #3691
I have tried for days to contact Amazon..the mattress I got is killing me.. I need help FAST SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE.. FAST
Tony Riscili #3738
I made an irser from Amazon amd when checking on my order I noticed it still hadn't shipped, and trying to contact customer support I found a chat, and it said I chose one day shipping, and when requesting a call I got an automated call back that said my order would ship a day or so before its supposed to be at my house and that would be about a 3 or 4 day wait just for it to ship, thats not acceptable, why does it take something 3 or 4 day to ship from a company as big as Amazon, amd they gave me Amazon prime free for 30 days, I dont know why they did if it takes that long to ship, Amazon isn't for me
Mary satera #3740
Just got my phiestina small refrigerator with back smashed and not working… very mad… want to drop Amazon all-together…. And I spend hundreds each month… if you don’t have quality control what good are you….
Anonymous #3742
Worst customer service ever I still haven’t received my money back for an item I canceled a long time ago and now I can’t seem to get a hold of anyone
Miranda #3743
The more Amazon grows the more their customer service Regreses. It is quite sad I order a lot of Amazon I ordered for people friends of mine who don’t have prime I control their packages and I can’t even control my own. I have just ordered two bed frames I spend a lot of money I think I mentioned it and I don’t have any husband anyway you know Amazon deals are but tonight was the utmost just gusting disappointing customer service by a supervisor and two customer service representatives as you call them. I know it sounds silly I didn’t get my color pigmenting purple three in one amazing shampoo that I love my hair is looking a little hit I have job interviews because I am unemployed my shampoo was to be here on the 14th when it said it was delivered it was not I contacted them by chat they said “it updated too early quote it will be there March 15 by 10 PM OK fine not here March 15 I go through to other customer service representatives to only have them escalate something to somewhere that I have no idea about which wasn’t going to do me any good so with the last one I chatted with I asked for a supervisor to return my call she confirmed the phone number and I waited I’m still waiting so I called tonight I got one guy who absolutely refused to let me speak with a supervisor then turned it around and tried to make it my fault because I did not fill out some incident report that I have no knowledge of I looked through my Amazon messages it’s not in there apparently I was supposed to look through tens of thousands of emails for a incident report that I didn’t know I was supposed to be looking for I finally hung up on him and called back the next gentleman was nice he transferred me to what he said was a supervisor I have my doubts however the man gets on the phone he doesn’t act like he knows how to talk on the phone much less help me I explained my whole situation and he’s so sorry he’s going to transfer me back to his associate to get my refund and I’m speaking and he transfers me anyway I was stating I didn’t want a refund I need my shampoo so as my temperature is rising the guy he transfers me to says that I am not cooperating because I am telling him to I don’t want a refund I need my shampoo this is ridiculous where is it and then He disconnected to call because I wasn’t cooperating like WTF here I am two weeks later no resolution and super Duper Ali Uber pissed off I’ll get your customer service in the morning they can bet on that
Elizabeth Woods #3747
Please cancel my acc someone is ordering things with my bank card
Maureen Sully #3788
I am not an upset customer, I have a question about an order I would like to make with my Prime account. I see you have a deal for Pantene Full & Strong Shampoo & Conditioner but I don't use conditioner but I would rather have 2 Full & Strong Shampoo..Is there any way I can do that with the deal that is offered?Thank you
Oscar #3819
I ordered for earbuds you guys have delivered collagen lotion are you serious, and the delivery guy is saying I ordered it for as if I don’t know what am doing now I have paid my 50eads for what I haven’t ordered
William J Phillips #3834
Just recieved notice that my order could not be delivered due to a problem at USPS. I was sitting by the door when mail was delivered. Sunny dry day walkway was clear. I cannot understand why it was delivered