Amazon just raised the minimum order to $49 to get free
shipping. I suspect that their goal is
to drive shoppers to Prime and it's free shipping. I'm not sure the minimum shipping rate is the
manner to do it. I just looked at three
items on Amazon and then compared the prices on eBay. The same exact brand of maple extract was
three dollars cheaper on eBay and with shipping was within a few cents of the
price listed on Amazon. Note the same
price but including shipping while on Amazon you would have to come up with $42
more of products to get the free shipping.
It was the same for the ink cartridges I looked at. $4.50 including shipping on eBay while Amazon
was $6.06 plus an additional $42 to get the free shipping on a Canon compatible
ink cartridge. Amazon did have an
alternative at $5.84 including shipping.
I really like Amazon and I am luke warm regarding eBay. However the increase to $49 to get
"free" shipping is providing me with the incentive to shop rather
than just go order it on Amazon. Frankly
it strikes me as a poor business decision if it encourages people to shop other
venues.
Faus Pax Amazon, Faus Pax!
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