Amazon gives non-Prime members free shipping at $35 or more of eligible items. Instead of simply letting users get the product with free shipping, they’ve added a discount that prices it exactly one cent below the $35 limit, while only subsidizing the price with $3.38, which is about half of what they’ll then charge you for shipping.

  • GissaMittJobbEnglish
    362·
    3 days ago

    And the cheap stuff you can find for half the price on AliExpress. That’s where they source their shit anyway

    • derpgon@programming.devEnglish
      81·
      3 days ago

      Sadly, Americans learned to use Amazon as a grocery/hardware store and relying on fast delivery. Something something all ages in a single basket…

    • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      3 days ago

      And shipping from AliExpress has improved so much. Used to take weeks or months now here within a week.

    • iturnedintoanewt@lemm.eeEnglish
      31·
      3 days ago

      Unless they lose your stuff. Then you’ll see that consumer protection on all orders guaranteed involves you fighting with a wall that keeps denying your claims with no recourse. Aliexpress is much cheaper… As long as things work out. If they don’t, it really sucks.

      • GissaMittJobbEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        That’s true, yeah. Returns are basically not a thing for me either being in Sweden.

        Still, on balance I believe I’ve made it out ahead.