Rich Melvin posted:I ordered a $10 product from Amazon on a Saturday afternoon and the United States Postal Service delivered it to me the next day on Sunday. The USPS employee who delivered it was being paid overtime to work on a Sunday. There is NO WAY Amazon made any money on that product.
I like the fast deliveries, but this has got to be a massive loss leader for Amazon.
99% of the time, I've never paid for shipping from Amazon, nor do I pay for Amazon Prime. I click on the option where shipping is free if I'm willing to wait 5-7 days. The orders usually come in 5 days or less, one even came overnight! Nothing I've ever ordered was so vital that I needed it overnight or in 1-2 days.
Rusty