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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

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Post by neilv »

WirelessGigabit wrote: post #69
neilv wrote: post #32

I hope added fees on orders won't eat into what people are willing to spend on tips to drivers. (I found the default fee seemed way too low during Covid, so I'd bump it up, while still penny-pinching to avoid the smaller fee for a more desirable delivery window. When the added delivery fee is unavoidable tacked-on, maybe that will feel more like I'm paying for the delivery, even the driver isn't paid as well as I thi…

What? I am ordering something from a service. The wage negation between the person executing the order and the service is none of my concern. Let's consider Company A building a SaaS product. Company B (person or LLC) wants the product with 3 additional features. Company A hires me, I write the features and they provide the service to Company B. I don't expect Company B to tip me.

Are you in the US? Do you tip the driver when getting pizza delivered? Other prepared food delivered?

When you order Amazon Fresh, and there's a default tip for the driver on the order, do you zero it?

An earlier additional consideration was during the worst of Covid, there was initially no vaccine, and we didn't even know how it spread. Lots of people WFH, but delivery drivers could not. So a tip could've additionally been gratitude or acknowledgement that them being out there working was saving people. A lot of other people working then, we don't have an opportunity to thank/acknowledge, but this one was easy.

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

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Post by harvey9 »

thinking4real wrote: post #61
balozi wrote: post #34

There is something un-natural about a prime delivery for a $5.99 order. There is no way any of this sh* is sustainable.

You mean something being delivered from one part of a city to another in 1-2 days should cost, on average, with the economy of scales, significantly more than $5.99? Being able to pick an optimal time, I can have my person delivered across the city for $20 or so. That’s with all sorts of liability and no “one delivery serves many” model to maximize profit I think you’re overestimating the value of transporting a smal…

I think they are talking about a 'free' delivery of goods valued at 5.99.

The value of transporting a small light box depends on what's in the box.

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

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Post by thaumasiotes »

sfmike wrote: post #55
ClumsyPilot wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

aliexpress sellers actually answer messages, customise orders, i had great service and even a refund once!

agreed, had great service on aliexpress, got a Dear sir ma'am it's our pleasure to refund you and keep the item please order from us again have a great day! Got a chinese only xiaomi device once and they threw in free accessories because i asked to customize and add to price and they just gifted it and threw it into the shipping box.

> had great service on aliexpress, got a Dear sir ma'am

Hey, the standard of English is improving!

I remember meeting a street vendor who was quite functional in English, but who always addressed me as "gentleman".

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

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Post by nickthegreek »

neilv wrote: post #71
WirelessGigabit wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What? I am ordering something from a service. The wage negation between the person executing the order and the service is none of my concern. Let's consider Company A building a SaaS product. Company B (person or LLC) wants the product with 3 additional features. Company A hires me, I write the features and they provide the service to Company B. I don't expect Company B to tip me.

Are you in the US? Do you tip the driver when getting pizza delivered? Other prepared food delivered? When you order Amazon Fresh, and there's a default tip for the driver on the order, do you zero it? An earlier additional consideration was during the worst of Covid, there was initially no vaccine, and we didn't even know how it spread. Lots of people WFH, but delivery drivers could not. So a tip could've additional…

I use a Kroger delivery and it is a tipless service. I pay $65 a year to have access to it.

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

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Post by ulfw »

neilv wrote: post #32

I hope added fees on orders won't eat into what people are willing to spend on tips to drivers. (I found the default fee seemed way too low during Covid, so I'd bump it up, while still penny-pinching to avoid the smaller fee for a more desirable delivery window. When the added delivery fee is unavoidable tacked-on, maybe that will feel more like I'm paying for the delivery, even the driver isn't paid as well as I thi…

Tips on Drivers?

Oh America. Start paying your people a proper salary and stop obfuscating real prices from your customers.

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

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Post by bruceb »

sirius87 wrote: post #57
donohoe wrote: 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.

Same experience here in India. I didn't renew my Prime membership last month and soon found myself making all my purchases on Flipkart (Walmart) and actually found it to be better overall. Now Amazon India's supposedly experimenting with a $12 (999 Indian rupees) "Prime Lite" plan, and even that is unappealing to me [1]. For entertainment, Amazon Prime in India is a weird concoction of content and placeholders for ot…

I am actually surprised how flipkart continues to be mediocre. Amazon is usually cheaper, has better product reviews, and has more selection than flipkart. Walmart has owned them for years at this point. Like step it up already.

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

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Post by pacerwpg »

thinking4real wrote: post #60
neilv wrote: post #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 t…

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Acknowledge reality?

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

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Post by hd95489 »

Scoundreller wrote: post #52
kylehotchkiss wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Yeah, they don’t want to hold your orders in a warehouse anyway. I think it only makes a difference around Christmas time tbh.

Delivery times at Christmas with prime were over 2 weeks so no help there

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

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Post by nostromo123 »

actually_a_dog wrote: post #67
princevegeta89 wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

+1 the counterfeit items on Amazon are getting out of control. It's so stupid that there are so many millions of cheap knockoff products in any category with an overflowing number of fake 5-star reviews. I've been using Fakespot but at the same time I have always wondered wtf Amazon is doing about it at all.

I'm not doubting that there are a shit ton of counterfeits on Amazon, but I am wondering how I've managed to avoid them so well. I have literally never received something from Amazon that I thought even had the possibility of being fake. Could it have to do with the specific categories I shop in? Maybe the stuff I buy from Amazon just isn't profitable enough for the bad guys to bother counterfeiting?

Same here. I don't doubt people's experiences, but I have never received a counterfeit product while shopping relatively heavily and in various categories (electronics, baby clothing and food, books, kitchenware, stationery, etc.).

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

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Post by r00fus »

actually_a_dog wrote: post #67
princevegeta89 wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

+1 the counterfeit items on Amazon are getting out of control. It's so stupid that there are so many millions of cheap knockoff products in any category with an overflowing number of fake 5-star reviews. I've been using Fakespot but at the same time I have always wondered wtf Amazon is doing about it at all.

I'm not doubting that there are a shit ton of counterfeits on Amazon, but I am wondering how I've managed to avoid them so well. I have literally never received something from Amazon that I thought even had the possibility of being fake. Could it have to do with the specific categories I shop in? Maybe the stuff I buy from Amazon just isn't profitable enough for the bad guys to bother counterfeiting?

Maybe you do have one that’s counterfeit but is functionally ok? I had several items that didn’t pass (a Braun thermostat and a wheeled kitchen stool).
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