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Amazon Will Start Charging Prime Members for US Grocery Orders of Less Than $150

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Re: Amazon Will Start Charging Prime Members for US Grocery Orders of Less Than $150

#21

Not sure how they think they’ll compete with instacart at those prices. It’s literally cheaper to use instacart/fresh direct even with the delivery fees

At least they're not artificially inflating the cost of items to have you pay over $150 like Ubereats.

Re: Amazon Will Start Charging Prime Members for US Grocery Orders of Less Than $150

#24
post #17

Seriously? As the cost of Prime goes up the more I wonder why I use it... Once I'm not using Prime, my reliance on Amazon for free shipping evaporates and then I no longer am using Amazon exclusively for general purchases.

My prime membership expired last week.

Re: Amazon Will Start Charging Prime Members for US Grocery Orders of Less Than $150

#25
post #15

Great outcome for Instacart and DoorDash. My Amazon Fresh deliveries will be less frequent and heavier items I don't want to carry.

And great for Walmart who’s not charging for deliveries above 35$ with Walmart plus.

Re: Amazon Will Start Charging Prime Members for US Grocery Orders of Less Than $150

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post #17

Seriously? As the cost of Prime goes up the more I wonder why I use it... Once I'm not using Prime, my reliance on Amazon for free shipping evaporates and then I no longer am using Amazon exclusively for general purchases.

I turned it off last year and barely noticed. Free shipping if over $25 of amazon packages. They generally arrive “early” every time if you’re in a city because the stuff is already in the local warehouse and the delivery truck is already headed your way and artificial delays might not be a great look

Re: Amazon Will Start Charging Prime Members for US Grocery Orders of Less Than $150

#28
Drat. I dislike getting groceries delivered (it seems lazy of me, it's a headache, they occasionally mess up, and it's much more expensive than walking to a nearby store), but...

I've about decided to go back to the grocery delivery I was getting for most of the last 3 years. I'm seeing way too many people in grocery stores just coughing out a phlegmy cough, without even trying to cover -- like they're oblivious to the ongoing pandemic, or even pre-Covid basic cold&flu courtesy.

Re: Amazon Will Start Charging Prime Members for US Grocery Orders of Less Than $150

#29
post #14

Coming soon… Prime Plus!

Honestly it would make more sense to have levels or alacarte. I don’t use half the crap that comes with prime.

The problem is, I kinda wonder how many people would actually fork over for the additional benefits (eg: streaming video)

Re: Amazon Will Start Charging Prime Members for US Grocery Orders of Less Than $150

#30
post #17

Seriously? As the cost of Prime goes up the more I wonder why I use it... Once I'm not using Prime, my reliance on Amazon for free shipping evaporates and then I no longer am using Amazon exclusively for general purchases.

I did not renew my Prime membership this year after Amazon raised the annual price again. We have too many streaming services in our house as it is, and we don't order enough from Amazon to take advantage of the free shipping. I've also found Amazon's prices getting less competitive, especially for things you'd usually buy at placed like Target (drive up pickup is amazing). Combined with the endless search results th…

I love how target has solved the Amazon as competitor issue with just incremental improvements. I much more strongly trust target’s product curation staff over amazon’s anything goes mentality
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