Comment by sambaumann

3 days ago

Turns out, at least in my area, for the grocery items you need to buy at least $25 worth to qualify for the free shipping.

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andy99  3 days ago

I canceled prime ~8 years ago because where I am, half the stuff I wanted was considered an “add on item” that could only be shipped free if you had > $35 of other stuff, which is a complete scam because you get that without prime.

Maybe that was just for me (in a large Canadian city at the time) or maybe they don’t do that anymore?

I haven’t considered getting prime since, it would be a lot more interesting if it actually provided the shipping terms they advertise.

  • ics  2 days ago

    It was like that in NYC at the time as well. I'm not sure when it stopped but have not seen add-on items in a long time and most things seem to ship immediately regardless of price (with Prime).

    • crazygringo  2 days ago

      Yeah, haven't seen in a long time either. I can't help but wonder if it's related to Amazon building its own delivery infrastructure instead of relying on UPS/USPS like it once did? (At least where I am.)

sciurus  3 days ago

I checked the first five items while logged in with Amazon Prime. They all required a minimum order of either $25 or $100 to get free shipping.

s0rce  3 days ago

I checked the lime listed and it seems to be a regular amazon prime item for me (norcal) and not the grocery you described, which we also have.