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22 Oct 13 - 01:10 PM (#3568907) Subject: BS: Amazon changed free shipping rule From: Bettynh I was looking around Amazon today and noticed that the free shipping is only available now for orders of $35, not the previous $25. There's a discussion here. I found the item I wanted offered for free shipping by the seller (listed on Amazon, but not shipped by Amazon). Other things will sit in my wish list until I can put an order together over $35. |
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22 Oct 13 - 01:13 PM (#3568909) Subject: RE: BS: Amazon changed free shipping rule From: Bettynh Forgot to mention - I'm in the USA. Other shoppers might want to check, though. |
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22 Oct 13 - 08:11 PM (#3569042) Subject: RE: BS: Amazon changed free shipping rule From: Elmore We buy so much from Amazon; cat litter, Thomas Hardy, TP, Trollope, kitty treats, Dickens, razor blades, that I believe we will continue to get free shipping. |
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22 Oct 13 - 08:26 PM (#3569050) Subject: RE: BS: Amazon changed free shipping rule From: Stilly River Sage I'm considering adding Amazon Prime, not so much for the shipping (I also let stuff pile up until I have enough for free shipping) but because of the streaming video they offer. I'm comparing a couple of sites before I decide for sure, but I use Amazon enough that I would get my money's worth. SRS |
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22 Oct 13 - 10:54 PM (#3569089) Subject: RE: BS: Amazon changed free shipping rule From: Songwronger Amazon enforces slave labor conditions at its shipping centers. Price of slaves must be going up. |
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23 Oct 13 - 01:19 AM (#3569106) Subject: RE: BS: Amazon changed free shipping rule From: Stilly River Sage No, it doesn't. But it has a hard-working no excuses sort of setup that tends to burn out people. Glassdoor.com reviews Amazon. |
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23 Oct 13 - 03:23 AM (#3569131) Subject: RE: BS: Amazon changed free shipping rule From: Thompson Depends on what you think of as slavery http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/mac-mcclelland-free-online-shipping-warehouses-labor |
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23 Oct 13 - 04:29 AM (#3569150) Subject: RE: BS: Amazon changed free shipping rule From: Richard Bridge I am closer to agreeing with Ding-Dong than I have ever been. |
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23 Oct 13 - 08:37 AM (#3569219) Subject: RE: BS: Amazon changed free shipping rule From: GUEST is it still free in the UK? If so soon wont be with privatisation of Post Office! |
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23 Oct 13 - 05:14 PM (#3569360) Subject: RE: BS: Amazon changed free shipping rule From: GUEST,Peter Amazon UK shipping options here |
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23 Oct 13 - 06:05 PM (#3569373) Subject: RE: BS: Amazon changed free shipping rule From: Andrez Yep Thompson, thats what I call slavery. Its the last time I buy anything from Amazon. So much for all the mythology about the land of the free. Cheers, Andrez |
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23 Oct 13 - 08:23 PM (#3569406) Subject: RE: BS: Amazon changed free shipping rule From: YorkshireYankee Wow... really sobering, horrifying reading. And it's not just Amazon - it's most (prolly all) of the major online sellers, so refusing to patronize one - or even half a dozen - companies isn't going to have any impact. Makes me not want to order anything online any more... What's really needed is a campaign for basic humane work standards - like there were/are for dolphin-free tuna, and fair trade coffee and chocolate, etc. Wow, again. I'm truly appalled. |
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23 Oct 13 - 11:10 PM (#3569454) Subject: RE: BS: Amazon changed free shipping rule From: Songwronger It's the future. In Apple's sweatshop Chinese factories they install suicide nets. I think the Foxconn factory described below was where they cranked out iphones to meet America's Christmas demand last year. Bunch of suicides after 24-hour shifts, so they installed suicide nets to catch the jumpers: http://www.bloomberg.com/slideshow/2012-03-30/inside-apple-s-foxconn-factory.html#slide9 |