Amazon has now lowered the minimum for those who are not Prime members to $25 of eligible items.
Making it easy for consumers to qualify for free shipping, the company has lowered the minimum 29% where it stood before at $35. Considering consumers shop more online from their computers or mobile device this was their next move. Also, another reason why Amazon made this change in their Free Shopping Policy is due to the fact that Walmart has made an offer for shipping that used to be better for consumers before this change made by Amazon.
Questions:
1) Was lowering the Free Shipping Minimum an efficient move for Amazon to make? Explain.
2) Would the change in their Free Shipping policy tempt you to order online from Amazon?
3) Is this a reasonable minimum, or would you want it to be lowered even more?
I think that it was because it would increase consumer spending because consumers wouldn't have to spend money on shipping. It would tempt me to order from Amazon because often times delivery fees make the price go up really high and people don't account for that price increase.
ReplyDeleteI think this was an efficient move made by Amazon because with free shipping more people are complied to but stuff thus causing profits to rise.
ReplyDeleteI think free shipping is a very good way to attract consumers to purchase more goods from amazon.This will occur because it will make them want to get their goods from amazon with free shipping from rather than buying from another distributor and have to pay for shipping.
ReplyDeleteIt definitely was a smart move for Amazon, because it will encourage people to buy more without having to worry about the costs of shipping, especially for one or two items. I am a Prime member, but if I wasn't, it would definitely tempt me to buy from there. I think it's a pretty reasonable amount because $35 was too much but $20 is also too little.
ReplyDeleteAmazon's decision to lower minimum free shipping will benefit them because it will help compete with walmart. I will definitely be more compelled to buy from amazon with this lower minimum free shipping and I am sure others will be as well. Therefore, Amazon's business with increase.
ReplyDeleteI think lowering the minimum free shipping rate is beneficial for consumers because I know I enjoy shopping on Amazon and will definitely take advantage of this.
ReplyDeleteI feel that matching their competition is necessary for businesses to keep making profits and bringing in customers
DeleteAmazon is doing great work to promote online shopping, which is the future of shopping. It is time for the US to keep up with the rest of the world such as China, Japan, and Europe, and abandon the old, tiring, and inconvenient traditional shopping.
ReplyDeleteI believe that this was a very smart move for Amazon to do in order to increase their sells. Making it easier for people to get free shipping is great because it will get peoples attention and buy more things than usual. I probably would take advantage of this and do believe that this is a reasonable price.
ReplyDeleteI think that it was a smart move, free shipping is a huge encouragement to many to buy products, so people may be willing to spend more money if they are spending less on shipping
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sofia and think it is a good move to attract back the people they lost when they created a price minimum.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a smart play because I think the sole reason I don't buy things online more is because of shipping. I think at this price both the producer (Amazon) and the consumer are getting a fair price, so it's a win win situation.
ReplyDeleteI think that lowering the free shipping minimum was a good choice because many people choose not to buy things online due to the cost of shipping.
ReplyDeleteI think that lowering shipping was a good choice because people also take shipping costs into account when buying things online. I would be more tempted to buy things off of Amazon if shipping was cheaper.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this was a smart move on Amazon's part, and this would definitely encourage people to buy online without the worry of shipping value being more than the good purchased. I think that this would encourage people to buy more from amazon and increase their business. If shipping were cheaper, this would be more tempting for consumers.
ReplyDeleteSo those who shop on Amazon very often I do think it will temp them to shop more
ReplyDeleteI think it was a good choice because sometimes the shipping cost changes peoples minds from buying a certain item
ReplyDeletelowering the free shipping minimum was a great idea because this will make customers want to buy more stuff more often. I think this is a reasonable minimum.
ReplyDeleteIt would encourage people to buy online more because the free shipping is reasonable.
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a very good idea because shipping charge is taken into account when purchasing items online. For example, if I really need a specific item for an upcoming event but it costs $20 for same day delivery, I am not going to purchase the item at all.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a good idea because more people would be willing to order stuff online if it has free shipping. Personally, I know I would much rather order something online if the shipping is free. I think $25 is a reasonable minimum. I think if it was any lower, it would be very easy for anyone to get free shipping.
ReplyDeleteI believe that this will bring in even more business to Amazon, being that customers greatly appreciate free shipping. I am definitely more tempted to order things from Amazon knowing that I only need to spend $25 for free shipping.
