Don't need prime for free shipping of small, inexpensive items- but they won't come as fast as Prime members will get them.
Amazon Will Now Ship Smaller, Cheaper Items for Free
Amazon Will Now Ship Smaller, Cheaper Items for Free
Rejoice, frequent DVD orderers! Amazon is eliminating the shipping fees of "small and light" items in an attempt to increase sales of cheap and tiny things that otherwise might have been saddled with shipping fees that cost as much as the product.
Previously, Amazon shipped items for free only if they hit the minimum $35 total for an order or if the buyer ponied up for its $95 per year Prime service. Now, anything that weighs less than 8 ounces and costs under $10 ships free.
The cost reduction is possible because Amazon is now shipping these smaller products from a new fulfillment center in Kentucky, which only packs small items so prices are kept down, reports the Wall Street Journal. Amazon hopes that this will give them a competitive edge against retailers like Walmart and Target.
Sadly, though, this doesn't mean the products will come any faster; it will still take them four to eight days to arrive.