This is just assuming that they'll even let you order $49 worth of items in one box.
I let my Amazon Prime lapse because I was rarely using it.
A few weeks ago I decided to do a bulk order. I ordered 18 items with a total of $110. They split my shipment into three packages of approximately $50, $50, and one item by itself in another box for $10. Since one of the boxes didn't have $35, they tried to charge me shipping.
I simply removed that item but instead of having two $50 boxes, the shopping cart removed an item from a box and put it into a box by itself to ensure that I had to pay shipping. I spent two hours adding and removing items to discover that there is no way to get free shipping for multiple items anymore.
Eventually I contacted customer service and they said they would take care of it and ship it in one box with no shipping cost.
Three weeks later and my order finally shipped, in 5 boxes, with 5 shipping fees charged to my card.
I let my Amazon Prime lapse because I was rarely using it.
A few weeks ago I decided to do a bulk order. I ordered 18 items with a total of $110. They split my shipment into three packages of approximately $50, $50, and one item by itself in another box for $10. Since one of the boxes didn't have $35, they tried to charge me shipping.
I simply removed that item but instead of having two $50 boxes, the shopping cart removed an item from a box and put it into a box by itself to ensure that I had to pay shipping. I spent two hours adding and removing items to discover that there is no way to get free shipping for multiple items anymore.
Eventually I contacted customer service and they said they would take care of it and ship it in one box with no shipping cost.
Three weeks later and my order finally shipped, in 5 boxes, with 5 shipping fees charged to my card.