Saw this on CNN thi am...
Amazon, is offering a flat fee shipping charge. As I understand it, you pay a one time (yearly) fee of $79.95 and that will cover ALL your shipping charges for the year. This applies to 2-3 day shipping.
Also, they have instituted a flat $3.99 for NEXT DAY overnight shipping, once you pay the $79.95...
I think their theory is that folks will sign up, and then not purchase enough to total the $79.95, as Amazon has offered free shipping on orders over $25.00 for some time.
This could be worked into something for florists corperate accounts where you offer a once a year charge and then set these accounts to not get a delivery charge. An offer your competition does not know about (yet) and something to set you apart. Considering that most likely you are going by these locations anyway... it **may** have possibilities...
Amazon, is offering a flat fee shipping charge. As I understand it, you pay a one time (yearly) fee of $79.95 and that will cover ALL your shipping charges for the year. This applies to 2-3 day shipping.
Also, they have instituted a flat $3.99 for NEXT DAY overnight shipping, once you pay the $79.95...
I think their theory is that folks will sign up, and then not purchase enough to total the $79.95, as Amazon has offered free shipping on orders over $25.00 for some time.
This could be worked into something for florists corperate accounts where you offer a once a year charge and then set these accounts to not get a delivery charge. An offer your competition does not know about (yet) and something to set you apart. Considering that most likely you are going by these locations anyway... it **may** have possibilities...