"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:02:51 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
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>> "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.
She hasn't proven anything because it's not true and neither is what *you*
said. If you get Prime, it is just over $70 per year. I just signed up for
that. This allows you two day shipping. Otherwise with a $25 order you get
free shipping if you select it. I think the time frame on that is 5-8 days.
It all depends on where the item ships from. Even though I am in the
Seattle area, I sometimes get the things more slowly than when I lived in
NY. Now when I ordered the wildlife cams, I needed them right away so I
paid more to get them quicker. Also did the same with binoculars that
Angela and her dad needed for some school thing. They told us three days
prior that we needed them. Could not find them in any store! Not cheap
ones anyway. But could find online. I don't mind paying extra shipping
for something like that.