On 12/08/2014 10:05, Peter Crosland wrote:
Amazon offer free delivery for item costing over £10. I ordered two
widgets that were shown as being in stock. If I had been willing to pay
I could have had them delivered the next day. As it was not urgent I
chose the free option. These in stock items were not despatched until
four days after ordering them. I just wonder what benefit Amazon gain
from delaying despatch. Is it because they hope you will pay extra or is
there some other reason that I have not realised? Just curious!


Lots of firms differentiate products, with small increments costing a
lot. I found that Amazon were usually quite good about delivering early,
but yes if they want you to pay extra for next day delivery they have to
hold up the cheapo service deliberately.