Amazon quietly increases free shipping minimum for those without Prime to $50

[Technician]

All Amazon Prime offers in Canada is 'free two day shipping, free unlimited photo storage in the Cloud and 30 minute earlier access' than the rest of the masses on their 'Lightning Deals'. Think I'll pass

No prime video? that's harsh. Of course, I'd do it just for the money saved on shipping costs, before prime I probably spent 400 to 600 dollars a year on shipping charges alone. It pays for itself several times over if you shop a lot.

 

[Evernessince]

lol I saw a review that panned Axe shampoo because it was blue...I swear that was the reason it was bad shampoo, it was blue. Here I found it.
1.0 out of 5 stars Why did you make the shampoo dark blue!!!!
ByKimberly Heggeon October 14, 2014
Verified Purchase
Nobody wants to wash their hair with blue shampoo.
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I'm guessing Amazon doesn't review these before they are posted. I know that when I post a review on amazon it's subject to approval before being posted but they must just use an automatic system unless it contains certain keywords.

 

[wiyosaya]

Amazon Prime continues to get my packages delivered pretty quickly. Does it have something to do with living within 5 miles of a distribution center? probably not, nothing I order every ships from it. Wish I could just driver over and pick the stuff up sometimes. I appreciate non-prime users continuing to subsidize my prime shipping with their ever increasing free shipment threshold.

Actually, it is much more likely that it is the other way around. Prime users are subsidizing the cost of free shipping for non-Prime users. To me, it makes no economic sense that a subscription service that brings in, supposedly, $4-6Bn dollars a year is subsidized by people who either pay for shipping or buy products that are shipped for free.

 

[Theinsanegamer]

You would think they would use there massive tax evasion money pit to keep this shipping free. Not everyone wants to sign up to these monsters, but are forced to occasionally use them when all other methods of sourcing some goods runs out.

I pay enough TAXES and for what? The EPA ? HA ! The less of my $ the gov gets the better...buncha useless hacks

The vast improvements in america's water and air quality since the EPA's foundation would disprove that comment quite easily.

 

[EClyde]

The vast improvements in america's water and air quality since the EPA's foundation would disprove that comment quite easily.

Well the regulations have gone a long way to decreasing mean income and that means more to me then your alleged improvements

 

[wiyosaya]

The vast improvements in america's water and air quality since the EPA's foundation would disprove that comment quite easily.

Well the regulations have gone a long way to decreasing mean income and that means more to me then your alleged improvements

So mean income is more important that having clean water and clean air?
Makes sense to me.

 

[Technician]

So mean income is more important that having clean water and clean air?
Makes sense to me.

That way we can all live in hospitals and afford the iron lungs and antibiotics courses and parasite removal procedures in style.

 

[EClyde]

So mean income is more important that having clean water and clean air?
Makes sense to me.

You make the big mistake in thinking the EPA accomplishes these things

 

[Technician]

Yeah compani

You make the big mistake in thinking the EPA accomplishes these things

s would have installed scrubbers on their smokestacks and use some of their profits just because they needed to spend money. Automobile makers would reduce emissions just to spend more to build their cars. Etc.

 

[EClyde]

Yeah compani

s would have installed scrubbers on their smokestacks and use some of their profits just because they needed to spend money. Automobile makers would reduce emissions just to spend more to build their cars. Etc.

More coal....less wind.