Those who want free delivery will reportedly need to order more in the future.
However, this does not apply to certain goods such as books.
And Amazon Prime customers are also exempt.
According to several reports, Amazon has changed its ordering conditions.
In the future, customers will have to order goods for at least 39 euros so that no shipping costs are incurred, as
Tagesschau.de
writes.
The limit was previously 29 euros.
If you order below the limit, shipping costs between 2.99 and 9.99 euros will be charged depending on the product and delivery method.
New regulation does not affect Amazon Prime members
But: Amazon customers with a paid Prime subscription are not affected by the new regulation, as the
Tagesschau
also reports.
And this does not apply to certain goods such as books either: “Regardless of whether you have a Prime subscription, Amazon will continue to send books, audio books and calendars below the 39 euro limit free of charge.”
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Amazon Prime members are also not affected by the new regulation.
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Amazon increases minimum order value for free shipping
On Tuesday (February 14),
Spiegel Online
reported on the changed order conditions.
According to this, after weeks of back and forth, it is now clear that the minimum order value for free deliveries will be increased.
“The minimum order value for free delivery is now being increased from 29 to 39 euros.
Amazon Prime members will continue to be supplied with items from the Prime range free of charge.
According to the reports, nothing will change about the shipping costs themselves.
And according to Spiegel Online, the rules of exception will not change for the time being either: "As before, the shipping costs will not apply to orders for books, audio books or calendars, as well as for all orders of 'articles qualified for Amazon Prime' by Prime subscribers."
Amazon cites rising delivery costs as the reason
According to the Tagesschau
report, Amazon cites rising delivery costs as the reason for the step
.
“We didn't take the decision to raise the free shipping cap lightly.
In fact, this is the first adjustment since 2017 in Germany,” the company
told
Tagesschau.de .
The price structure is regularly checked and adjusted if necessary.
"We are implementing these changes to our shipping fee structure because of the general increase in shipping costs," it said.
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