No standard delivery option on Amazon

littlerock

I just went to Amazon to order some vitamins I have ordered before and it wants to charge me £6.01 for delivery - of a small plastic container weight 72g. When I looked at postage, there are only next day (expensive) delivery options, no standard delivery.

Is this a new scam to get more money from us?.

divadee

They now charge delivery for anything under £10 I think. Unless you are a prime member.

littlerock

My order was over £10 - with two items but for some reason the second item did not qualify for inclusion in the £10 total. Go figure! Also I am happy to pay delivery but standard delivery not express delivery of £6 on a 72g plastic container (pill bottle sized). There was no standard (ie normal post not express/next day premuim price) option offered although the item was coming from Amazon.

I went and bought it online from Holland and Barrett for less than half the postage cost.

starrystarry

Was the second item from another seller, i.e. not Amazon? You need to order >£10 worth of stuff from Amazon to qualify for free delivery.

asajj

It might be a marketplace item?
Regardless Holland Barrett is still better than buying over Amazon anyway. They also probably pay more tax :P

tomtontom

Can you link to the item, so we can try to replicate/ solve the problem?