Amazon add-on items frustration

[Neesy228]

We've been amazon prime members for several years now, but this whole add-on item deal is annoying me. I want to order three of one add-on item (street hockey pucks, in this case) but since they're classified this way, I can't even order multiples and have them shipped to me!

So, Im not allowed to buy something from their website. Even if i wanted to pay shipping. Doesn't that seem odd? The total for the items is $15, but I need to spend $25....

I understand the need to reign in shipping costs, but there isn't even an option for me to pay to ship them!

Just venting out of pure frustration....

 

[jana616]

I've got an easy fix for you!! Find an item that is a pre-order (I usually pick something shipping several months out) and add it to your cart, and check out. Video games are a really easy thing to find, or movies. Then, once your add-on items have shipped, just cancel your pre-order item. It worked like a charm for me! I hate the whole add-on item thing too, by the way. If I'm paying for Prime, I want FREE shipping!

 

[tchrchgo]

I've got an easy fix for you!! Find an item that is a pre-order (I usually pick something shipping several months out) and add it to your cart, and check out. Video games are a really easy thing to find, or movies. Then, once your add-on items have shipped, just cancel your pre-order item. It worked like a charm for me! I hate the whole add-on item thing too, by the way. If I'm paying for Prime, I want FREE shipping!

Great idea!

 

[ThisIsJason]

I've got an easy fix for you!! Find an item that is a pre-order (I usually pick something shipping several months out) and add it to your cart, and check out. Video games are a really easy thing to find, or movies. Then, once your add-on items have shipped, just cancel your pre-order item. It worked like a charm for me! I hate the whole add-on item thing too, by the way. If I'm paying for Prime, I want FREE shipping!

That is a GREAT idea!!

 

[tasha99]

Even worse, Amazon has quit shipping some items to Alaska at any price. Until a little over a month ago, we ordered all our cat food from Amazon. Now, I can't get it shipped even if I pay for the shipping. I don't know why they don't offer parcel post for AK and HI. This has caused my weekly cat food bill to go from $28 to $54 --and my local pet store doesn't do a very good job of keeping what I need in stock. Sigh . . .

 

[hsmamato2]

you know what I discovered last week? amazon prime is ...terrible- using the free month? oh sure....lots of free shipping everywhere I looked, and SO fast! sign up for the service and pay the fee? wow....where did all the free ship items go? Oh, you mean I have to pay EXTRA to watch an episode of an old tv show that APPEARED to stream as part of prime membership...and on and on. I don't like the service,and the lack of items that ship using prime is disheartening. I truly believe what I saw when using the free trial,and what I see now is different.

 

[vicki_c]

you know what I discovered last week? amazon prime is ...terrible- using the free month? oh sure....lots of free shipping everywhere I looked, and SO fast! sign up for the service and pay the fee? wow....where did all the free ship items go? Oh, you mean I have to pay EXTRA to watch an episode of an old tv show that APPEARED to stream as part of prime membership...and on and on. I don't like the service,and the lack of items that ship using prime is disheartening. I truly believe what I saw when using the free trial,and what I see now is different.

I don't understand , I haven't paid shipping on anything forever with Amazon Prime, except for outside seller items here and there. It saves us boatloads of $$ every year. To me, the streaming is just a free bonus, since we were Prime members for a long time before they added that.

 

[cluvsdisney]

I don't understand , I haven't paid shipping on anything forever with Amazon Prime, except for outside seller items here and there. It saves us boatloads of $$ every year. To me, the streaming is just a free bonus, since we were Prime members for a long time before they added that.

Same here. I can't remember the last time I paid shipping and I place orders all the time. Free streaming is only available to the lead member. DH & I share the prime account but we have up use my log in to get free streaming. I don't think theres a great movie selection but I watch old tv shows all the time that way.

 

[christineangel]

I hear ya...used to LOVE amazon...but they've removed some shows from the prime streaming and are doing those 'add ons.' I was doing amazon mom for diapers but couldn't get them in two days and the prices just kept going up and it was harder to reschedule shipments. I keep my cart full of items so it tells me if the prices have gone up or down and lately i ve seen some big price i creases. I'm starting to find that there are better deals elsewhere. We cancelled prime earlier this year and I think it had actually saved us money bc we are less likely to impulse buy this way.

 

[Jridou]

I've got an easy fix for you!! Find an item that is a pre-order (I usually pick something shipping several months out) and add it to your cart, and check out. Video games are a really easy thing to find, or movies. Then, once your add-on items have shipped, just cancel your pre-order item. It worked like a charm for me! I hate the whole add-on item thing too, by the way. If I'm paying for Prime, I want FREE shipping!

