Amazon has been steadily improving how fast they can get an order to in your hands for quite some time now. The standard Prime shipping brings in 2 day deliveries, excluding weekends, to all subscribers while Prime Now can get things to you in as little as 2 hours. Heck, if memory serves, you can pay a little extra for 1 hour delivery. Today the online retail giant has announced that they are expanding the Prime FREE same-day shipping coverage to include Chicago and the Orlando Metro areas.
We’re focused on making Prime better and better and every day members discover how Prime FREE Same-Day Delivery can make their lives easier,” said Greg Greeley, Vice President of Amazon Prime. “Members in Chicagoand Orlando, as well as members in more than 750 cities and towns, can order by noon and receive their orders the very same day, for free.”
The same-day delivery option does have its fine print. Your order needs to be over $35 to qualify for same-day delivery on the house. If you are under that, then expect to drop $5.99 on shipping. I am sure that if you need, or want, something the same-day then it won’t matter all that much to you. For those that aren’t Prime members, you can still get same-day delivery on your order for $9.98. Any order placed by noon will be delivered to your address by 9 p.m. 7 days a week. However, if you lolligag and order after noon, you will see your package the next day. Still not a bad deal.
To check and see if your zip code is included in the new same-day deliver footprint you will want to direct yourself to the same-day delivery page at Amazon. Scroll down a little and you will be able to cross check your zip code prior to getting excited.
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