On Mon, 21 Oct 2013 21:14:43 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:48:38 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> > On Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:49:04 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
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>> >> > wrote in message
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>> >> As I posted to Cheri, I have been ordering from them for around 6 years
>> >> (at
>> >> least) and have never paid any kind of fee whatsoever, but for the most
>> >> part, my orders are postage-free to me, unless are coming from a separate
>> >> destination, then they will let me know what amount of postage they will
>> >> charge, but if I don't agree, I can delete that order, which most times I
>> >> do, unless it's something I really want. My daughters (also in Alaska)
>> >> also
>> >> get free shipping when they order, I just thought every customer did?!
>> >>
>> >> ---
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>> >> They do. She's wrong.
>> >
>> > BS and you even proved it.
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>> Uh, no. Lemme put up a link to their website.
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>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom..._search_footer
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>> "With FREE Super Saver Shipping, you receive free shipping if your order
>> includes at least $25 of qualifying merchandise, excluding gift-wrap and
>> taxes. Eligible items will display "eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping"
>> next to their price. If sold individually, they must qualify for the $25
>> minimum purchase independently of each Product Bundle in your purchase.
>> Certain oversize items, e-documents, software downloads, music downloads and
>> gift cards don't qualify."
>
>So you're trying to tell me that you never have to pay for "super
>saving"????? Please Julie, grow a brain.
>>
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>>
>> You see? $25 or more of qualifying items gives you free shipping. You are
>> starting to sound like that woman on the commercial who says that she has to
>> add stuff to her order that she doesn't need just to get free shipping. Now
>> that might be the case with some places. But with Amazon, they sell sooo
>> many things, it's not hard at all to add to the order. I might get a cat
>> toy, some sort of food, a book, the list goes on and on. At other places
>> like Drugstore, K Mart or Walmart I will usually look in the paper products
>> to see what is on sale. I might get those or some supplements. Or I think
>> of upcoming birthdays and often can find a present for someone. It isn't
>> rocket science and it is very true! But you do have to tick the box for the
>> Super Saver shipping to get it.
>
>I said that you have to pay for shipping under $25 which means Amazon
>shipping being free.
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>> This will not apply to me now because I have the Prime. Now I will always
>> get the 2 day shipping. I won't say that it's free like they claim because
>> I do have to pay a yearly fee. But... It's an option. You don't have to
>> have that.
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>Apparently you chose not to remember that I said you have to PAY for
>Prime.... which also means shipping is NOT FREE. The only thing it
>means is that you don't have to pay more than the original charge.
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>> Also, not all items qualify for the Super Saver shipping. For instance, I
>> recently wanted a food item that I could not find in the stores here. They
>> had quite a lot of it listed but none from them. All from other vendors
>> that sell from them. I still opted to get it and chose the one that offered
>> me the most food for the cheapest shipping. It was all good, except that I
>> ate it all and now have none.
>>
>>
>Justify your online purchases however you want. The fact remains that
>shipping is NOT free if you don't *subscribe* to Prime and order less
>than $25 worth of merchandise at a time.

It's pretty difficult to not reach the $25... That's like saying folks
drive all the way to the stupidmarket just to spend $10. I can always
reach the $25 at Amazon, I simply place items into my cart over a few
days... and anyway in today's economy $25 is chump change. And even
if I pay shipping on an inexpensive item it's like $4, takes more than
$4 in gas to warm up my car.