"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:02:51 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> news
>> > On Sun, 20 Oct 2013 18:46:47 -0700 (PDT),
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Amazon with free shipping? You have it made
>> >
>> > I LOL when people try to say it's free. Either you your order has to
>> > be at or above a certain basic amount or you purchase "free shipping"
>> > for a year... either way, it's NOT free and the people who say it is
>> > must be living in another reality.
>>
>> Many years ago Amazon offered free shipping on orders over 25.00 at a
>> cost
>> of 50.00 for life. I've really never ordered anything from Amazon that
>> wasn't over 25.00 so it has saved me a lot of money in shipping and
>> handling
>> since most of my shopping is online. Judy (gramma) lives in Alaska so
>> it's
>> especially good for her. I don't know if they still offer it.
>>
> You've only proven that it wasn't and still isn't free. I have no
> idea how long ago that $50 for life thing was, but from what I hear
> they charge $80 a year now - which isn't free by any stretch of the
> imagination.
It was very close to 10 years ago and I never said it was free. I did say I
have had the value of it many times over. Would have cost me more than the
50.00 in the first six months for shipping and handling, plus I hate to shop
in stores.
Cheri