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PSA: Amazon Whole Foods Will Charge $9.95 Delivery Fee Nationwide Oct 25, 2021 Even For Prime Members

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Dear Prime Member,

We are writing to let you know about an upcoming change to Prime grocery delivery benefits at Whole Foods Market in your area. Starting October 25, 2021, delivery orders from Whole Foods Market in your area will include a $9.95 service fee. This service fee helps to cover operating costs so we can continue to offer the same competitive everyday prices in-store and online at Whole Foods Market.

One-hour grocery pickup at Whole Foods Market will continue to be free for Prime members in your area. Other exclusive benefits for Prime members at Whole Foods Market include special deals throughout the year and an additional 10% savings on top of sales prices storewide (excluding alcohol). Additionally, Prime members with an Amazon Prime Rewards Visa card will continue to get 5% back on all credit card purchases in-store and online at Whole Foods Market. Two-hour grocery delivery from Amazon Fresh remains free for Prime members.


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dep411
09-24-2021 at 12:36 PM.

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09-24-2021 at 12:36 PM.
Gotta pay more so space man can go back to space.
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09-24-2021 at 12:37 PM.
09-24-2021 at 12:37 PM.
Someone has to pay for Jeff's trips to space. We need to all pull together and accept extended shipping times, delivery fees, and mandatory Alexa marketing on our echo products, so that he doesn't have to suffer.

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spochuck
09-24-2021 at 12:37 PM.
09-24-2021 at 12:37 PM.
What a ridiculous statement. What prices at Whole Foods are competitive and with whom? (And I say this as someone who gets multiple whole foods grocery deliveries a month due to dietary allergies)
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Rawimpact
09-24-2021 at 12:40 PM.
09-24-2021 at 12:40 PM.
Walmart smiling right now...

If only they brought up their quality of produce somewhere between wholefoods and their current standard I could see them start to chip away.
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yanks0114
09-24-2021 at 01:04 PM.
09-24-2021 at 01:04 PM.
Quote from kwadguy :
If you're too lazy to go to the grocery store, you're gonna pay for that privilege.

Those who shop for themselves will stop subsidizing those who don't. Makes sense.

Those who shop in store take up valuable real estate and require cashiers, security and other support personnel. Online shopping can be pulled from a warehouse. Those who buy online shouldn't have to subsidize those who shop in store
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kwadguy
09-24-2021 at 01:06 PM.
09-24-2021 at 01:06 PM.
Quote from yanks0114 :
Those who shop in store take up valuable real estate and require cashiers, security and other support personnel. Online shopping can be pulled from a warehouse. Those who buy online shouldn't have to subsidize those who shop in store
Good luck with finding a pricing model that supports your assertions.

Individual last mile delivery and pick and pull is far more costly than the amortized cost of a B&M store in areas such as groceries.
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HojinSuh
09-24-2021 at 01:08 PM.
09-24-2021 at 01:08 PM.
Amazon is opening up grocery stores around where I live in Chicagoland. Maybe that's why? They might include some online options also?
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Wizardking
09-24-2021 at 01:20 PM.
09-24-2021 at 01:20 PM.
Just one more reason for me not to get prime.
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09-24-2021 at 02:38 PM.
09-24-2021 at 02:38 PM.
It's interesting that they phrased it with "in YOUR area" as if there was another area in which they weren't raising the price. Lol. Amazon is full of it.
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Nattefrost
09-24-2021 at 02:41 PM.
09-24-2021 at 02:41 PM.
Bad enough they rape you on food prices now they get you on the back too
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HuBu
09-24-2021 at 03:07 PM.
09-24-2021 at 03:07 PM.
It was odd that you have to pay a$2.99 fee for ordering online with in-store pickup
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burntorangehorn
09-24-2021 at 03:30 PM.
09-24-2021 at 03:30 PM.
Shop somewhere else.
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jfw138
09-24-2021 at 03:35 PM.
09-24-2021 at 03:35 PM.
Time to eat Jeff Bezos, he's been marinating too long.
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