Having worked at a Amazon Fresh store it is safe to say that Amazon Fresh isn't really a supermarket chain, it is basically a bunch of Amazon warehouses with the added benefit of letting you walk in and pick up your own stuff. Now imagine free or below market cost of same day shipping especially on perishables items with a bunch of random bring your own car contractors instead of a dedicated temperature controlled delivery truck that other supermarket have.

The cost to Fedex something with 2-3 day shipping 10 miles in the same city is like $20. Plus Amazon Fresh delivery operation has never been realistically sustainable.

With other stores you always have to order a minimum amount of like $25 to get free shipping, and even then you have to wait for like 1 - 2 weeks for your stuff to arrive and if you wanted to return it you would have to pay return shipping or stand in line at a store. In the mobile app, a small flag appears beside each selected item telling you how many are in the cart.Is Amazon Prime worth it at this point now?Īmazon Prime main benefit was always getting fast 2 dayish shipping and quick and easy returns.

As you add items to your cart, Amazon Fresh makes it easy to see the items you've selected - on the website, you can see your selected items in a pane on the right side of the page.

The experience is similar whether you're using the Amazon website or mobile app: Select your items, add them to your cart, and then check out. You can place an order on the Amazon mobile app for iOS or Android, or the Amazon Fresh website. Some cities have a higher cap on free delivery in New York, for example, you need to place orders over $50 to get free delivery. Orders under $35 have a variable delivery fee of up to $10, while $35 or more are delivered free. However, depending on the cost of your grocery order, you might need to pay a delivery fee. Aside from the required Amazon Prime membership, the Amazon Fresh service itself has no ongoing subscription cost.

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