Amazon is upping the ante on same-day delivery and metro Atlantans will be one of the beneficiaries.
Beginning Thursday, members of the Internet giant’s Prime program in Atlanta and more than a dozen other cities will get free same-day delivery on more than 1 million items in what the Seattle company calls “Amazon Prime Free.”
Amazon Prime customers pay $99 a year for membership, which includes access to Amazon Instant Videos and music (Amazon’s version of Netflix) and a lending library for books.
To get the deal, Prime members must spend $35 and put their orders in before noon, the company said. The requested items will be delivered before bedtime.
Retailers have used delivery speed to distinguish service in the face of fierce competition for consumer dollars. Same day in-store pick up has also become gained in popularity among retailers such as Atlanta-based Home Depot.
Metro areas eligible for Amazon Prime’s same-day delivery include Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Dallas-Ft Worth, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle-Tacoma, San Diego, Tampa and Washington, D.C.
Check for eligible zip codes at www.amazon.com/sameday.
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