Amazon axes free delivery
Owen_Kent
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From 7th of January 2014, Amazon as axed free delivery less items then £10.00
Do you think this is fair? or have they made the right decision? anyone else used free delivery?
It doesn't seem to bother me as everytime I buy a dvd I always select 1st class
Just want to hear some of your thoughts on this.
Do you think this is fair? or have they made the right decision? anyone else used free delivery?
It doesn't seem to bother me as everytime I buy a dvd I always select 1st class
Just want to hear some of your thoughts on this.
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But they must have done their sums.
Anyway, I remember the early days of Amazon when they charged delivery on everything.
Don't know how this will affect me atm, as most items I have bought tend to be over a tenner.
I'm a Prime customer so it doesn't impact me, though. I pretty much do all my online shopping on there, and family members also get me to order them stuff (they pay!) just to use my free next day delivery. It's good value for money.
Why don't you send them an invite so that they can join your prime at no extra cost? There is a facility to do this.
You can share your Prime membership with others: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201277270
Thanks, I tried that a while back, but it didn't seem to work properly so I just set them up as alternative delivery addresses under my account.
I think that functionality is only for people who live in the same house as you.
Yes, I think it's perfectly fair on cheap items. It's unreasonable to expect them to subsidise customers to that extent.
By the way, do you have a link ?
Amazon want you on Prime, and I suspect one day, they'll make it mandatory, effectively paywalling their service. For me, it'd work out more expensive as I order now and then as opposed to regularly as some people who have Prime appear to do.
ETA: If Amazon's plans to use drones gets off the ground (ha, ha, ha) then according to the Wall Street Journal, although this is the US, likely to be emulated if it comes to the UK, it'll only be available to Prime subscribers.
If i want something small I usually need it quick so use Amazon marketplace or ebay, which both charge delivery anyway.
You can if you are happy for their orders to be sent to you. Not much use if you live hundreds of miles apart but it can be good if you are nearby and see each other regularly.
No, I have bought things for less than a tenner on Amazon. I loved their free delivery service.