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Cheri[_3_]

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 21 Oct 2013 21:42:47 -0700 (PDT),
> wrote:
>
>>On Monday, October 21, 2013 12:22:24 AM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
>>> > wrote in message
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> On Sunday, October 20, 2013 8:02:51 PM UTC-8, Cheri wrote:
>>> > 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.
>>> > Cheri
>>>
>>> I have been ordering from Amazon about 6 years, and never paid them any
>>> certain amount in order to get free shipping, so all I know when I place
>>> an
>>> order from them, I don't pay postage on most items. If any item has to
>>> come
>>> from another destination, then there can be postage added, but I have
>>> the
>>> option whether to cancel those item(s) or accept the small amount of
>>> postage, and if I want it bad enough, I will accept, but the majority of
>>> what I order, that comes direct from Amazon, is definitely FREE
>>> shopping,
>>> and no gimmicks attached.
>>> Judy
>>>
>>>
>>> They might have different guidelines for Alaska then, because I don't
>>> know
>>>
>>> how you're getting free shipping without having had to pay the one time
>>> fee
>>>
>>> of 50.00 and buying over 25.00 in merchandise to qualify. Never heard of
>>>
>>> that.
>>
>>I live in Nebraska and have ordered from Amazon for over ten years.
>>'ve never heard of the one time fee of $50, most of my orders are
>>ver $25 and it's free shipping. I don't know what the hell you and
>>sf are yammering about.
>
> A lot of idocy. I've been shopping at Amazon for like 15 years and
> have never paid for shipping nor have I paid any fee. All I do is
> simply buy more than $25 worth at a clip, which couldn't be easier to

See my response to the OP, it goes for you too.

Cheri