After establishing itself as a shadow presence in retail, Amazon is still experimenting with ways to make a similar mark in grocery. of the company final tweak lowers the minimum price for free food delivery to its service to $35. However, most customers using the service will have to pay $10 per month in addition to the Prime membership ($15 per month or $139 per year).
To participate, you must live in one of the 3,500 supported cities and towns in the United States. (It will tell you when you sign up that your primary shipping address isn’t supported.) The service offers unlimited grocery delivery from Amazon Fresh, Amazon-owned Whole Foods, and various local and specialty partners. These include Cardenas Markets, Save Mart, Bartell Drugs, Rite Aid, Pet Food Express, Mission Wine & Spirits and more. includes.
The subscription includes one-hour delivery windows when available, unlimited 30-minute pick-up orders and priority access to the company’s services. Recurring bookings. This feature allows you to select a guaranteed weekly grocery delivery window. To use it, you must select your weekly two-hour slot at least 24 hours in advance.
People who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other government assistance programs can get the same grocery delivery benefits for half the price ($5 a month). If you fall into that camp, you can get those bonuses without needing a Prime subscription on top of the subscription fee.
As Amazon’s strategy is all over the place, it remains to be seen if this latest iteration of the program will continue. Early last year, the company increased the minimum payment price for free food delivery From $35 to $150after reduced to $100 (When canceling the main request) about 10 months later. If you like this version of the app, cross your fingers that Amazon doesn’t change it again in a few months.
Before Amazon released the latest version of the app on Tuesday tested it In late 2023 in Columbus, OH, Denver, CO and Sacramento, CA. The company says that more than 85 percent of survey respondents who used the service were “extremely” or “very” satisfied, giving high marks for the service’s convenience and cost-effectiveness. delivery charges.
You can see if the program is available in your area Amazon’s grocery checkout page. If so, you can try it for free for 30 days before paying.
