When Did Amazon's Non-Prime Free Shipping Limit Increase to $59 (from $39) ?

justdigi on 18/10/2023 - 10:32

My Prime subscription ran out a week ago and I did not renew. Instead I've been saving items in my cart until I reach the $39 free shipping limit and planned to purchase once over the limit. This morning I have gone in after receiving a CamelCamelCamel notification for something I wanted on sale, and proceeded to checkout with ~$39 worth of items. All items are sold and shipped by Amazon AU, however it has stated that I need to add ~$20 more to my cart to reach a $59 threshold for free shipping and directed to me to this page for more information. The title of the page and in the left column still state $39 as the limit, and when I go through help pages manually (i.e. not through the link that popped up in cart), I get variously $39 or $49 for the limit (their help pages are not consistent!). Is this just punishment for cancelling Prime? Or is the limit now $59 for everyone? Note that I am in Brisbane and deliveries are via Amazon Flex, not a courier or AP, so it's not a regional penalty.

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  • Muzeeb on 18/10/2023 - 10:36
    +4

    5 minutes ago

  • Nugs on 18/10/2023 - 10:39

    "over AUD $59" for me
    only had the odd month of prime beforehand, can't remember the last time (daughter has it anyway)
    .

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 18/10/2023 - 11:14
    +2

    Bloody inflation hey

  • Kingdove on 18/10/2023 - 11:19
    +1

    Thank you for the heads up Amazon!

    • justdigi on 18/10/2023 - 11:44
      +2

      Exactly, there was no notice from Amazon, no transition period and even their help pages don't have the correct limit.

  • JimB on 18/10/2023 - 11:48
    -2

    Sounds fair.

    The cost to pay their subcontractors would have no doubt increased in the past year.

    Prime membership also went up. I'm not sure I'll renew my membership early next year.

    I'm happy to do a bulk order for $60 of goods for free delivery.

    I do feel bad for the environment when I get a single $3 order delivered. At least the delivery driver gets paid. Don't really care that it's costing Amazon for the free delivery.

    • justdigi on 18/10/2023 - 12:12
      +1

      I'm not arguing that it's not fair or reasonable, as you're right that Flex subcontractor costs have increased. I'm more annoyed that there has been zero notice, no communication and that their help pages when I questioned it aren't even consistent. I've gone on chat with a rep and they still insist it's $39 and that I experienced a glitch. So it seems even their staff don't know about the change.

      • JimB on 18/10/2023 - 12:18
        +1

        The customer service staff may be last to find out what management does.

        They give ongoing customers (prime members) notice when it affects them.

        Unfortunately, you aren't an ongoing customer to them so there's no requirement for them to inform anyone before it occurs.

        Just get a pack of quilton toilet paper to increase the order to >$59 and move on.

  • bohn on 18/10/2023 - 11:51

    In Prime we Trust.

  • Jake17 on 18/10/2023 - 12:16

    Wasn't the $39 amount meant to be temporary anyway? i am sure that it was originally $59 and they only dropped it for a "promotion"

    • singingwolf on 18/10/2023 - 12:53
      +2

      Wasn't that for international?

  • Mechz on 18/10/2023 - 13:33

    Why do you feel like you have to be notified of this change?

    You aren't paying a monthly fee and every other shop that changes their minimum delivery spend just does it. You find out when you go shop there next.

  • shxhshzhz on 18/10/2023 - 14:33
    +1

    tactic to make people buy prime

  • bdl on 18/10/2023 - 14:35
    -3

    Shoptimus Prime

  • Fobsessive on 18/10/2023 - 19:19
    +2

    Inflation hits again…

  • linkindan on 18/10/2023 - 22:50
    +1

    Just noticed this too, screwed up my order as well

    Just bought it somewhere else instead

  • BargainsGrabber on 20/10/2023 - 13:20
    -1

    First with the Prime membership increased, and now the limit has increased for free delivery for non Prime members

  • DogeConomy on 20/10/2023 - 21:19

    People in the US have it worse, $35 to $150
    I know it’s Amazon grocery but still…

  • RichardZed on 20/10/2023 - 22:01
    +1

    I canceled my Prime last week after being a member from day one, it used to mean something. Now however there is no real benefit for me , I just noticed the $59 myself was also

    wondering if I was being punished. What got my goat up is how I now need to wait almost a week for dispatch of in stock items sold by Amazon and also they have started using

    Aramex as well and their deliveries always run 2 to 3 days over the estimate , Amazon offered me refunds on a few items but I don't want refunds I want to get what I paid for after

    waiting 3 weeks not having to go through the whole process again,this is just ridiculous, so bye bye Prime.

  • USER DC on 21/10/2023 - 04:22

    oh no!! bad bad news for us

  • aiyoyo on 24/10/2023 - 21:36
    +1

    Amazon now is not the same as Amazon before. Time to move on to other business!

    • Cleremy on 23/03/2024 - 11:18

      It's the same, it's just starting to consolidate a monopoly.

  • doperst on 26/11/2023 - 02:05

    Amazon free non-prime delivery times are ridiculously long too.. 2 weeks vs 2-4 days with Prime!
    It's such an obvious dirty trick. They can go suck eggs.

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