ReplyDeleteI think that this move is very efficient, this will be be bringing a lot more revenue towards Amazon. This would definitely tempt me to order online. I think anything below twenty five dollars would be very risky and they might even lose money from this.
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ReplyDeleteI think that lowering the free shipping minimum is an efficient move for Amazon to make because people will not have to pay for shipping. Spending $25 for free shipping is a reasonable price compared to many other stores.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that lowering the free shipping minimum was an efficient move for amazon because now more people will start buying from amazon. A lot of people might have not wanted to pay for the shipping but now that amazon will be lowering their shipping minimum there will be more customers for amazon. Yes lowering the shipping cost would tempt e to buy more stuff from amazon. I believe that that is a reasonable minimum shipping for now.
ReplyDeleteI think people hesitate buying things online because if the shipping cost, and now that they have lowered it maybe more people will decide to buy more online with amazon. I think that this was a step in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that having lower shipping rates will increase the amount of money one spends online. Spending $25 is very reasonable for free shipping as that is about the average cost of many items one would buy.
ReplyDeleteLowering the free shipping was a great idea this will make customers want to buy more items off of amazon. Free shipping policy will tempt to order more from online because I won't have to worry about paying an additional money for my item to come. This is a reasonable minimum
ReplyDeleteI think lowering the free shipping minimum was a good idea because it will encourage to make more purchases more frequently. Lowering the free shipping does tempt me to order from amazon because I won't have to worry about needing to spend as much.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that this will affect Amazon that intensely. It really seems like a marginal difference considering how many people use (or share) their Prime service.
ReplyDeleteI think lowering the shipping cost was a good idea. This in turn will prompt people to spend more money. I know when something drops in price I am more likely to buy it because it seems like a better deal.
ReplyDeleteI think this was a great move by Amazon. Not only will this encourage people to buy more but make the final deciaion of checking out more simple sonce people can buy cheaper things and still qualify for free shipping.
ReplyDeleteYes, it will make more people be able to and want use amazon.Absolutely because if I could get free shipping why wouldn't I do that? I could see it going lower.
ReplyDeleteI think it was a great idea to have free shipping because who doesn't like free stuff, this will encourage more people to buy things from amazon. People are money likely to buy things if it is a good deal or not as expensive.
ReplyDeleteI think that allowing free shipping is a great idea because it will promote more people to start using Amazon. Having lower or free shipping would definitely influence me to start to buy more things from Amazon.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a good business tactic being able to utilize this to fasten the sales of products on their site.
ReplyDeleteI think the reason why Amazon can do this is because it has grown so big, they can afford to reduce prices on things. It's a smart move to compete against Walmart because this change will definitely help its sales.
ReplyDeleteI don't think they should have lowered the rates. Although this seems to attract more consumers, this will ultimately decrease their sales because the threshold has now been lowered, leading for consumers to buy less. If they had kept it at $35, this would have placed more pressure on consumers to spend more.
ReplyDeletei think that lowering the rates will probably increase customers.
ReplyDeleteI agree that their move to lower free shipping minimum because it will start attract more customers to buy more stuff from amazon also more people are starting to shop online so this is very useful
ReplyDeleteyes it was a good move on Amazon's part because by lowering the price for free shipping it will keep their customers. Also it will motivate people to spend a bit more, such as if someone is buy something worth $15 they may spend the other 10 on something else in order to get the free shipping
ReplyDeleteI think it was a good idea coming from amazon but i dont think its low enough, for me thats still a little pricey
ReplyDeleteI agree with Drew that the price of shipping does influence people's minds on weather or not they are going to buy the item they are interested in
ReplyDeleteyes it was a good move by their part because people would be more interested in using amazon because it is just a little more cheaper and amazon being a reliable source for online m=shopping and shipping
ReplyDeleteI think it was a good move because the price of shipping defers many of their costumers. I believe their sales will increase with this adjustment.
ReplyDeleteI think the lower was smart but at the same time there was no real point. People will buy things if the price is $35 or $25. But, If the price for free shipping is $25 instead it migtht be more effective because if someone buys an item for $20 they might highly consider spebding $5 more dollars to get free shipping.
ReplyDeleteI feel that lowering the shipment rate will increase sales because more customers will be able to afford this lower premium.
ReplyDeleteLowering the shipment rate will definitely attract more buyers especially those who tend to do online shopping on Amazon. Knowing this tempts to do online shopping on Amazon since it has cheaper shipment rates than other companies
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