Amazon now offers free shipping for items less than $10
06-03-15, 01:08 AM
#1
DVD Talk Legend
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Amazon now offers free shipping for items less than $10
Amazon will now ship small items under $10 for free
Amazon is introducing free shipping on a range of small items in its store that cost less than $10 and weigh under eight ounces, for all its customers in the US, reports Bloomberg.
You don’t need to be signed up to Amazon Prime to avail of the service, or worry about a minimum order amount. The Fulfillment by Amazon Small and Light program applies to products like makeup, phone accessories and earplugs.
Orders will be shipped from Amazon’s hub in Florence, Kentucky and arrive at customers’ doorsteps in four to eight business days.
With its lower fulfillment cost, the program could attract sellers away from eBay and encourage more shoppers to try Amazon’s service over its rivals for smaller items.
We’ve contacted Amazon to find out more and will update this post when we hear back.
http://thenextweb.com/us/2015/06/03/...r-10-for-free/
Amazon is introducing free shipping on a range of small items in its store that cost less than $10 and weigh under eight ounces, for all its customers in the US, reports Bloomberg.
You don’t need to be signed up to Amazon Prime to avail of the service, or worry about a minimum order amount. The Fulfillment by Amazon Small and Light program applies to products like makeup, phone accessories and earplugs.
Orders will be shipped from Amazon’s hub in Florence, Kentucky and arrive at customers’ doorsteps in four to eight business days.
With its lower fulfillment cost, the program could attract sellers away from eBay and encourage more shoppers to try Amazon’s service over its rivals for smaller items.
We’ve contacted Amazon to find out more and will update this post when we hear back.
http://thenextweb.com/us/2015/06/03/...r-10-for-free/
06-03-15, 03:16 PM
#2
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Amazon now offers free shipping for items less than $10
Not sure if this started yet. But did not work for me. I put a item in my cart that was under 8 ounces & cost $9.99. They wanted to charge me $13+ for shipping.
Last edited by kahuna; 06-03-15 at 03:21 PM.
06-03-15, 06:35 PM
#4
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Amazon now offers free shipping for items less than $10
I'm guessing that this doesn't apply to DVDs and blu-rays? With eco cases the damned things have to weigh under a half of a pound.
06-04-15, 12:21 AM
#5
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: Amazon now offers free shipping for items less than $10
On paper, this sounds great, but "range of items" is the catchall; it could mean 1 item, it could mean 1,000,000 items, and it could fluctuate from day to day like Amazon's stock-market pricing schemes. So, is this fluff or will it actually amount to something?
06-04-15, 04:07 AM
#6
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Amazon now offers free shipping for items less than $10
Not sure if this has started or not, but I can't I find anything that ships free under this program... USB flash drives, memory cards, pens, nothing.
06-04-15, 03:48 PM
#7
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: Amazon now offers free shipping for items less than $10
Yes, well please let me know when you actually find a useful item shipping under this program. I won't be holding my breath.
