Amazon gives non-Prime members free shipping at $35 or more of eligible items. Instead of simply letting users get the product with free shipping, they’ve added a discount that prices it exactly one cent below the $35 limit, while only subsidizing the price with $3.38, which is about half of what they’ll then charge you for shipping.

  • Ledivin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    103·
    3 days ago

    It’s literally not even hard, but yes you have to put some effort into it, and of course it isn’t convenient. You’ll probably save money, though - Amazon hasn’t had the best prices on 95% of items for many years now.

    If you aren’t OK with being slightly inconvenienced, you can always keep supporting Nazis 🤷‍♂️

    • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
      52·
      3 days ago

      “Not convenient”? Have you any idea what it’s like to live in the US rural south? It’s Walmart, Amazon, or just fucking die.

        • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          For twice the price, triple the wait time, and if you juggle like 40 accounts sure.

          Have you ever lived off minimum wage in a poor region?

        • desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          0·
          2 days ago

          USPS charges a not insignificant amount for shipping heavy items to Alaska (excluding media mail that frequently takes months and few retailers ever use). If physical stores sold anything at a reasreasonable price (aside from off season fishing /hunting /cold equipment) fewer people would use Amazon.