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Amazon Offers 2-Day Shipping For $79/Year

stevejsmith writes "Amazon.com has announced their Amazon Prime service. For $79, you get free two-day shipping on all items, upgradeable to overnight shipping for $3.99 per item. The offer applies to most media (books, DVDs, CDs, etc.) and can be shared among "up to four family members living in the same household." Apparently the only way they will enforce this family-only sharing clause is by mandating that your "family members" know your birthday."

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  1. Amazon Prime? by American+AC+in+Paris · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unless it can transform from a tractor-trailer into a bow-wielding vixen, I'm not interested.

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    Obliteracy: Words with explosions

  2. Amazon Prime? by techsoldaten · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does Amazon Prime compete with Optimus for leadership of the Autobots?

    Perhaps he is the UPS truck to Optimus's tractor trailer?

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  3. Uh Oh by nightterror · · Score: 5, Funny

    Im in enough trouble trying to remember my wifes birthday as it is....

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  4. WTF?? "For $79, you get free" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    For $79, you get free

    It's amazing how marketing has managed to distort the English language. Hey, I'll work for Free/Hr.

  5. Re:Peer review by Reignking · · Score: 5, Funny

    Re-submit in two days. I'm sure they'll repost it.

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  6. Shhhhh! by winkydink · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're not supposed to do the math!

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  7. Re:Work address by TheViffer · · Score: 5, Funny
    Who cares.

    I can go buy my 1300 pound shipped JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank happly knowing that shipping will run me $79!

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    -- Knowing too much can get you killed, but knowing who knows too much can make you rich.