My 8 year old found another way around it (when he ordered a piece of crap toy off Amazon on my Prime account ) He just ordered a $25 Amazon gift card.

 

[mistysue]

I'm sorry you're having trouble.
Count me as one who has never had an issue. I place about 2 orders per week and have not had any problems at all.

 

[Judyat]

I too have come across those add on items. I also have prime. Next time I see an add on I will think about pre-ordering something and then canceling it after I get the add on item. I don't like to play games but it appears thats the only way to do it. I rather see an option to pay alittle more if you don't want it as an add on item.

 

[wiigirl]

My 8 year old found another way around it (when he ordered a piece of crap toy off Amazon on my Prime account ) He just ordered a $25 Amazon gift card.

 

[nunzia]

I too have come across those add on items. I also have prime. Next time I see an add on I will think about pre-ordering something and then canceling it after I get the add on item. I don't like to play games but it appears thats the only way to do it. I rather see an option to pay alittle more if you don't want it as an add on item.

I agree. I paid for Prime to not have to worry about shipping..no matter what I order...now these 'add on' items keep popping up. For those of you who have had no problems..yet..you may also find yourself running into this. I think every three or four items I order I run across one that is now classified as 'add on' and not super cheap items either. I also set up a subscription for a supplement and instead of sending me the item THEN setting up future shipments, it set up the FIRST shipment for 30 days out..so now I have to wait for the item I ordered May 4 to ship June 4..and couldn't find a way to fix that..
Pretty sure I will not pay for another year of Prime. The streaming isn't that great and find Netflix is just as good and cheaper (free actually since we share our DD account)

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

you know what I discovered last week? amazon prime is ...terrible- using the free month? oh sure....lots of free shipping everywhere I looked, and SO fast! sign up for the service and pay the fee? wow....where did all the free ship items go? Oh, you mean I have to pay EXTRA to watch an episode of an old tv show that APPEARED to stream as part of prime membership...and on and on. I don't like the service,and the lack of items that ship using prime is disheartening. I truly believe what I saw when using the free trial,and what I see now is different.

I don't know what you're talking about; what you posted isn't correct. Perhaps you are looking at items from Amazon Market Place sellers, not Amazon itself. They do charge shipping.

I do dislike the add-on program.

 

[angwill]

I too have had issues with the subscribe and save where I have to wait for a month or more for the product to come in yet it says it is a prime item shipped in 2 days. I decided never to use the service in the future. I too get frustrated with the add on items. I already decided this is my last year with Prime. They used to put a bunch of movies and shows on prime every month but I am noticing there are very few new every month now. If anyone is interested in letting Amazon know how you feel about thes things here is the address for corporate sorry I don't have an email:

Amazon.com
PO Box 81226
Seattle, WA 98108-1226
USA

 

[wtrmlnlabs]

I actually love the add-on items. I thought it was a great idea. As I understand it it's for items that normally sell as a group. I buy gluten free stuff for DS and some of the things I want to try are only available as a pack of 4 or 6 and it's a crazy amount of money. Now that they have this I can purchase just one to try it. I never have trouble finding things I've had in my cart to add up to $25. Not that I use this a lot, but I love it.

 

[nunzia]

I actually love the add-on items. I thought it was a great idea. As I understand it it's for items that normally sell as a group. I buy gluten free stuff for DS and some of the things I want to try are only available as a pack of 4 or 6 and it's a crazy amount of money. Now that they have this I can purchase just one to try it. I never have trouble finding things I've had in my cart to add up to $25. Not that I use this a lot, but I love it.

True..it's easy to find items to add up to $25, but then why pay Prime if you spend $25 and get free shipping anyway?

 

[DawnM]

Free streaming does not come with the free Prime Membership.

When you do the Mom membership you get the free shipping but not the free streaming. Same with a trial membership.

If you pay for the membership, you WILL get the free streaming on shows they say will be included.

Dawn

you know what I discovered last week? amazon prime is ...terrible- using the free month? oh sure....lots of free shipping everywhere I looked, and SO fast! sign up for the service and pay the fee? wow....where did all the free ship items go? Oh, you mean I have to pay EXTRA to watch an episode of an old tv show that APPEARED to stream as part of prime membership...and on and on. I don't like the service,and the lack of items that ship using prime is disheartening. I truly believe what I saw when using the free trial,and what I see now is different.

 

[mistysue]

True..it's easy to find items to add up to $25, but then why pay Prime if you spend $25 and get free shipping anyway?

Because with prime it comes in two days instead of super saver.
It may vary by area, but if I get things shipped super saver it takes up to a couple weeks. I don't want my food hanging out in the mail that long.