Shipping Charges
Nov 7, 2023 09:12:02 #
I just placed a small order with Amazon, and there was a $4.99 shipping charge. Since I pay for Prime, I don't want to pay for shipping, too. I looked at the items I had ordered, and something costing $3.99 had a shipping charge of $4.99. I deleted that. 
Nov 7, 2023 09:17:19 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I just placed a small order with Amazon, and there was a $4.99 shipping charge. Since I pay for Prime, I don't want to pay for shipping, too. I looked at the items I had ordered, and something costing $3.99 had a shipping charge of $4.99. I deleted that.
At first with Prime you have free next day shipping and then you no longer have next day shipping and they raised the price then now you have to pay for shipping.
Nov 7, 2023 09:24:37 #
BebuLamar wrote:
At first with Prime you have free next day shipping and then you no longer have next day shipping and they raised the price then now you have to pay for shipping.
It's supposed to be two-day shipping, and that often works, but not always. If an item isn't "Prime," there's a shipping charge. I plced two separate orders today, and they say that both arrive in two days.
Nov 7, 2023 09:26:44 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I just placed a small order with Amazon, and there was a $4.99 shipping charge. Since I pay for Prime, I don't want to pay for shipping, too. I looked at the items I had ordered, and something costing $3.99 had a shipping charge of $4.99. I deleted that.
Not all items on Amazon are "Prime." Never have been.
Nov 7, 2023 10:18:27 #
Nov 7, 2023 10:43:26 #
[quote=jerryc41]I just placed a small order with Amazon, and there was a $4.99 shipping charge. Since I pay for Prime, I don't want to pay for shipping, too. I looked at the items I had ordered, and something costing $3.99 had a shipping charge of $4.99. I deleted that. [/qu
Amazon does not charge Prime customers for shipping items clearly marked with the Prime logo on the order page. The millions of third-party merchants who sell through Amazon's website do charge for shipping. It's normal. So, if you don't see the Prime logo on the item you are ordering, you should expect to pay for shipping. It's another advantage of ordering items directly from the Amazon warehouse instead of the third-party merchant's stock.
Shipping anything incurs a cost. So, the $4.99 charge by the third-party merchant shows you what it costs them to ship it to you. If you don't want to pay that, stick to ordering items marked as "Prime" items for shipping.
[/quAmazon does not charge Prime customers for shipping items clearly marked with the Prime logo on the order page. The millions of third-party merchants who sell through Amazon's website do charge for shipping. It's normal. So, if you don't see the Prime logo on the item you are ordering, you should expect to pay for shipping. It's another advantage of ordering items directly from the Amazon warehouse instead of the third-party merchant's stock.
Shipping anything incurs a cost. So, the $4.99 charge by the third-party merchant shows you what it costs them to ship it to you. If you don't want to pay that, stick to ordering items marked as "Prime" items for shipping.
Nov 8, 2023 06:35:19 #
bobups
Loc: Bath pa
When on Amazon website if your a prime member click on the prime slider on item page before shopping
Nov 8, 2023 07:40:55 #
bobups wrote:
When on Amazon website if your a prime member click on the prime slider on item page before shopping
For some reason, I have received non-Prime items with paying a shipping charge. Sometimes, non-Prime is the only choice for what I want.
Nov 8, 2023 08:53:19 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
I don't have prime and most of the time (>95% of the time) there is no shipping charge if the purchase is > $25.
Nov 8, 2023 08:57:18 #
fetzler wrote:
I don't have prime and most of the time (>95% of the time) there is no shipping charge if the purchase is > $25.
I believe they recently changed it to $35 and I usually wait until I have at least that amount.
Nov 8, 2023 08:57:54 #
john451 wrote:
I believe they recently changed it to $35...
No surprise there.
Nov 8, 2023 09:59:11 #
jerryc41 wrote:
For some reason, I have received non-Prime items with paying a shipping charge. Sometimes, non-Prime is the only choice for what I want.
That is unfortunately true.
Nov 8, 2023 10:09:03 #
lamiaceae wrote:
That is unfortunately true.
Whoops! Another typo, and I blame that on this keyboard.
I meant to say that I've received non-Prime items without paying for shipping.
Nov 8, 2023 11:28:05 #
What really burns be up is these companies that will ship 1-3 small items in a large box and the shipping is more then what was purchased, they could have used flat rate shipping instead and a smaller shipping container. I get it when the the is bulky or odd shaped then flat rate shipping won't work. I order 10 lbs of coffee from Black Rifle Coffee Company about every 60-90 days and the box it comes in is so tight that there is hardly any room for packing material and the shipping is free.
Nov 8, 2023 17:18:11 #
DaveO wrote:
Not all sellers on the site are Amazon.
That is correct and not only you pay shipping fees from non Amazon sellers it also takes much longer to receive your order.
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