Saturday, August 30, 2025

A Shopping Interlude -- August 30, 2025

Locator: 48997AMAZON.

In case the type is too small to read inside the box:

Amazon Prime is simply incredible.

  • I ordered five items at 10:48 a.m. this morning. Most items will arrive this afternoon.
  • all items were non-perishable cleaning products which I buy on a regular basis, either locally or through Amazon.
  • savings:
    • Amazon always has the most competitive prices to begin with, and today all items were discounted at least 15%.
    • shipping is always free and saved me $2.99 today.
    • completely unexpected:
    • multibuy discount: $3.32.
    • subscription savings: $1.66
  • estimate: had I bought this locally today, I would have been out in the rain (yes, it's raining) and the cost locally? $100.

Plus I get 5% cash-back on all purchases at Amazon using my Amazon credit card. 

5% of $70 = $3.50.

Savings easily pays the monthly Amazon Prime fee. And with Amazon Prime, I also get Amazon Prime video and so much other stuff I can't keep track, and generally don't use anyway.