MSE News: Amazon shopper? It's upping the minimum spend needed for free delivery 29 April 2015 at 3:47PM in Shop but don't drop 72 replies 10.8K views

Former_MSE_Helen

Amazon shoppers planning to buy goods costing under £20 should do so before 6pm tonight...

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Amazon shopper? It's upping the minimum spend needed for free delivery




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Money_maker

Will not be bumping up my spend, just spending elsewhere. I dont think this decision will do their business any favours.

Midnighter

Same here. I don't buy much from them now anyway.

Oblivion

I do use them a lot but always think it's really cynical the way so many items are priced at £9.99 so you need to buy something else to get the free delivery. I suppose £19.99 will now be the new norm. They'll be losing some but not all of my custom.

Midnighter

Oblivion wrote: »

I do use them a lot but always think it's really cynical the way so many items are priced at £9.99 so you need to buy something else to get the free delivery.

There are one or two items priced at 1p, if you can be bothered to look.

Oblivion

Midnighter wrote: »

There are one or two items priced at 1p, if you can be bothered to look.

They are usually advertised by Amazon market traders who make their money by charging a huge postage cost and such items are not included by Amazon in the category of free postage at checkout anyway.

Kingsd316

Has anyone had any info on this, i would have expected an email or it be highlighted somewhere on their page

Crabman

Amazon's competitors offer free delivery.

Browntoa

Is it a slow but sure attempt to make Amazon prime more and more attractive ?

BargainGalore

I will go else where spend a lot of goods that come under £20 I just use ebay more

I had a feeling something like this would happen as they continue to keep pushing prime all time. I just wont use prime

Nada666

Provided they adjust the prices of individual items this is excellent news. Books and films have been uncompetitive for ages due to the idiocy of offering 'free' postage. By bumping the spend to £20 they may now again become competitive with HMV and book shops.