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.

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I need a $40 screwdriver and 12v battery

They reduce the price of the screwdriver kit $4 to make it not free shipping on it's own

I buy them both for $40.

I would have to buy them anyway, I spent $40 instead of $45 and still got "free shipping"

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    If they bundled the item with a pack of batteries in a retail store and sold it for 39.99, would you still consider it cheaper?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    not the person you responded to but, would depend if that's the only thing I'm getting, gas costs money, I defo wouldn't concider that small of a discount saving money since it will cost me about 6 or 7$ in gas getting there and back

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