Amazon Free Same Day Delivery with Prime

[PieIsAwesome]

I'm surprised no one has made a thread on this.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-amazon-same-day-delivery-20150528-story.html

Mind you, you don't need to live in the middle of the city to take advantage of this:

The same-day option will be available in much of the Southland, stretching from the San Fernando Valley in the north to Irvine in the south, to Redlands and Moreno Valley in the east.

That's huge. All the way out to the suburbs in the desert. That + San Diego is like all of SoCal.

 

[JackBurton]

That's pretty awesome! Now they just need to make it available in my area.

 

[purbeast0]

hah i just refreshed ATOT to make a post about this. got an email about this as well and just saw it on amazon's home page too. prime owns!

i'm about 8-10 miles outside of DC and it's available to me.

EDIT:

just saw the protein powder i get (optimum nutrition) has free same day delivery. will be using that often!

 

[DesiPower]

In another blow to bricks-and-mortar retail stores, Amazon.com is launching free same-day delivery for Prime members in 14 metropolitan areas, including Los Angeles.

but then

The other metro areas where Amazon is rolling out free same-day delivery are: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Indianapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle-Tacoma, Tampa Bay and Washington, D.C. All told, more than 500 cities and towns are included at launch, with more regions to be added down the line.

Am I reading it right? which one is it? 14 or 500?

 

[purbeast0]

14 metropolitan areas = more than 500 cities

 

[CPA]

No Houston

 

[rh71]

$35 or more though... don't see myself needing large items that often. I already wait to collect $35 for free shipping so I know how infrequently I make that, but it's nice for those who are already Prime members. I think I would pay for Prime for this if there was no minimum, maybe even $10. Likely not viable.

 

[spacejamz]

The free, same-day service is available seven days a week in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Dallas, Indianapolis, the Los Angeles metro area, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, the San Francisco Bay area, Seattle and Washington, DC, as well as San Diego and Tampa Bay, which previously didn't have the option for same-day deliveries through Amazon.

Customers can find which ZIP codes are included in the new service at Amazon.com/sameday. They can find which items are eligible by looking for a free, same-day logo attached to products or by clicking on a new same-day filter in the Amazon.com search bar.

 

[Mixolydian]

No Chicago, seriously?

 

[holden j caufield]

they should just get in the postal business and supplement their business as package delivery service, they probably have a lot the logistics just not the planes. I know see amazon delivery vans and/or the contractors in my neighborhood constantly.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Am I reading it right? which one is it? 14 or 500?

As purbeast stated, 14 metro areas contain 500 cities/towns. I'm in a suburb of Indy and this suburb actually has 2 gigantic Amazon warehouses (Indianapolis has at least 2 other giant Amazon warehouses), so I was already able to get same day delivery but it is great that it is free for orders over $35.

Newegg's warehouse is also about 10 minutes from my house and has will calls, so between Amazon's same day delivery and Newegg's will call, I'll probably never have to go to Fry's again! :awe:

 

[ponyo]

Yeah I think this is available where Amazon has major shipping hub. It's available for my zip code so I'm happy. Great move by Amazon.

 

[Slew Foot]

Apparently San Jose doesnt count as the bay area