Tampa now has same day Amazon delivery

[UCFKnight85]

Another reason why I'll never step foot in a Wal Mart again.

Just rolled this out. You have to purchase at least $35, but if you have Prime, you can order by noon and have it to your door by 9 pm.

I tried it on Saturday- ordered at 10:30 and it was to my door by 4:15. Incredible.

My impulse buying is only going to get worse.

 

[Bob the Citronaut]

This just promotes the laziness and fatness of America. Amazon packages need to have labels warning about obesity and brittle bones from be sedintary.

 

[UCFRogerz]

There goes the sunlight!

 

[EweSeaEff]

Another reason why I'll never step foot in a Wal Mart again.

Just rolled this out. You have to purchase at least $35, but if you have Prime, you can order by noon and have it to your door by 9 pm.

I tried it on Saturday- ordered at 10:30 and it was to my door by 4:15. Incredible.

My impulse buying is only going to get worse.

85, how does this work? Is it like Prime in that the item has an icon that indicates eligibility for same-day delivery?

 

[UCFKnight85]

85, how does this work? Is it like Prime in that the item has an icon that indicates eligibility for same-day delivery?

Yep. If you have Prime you're eligible. Just find items that have the Prime logo, fill your cart to at least $35, and then select "Upgrade to same day delivery" when you check out with 1-Click. Place it by noon and it'll be there that day.

 

[Game_Day_Sports]

Interesting piece.

The other day, we had a shipment of about 250-300 boxes that we were sending USPS Priority Mail so it was more than you'd want to take to the counter. They had me drive around back and there was a sign on the door for Amazon drivers to go to x dock. I asked the guy and he told me that Amazon trucks deliver to the PO and they deliver the proverbial last mile which is why Amazon can offer it so cheap.

My guess is the local thing is somewhat of a similar logistics model to this.

 

[KnightedIbis]

Interesting piece.

The other day, we had a shipment of about 250-300 boxes that we were sending USPS Priority Mail so it was more than you'd want to take to the counter. They had me drive around back and there was a sign on the door for Amazon drivers to go to x dock. I asked the guy and he told me that Amazon trucks deliver to the PO and they deliver the proverbial last mile which is why Amazon can offer it so cheap.

My guess is the local thing is somewhat of a similar logistics model to this.

That's really cool, I love hearing how they make these things work financially.

 

[Boston.Knight2]

Nice. Amazon makes a half penny profit after 10 years and the stock goes nuts. I'm sure this will be a profit center for them too.

 

[NinjaKnight]

Amazon is amaing.

 

[crambone]

I have resisted Prime for years now but that may change.

 

[brahmanknight]

I have resisted Prime for years now but that may change.

Why?

 

[fabknight]

I have resisted Prime for years now but that may change.

I agree with Brah. Why? We have one Prime account for the whole family so we split that little fee up between everyone that uses it. We have multiple credit cards associated with it and have never had any problems. It's worth every penny considering how much we save in shipping and other Prime bargains.

 

[Bob the Citronaut]

I hate prime. It's a drain connected to my CC.

 

[LittleMissKnight]

I agree with Brah. Why? We have one Prime account for the whole family so we split that little fee up between everyone that uses it. We have multiple credit cards associated with it and have never had any problems. It's worth every penny considering how much we save in shipping and other Prime bargains.

Hey fab, if anyone who uses that Prime account goes to college, have them use their student ID and Prime is like 30% cheaper per year.

 

[EweSeaEff]

Hey fab, if anyone who uses that Prime account goes to college, have them use their student ID and Prime is like 30% cheaper per year.

Wha????? Tell me more. Wife is taking a couple of classes to obtain gifted certification so this could come in handy.

 

[LittleMissKnight]

Wha????? Tell me more. Wife is taking a couple of classes to obtain gifted certification so this could come in handy.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201482600

$99 vs $49, so even a bigger savings than I thought.

 

[UCFRogerz]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201482600

$99 vs $49, so even a bigger savings than I thought.

They only allow it for four years. I think if you can prove you are still in school you can keep it going for longer.

It was a sad day when they took away our student pricing.

 

[LittleMissKnight]

They only allow it for four years. I think if you can prove you are still in school you can keep it going for longer.

It was a sad day when they took away our student pricing.

I think all you have to do is submit paperwork proving you're enrolled in classes for the current year at a recognized college. Last I tried anyway

 

[YouSeeEffer]

Fab's wife is a teacher. I'm pretty sure teachers with .edu e-mails get the $49 price as well.

 

[1ofTheseKnights]

I love what prime has done to the market. Walmart/Sams, Target, Amazon head to head on shit in a matter of clicks I win. Love it. Prime not the cheapest even w subscribe & save & free shipping on some stuff. You may just have to give urself some lead time from TGT & WMT.

 

[Bob the Citronaut]

Walmart's website sucks. It is nearly impossible to find out if a store has something in stock on it. I'm not venturing to that hellhole unless I know for sure they have what I want to get.

 

[1ofTheseKnights]

Walmart's website sucks. It is nearly impossible to find out if a store has something in stock on it. I'm not venturing to that hellhole unless I know for sure they have what I want to get.

Yeah don't do any shopping @ Walmart or walmart.com except for buying hard gift cards with electronic walmart giftcards I bought at a discount elsewhere (getting regular & click thru cashback of course) only to get a hard gift card for use at Sam's which is across my work/on my way home.

I'll concede it's more hoops than the average person wants to jump thru for a 5% savings, but stacking that with already cheap shit prices at Sam's is awesome.

 

[ChrisKnight06]

Yea I used the student pricing well after school but maybe it was bc I never signed up until the end. I just lied about the graduation date.

 

[crambone]

Gonna pull the trigger soon....

 

[goodknightfl]

Wife got us prime, Unfortunately they said I was past mine...