Amazon has a paid subscription service called Amazon Prime which offers free 2-day shipping on Amazon, among many other benefits. Apparently, the 2-day shipping really does cost them more and Amazon has been offering small bonuses for Prime members who agree to use ‘No Rush Shipping’ instead.
The Offer
- Prime members can receive a $5.99 credit toward a future Amazon Pantry order by choosing No Rush Shipping on any Prime order of $6.01 or more.
Amazon Pantry is a service by Amazon, available only to Prime members, which allows the purchase of many everyday-type items, often in small sizes, which are not usually sold on Amazon due to the exorbitant shipping costs. With Prime Pantry, you fill up a box with Pantry items and pay a flat $5.99 shipping fee on the box.
This $5.99 No Rush Shipping offer will essentially make your next Pantry order ship free.
[UPDATE 4/1/15: Via DansDeals this Pantry promo was short-lived and they have now reverted back to the $1 credit on e-books, digital music and video. We updated the timeline below to clarify this.]
Previously Amazon had other bonus offers for choosing No Rush Shipping. Here’s a look at the history:
- $1 toward instant video [July – September 2014]
- $1 toward books and e-books [September – November 2014]
- $1 toward e-books, digital music and video [November 2014 – March 2015]
- $5.99 credit for Prime Pantry [March 2015 – April 2015]
- $1 credit toward e-books, digital music and video [April 2015 – ]
You only get one $5.99 credit per order placed, so if you’re buying two $10 items on Amazon, you can place separate orders in order to get two $5.99 credits which can be used on your next two Pantry orders.
The Fine Print
- Only one $5.99 credit can be applied to a single Pantry order.
- $5.99 credit will expire on 5/31/15.
Our Verdict
It’s interesting seeing Amazon exploring different options to induce you to take the No Rush Shipping. This current offer is probably more an advertisement for Pantry than anything else.
I’ve never used Pantry but it looks like an interesting option with good prices, from what I’ve read. Being able to knock off that $5.99 shipping charge really could make Pantry a more enticing service.
It’s also worth noting that both Pantry and the $5.99 credit offer are available to secondary Prime holders as well, not limited to the main Prime holder.
HT: DansDeals
