Uh oh… Just a few hours into Prime Day, and things are not looking great for Amazon. According to the Twittersphere, Amazon’s add to cart is failing them.
— Amazon (@amazon) July 12, 2016
Which of course, does not have Prime Day shoppers all too happy… But at least Amazon’s customers are laughing on the outside:
Off to a great start, #PrimeDay . #PrimeDayFail #AddtoCartFail pic.twitter.com/jR3Wap6QlP
— Katie (@greggkat) July 12, 2016
For everyone getting “add to cart failed”: first you have to buy a cart. #PrimeDayFail #PrimeDay pic.twitter.com/ycspShLXHW
— Jeff (@writerjt) July 12, 2016
Amazon Prime Add to Cart Fails! I hate waiting #PrimeDayFail #PrimeDay pic.twitter.com/RTAP5DAwJ3
— Phil. (@pboscomedia) July 12, 2016
#PrimeDayFail #PrimeDay @amazon pic.twitter.com/2eV910xKTb
— Trey Golder (@redlog13) July 12, 2016
This is ridiculous! Why can’t I add anything to my cart? 🙁 #PrimeDayFail #AmazonPrimeDay pic.twitter.com/kkbFSWXSlk
— Sade Rodriguez (@rodrigsade) July 12, 2016
Glad @amazon learned so much from last year #PrimeDayFail pic.twitter.com/CDYIIswMeZ
— Jeffrey Jessberger (@itsjeffreydavid) July 12, 2016
Amazon’s IT department #PrimeDayFail pic.twitter.com/ztZywocub0
— maggie moore (@magggiemoore) July 12, 2016
@amazon execs are reading #PrimeDayFail tweets like: pic.twitter.com/XgTSvyZNpf
— Tiny Elvis (@tinyelvisbkwd) July 12, 2016
A message from baby Jesus that I shouldn’t be participating in @amazon #PrimeDay #AmazonDown #PrimeDayFail pic.twitter.com/JaAb54v9tZ
— Dj Gunning (@aGuyCalledDj) July 12, 2016
@Oatmeal I am trying to buy #ExplodingKittens at @amazon and they are not allowing me to add it to my cart! #PrimeDayFail
— Matt Gilbert (@mattgilblezy) July 12, 2016
Tim Parry is Multichannel Merchant’s Managing Editor, and the lead programmer for Growing Global.