• BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    I usually use my siblings prime account to order which I guess bypasses that requirement, but even without prime I think Amazon’s minimum is usually far less than some other online stores

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      9 days ago

      I think it depends where you live, for me the minimum is $35 which is basically on par with others. I find that I can often get lower cost items with free shipping on ebay for around the same price as similar items on amazon to avoid having to meet an order minimum, although it depends on what I’m buying.

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          8 days ago

          Nope, most things you can buy new on amazon you can also buy new on ebay. Sometimes it comes in packaging with labels implying it was shipped from other retailers like amazon, walmart or home depot, I’m assuming this is because some sellers get memberships for free shipping and arbitrage it.