On Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:55:57 -0800
pyotr filipivich wrote:

Amazon charges $9 a month for "free" shipping.

is that the prime subscription

i was thinking more of the spend this much and get free shipping

some independent sellers actually bear the cost which is crazy
you are competing for pennies or at a loss

they also convinced some independents to ship their product to an
amazon warehouse then later they began charging them for storing
them in the warehouse

extorting just like a criminal organization


They may have cut a deal with UPS/USPS for a discount, but
they would not be the first.

maybe they did and maybe they are not the first but nothing is free

someone is bearing that cost for usps it is most likely the tax
payer and for ups maybe the unions and employees bear that or maybe
there are tax breaks for ups and so once again the tax payer aborbs
the cost