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.

  • Zier@fedia.io
    1114·
    3 days ago

    I’ve actually added very low cost items to my cart, made sure free returns from Amazon only, and returned it. Two can play that game Amazon!

    • Boozilla@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      121·
      3 days ago

      If you return ‘too many’ items they may suspend or even ban your account. I’m not sure what the threshold is.

    • Midnight Wolf@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      When I did this (I actually ended up not needing the item), they refunded the item minus the shipping cost, so…

      • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 days ago

        When you choose the option of why you returned it, some include not covering the shipping cost.

        Try choosing something else next time.