"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 20 Oct 2013 18:46:47 -0700 (PDT),
>> wrote:
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>>> 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 don't have to pay to get the free shipping but... It's complicated
there now. They have other vendors who sell through them. Some have what
they call an "add on" item. Ships free provided you order $25 of stuff in
addition that qualify for the free shipping. Some of those other vendors
charge a fortune for shipping. Not all grocery items are available from
Amazon themselves. If you pay the yearly fee of just over $70 you can get
what they call free two day shipping. I wouldn't personally call it free
because you do have to pay that fee to get it. But... Since I order from
them at least 3 times a month, I just went for it. I can do my shopping in
the middle of the night and not have to drive all over looking for stuff.