Amazon jacks up shipping cost
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Catatonic
Nine Lives
Not free, it's like $80/year, isn't it?
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Catatonic
Nine Lives
But the dumb box has a SmartLabel doesn't it.
That or Lasership....
hurricanegunner
UPSPoop
And people will pay. Christmas is upon us.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
My shipment of John Grisham's "Sycamore Row" left Nashua today---there was no tracking number on the website---I'll be curious who delivers.
Those dumb boxes don't look so dumb when you get your pay check on Friday do they.
Insincerity
I'm Insincere
Amazon is the 800 pound Gorilla and I imagine the other virtual stores will follow suit soon. There has been much discussion by industry analysts whether all the free shipping can continue much longer. Many states already require online merchants to charge tax and when free shipping goes away, the brick and mortar stores will see some business coming their way.
JL 0513
Well-Known Member
I've always been amazed and curious how Amazon managed to offer any "free" shipping. We know, more than anyone, that shipping is far from free. Clearly, Amazon builds shipping into other customer costs. Not having brick and mortar outlets creates a lot of capitol to work with thus allowing "free" shipping.
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
Smart move by Amazon. It's not gonna hurt their sales, if anything it will help them.
I've added a random item more than once to bump over the free super saver shipping minimum. Pay $10 in shipping, or just add $10 of product and get free shipping.... kind of a no brainer.
I've added a random item more than once to bump over the free super saver shipping minimum. Pay $10 in shipping, or just add $10 of product and get free shipping.... kind of a no brainer.
bluehdmc
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With prime you can also borrow 1 book a month (if you also own a Kindle) and watch streaming video with a ROKU player, ipad, etc. Not a bad deal considering Netflix is $7.50 a month, x 12 = $90.00
Jackburton
Gone Fish'n
They have also stopped giving free shipping on "add on" items even with prime. You have to hit 25 bucks on the total order to get the free shipping you already paid prime for.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
True but the "Add on items" are really cheap.
I just put them in my cart until I have an order it can piggyback with.
Jackburton
Gone Fish'n
Same here, just saying when we signed up for prime 6 years ago there was no such restriction. This is for anyone but if you have a .edu email you can get prime for 49.99 as a student account, same as a regular one but you get the discounted subscription price for 4 years, FWIW.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
As an instructor at a local college I might be able to get a .edu e-mail.
Thanks for that info.
I already get Adobe stuff at educational prices.
