Again in March, Amazon introduced new 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options for tens of 1000’s of things in over 2,000 cities throughout America. However now the e-commerce juggernaut is making these quick wait instances look comparatively lengthy.
Beginning at this time, the corporate is launching a 30-minute supply service, dubbed Amazon Now, in a number of cities throughout the U.S. Right here’s what you could know.
What’s Amazon Now?
Amazon Now will make 1000’s of Amazon’s merchandise obtainable for supply inside half-hour or much less. It joins Amazon’s different present quick supply choices in the US. These embrace underneath 60-minute supply with the corporate’s Prime Air drone service in eight cities, the 1-hour and 3-hour supply choices in additional than 2,000 areas, and same-day supply in additional than 10,000 cities and cities.
It is usually Amazon’s newest salvo in ensuring that once you want even the best merchandise rapidly, it could now be extra handy to order from Amazon as an alternative of hopping within the automobile and driving to your native Walgreens quarter-hour away.
Amazon says Now 30-minute deliveries are attainable as a result of they don’t depend on the bigger Amazon success facilities, which are sometimes positioned outdoors of residential and enterprise areas.
As an alternative, the service makes use of “a community of smaller areas designed for environment friendly order success, strategically positioned near the place prospects stay and work,” based on the corporate.
Amazon says that in most areas the place Now supply is offered, it operates 24 hours a day.
What merchandise are eligible for Amazon Now 30-minute deliveries?
Whereas 30-minute deliveries sound handy, Amazon prospects ought to perceive that the Now supply possibility just isn’t obtainable for each product Amazon sells.
As an alternative, Now deliveries are restricted to pick merchandise from sure classes. These classes embrace:
- alcohol (the place permitted)
- child
- bakery
- dairy and eggs
- electronics
- recent produce
- well being
- private care
- pet
The place is Amazon Now obtainable?
Beginning at this time, Amazon Now’s obtainable in solely 4 cities in America. They’re:
- Atlanta
- Dallas-Fort Value
- Philadelphia
- Seattle
Nonetheless, Amazon says the Now supply possibility can be “quickly increasing in dozens extra cities.” These cities embrace:
- Austin
- Denver
- Houston
- Minneapolis
- Oklahoma Metropolis
- Orlando, Florida
- Phoenix
Amazon says it expects to develop the Now service to different cities by the tip of 2026.
How a lot do Amazon Now deliveries value?
That is Amazon, so the additional comfort will value you.
Amazon has two pricing constructions for its Now supply possibility, relying on whether or not you’re a Prime member.
- If you’re a Prime member, an Amazon Now supply will value you $3.99 for orders over $15. In case your order is underneath $15, a further small-order price of $1.99 will apply.
- If you’re not a Prime member, an Amazon Now supply will value you $13.99 for orders over $15. In case your order is underneath $15, a further small-order price of $3.99 will apply.
