Comments on: Helpful Tip: How to get Free Shipping at Amazon.com http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/26/helpful-tip-how-to-get-free-shipping-at-amazoncom/ Technology News Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:23:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/26/helpful-tip-how-to-get-free-shipping-at-amazoncom/#comment-136574 Ashley Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:21:40 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12258#comment-136574 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-136546" rel="nofollow">Andrew wrote:</a><blockquote>Yeah, But why would you just random junk that you’ll just send to the landfill when it arrives, just to save a few bucks.</blockquote>[/div] I didn't exactly mean to buy a piece of junk that you'd throw out anyways. :) I meant it would be good to go through to see if there's a household item or anything else that would interest you or be of use to you, that would be worth purchasing to get free shipping.[div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-136499" rel="nofollow">Michael Dobrofsky wrote:</a><blockquote>Wow, thanks Ashley, what a great idea for a website. I’ve been caught like that, too, trying to tip my purchase of the $25 dollar mark…cybermarking this one. alotta stuff always seems to be just under the $25 :P <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Matt-Zander-Journals-novel/dp/1419684973/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199752222&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Matt-Zan.....amp;sr=1-1</a></blockquote>[/div] Your welcome! I've noticed the same thing, a lot of the books I want to buy are just under $25. If I can find something that I need to bring my order up to the right amount to get free shipping, I'm all for it![div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-136494" rel="nofollow">Kate wrote:</a><blockquote>Even if a suitable filler item isn’t the same or less than the shipping charges, I still usually try to buy an item to put me over the $25. For instance, if I purchase a DVD that’s $19.99 I’ll buy a $5 or $6 item even though the shipping on a DVD is only $3.49. I’d rather add a little more money to my order and actually get something, than spend it on shipping charges. That’s just like giving money away. :)</blockquote>[/div] You've gotta love Amazon, there's always something to buy from there! Andrew wrote:
Yeah, But why would you just random junk that you’ll just send to the landfill when it arrives, just to save a few bucks.

I didn’t exactly mean to buy a piece of junk that you’d throw out anyways. :) I meant it would be good to go through to see if there’s a household item or anything else that would interest you or be of use to you, that would be worth purchasing to get free shipping.

Michael Dobrofsky wrote:
Wow, thanks Ashley, what a great idea for a website. I’ve been caught like that, too, trying to tip my purchase of the $25 dollar mark…cybermarking this one.

alotta stuff always seems to be just under the $25 :P http://www.amazon.com/Matt-Zan.....amp;sr=1-1

Your welcome! I’ve noticed the same thing, a lot of the books I want to buy are just under $25. If I can find something that I need to bring my order up to the right amount to get free shipping, I’m all for it!

Kate wrote:
Even if a suitable filler item isn’t the same or less than the shipping charges, I still usually try to buy an item to put me over the $25. For instance, if I purchase a DVD that’s $19.99 I’ll buy a $5 or $6 item even though the shipping on a DVD is only $3.49. I’d rather add a little more money to my order and actually get something, than spend it on shipping charges. That’s just like giving money away. :)

You’ve gotta love Amazon, there’s always something to buy from there!

]]> By: Andrew http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/26/helpful-tip-how-to-get-free-shipping-at-amazoncom/#comment-136546 Andrew Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:09:07 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12258#comment-136546 Yeah, But why would you just random junk that you'll just send to the landfill when it arrives, just to save a few bucks. Yeah, But why would you just random junk that you’ll just send to the landfill when it arrives, just to save a few bucks.

]]> By: Michael Dobrofsky http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/26/helpful-tip-how-to-get-free-shipping-at-amazoncom/#comment-136499 Michael Dobrofsky Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:43:54 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12258#comment-136499 Wow, thanks Ashley, what a great idea for a website. I've been caught like that, too, trying to tip my purchase of the $25 dollar mark...cybermarking this one. alotta stuff always seems to be just under the $25 :P http://www.amazon.com/Matt-Zander-Journals-novel/dp/1419684973/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199752222&sr=1-1 Wow, thanks Ashley, what a great idea for a website. I’ve been caught like that, too, trying to tip my purchase of the $25 dollar mark…cybermarking this one.

alotta stuff always seems to be just under the $25 :P
http://www.amazon.com/Matt-Zan.....amp;sr=1-1

]]> By: Kate http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/26/helpful-tip-how-to-get-free-shipping-at-amazoncom/#comment-136494 Kate Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:30:28 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12258#comment-136494 Even if a suitable filler item isn't the same or less than the shipping charges, I still usually try to buy an item to put me over the $25. For instance, if I purchase a DVD that's $19.99 I'll buy a $5 or $6 item even though the shipping on a DVD is only $3.49. I'd rather add a little more money to my order and actually get something, than spend it on shipping charges. That's just like giving money away. :) Even if a suitable filler item isn’t the same or less than the shipping charges, I still usually try to buy an item to put me over the $25. For instance, if I purchase a DVD that’s $19.99 I’ll buy a $5 or $6 item even though the shipping on a DVD is only $3.49. I’d rather add a little more money to my order and actually get something, than spend it on shipping charges. That’s just like giving money away. :)

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